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Our Boards

In partnership, Aim High’s Trustees, Ambassadors and Young Leaders advance our mission to create life-changing opportunities during the summer.

Aim High is governed by a dedicated Board of Trustees who bring together a wealth of experience in philanthropy, leadership, operational management, business and finance. Our Trustees, together with our Ambassadors and Young Leaders, help us to build a sustainable organization prepared to serve students, families and teachers now and in the future.

If you’d like to learn more about joining one of Aim High’s volunteer boards, please contact us.

Board of Trustees

Ambassador Council

Young Leaders Board

Albert M. Adams, Regional VP, Tahoe/Truckee
Retired Head of School, Lick Wilmerding High School

Charlie Bullock
Mooreland Partners LLC

Ana Chowdhury
Founding Member of Alta Vista School, Volunteer and Philanthropist

Stephen Davenport
Writer & Volunteer

Bob Falkenberg, Regional VP, Silicon Valley
Investor & Philanthropist

Kristin Gannon
Eastdil Secured

Mahlet Getachew
General Counsel, Suki AI, Inc.

Kirstin Hoefer
VP of Operations & Customer Experience, Core Wellness, Inc.

John Horsch
Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy

Andrea Howard*
Ford Motor Company

David Ingraham,
CEO, Teleport

James Kalamas
Medsleuth

Courtney Klinge, Vice President
Sports Basement

Pamela May, Executive Member
Design Media

Bill Mellin, President
Retired, Farallon Capital Management

Kaya Murray
MetLife Real Estate Investors

Brandon Nicholson
Hidden Genius Project

Rohan Palekar
89Bio, Inc.

Howard Ro, Treasurer
PwC

Hildy Shandell
CEO, Solarelle LLC

Michael Shippey
Deloitte

Sandra Shorenstein
Shorenstein Properties

Gary Teague
Bank of America

Rosina Tong
San Francisco Unified School District

Larry Weiss
Financial Advisor

Bruce Wheeler
Retired, Bank of America

Sharon Zezima, Secretary
Acoustic L.P.

*Aim High Graduate

Susan Adams
Learning Services Consultant

Amy Alamar
Educational Consultant and Facilitator

Kris Bailey
Director of Communications and Marketing, Urban School

David Bennett
Engle, Lindsley, & Regan

Derek Brown
Marketing Communications Professional

Laura Brown
Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation

Susan Byrd
Lampert Byrd Foundation

Malia M. Cohen*
Chair, California State Board of Equalization

Mitch Cohen
Managing Director, Trilogy Search Partners

Stevon Cook
Commissioner, San Francisco Unified School District

Deborah Dasovich
Wells Fargo (retired)

Marilyn Disbrow
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (former), Napa resident

Jené Morris*
Founder, I am Jené Morris, Training for young basketball athletes; Admissions Associate, Archbishop Riordan High School; Former WNBA and San Diego State Basketball Hall of Famer

Zoe Duskin**
Principal, The Primary School, YLB Founding Chair

Aaron Philip Dworkin
Chief Executive Officer, National Summer Learning Association

Javier Garcia
Partner, Ernst and Young

James Harris*,**
510 Media; Trustee, Oakland Unified School District

Scott Harrison
Bank of America

Chandra Johnson
Director of Communications, San Francisco Human Services

Rick Jones
Jones Family Vineyards

Kris Klein
Credit Suisse (retired)

Jacqueline Kurzer
Cathedral School for Boys

Lisa LaHorgue
Communications Professional, Adopt a Family Marin

Mark Lampert
BBP Partners, Lampert Byrd Foundation

Robert Leri
Superintendent and Chief Learning Officer, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District