our team

SchoolPower is governed by a board of trustees, most of whom are parents of LBUSD students. Our success depends on a team of hard-working volunteers, a small, dedicated staff and a generous community. We work hand-in-hand with LBUSD educators to execute our programs.

Staff

Sarah Durand
Executive Director
sarah.durand@lbschoolpower.org

Laura Jumani

Laura Jumani
Accounting & Administrative Manager
laura.jumani@lbschoolpower.org

Melissa Norelli
Events Coordinator
melissa.norelli@lbschoolpower.org

Phyllis Fang
Program Manager
phyllis.fang@lbschoolpower.org

Cara Borkovec
Family Support Specialist
cara.borkovec@lbschoolpower.org

Executive Committee

Erin Berryman
President

Ashley Brown
1st Vice President

Robin Mahapatra
Treasurer

Lauren Boeck
Secretary

Carol Moss
VP Board Development

Julie Gersten
VP Family Support Services

J.J. Ballesteros
VP Donor Development

Katie MacGillivray
VP Public Relations

Ashley Walden
Member at Large

Iva Pawling
Past President

Steve Samuelian
Endowment President (ex officio)

Sarah Durand
Executive Director (ex officio)

Endowment
Board of Directors

Steve Samuelian
Endowment President

Harpal Sadhal
Secretary

Chad Neault
Treasurer

Nicole Anderson
Member

Elaine Brashier
Member

Tom Motherway
Member

Mike Nozzarella
Member

Mark Smialowicz
Member

Ashley Brown
SchoolPower Representative

Robin Mahapatra
SchoolPower Representative

Amanda Stannard
SchoolPower Representative

Michael Pinto
Chairman Emeritus

SchoolPower
Board of Trustees

Allison Adams

Andrea & Joseph Ballesteros

Lauren & Bryan Boeck

Erin Berryman & Eric Brougher

Ashley & Mike Brown

Alex & Mike Cattan

Gina & Ron Christian

Lauren & Michael Contursi

Annie & Ryan Cummings

Valiha Strecker & Mark Dedovesh

Christiane & Jed Engel

Kristine & Bill Flynn

Emily Rolfing & Matt Gummow

Robin Kennedy & Josh Hall

Megan & Andy Hilliard

Tish & Lance Jensen

Aegea & Daniel Lee

Katie & Shaun MacGillivray

Ayesha & Robin Mahapatra

Carol & Aaron Moss

Shannon & Will Nash

Jennifer & Frank Nastanski

Andrew & Iva Pawling

Kara & Dan Perlis

Erica & Tim Rahall

Christy & Brian Rayburn

Lindsey & Justin Richland

Nidhee & Amit Sachdev

Lisa Dauffenbach & Jeff Schroeder

Stacy & Scott Seminoff

Julie Gersten & Greg Sharenow

Rebecca Wisot & Diego Utge

Amanda Stannard & Tony Valeri

Ashley & Kevin Walden

Kaitlin & Taylor Willhoit