Board of Directors

DAN POSEL
BOARD Co-CHAIR

Past Board Member, Big Picture Schools California, Inc.; Former Internship Program Director, Highline Big Picture High School

EMILY C. WILLIAMS
BOARD CO-CHAIR

CEO, UCAAN UCLA Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine

BELEN VARGAS
VICE CHAIR

Senior Director of Los Angeles County Programs, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools

GABRIELA TOVAR, Esq.
SECRETARY

Director of Operations at Law Offices of Abogada Nancy

KRISTEN KAPLANIS McGREGOR, Ed.D.
TREASURER

USC– Senior Lecturer/Professor; Retired K-12 Chief Academic Officer; Administrator; Teacher

JAVIER GUZMAN

CEO, Center for Powerful Public Schools

ANA HERNANDEZ

Associate Recruiter, Activision Blizzard

BINDIYA KHURANA

Principal, Government Consulting, KPMG LLP

MEGEN METZGER

Retired Managing Director, Willis Towers Watson

LAURIE OWYANG

Community Volunteer; Retired Founder, Humanasaurus, human resources consultants

ROSANA Z. SERRANO

LCSW – Lead Program Facilitator/Clinic Setting, Los Angeles Unified School District – School Mental Health

HEIDI TALBOTT

Chief Administrative Officer, Dan Murphy Foundation

MARY BETH WEST

Retired International Lawyer and Diplomat

 

Advisory Council

ANDREW BOGEN, Esq.
FOUNDING CHAIR

Retired Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

BRENDA FREIBERG
PAST  CHAIR

Retired Executive in Satellite Communications, Healthcare, Government; Community Volunteer

KAREN E. BERTERO
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Retired Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

DAVID A. ABEL

Founder, New Schools Better Neighborhoods

WIN RHODES

Community Volunteer

BELINDA SMITH WALKER

Founding Board member, Los Angeles Women’s Foundation and California Women’s Foundation; Founding Executive Director, Girls and Gangs

BARBARA WAGNER

Executive Director, The Country Day School Headmasters’ Association; Former Head, Marlborough School

In loving memory  

Robert E. Denham was a dedicated member of the New VIllage board for more than fifteen years. His kindness, wisdom, humility, and unwavering supportive presence were an inspiration to us all. He will be deeply missed.

Mike Babcock was a beloved member of the New Village Board for ten years. He was a mentor and an inspiration to many of us. He will be deeply missed.