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The LCCS Board of Directors makes the major business decisions in relation to the school’s legal and fiscal viability. The Board meets the second Wednesday of every even month at 6:15 pm. The LCCS Board of Directors is composed of the following people:

	Brian Rogers, Board President Executive Director, Rogers Family Foundation Brian Rogers, an Oakland native, is currently the Executive Director of The Rogers Family Foundation, a supporting organization that supports and enables Oakland education and youth development organizations. The Rogers Family Foundation works with Oakland organizations, schools and community groups in order to create systematic change as well as nurture innovative educational strategies. Previous to his current position, Brian was the manager of the Lair of the Bear, a family summer camp run by the UC Berkeley Alumni Association. Prior to that, Brian was an English teacher and tennis coach at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland. Brian graduated from UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School as an undergraduate in 1995 and received his California teaching credential from St. Mary’s College in 2000.
	Libby Schaaf, Board Vice President Director of Public Relations, Port of Oakland Libby Schaaf was appointed as the Director of Public Affairs in August 2006. Schaaf is responsible for the Ports public affairs and strategic communications and oversees the Government Affairs, Media and Public Relations, and Community and Customer Relations Departments. Prior to her appointment, Schaaf served as Special Assistant to Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and as Legislative Aide to Ignacio De La Fuente, President of the Oakland City Council, where she handled public policy and legislative issues. Born and raised in Oakland, Schaaf is a licensed attorney and practiced law at Oakland's Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (now, Reed Smith). Schaaf also ran the Volunteers in the Public Schools program at the Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute. She serves on the boards of the Lighthouse Community Charter School and the Museum of Childrens Art (Mocha). Schaaf received her B.A. in Political Science at Rollins College in Florida and her law degree at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles.
	Susan Harper, Board Treasurer Director of Education, Low Income Investment Fund Ms. Harper directs LIIF’s Education Program and is responsible for the growth in LIIF’s cumulative charter school lending activity since 2003 from $4 million to more than $90 million. She leads LIIF’s capitalization, research, lending business development and policy activities for education. Ms. Harper joined LIIF in 2002 as a Community Facilities Senior Loan Officer. Previously, she was an Assistant Vice President with NCB Development Corporation (NCBDC), the non-profit affiliate of the National Cooperative Bank in Washington DC, one of the first CDFIs nationwide to lend to charter schools. Ms. Harper’s work with charter schools at NCBDC was in addition to her work overseeing NCBDC’s $12 million economic development portfolio. Previously, Ms. Harper was a consultant with Price Waterhouse, focusing on urban economic development programs. Ms. Harper has a Masters in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelors degree in Spanish and History from Williams College.
	Sanjay Dholakia, Board Secretary Senior Vice President and General Manager, Learning and Talent Management Business Unit Sanjay Dholakia leads SumTotal’s Learning and Talent Management Business Unit, which is focused on advancing the company's market leadership in the learning industry and its integration across the broader talent management space. In directing the business unit, Dholakia is responsible for driving its vision, strategy, and go-to-market activities across channels. Dholakia also maintains responsibility for strategic investing, corporate strategy, and emerging business lines at SumTotal Systems. Previously, as senior vice president for marketing and alliances at SumTotal, Dholakia was responsible for the re-branding of the company and guiding marketing and product management, as well as leading the strategic channels business. Prior to the formation of SumTotal, Dholakia served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting advising Fortune 500 companies from a broad range of industries on core strategic and operational issues. Dholakia holds a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
	*D'Lonra Ellis*
	Mike "JB" John-Baptiste President, End2End Solutions JB started End2End Solutions in 2006 in order to create a venue to more directly impact the creation of supply chain finance programs in key markets globally by facilitating relationships in global trade & commerce. His mission in the workplace is to help people find success and happiness in their professional pursuits. JB has been a business development executive, financial advisor, investor and market strategist for well over a decade. During this time he was a Vice President, Business Development for two payments and financing companies. He also spent several years at First Data Corporation investing in and managing a consumer and business-payments portfolio. In the early part of his career JB was an investment banker with Robertson Stephens where he largely focused on raising strategic capital for private and public internet and new media company. Clients included CBS Sportsline, Excite and Stamps.com. JB is heavily involved in the local community with a focus on youth development. He co-founded a nonprofit called TennisTalk in 2000 and he currently serves on the board of Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland, California. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics.
	Monica Montenegro Executive Director, East Bay Consortium Mónica Montenegro is the Executive Director of the East Bay Consortium of Educational Institutions, a nonprofit agency in Oakland established in 1978 as part of the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP). EBC leads collaborative projects with secondary and postsecondary institutions in an effort to improve academic achievement and to increase educational opportunities for underrepresented students. Mónica has directed the East Bay Consortium since 2000 and has been with the agency since she was an undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on the Lawrence Hall of Science Community Advisory Board and the Planning and Oversight Committee of the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth. She is a Eureka Communities Fellowship Program alumni, an on-the-job leadership training program for nonprofit executive directors in the San Francisco Bay Area.
	Soo Zee Park Facilities Manager, Leadership Public Schools
	Jonathan Velline Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Jonathan Velline manages Wells Fargo’s network of more than 6,500 ATMs which is the third largest bank ATM network in the United States. Velline is also responsible for distribution planning for Wells Fargo’s network of more than 3,100 banking stores. Velline began his career with Wells Fargo in 1991 as a financial analyst. Since that time he's held a variety of positions responsible for charting Wells Fargo's retail banking and distribution strategy.