Torrance Education Foundation
Board of Directors and Staff
Executive Committee
Patrick Furey, President
Past Torrance Mayor
Attorney at Law
Eunice Lee, Treasurer
LAUSD Teacher
David Zygielbaum, 1st Vice President
Deputy District Attorney
Bureau of Specialized Prosecutions
Family Violence Division
Patrice Lefevre, Secretary
President/ Owner
Bookkeeping 4 You
Emi Munekata Morimoto, O.D., 2nd Vice President
Doctor of Optometry
Community Leader
Members
Donna Belitz
Independent Education Management
Professional
Robin Taub Comer
Realtor
The Real Estate Group
Teresa Furey
Commissioner, TUSD Personnel Commission
Torrance Unified School District
Susan S. Gibson, Ph.D.
Educator, College Professor
Mary Hoffman, M.Ed.
Special Education Teacher (ret.)
Torrance Unified School District
Asam Sheikh
Senior Financial Analyst
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Terry Ragins
Past TCPTAs President
Dr. Jeremy L. Gerson
Liaison
Board of Education
Carolyn Snyder
Community Leader
Co-Chair, Torrance Memorial Hospital
Festival of Trees
Aaron Aaccides
Realtor
Alpha Real Estate Group
Keller Williams Realty – South Bay
Novelette Laing Witt
Realtor
Morgen Real Estate
Staff
Denise Mandel
Business Manager
DeniseM@TEF4Kids.org
Jessica Tinajero
Administrator Assistant
Admin@TEF4Kids.org
(310) 972-6970
Victoria Mandel
Multimedia Specialist
2022-2023 Advisory Board
Kim Edwards
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Steve Fechner
Surf Management Inc.
Pat Furey
Mayor of Torrance
Barbara Graham
Torrance Refining Company
Rob Katherman
Water Replenishment District
Sherry Kramer
Continental Development
Ted Lieu
U.S. Representative
Al Muratsuchi
California Assemblymember
Andrea Sala
El Camino College
Robert Van Lingen
The Van Lingen Group
Joe Ward
Little Company of Mary