Torrance Education Foundation
Board of Directors and Staff
Executive Committee
Patrick Furey, President
Past Torrance Mayor
Attorney at Law
Martha Deutsch, Past President
Trustee, Torrance Unified School District
Board of Education (2012-2018)
Past President, 33rd District, California PTA
Katie Pandolfo, 1st VP
General Manager
Dignity Health Sports Park / LA Galaxy
Emi Munekata Morimoto, O.D., 2nd Vice President
Doctor of Optometry
Community Leader
Eunice Lee, Treasurer
LAUSD Teacher
Patrice Lefevre, Secretary
President/ Owner
Bookkeeping 4 You
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
Reanna Kiyomura
Retail Service Manager
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Asam Sheikh
Senior Financial Analyst
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Terry Ragins
Past TCPTAs President
Carolyn Snyder
Community Leader
Co-Chair, Torrance Memorial Hospital
Festival of Trees
David Zygielbaum
Deputy District Attorney
Bureau of Specialized Prosecutions
Family Violence Division
Liaison – Torrance Board of Education
James Han, President
Torrance Unified School District
Staff
Denise Mandel
Business Manager
DeniseM@TEF4Kids.org
Jessica Tinajero
Administrator Assistant
Admin@TEF4Kids.org
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