Our Investors

Community Member Investors

We are grateful to our generous donors for their support.

SUPERINTENDENT’S CIRCLE

Kyla and James Adams
American Express
Crystal and Roderick MacDonell
Mission School Transportation
Moog Inc.
Michael Nitake

Diane and Shant Megerdichian
Irene V Steinman
Unify Financial Credit Union
Spencer and Joyce Covert
Stephen Toth
Christine King

Peter Pak
Jane and Jim Isomoto
Teresa and Patrick Furey
Claire S. and Joel C. Greenwald
Carrie McMahon

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE

Ellen Kircher
ENGPAC Northrop Grumman
Chad and Maggie Mabery
Vance Albitz
Susan and Blair Gibson
Patricia Kromka

Mustafa Ahmed Saraj
Maureen Charan
Mary Hoffman and Bob Habel
Mark Tsujimoto
Marc-Mitchell Miyashiro
Kyla and James Adams

James Geibel
Jerry Clement
Jin Kawasaki
Diane and Shant Megerdichian
Julie and Matt Schacht

TEACHER’S CIRCLE

Elaine Dalsenter Araujo
Martha and Barry Deutsch
Merck Foundation
Emi Munekata Morimoto
Gail R. and Ray S. Roulette
Asam Sheikh
Sharon and Michael Witzansky
Patti and Bill McKaig

Patrice Lefevre
Nancy and Alan Adachi
Matt Jiang
Marcia and Carl Gehrt
Manoj and Alpa Shah
Leah and Zoran Glavan
Kathleen J. and John S. Peterson
Jim Specht

Jerry Donna Belitz
Gina and James Hallman
Ellen Kircher
Aram Chaparyan
Ann and Fred Peitzman
Phyllis and Donald Ford
Teaa and Scott Black

CHAMPIONS OF EDUCATION

Mitchell Chang
Sarah Doumerc
Edward Bennett
Ildemar Aguiar
Marcia and Carl Gehrt
James Han
Joseph Hefford
Leslie C Fong
Jennifer Gan
Lindsay Miller
Efren J Ponce
Carmelita Samuel
Mark Snyder
Stacy Stallings
Alan Steinberg
Richard E Tamble
Vicki Hath
Tricia Hires
Traci and Mark Muramoto

Susan and Michael Brand
Betty and Ted Lieu
Darenise Manzo
Shari and Kenneth Nishi
Sandra and William Franchini
Sally Jackson
Robin Taub Comer
Robert Graham
Randy Wade
Oranuch Sumanun
Marsha M. and John C. Kelly
Marilyn L. and Frank B. Miles
Lori Mizuguchi Chambers
Lori Koh
Linnea Hess
Lauren Paige Keating
Kirk Lazo
Keith G. Lee

Jungmin Cho
John Robb
Jianfeng Wu
Flo and Frank Stapleton
Eva La Vonne Wuertz
Elaine Dalsenter Araujo
Donna Manross
Donald Whitaker
Dianna and Richard Rothenberg
David Schmidt
Bruce and Denise Mandel
Bindu Pillai
Betty and David Heenan
Annie Vest
Ann and Victor Cooper
Rita and Tim Anderson
Bryan Levell
Jovita Trani

FRIENDS OF EDUCATION

Johana Gallego
Kimberly Lee
Melissa Macabeo
Morvarid Aletomeh DMD Inc.
Alfred J Nava, Jr
Zelinda Welch
Susan and Brian Connett
Sandra and Tim Ammentorp
Ronald Radcliffe
Richard Katz
Nagi Markos Farge
Alina Slamar
Martin Hoover
Leslie C Fong

Leo Godel
Laura Burnett
Kenneth Nakakura
Christine Tu
Juliana Tansiueng
Joseph Hefford
Jean and Jim Harder
James Han
Heidi and Dan Ashcraft
Grace and Keith Yamashiro
Eva La Vonne Wuertz
Elaine Pedreia
Edward Bennett
Edchel Neri

Donna Tateishi Sanada and Glenn Sanada
Diana Sprouse-Holden and Mark Holden
Deborah and Ken Slater
Debbie and Mark Holzbauer
Deanna and Brian Diederich
Darenise Manzo
Cheryl and Masami Tachiyama
Cheri and Jim Childers
California Retired Teachers Association Division 46 South Bay
Anne Crofut
Alida Wells
Chris Getchius
Sondee Wolff

SUPPORTERS OF EDUCATION

Yuko and Steve Potter
Theresa Choate
Stacy Stallings
Sarah Doumerc
Naomi Briseno
Misa Kawamura
Michael C Mamakos
Lynda L. Kraemer

Kimberly Lee
Kathy and Kirk Miya
Julia Blake
Joaquin Fernandez-Castro
Ildemar Aguiar
Hector Garica
Gloria Mason

Dora and Ken Yuge
Diane Spellman
Carmelita Samuel
Alfred J Nava, Jr
Alan Steinberg
Aki Kakihara
Margaret Powell

SCHOLARSHIP DONORS

Hickory PTA
Magruder Middle School PTSA
Riviera Elementary PTA
Torrance Elementary School PTA
Martha and Barry Deutsch
PayPal Giving Fund
Evelyn Carr Elementary PTSA
Anil Muhammed
Ann Drevno-Arnold
Barbra Baker
Belinda Carter
Carol and Mark Drevno
Catherine and Donald McFarlane

David Drevno
Elen Tzetzo
Ellen Kircher
Emily Jean Wagner
Geoff Rizzo
Glen Terry
Gregg Drevno
Janice and Mark Steffen
Jean and Tom Welsome
Jessica Oxenburgh
John and JoAnne Leslie
June and Robert Hamell
Linda and Michael Drevno
Lowell Hardison
Marcelle Murray

Marsha M. and John C. Kelly
Martha and Barry Deutsch
Mary Hoffman and Bob Habel
Mike Drevno
Natalie Graff-Baker
Ritas Smith
Robin Taub Comer
Sandra and William Franchini
Terry Furey
Carl Henry York
Gerald and Jacquelyn Grandt
Linda and Gene Barnett
Linnea Hess
Lowell Hardison
Bruce and Denise Mandel

EVENT DONORS

Apple Spice Junction
AR Workshop Torrance
Athena Paquet
Barbara Pomykalski
California State Legislature
Camilla Seferian
Carolyn Snyder
Celibre
Continental Development Corporation
Crislu
Disappearance LLC
Dr. Mori Aletomeh
Good Year Blimp
J. Elizabeth Portraiture
Joel Greenwald

Karen Greenberg
Katie Pandolfo
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
LA Galaxy Soccer Center
LA Kings
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Madrona Car Wash
Martha And Barry Deutsch
Mary Hoffman and Bob Habel
Mitchella Vineyards & Winery
Murad
Nazy Haghani
Orchid Fever Inc.
Palm Mountain Resort and Spa
Pat and Terry Furey
Paul’s Photo

Raising Cane’s
Red Car Brewery
Sam Ash Music Corporation
Sandy Pringle Associates, Inc.
Santa Anita Park
School Board President Betty Lieu and Congressman Ted Lieu
Smog Brewery
SoFi Stadium
Soul Fitness LA
Stolpman Vineyards
Sue Gibson
The Art Box Academy
The Depot – Chef Shafer
Wine Access
Zulu Nyala Group

and hundreds more not listed here – THANK YOU from Torrance Education Foundation!

* Member of the TEF Board of Directors

List current as of February 2, 2023. We appreciate being notified of errors or omissions. Please email us at Admin@TEF4kids.org.