BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Oakwood School Board of Trustees serves as the guardian of our Statement of Philosophy and is accountable for the financial stability and future of the school.

The Board is comprised of Oakwood School parents, grandparents, alumni, and community members. Pursuant to the school’s bylaws:

• The Board can have no more than 33 Trustees, including no more than 5 General Members.
• Trustees serve 3-year terms with a 2-term limit (and after one year rotating off the Board, a trustee may be eligible for re-election to the Board).
• General Members serve renewable 10-year terms and provide continuity and/or special expertise to the Board.

The Board meets 6 times annually. In addition, Board members typically serve on two or more Board Committees, which include: Executive; Strategic Planning; Finance; Audit; Investment; Building; Committee on Trustees; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Outreach; Communications; and Advancement.

To contact the Board of Trustees, email boardoftrustees@oakwoodschool.org.

Meryl K. Chae, Chair 
General Counsel & SVP, Harbor Freight Tools
Executive Committee, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee Since 2011

Alexandra Lang Susman, Vice Chair 
LGBT Civil Rights Attorney
Former Director of Strategic Education & Initiatives, Williams Institute at UCLA Law School
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee Since 2019

Jeffrey Markowitz '82, Treasurer 
CEO & Creative Director of Creative Compound
Parent of Alum and Oakwood Alumnus
Trustee Since 2011

Brian Diamond, Secretary
Owner, Diamond Landscaping, Inc.
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee Since 2015

Lori Hall Armstrong
Attorney & Strategist
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee since 2020

Jamie Bakal ‘92
Educational Consultant
Current Oakwood Parent and Oakwood Alumna
Trustee since 2018

Ken Fritz, General Member
Former President, Talent Managers Association
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 1979

Wendy J. Greuel
LAHSA Commissioner
Former Los Angeles City Controller and City Council Member
Trustee since 2016

John D. Jones
President/CEO of Greystone Management Group, Inc.
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee since 2020

Marta F. Kauffman, Past Chair 
Writer & Producer of Friends, Grace and Frankie, Seeing Allred
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2003

Kaye Popofsky Kramer
Entrepreneur,
Founder & National Board Member of Step Up
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee Since 2016

Greg Kurstin '87
Songwriter & Music Producer
Current Oakwood Parent and Oakwood Alumnus
Trustee Since 2019

David Lipsey
Senior Investment Strategist, Wells Fargo Bank
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2019

Barbara Marshall, General Member
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 1970

Michael Marshall
President, Business Affairs for Columbia Pictures
Parent of Alum and Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee since 2010

Linda Wight Mazur
Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning at Pomona College
Parent of Alumni
Trustee Since 2015

Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali ES ’76, General Member
Philanthropist & Investor, Board Member of The Representation Project
Co-Founder of the California Democracy Fund
Alumna ES & Alumni Parent
Trustee Since 2002

Ira Pianko, General Member
Vice Chairman, The Resmark Companies
Board Member, Stephen Wise Temple
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 1992

Rey Rodríguez
Assistant Chief Counsel, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Board Member at Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission, Foothill Family Services, and Western Center on Law & Poverty
Parent of Alum
Trustee since 2015

Mark Roybal
Producer
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee since 2018

Dana Settle
Partner and Co-Founder of Greycroft
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee since 2020

William Sherak
Co-Chief Executive at Project X Entertainment
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee since 2016

Greg Silverman
CEO and Founder of Stampede Ventures
Parent of Alum
Trustee Since 2009

Monifa Sims 
Actor, Writer, Au Pair Specialist
Parent of Alum
Trustee Since 2018

Laura A. Wasser
Managing Partner at Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles, P.C.
Founder & CEO of It’s Over Easy
Loyola Law School Board of Trustees
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee Since 2016

David Weber
Partner at Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern, LLP
Current Oakwood Parent
Trustee Since 2020

Executives

Jaime A. Dominguez, Head of School
Chris Thomas, Chief Operating Officer

Guest Members

William Perkins Tift, Secondary School Principal
Denise Ross, Elementary School Principal

Erin Nowak, Middle School Principal
Nancy Leptuch Virrey, Director of Advancement
Bret Nicely, Director of Communications
Craig Arteaga-Johnson, Senior Advancement Strategist
Margie Llinas, Director of Institutional Technology
Tiffany Kolchins, President, Parent Organization

Heidi Taylor, President-elect, Parent Organization
Zach Suchin ’02, Chair, Alumni Association