Board of Trustees

List of 28 items.

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  Richard Sandler

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  Richard Sandler is the current chair of the Milken Board of Trustees. He is the Executive Vice President of the Milken Family Foundation and Partner in the law firm Maron & Sandler. Richard's volunteer background includes the Immediate Past Chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, a member of the UCLA Law School Dean Advisory Board and a member of the Boards of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Milken Institute. Richard has served on the Milken Board of Trustees for over 10 years. Richard is deeply committed to a Jewish future based on the values of the Torah. In his spare time, Richard enjoys exercising and playing golf.
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  Lise Applebaum

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  Lise is the immediate past chair of Milken’s Board of Trustees and has served on the Board since 2015. Lise’s professional background includes the role of CPA at Deloitte & Touche for eight years, retiring in 1994 in order to raise her children. Aside from her current leadership role at Milken Community Schools, Lise’s volunteer background is extensive including serving on the Board of Directors of Beit T’shuvah from 2013 to the present, the Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services Board of Directors for seven years and as Sinai Akiba Academy Board Chair from 2005-2008. Lise and her husband Rob, are alumni parents of three graduates including Noah ’12, Kelila ’16 and Jared ’18. In her free time, she’s a dog lover and cooking enthusiast. Her passion lies in helping to shape the institution that’ll shape our future Jewish leaders.
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  Revytal Barlava

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  Revytal emigrated from Iran to the United States in 1979. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Nutrition from Cal State Northridge. Her three children, Alex, Dylan and Sabrina are all graduates of Sinai Akiba Academy, where she served on the board of the Parent Association for many years for the Day School, and the Douglas Family Early Childhood Center, also at Sinai. At Sinai Temple, she served on the Sisterhood Board for 18 years. She is an active member of the Milken Parents Association Board, currently serving as VP of Volunteers. Two of her children, Alex and Dylan, have graduated Milken and Sabrina will graduate in 2024.
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  Susan Bloch (Kay)

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  Susan Bloch (Kay) is currently an independent geriatric care manager in Los Angeles. Susan grew up in the New York metropolitan area. Susan’s commitment to Jewish education, the Jewish community, and Israel were developed from an early age, influenced by her father who was a Jewish religious school principal and educator. After earning a B.S. in Occupational Therapy, Susan subsequently received a master’s degree in Education, with a concentration in Health Education and Educational Media and Technology from Boston University. Susan’s career included roles in both pediatric Occupational Therapy and hospital-based health education, professional education, and community outreach.  After relocating to Los Angeles from New York in 2003, Susan took time off from her career to focus on raising her children and became involved in numerous volunteer leadership roles at Stephen Wise Temple, SSWT elementary school, and the Milken Community School. Susan’s past roles include serving as the committee chair of numerous committees at WISE ES and serving on the Executive Board of the Milken Parent’s Association. She also served as a member of Milken’s Head of School Advisory Committee for five years, and as Co-Chair of the Milken Annual Giving Committee for two years. Susan has served on numerous committees at WISE Temple including partnership chair and mentor with the Fulfillment Fund, a college access organization for first generation students in LA. Susan and her husband, Stephen Kay, are proud parents of three Milken graduates – Aaron (’07), Jesse (’10), and Julian (’15). Aaron met his wife, Lyndsay Nevins (’07), at Milken. In her spare time, Susan enjoys the arts, reading, travel, hiking, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
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  Shahin Dardashty

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  Shahin Dardashty has been the CEO of United Pacific Designs, a toy and children’s product developer, manufacturer, and distributor since 1990. Los Angeles based UPD, is the preferred national wholesaler for Mattel, Jakks Pacific, Just Play, Zuru, and many other national and international toy manufacturers, distributing over 4,000 products annually to over 5,000 retailers.  Shahin’s family moved to the United States when he was 12 years old. He attended Beverly Hills High School and went on to receive his bachelors in Economics from UCLA. While in college, he participated in founding the Iranian Students Group and served as its first student representative and second treasurer. After college, Shahin spent 15 years volunteering at Landmark Worldwide, an organization offering personal development programs. Shahin has been a proud and engaged parent, participant, and sponsor of 20 years at Wise School, Wise Temple, and Milken Community School. He enjoys travel, surfing and beach volleyball. Shahin is married to Doris and has 2 children, Elijah ’20, and Ethan ’24.
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  Jake Davidson '13

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  Jake graduated from Milken in 2013, after an incredible high school experience. After Milken, he attended USC on a full tuition merit Mork Family Scholarship. He received a B.S. in Accounting from USC, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California. After receiving his Bachelors, he attended the UCLA School of Law as a Deans Scholar and graduated with a J. D.
  
  

  Professionally, he runs his own investment management business, Davidson Kahn Capital Management. Outside of work, he is involved with AIPAC and USC.  He cares deeply about the future of Israel, as well as Jewish culture and education. He had a wonderful experience at Milken and wants to make sure the school continues to grow and flourish. 
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  Lenny Dunn

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  Lenny has 30 years of experience in the development and new home construction industry in California and across the country. Lenny is the principal of Point View Land Consulting, working directly with land owners, developers, builders, and capital providers to entitle and develop projects. Previously, he worked for some of the most respected regional and national homebuilders, capital providers and real estate managers, including serving as Division President of the Southern California division for a top public homebuilder. He is the board president of Beverly Hills Little League and has served as a board member of the Building Industry Association both locally and statewide. He is a Vice Chair of the Milken Development Committee. Lenny graduated with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC. Lenny is an avid sports fan, with allegiances split between LA and Boston teams. He and his wife Keren have two sons, Michael ’23 and Jared ’26.
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  Rabbi Ed Feinstein

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  Rabbi Feinstein is Senior Rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom. He serves on the faculty of the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University, the Wexner Heritage Program, the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and lectures widely across the United States. In 1982, Rabbi Feinstein became the founding director of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas, a center of educational excellence. In 1990, he assumed the position of executive director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993 at the invitation of the renowned Rabbi Harold Schulweis, and succeeded Rabbi Schulweis as the congregation’s Senior Rabbi in 2005. He graduated with honors from the University of California at Santa Cruz, the University of Judaism, Teachers College, Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he was ordained a rabbi in 1981. Most recently, he received his Doctorate in Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary at Park Avenue Synagogue in New York. Rabbi Feinstein lives in the San Fernando Valley with his wife Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein and they have three grown children. Rabbi Feinstein unites the ancient Jewish love of ideas with the warmth of Jewish humor.
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  Sherri Fogelman

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  Sherri is an experienced educator, having taught at both Temple Israel of Hollywood and Hillel Hebrew Academy. She also worked at various Los Angeles schools including Brentwood Science Magnet, UCLA Lab School, Wildwood and Kenter Canyon Elementary School. Sherri graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Master’s in Education. She’s currently pursuing a College Counseling Certificate at UCLA. Sherri has raised her three children with her husband John. Two of her children graduated from Milken—Teddy ’15 and Hannah ’18. Sherri uses her extensive background in education to provide insight on the Milken Board of Trustees. Sherri’s also able to provide a unique perspective on education as she and John are raising a child with both medical and learning challenges and another with congenital partial blindness and dyslexia.
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  Lauryn Harris

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  Lauryn practiced corporate law at Latham & Watkins, and worked as an attorney at Warner Bros. and at The Walt Disney Company. She is committed to supporting Jewish Day School through her volunteer work at Brawerman Elementary School of Wilshire Boulevard Temple (WBT) and Milken Community School. At Brawerman, Lauryn served as President of the Parent Association. She later served as chair of the school’s Annual Giving Campaign, as well as chair of its Strategic Planning Initiative and its WASC accreditation renewal. Lauryn served for eight years on Brawerman’s Advisory Board, and she’s been an inaugural chairperson of the school’s successful endowment campaign created under the Generations LA program, a joint venture between Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools, BJE: Builders of Jewish Education and the AVI CHAI Foundation. Lauryn is a member of the WBT Board of Education and School Governance Committee, which serves as a committee of the Temple's Board of Trustees overseeing the WBT Early Childhood Centers and Elementary Schools. At Milken, Lauryn has chaired the Annual Giving Campaign and serves currently on the Executive Committee of the Board and is Chair of the Development Committee. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton) School of Management, and received her Juris Doctor (JD) from New York University School of Law. Lauryn and her husband Greg have three children: Elijah ’21, Madeline and Benjamin.
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  Andrei Iancu

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  Andrei Iancu is a partner at Irell & Manella LLP, where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling. Prior to rejoining the firm in April 2021, he served as the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a position to which he was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. 
  
  

  As head of the USPTO, Iancu oversaw one of the largest IP offices in the world, an agency with approximately 13,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $3.5 billion. He also served as the administration’s principal advisor on domestic and international IP issues. Among Iancu’s initiatives as director was the creation of the National Council for Expanding American Innovation, a group of industry, academia and government leaders tasked with helping the USPTO develop a comprehensive national strategy to broaden participation in the innovation ecosystem demographically, geographically and economically. 

  Prior to his government service, Iancu spent two decades at Irell and served as the firm’s managing partner. He represented clients in a variety of high-profile matters in district courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the USPTO. In addition to litigation, Iancu was involved in all other aspects of IP practice, including prosecution, due diligence and licensing. 
  
  

  Throughout his career, Iancu has been widely recognized for his work, earning accolades from publications including Chambers USA, Intellectual Asset Management, Daily Journal, California Lawyer, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Legal 500. In 2021, he was inducted into the IAM Hall of Fame. He also received the 2020 “Excellence Award” from American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). In 2019, Iancu was honored with the “IP Champion Award” from the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation for “his extraordinary leadership in advocating for the value of intellectual property to stimulate the progress of innovation.” He also received the 2020 IEEE-USA “Award for Distinguished Public Service” for “his achievement of restoring balance and confidence in the U.S. patent system.” Additionally, Iancu was named one of the “50 Most Influential People in IP” from 2018 to 2020 by Managing IP, a recognition he received for “having changed the mood at the USPTO.” 

  
  In 2021, Iancu co-founded the Renewing American Innovation Project at the bipartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He previously taught patent law at UCLA School of Law, and he is a sought-after speaker and writer on issues related to IP and innovation. 

  
  Iancu earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law and his M.S. in mechanical engineering and B.S. in aerospace engineering from UCLA. Prior to his legal career, he was an engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company where he received several honors including the “Malcolm R. Currie Innovation Award.” He is still licensed as a Professional Engineer in California. 
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  Leon Janks

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  Leon is a managing partner at Green Hasson Janks and is a board member at PriceSmart Inc. He has an extensive volunteer background in the Jewish community including serving on the Milken Board of Trustees since its founding, serving on the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for 12 years, and the Board of Camp Ramah for eight years. In addition, Leon has served on the Board of the World Trade Center. Leon’s work at Milken spans the past 20 years, including as a board member, past chair of the board and he currently serves on the Executive Committee, is the chair of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. He holds both a Bachelor of Accounting graduate degree and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He enjoys scuba diving, travel and theater. Leon is married to Sharon and they have three children, including two Milken Alumni: Jason, Stacey ’03 and Marc ’04.
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  Dominic Kalms '06

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  Dominic Kalms is a multi-venture backed entrepreneur and philanthropist with an expertise in Financial Technology (FinTech), Nonprofits, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), and digital fundraising. He has raised over $120M in venture and philanthropic capital during his career and has been featured in an array of media publications where he discusses philanthropy and impact. He was most recently profiled on the front page of Entrepreneur.com, as well as in the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy web series, and he recently guest lectured a course on Philanthropy at MIT. Dominic is also a well-known public speaker and has spoken at many global forums on philanthropy (e.g. Money2020, Nexus Global Summit, Global Citizen Forum, United Nations NOVUS conference, TechCrunch’s Global Ventures Summit, Capital One Stories of Impact, TEDx, Paradigm Talks, Context Family Office Conference, Prestel and Partners etc.). Today, Dominic is Founder/CEO of a new venture backed FinTech company B Generous, which is revolutionizing how people donate to nonprofits through the advent of the first ever philanthropic credit product which allows donors to “Donate Now, Pay Later.” B Generous is backed by some of the top VCs, Banks, and institutional investors in the US. Prior to his work at B Generous, Dominic was the Founder & CEO of GVNG, which Forbes called "One of the most revolutionary platforms in the social impact space today." GVNG is a venture backed technology company that facilitates the creation of instant digital charitable giving accounts. Dominic remains on the Board and is the President of the Company today. Prior to building technology companies,
  Dominic managed philanthropic foundations at Global Philanthropy Group (GPG), a private strategy consultancy which advises high net worth individuals, celebrities, and corporations on impact work. At GPG Dominic advised and ran the foundations for many of the world’s top philanthropists. GPG was acquired by Charity Network in 2017. Dominic also sits on the Fundraising Board of Forest Whitaker's Foundation: The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) &
  Val Kilmer's TwainMania Foundation. Dominic is also on the boards of the nationally recognized nonprofits: Child Safety Pledge and The MINDS Foundation, and he is a member of The Forbes Nonprofit Council, NEXUS, SUMMIT Impact, and he is an Ambassador for the Global Citizen Forum (GCF). Dominic is also a contributing writer for Forbes Philanthropy and a Mentor at the Global Good Fund where he helps accelerate the development of high potential young leaders tackling the world’s greatest social issues. In early 2020 Dominic
  started EndCovid-19.org which has since donated hundreds of thousands of medical masks and face shields to hospitals, schools, Native American reservations and cities across the US to help protect vulnerable people against COVID. In early 2020, Dominic partnered with leading National Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt in order to create the Ahmaud Arbery Foundation to honor the life of Ahmaud Arbery whose death set off nationwide protests in the United States against racial injustice. Dominic started his career at HSBC and Citibank, he then worked at the United Nations for the Afghanistan Ambassador, and in the U.S. Senate. Dominic was born in Hong Kong, raised in London and now lives in LA and NYC. He is a Milken graduate ('06), holds a B.A., cum laude, from NYU and a MA from Columbia University in International Affairs. Dominic is the grandson of Lord Stanley Kalms.
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  Nahum Lainer

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  Nahum Lainer is an executive and owner of Lainer Development, Inc., a family-run industrial real estate development and investment company located in the San Fernando Valley. Born in Mexico City, Nahum came to Beverly Hills as a young boy, with his parents and two brothers, where he attended El Rodeo Elementary School, followed by Beverly Hills High School. Nahum earned a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Business Administration from UCLA. He and his wife, Alice, continue to support UCLA through the School of Arts and Architecture, the Hammer Museum, and most recently, the

  Athletics Department, by naming the UCLA Director of Athletics position. They are also actively involved at LACMA and are both on the Board of Directors for the American Friends of the Israel Museum, Nahum on the Executive Committee as well. In addition to their philanthropic leadership in the Arts, Nahum and Alice are visionaries whose names have long been associated with Jewish education in Los Angeles. Nahum helped to start what is now Milken School, and he and Alice ignited endowment initiatives for Jewish education over the last three decades. They have three children, Gary (Lisa), Leslie, and Nancy, and three grandchildren, Sophie (’16), Samuel, and Daniel.
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  Marcia Mankoff

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  Marcia is a clinical social worker who has worked primarily in the field of foster care and adoption. A past participant in the Wexner Heritage Foundation program and JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet, Marcia has held many lay-leadership roles within the Los Angeles Jewish Federation and currently serves as Co-Chair of Lion of Judah Endowment for the Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy.

   

  Marcia is a Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, and the Chair of the Foundation’s General Community Grants Committee. She serves on the national Board for the Foundation for Jewish Camp, and is a past Board member of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles.

   

  Marcia served on the Board of Directors of de Toledo High School for six years, and was Co-Chair of de Toledo’s Head of School search committee in 2017. Since becoming a Milken parent in 2018, Marcia has been an active part of the school community, serving on the Head of School search committee that helped bring Dr. Sarah Shulkind back to the school. Marcia was a regular volunteer at the Middle Mart for two years, and most recently served on Milken’s Strategic Vision Committee.

   

  A graduate of American University with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Jewish Studies, Marcia received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Marcia and her husband Doug have three children; Sarah and Kate, in college, and Eli, Milken class of 2024.
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  Lowell Milken

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  Lowell’s experience as an international businessman informs his extensive work as a philanthropist. He’s the co-founder of Knowledge Universe Education, the chair of National Realty Trust and chair of London-based Heron International. Lowell is the chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, including the Milken Archive of Jewish Music and the Milken Educator Awards. He’s also the chairman and founder of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) which impacts 250,000 educators and 2.5 million students in 1,000 districts. In the early 1990s, Lowell partnered with Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin and Metuka Benjamin to found the Milken Community School, dedicated in September 1998. Lowell’s commitment to high quality Jewish and secular education at Milken continues to this day. He says, “Nothing is more essential to the Jewish people than ensuring that our youth achieve their academic potential, lead lives that contribute to improving our communities, and grow to embrace the joys and responsibilities of their Jewish heritage. Our future depends on it.”
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  Amir Ohebsion

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  Amir started his professional life as a corporate attorney, focusing on Mergers & Acquisition and corporate finance. Since 2003, he has also worked in commercial real estate, orchestrating a portfolio that is now focused on the development of multi-family properties primarily catering to tenants in some form of housing distress and receiving rental subsidies. Managing all aspects of site acquisition, design, entitlement and management, his firm is one of the most active developers of market rate housing in South Los Angeles and neighboring areas. Amir owns and manages an apparel company focused on licensed graphic apparel and he holds a bachelor degree in Literature from UC Berkeley and a JD from UCLA’s School of Law. He is active with Birthright Israel and Israel Bonds. Amir is married to Orly and they have three children, two are students at Milken.
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  Sean Rad '04

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  Sean Rad '04 is Founder and former CEO of Tinder, a global platform that has brought the world closer together by creating more than 20 billion new connections with 2 billion swipes daily in 196 countries and 52 languages. Sean is also a founding Board member of goodtoday.org, an online recurring giving program that allows people to join by committing to give 25 cents to a different charity of their choice each day. After graduating from Milken in 2004, Sean attended the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Sean has been an active Milken alumnus, serving our students in many ways, including running entrepreneurship workshops for students to learn how to “fast pitch” to venture capitalists. Sean is inspired to serve on the Milken Board as it gives him an outlet for his passion for education. In his free time, Sean loves to write and sing music.
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  Nurit Robin

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  Nurit Robin, an attorney, is actively involved in building and sustaining Jewish life in Los Angeles. She is an active member of the Milken Community School Board of Trustees since 2013, serves on the Executive Committee, and co-chairs the Education Committee. Nurit currently serves on the Los Angeles Regional Board of the ADL and on the ADL National Commission.  She is a member of the Los Angeles Jewish Community Foundation Board of Trustees. Nurit is a former Board member of the BJE (Builders of Jewish Education), Valley Shalom (VBS) Synagogue Board of Directors, VBS Day School Board of Trustees and served as Chair of the VBS Day School Endowment.  Nurit is a graduate of Syracuse University and received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law, where she was a member of Law Review.  She is a graduate of the Wexner Heritage Foundation. Nurit and her husband, Richard, are committed to Israel and devoted to strengthening Jewish education in Los Angeles. Nurit and Richard have three daughters: Eliana ’19, Yonit ’19 and Maya ’20.

   

   

   
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  Ken Ruby

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  Ken Ruby was responsible for building over 3,500 apartment units while with R&B Development Company, a company he helped found. After leaving R&B Development Co. in 1968, he founded Ken Ruby Construction Co., a real estate development company, contractor and management company that has been very active in Southern California real estate since that time. He is currently developing and building industrial projects. His companies currently own or manages over 1,755,000 square feet of office, commercial and industrial buildings in Southern California. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Real Estate Management Commission from 1977 to 2002. Active in his synagogue for many years, he is a past president of Stephen S. Wise Temple, and for many years, chairman of its Building Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Hebrew Union College Board of Governors, emeritus, and is a Board member and Chairman of the Construction Committee of the Skirball Cultural Center, in West Los Angeles. He is on the Board of Visitors of the UCLA Medical Center and on the Board of the Jonsson Cancer Center also of UCLA and a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. He was recently elected to the National Board of the American Jewish Committee. Ken is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School with a Real Estate major.
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  Anton Schiff

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  Anton Schiff has been employed by Agron, inc. since 1993 and currently serves as the company’s Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Los Angeles based Agron is a licensee of adidas America for the hat, bag, sock, underwear and small accessory categories. Prior to joining Agron, Anton was the Chief Financial Officer of Paul Singer Floor Coverings. Anton also served as Controller of Tishman Construction Corporation of California. He earned his C.P.A. license while practicing at Laventhol and Horwath. Anton was the co-founder of the Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund of Los Angeles and also helped launch the major gift campaign at Brawerman Elementary School. Anton has served on the Milken Board of Trustees since 2016 and on the Executive Committee since 2018. Anton has a Bachelor of Commerce degree with statistics and accounting majors as well as a post graduate Honors Degree in finance from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Anton and his wife Lauren have two children, Sam '18 and Jessica '21.
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  Saul Smith

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  Saul and his wife Susan, always knew that they wanted their children, Erin, Sacha, Thea and Max, to attend Jewish day schools. Having brought this vision to fruition, Saul is additionally committed to ensuring that Jewish children in Los Angeles have access to a Jewish education.
  
  In 1975, Saul attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, studying marketing and industrial psychology. In 1979, he went to Israel to join Kibbutz Kfar HaNassi, where he spent the next two years. Since then, Saul has travelled extensively, ran and started businesses, and enjoyed being a family man.

  
  Currently, he operates a 200 person warehousing and logistics company - MESHLogistics Inc - engaged in the receipt, storage and distribution of consumer goods.
  
  Saul and his family have been members at Sinai Temple for over 40 years. 
  
  

   
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  Michael Soroudi

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  Since their founding approximately 35 years ago, Michael has been a managing partner of various real estate ventures specializing in commercial real estate. Through their holding companies, he and his partners acquire and/ or develop commercial properties in California and select markets in several other Western states. Over this time, Michael has also continued to seek and invest in various alternative investments. In the mid 90’s, Michael co-founded and was the
  managing director of a wireless telecommunication firm specializing in GSM technology and satellite service for international corporate travelers. The offering was expanded in 1998 to include the reselling of wireless services for Pacific Bell Mobile Services, the predecessor to Verizon, and Iridium Satellite Communications. Michael takes great pride in his community involvement, having served on the executive committee of IAJF and on Boards and committees of various schools and charitable organizations, including Sinai Temple, SAA (Sinai Akiba Academy), Milken Community School and Temple Tiferet Israel, where he oversaw the final design and launch of a new preschool.
  His philanthropy includes RPO, The Impact Forum, AIPAC and other causes that support and promote Israel and the fight against BDS. Michael moved to California in 1979 and after graduating from high school, he attended UCLA where he received his B.A. in Economics / Business, followed by a JD (fully-employed evening program) at Southwestern University School of Law. He is also a Wexner Heritage Program fellow. Michael is married and lives in Beverly Hills with his wife and their four children. He is an avid sports fan and has coached his children in various sports leagues. His favorite past times are skiing, tennis and playing backgammon, and enjoys traveling and spending time with his friends and family.
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  Keith Wasserman '02

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  Keith Wasserman founded Gelt, Inc. in 2008 during the height of the recession and financial meltdown. Keith has been involved in the acquisition of dozens of multifamily communities, self storage properties, mobile home parks, and RV Parks in the Western US, now totaling $2.5 billion acquired and $1.8 billion currently owned. 

  He oversees the company’s operations, marketing, investor relations, acquisitions, leasing, and disposition services. Keith graduated in 2007 from the University of Southern California from the Marshall School of Business. Keith is a proud Milken Community High School graduate of the year 2002. 
  
  

  Keith leads Gelt’s charitable giving program and recently teamed up with Damian Langere to form The Resident Relief Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public non-profit whose focus is on helping renters avoid eviction upon an unexpected financial emergency. Keith is also a proud member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization).
  
  

  Keith is a co-Founder and Board Member of Domuso, the leading payment platform for the $3.4 Trillion US multifamily rental market. Domuso helps multifamily property owners process their payments digitally and is currently processing over $4 billion of annual rental payment volume. 
  
  

  Keith is actively involved in the Milken Institute's Young Leaders Council, is on the Board of Governors of Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, and is passionate about supporting other Jewish organizations such as JNF, AIPAC, IAC, JBBSLA, and many others. 
  
  

  He currently resides in Santa Monica with his lovely wife Gelena and three amazing children Minnie, Ziggy, and Saul. He is excited to be moving into his new home in the Pacific Palisades by year end. 

  Keith wants to give back to Milken for it gave him the platform to explore his entrepreneurial ventures at an early age while getting a well-rounded education and becoming the man that he is today. 
   
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  Janine Winkler Lowy

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  Janine began her career as a Solicitor at Freehill, Hollingdale, and Page. Her volunteer involvement and commitment to the Jewish community is far-reaching including serving on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Collections Committee since 2017 and as a Jewish Chaplain at Cedars-Sinai since 2015. Janine also served on the Board of Trustees for Camp Ramah, the Builders of Jewish Education (BJE) and the Center for Jewish Education at the American Jewish University. She also served on the Education Cabinet at Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am. She holds as a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of Liberal Studies from the University of Southern California. Janine is a Milken alumni parent to Simonette '05, Jacqueline '07 and Caroline '15 and has served on Milken's Board since 2015. Her eldest daughter, SImonette, met her husband Leo in grade 7 at Milken and they have two future Wildcats.
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  Lori Wolf

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  A Los Angeles native, Lori Wolf is a real estate professional with over 30 years of experience. She is a former Regional Vice President of Arden Realty/GE Capital, where she was responsible for overseeing commercial real estate operations in West Los Angeles. She has served on several nonprofit boards, including the National Foundation of Jewish Culture, Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, and the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA. Lori is currently on the Board of Advisors for UCLA Division of Geriatrics, Women’s Golf Association President: Brentwood Country Club, Finance and Annual Giving Committee member: Milken. She values Milken’s commitment to their students, nurturing a vibrant and enduring Jewish identity, culture and community.  Lori, her wife Carol, and son Bruno ‘25 enjoy playing golf, and spending time in Laguna with their two rescue dogs.
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  Renee Wolf

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  Renee is a lawyer with extensive experience in intellectual property licensing and legal department management.  Renee recently retired from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution Inc., where she served as Senior Vice President & General Counsel. Prior to her role at Warner Bros., Renee was a litigation attorney at Kaye Scholer LLP, where she represented clients in the areas of employment, entertainment and environmental law.
  
  

  Renee earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an LL.M. from the University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science. 
  
  Renee currently serves as Co-Chair of Milken’s Admission Committee. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel of Hollywood. Renee has two sons, Eli ’25 and Sam ’25, and she is deeply committed to Milken’s mission and values.
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  Rabbi David Woznica

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  Rabbi David Woznica has served on the Milken Board of Trustees since 2016 and is a Rabbi at Stephen Wise Temple, where he has served since 2004. Rabbi Woznica was also the Founding Director of the 92nd Street Y Bronfman Center for Jewish Life from 1990-2001 where he built and oversaw what is regarded as the most prestigious Jewish lecture and education program in the United States. Rabbi Woznica volunteers by visiting the elderly, and is deeply rooted in the Los Angeles Jewish Community through is work at Stephen Wise Temple. Rabbi Woznica holds Bachelor degrees from both the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Judaism, as well as Master degree and Rabbinical Ordination from Hebrew Union College. Rabbi Woznica is a proud alumni parent of Joshua '13 and Daniel '17. He loves to study and teach Torah, but also knows more than most rabbis about car engines as his father owned and operated a car service station/auto repair shop.