The Center for Education Solutions: Meet Us

Board of Directors' Profiles

bob's photo Robert Abrahamson: Director, Marketing Management at StayWell Co., Yardley, Pennsylvania, a health information company. B.A. from Boston College (Boston, Massachusetts), 1986, Political Science major and American Studies minor. Founding director of The Center for Education Solutions.

lisa's photo Lisa Lau Aquino: Director of Admission, The Hamlin School, San Francisco, California. B.A. from University of California (Berkeley, California), 1989, Developmental Psychology major and Education minor.

lisa's photo Lisa Sanner Boehm: Fourth grade teacher at Kyffin Elementary School, Golden, Colorado. M.A. from the University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) in Special Education, 1983. B.S. from the University of Colorado in Elementary Education, 1982.

rhett's photo Rhett Bratt: Vice President of Profitability Analysis at Charles Schwab & Co., San Francisco, California. B.A. from Beloit College (Beloit, Wisconsin), 1982, English Composition and Economics and Management majors. Founding director of The Center for Education Solutions.

michael's photo Michael Chapnick: Communications Manager at the APEC Secretariat in Singapore. Master of Public Administration from the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (Ann Arbor, Michigan). B.A. from Beloit College (Beloit, Wisconsin) in International Relations, 1991.
Michael explains his motivation "The Center has provided me with an opportunity to take an active role in improving educational opportunities for those who are truly committed to building their communities. So much needs to be done to improve education; The Center is doing something about it."

Dean Galland: Senior Manager at KPMG, Palo Alto, California. B.S. from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado) in Computer Science, 1982.

michael's photo Michael Hylton: Director of Product Marketing at Comergent Technologies, Redwood City, California, a leading provider of eBusiness solutions for the extended enterprise. M.B.A. in Marketing from Golden Gate University (San Francisco, California), 1984. Certificate in Public Relations from Golden Gate University, 1991. B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing concentration) from San Francisco State University, 1982.

Noureddine Lalami: Computer and Technology Teacher at Edendale Middle School. He holds a Master of Science in Educational Technology from California State University, East Bay, 2005, a Single Subject Teaching Credential from National University, 2005, a Master of Science in Business Administration from San Francisco State University, 2001, and a B.S. in International Business from San Francisco State University, 1999.

Dawn Lopshire: B.A. from Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana), English and French majors, 1984. Founding director of The Center for Education Solutions.

jennifer's photo Jennifer Moss: B.S. from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) in Sociology, 1988. Multiple Subject Credential, K-8, from University of California (Berkeley), 1990.

sara's photo Sara Reifenberg: B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) 1988, has ten years teaching experience in private and public schools, grades K-8. She currently serves on the Board at her daughter's cooperative preschool and volunteer teaches once per week in a local elementary classroom.

james' photo James Rakowsky: Accounting Manager at Ryerson Tull, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. M.B.A. in Finance from Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri), 1986. B.A. from Beloit College (Beloit, Wisconsin), Economics and Business Management, 1983.

john's photo John Clausen: Environmental Design Consultant. Served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho, taught, math, science, woodworking, and English and most recently trained AIDS/HIV orphan guardians in sustainable agriculture as a Crisis Corps volunteer in Malawi. B.S. from University of California (Davis, California), Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art and English.