Seaver College Board of Advisors Directory
Honorary Board Members
W. David Baird, Dean Emeritus
Former Dean of Seaver College
Michael E. Feltner
Former Dean of Seaver College
Sara Young Jackson (’74)
Chancellor, Pepperdine University
Lee Kats
Dean of Seaver College, Professor of Biology
Brent Knudsen
Chair Emeritus
Richard C. Seaver
Honorary Chair
John F. Wilson, Dean Emeritus
Former Dean of Seaver College
Board Chairs

Sylvia Franson (’87)
Chair, Seaver College Board of Advisors
Cofounder, Chief Marketing Officer | Rancho Capistrano Winery

Derek Stoutland (’15, MBA ’16)
Vice Chair, Seaver College Board of Advisors
VP, Private Wealth Advisor | Wells Fargo Private Bank
Board Members
Alex Baker (‘22)
Joe Baker (’80)
Hannah Boundy (‘13)
Founder
Sherwood Financial Partners
Amy Commans
VP, Community, Employer, & Government Relations | Los Robles Hospital, Medical Center
Shannon Factor (MBA '99)
Chad Hardcastle (’01)
Managing Member, Service Disabled Veteran (USMC) | Journey Transport
Logan Hicks (’19)
Senior Consultant | FAAS Embark
Kylie Hughes (’11)
Amy L. Johnson (’90, MA ’13)
Founder, CEO | Go Make a Difference Ventures
John D. Katch (’60)
Chair Emeritus, Seaver College Board of Advisors
Southern California Edison (retired)
Robert J. Katch (’84, MBA ’91)
President | Manchester Financial, Inc.
Melissa Brown Koss (’93)
Lisa Halteman Meyer
Senior Director: Digital Surgery | Johnson & Johnson
Lauren Morehead (’17)
VP, Global Business Development | Pluralsight
Eddie Ngo (’66)
Certified Financial Planner | National Planning Corporation
John L. Notter
President and Owner | Westlake Village Inn
Royce Prude III (’10)
Partner | Baker Tilly US, LLP
Lori Reflogal
Alita E. Rethmeyer (EdD ’88)
President (retired) | Rethmeyer Consulting Services
Matthew Rickman (Seaver College '15)
Director of Corporate Reporting at Teledyne Technologies
Samuel D. Schmidt (’86, MBA ’87)
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Stuart Slayton (’17)
Associate, Investment Funds Group | Haynes and Boone, LLP
Christy Swaid
CEO of HEAL
Pauline Van Backlé (MA ’16, MDiv ’18)
Partner Success Manager | Five9
Judy Welker
Betsy Wright (‘06)
Co-Founder
Elevate Properties
Jennifer Wolford (’88)
Tony Yang (Seaver College '13)
Intuit Finance Leader