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
Mary Nell Johnson (MA ’17)
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Seaver College
Lee Kats
Interim 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
Managing Member | Journey Via Gurney, LLC
Board Members
Joe Baker (’80)
Jenna Burkey
(’08, MBA ’10, MA ’13)
Vice President | Wood-Claeyssens Foundation
Noelle C. Burkey
President | Wood-Claeyssens Foundation
Dannette Chambers
Louis Colombano
Northrop Grumman (retired)
Amy Commans
VP, Community, Employer, & Government Relations | Los Robles Hospital, Medical Center
Melanie Flamminio
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)
Anastasia Mann
Chair and Chief Executive Officer | Corniche Travel Group
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
Paul Reim (’83)
Principal | Reim Advisors, LLC
Alita E. Rethmeyer (EdD ’88)
President (retired) | Rethmeyer Consulting Services
Steven Rothman
Samuel D. Schmidt (’86, MBA ’87)
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Stuart Slayton (’17)
Associate, Investment Funds Group | Haynes and Boone, LLP
Brad A. Starkey ('88)
Partner | J. J. & A., Inc.
Pauline Van Backlé (MA ’16, MDiv ’18)
Partner Success Manager | Five9
Judy Welker
Jennifer Wolford (’88)