Our Board
Board Member & Chair, Audit Committee Chair, Governance Committee, Leader Support and Evaluation Committee Chair
Attorney, Christie, Parker, Hale, LLCAs a patent and trademark attorney, Mr. Bajracharya counsels clients with respect to their intellectual property assets and helps them manage and grow their portfolio. He has worked extensively with domestic and international companies specializing in various areas of technology, including medical devices, consumer electronics, sporting equipment, and apparel. Mr. Bajracharya works at Christie, Parker & Hale, a Pasadena law firm specializing in intellectual property, and in his spare time he enjoys playing soccer and cooking. Mr. Bajracharya received a BS in Mechanical (Biomedical) Engineering from Cornell University and a JD from Tulane Law School.
Board Member & Vice Chair, Finance Committee
Senior Director of Strategy and Operations, NFL MediaPrior to the NFL, Aaron Perez spent most of his professional career in management consulting, helping companies develop long-term strategies and align their organizations to achieve its goals. Throughout this time, he also worked directly with several non-profits in Los Angeles and the Bay Area as a volunteer, consultant, and board member. A native of the San Fernando Valley, Aaron earned a BA in Economics from Pomona College and MBA from the UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business.
Prabhu Reddy
Board Member & Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair, Facilities Committee
Operator in Residence, Charter School Growth Fund
Prabhu Reddy is an Operator in Residence at the Charter School Growth Fund, a nonprofit that identifies the country’s best public charter schools, funds their expansion, and helps to increase their impact. At CSGF, Prabhu spends his time solving challenges related to building and financing school facilities. Before joining CSGF, Prabhu was Chief Financial Officer of KIPP Bay Area Public Schools, a network of high-achieving public charter schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he helped lead the organization’s growth from seven to fifteen schools. In his role, he was responsible for developing a best-in-class finance team, financial strategy and planning, financial stewardship, and real estate financial strategy. Prior to his role at KIPP Bay Area Public Schools, Prabhu was Director of Finance and Operations with KIPP San Diego. Prabhu began his career as a member of the Investment Team at Pantheon Ventures. He earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Board Member & Secretary, Resource Development Committee
ConsultantBoard Member, Governance Committee Chair, Advocacy Committee, Leader Support and Evaluation Committee
Consultant, Annenberg Foundation
Tyler Bell is a graduate of Morehouse College where he earned his degree in Political Science. After college, Tyler has actively continued to pursue his passions in people, education and technology. He has taught high school, worked on Capitol Hill, and helped lead a startup to achieve incredible success serving as their Head of Talent. Currently, Tyler is serving as a Consultant for the Annenberg Foundation where he is utilizing his skills and background to scale Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion efforts across the Tech and Venture Capital ecosystem in Los Angeles.
Board Member, Academic Committee, Facilities Committee, Audit Committee
Partner, Wealth Management Advisor, the WealthGarden f.s.
Josephti’s life goal is simple: nurture and care for her family, friends, and clients.
She’s worked at many notable firms, including JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney, but holds a soft spot for hercombined 16 years at AllianceBernstein and TIAA. Everything she knows about financial planning, investments, and elite client service she owes to the wonderful people she had the honor of working with at those two firms.
After more than two decades financial services, Jo created the WealthGarden f.s. with her business partner to elevate theircollective knowledge and experience to a higher level. Take wealth management as you know it, and add warmth, ease, efficiency, and the latest technology. They’re streamlining processes so they can spend more quality time to do what’s in their clients’ best interest.
Jo is here to be her clients’ and their loved ones’ trusted partner for the rest of their lives.
Speaking of loved ones, Nyla and Sloane are Jo’s mini-me’s and the reason this night owl wakes up early in the morning. Theycherish their little adventures together, whether it’s a weekend trip up the coast or to the girls’ favorite spot in Hawaii. Jo’s mom, who is her rock and pillar of strength, thankfully lives a few miles away and is a constant presence in their lives.
Some passions: real estate, trying new cuisines locally and abroad, and snowboarding.
Board Member, Development Committee Chair, Advocacy Committee
Managing Director of Operations, Zinc Collective | DigiDems | Blue Leadership Collaborative.
Alyssa Santino is the Program Officer of the Joseph Drown Foundation, a private foundation that distributes approximately $4,000,000 annually to nonprofits in the Los Angeles area. The primary focus of the Foundation is education, with a particular interest in supporting strong K-12 public schools and college access programs. The Foundation believes that equity and opportunity are best addressed through quality public education and supports programs that work toward solutions for the myriad of existing problems in Los Angeles area schools. She has been at the Foundation for twelve years.
Alyssa is a native of Colorado and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles with a major in Dance and a minor in Comparative Religious Studies. She previously toured internationally with a modern dance company and constructed educational curriculum for the organization to bring dance into schools that connected movement to core subjects. With a background in dance performance and education, it is a deep curiosity, desire to connect to others and dedication to continuing to learn that have remained common threads throughout her work.
Board Member, Governance Committee
Fixed-Income Portfolio Strategist, Payden & Rygel
Frank Spindler is responsible for developing and implementing investment strategies in core and strategic income bond portfolios for corporations, healthcare organizations, pension plans and insurance companies. Frank manages portfolio strategy and macro investment themes for multi-sector income portfolios and is a member of the Balanced Account Strategy Team.
Prior to joining Payden & Rygel, Frank worked as a Compliance Analyst for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in Los Angeles and investment analyst for a CBIZ Financial Solutions, a wealth management firm in San Diego, CA.
Frank is a CFALA member and chairman of the CFALA program planning committee.
Frank earned a BS in business finance at California State University, Northridge.
Development Committee
Director of Annual Giving, LACMA
Finance Committee
Founder, Cranky Flier LLCMr. Snyder is the founder of Cranky Flier LLC, a company focused on assisting air travelers via its Cranky Concierge (crankyconcierge.com) air travel assistance service and CrankyFlier.com website. He has an extensive background with the travel industry, having worked for USAir, America West, Eos, and United in the areas of revenue management, marketing, sales, and strategy. Prior to founding his own company, Mr. Snyder worked for PriceGrabber.com, a comparison shopping site with more than 24 million unique users per month, where he built and managed the travel site in addition to managing new products for the site and community efforts. In his younger days, he was the youngest known travel agent in the United States at the age of 12. Mr. Snyder has a BA in Marketing and Tourism Studies from The George Washington University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Wendy Spindler
Development Committee
Wardrobe Stylist, Stitch FixWendy Spindler is a wardrobe stylist for Stitch Fix, an online personal styling company. In her previous work she was a communications coordinator at the Getty Trust where she managed internal communications, exhibition events, and assisted with sponsorship opportunities for major exhibitions. Wendy also volunteers as a personal stylist for Dress For Success—a non-profit organization helping women find success in the workplace.
Development Committee
Marketing Associate, MultiquipAs a firm believer in education, Carlos Zamora welcomes the opportunity to join Equitas Academy’s Development Committee. He previously volunteered at UCLA assisting a Development team raise funds to provide scholarships to underprivileged students, medical services to downtown’s impoverished community and renovation to school facilities. He majored in Communications at Chapman University and is interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in the future. Carlos has worked on marketing teams and ad agency accounts across Los Angeles including Sony Pictures, Boeing and Princess Cruises. Currently, he is Marketing Coordinator at Multiquip, an international construction manufacturing and distributing firm. In his free time, he enjoys learning more about his field of study, playing guitar and reading. With family living in Pico-Union since the 80s, he is happy to serve the community.
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