2019-2020 Board of Trustees

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.

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.

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.

Adam Chesnoff is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Saban Capital Group LLC. In this position, Mr. Chesnoff is
responsible for overseeing the company's investment and business activities, including real estate, private equity, venture
capital, and public market investments. He also provides oversight of business operations and the corporate team including legal, finance, tax and human resources. Mr. Chesnoff is currently the Chairman of Saban Real Estate LLC, member of the Board of Saban Films, member of the Board of Saban Music Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment, an owner and
operator of pay television channels across South East Asia.
 
Between 2007-2020, Mr. Chesnoff was a member Board of Directors of Univision, the largest Spanish-language media company in the United States. Between 2013-2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Partner Communications (Nasdaq/Tlv listed), a leading telecommunications company in Israel. In addition, Mr. Chesnoff co-
formed and directed the investment group that acquired a controlling stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (Frankfurt listed),
Germany's largest television group, and he served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ProSiebenSat.1 between 2003 to 2007. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Chesnoff served on the Board of Directors of Bezeq (Tlv listed), Israel's incumbent telecommunications company.

Prior to becoming President and COO of Saban Capital Group, Mr. Chesnoff spent five years at Fox Family Worldwide (FFWW) where he oversaw business development across all global divisions, including television channels, programming, production, international distribution and merchandising.

From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Chesnoff worked in the Business Affairs and Corporate Development groups at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures, where he focused on strategic planning, financial analysis, deal structuring and new business development in the Motion Picture and Television divisions. In 1991, Mr. Chesnoff worked in the Far East for one year where he oversaw the establishment of a garment-factory network for export to the United States.
Mr. Chesnoff is a graduate of UCLA's Anderson School of Business (MBA, 1994) and Tel Aviv University's Recanati School of Business Administration (BA, Economics and Management, 1991).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Estee Copans, MPH, is a Sr. Managerial Consultant for Kaiser Permanente Medical Group.  Estee has over 20 years of experience in health care consulting. She thrives on facilitating cross-functional teams and motivating diverse groups of people towards a common goal.  She was one of the initial members that created the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, which launched in 2020.  During the height of the pandemic, Estee supported the Kaiser Permanente vaccine strategy and rollout for underserved communities.  Before that, Estee worked as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, establishing literacy programs throughout Atlanta elementary schools, as a Community Income Manager for the American Cancer Society, and in anti-tobacco and prevention work for the Georgia Department of Health Services. She completed her undergraduate education at Emory University and obtained a Master of Public Health from the University of California Los Angeles. She and husband Andrew have three daughters, who are all at Milken Community School.

Tarryn Breskal is the Chief financial and Operating Officer at Milken Community School in Los Angeles. Tarryn qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa in 1997 where she worked at Arthur Andersen. She then worked for a year in the UK and qualified as a CPA in the USA in 2000. She worked as a CPA until 2003 at which time she took some time off to be with her children. Tarryn grew up going to a Jewish day school and holds Jewish education as a high
priority. Prior to taking on the position as CFOO at Milken in 2019, Tarryn served on various school and non-profit boards and finance committees. Tarryn has 3 children, Samuel, Leah and Ella, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Saul.

Sarah Shulkind, EdD, is the Head of School at Milken Community School in Los Angeles, a nationally recognized independent Jewish community School with over 775 students from sixth through twelfth grade. Before coming to Milken in 2019, Sarah served as the Head of School at Sinai Akiba Academy for seven years and served as the Middle School Director at Milken prior to that. Sarah also helped start Wildwood School's secondary campus and worked as a teacher and division leader there for five years. She received the National Association of Secondary Schools Dissertation Award for her research on Middle Level Advisory Programs. Sarah has presented on curricular integration, reading comprehension, student-led conferences, advisory programs, academic achievement, parent education, personalization, differentiation, and service learning in local and national conferences. She has published articles in Education Leadership, Principal Leadership, and The Middle School Journal. Sarah is the President of the CAIS Board of Directors, serves on the Board of Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, and  serves on the Board of Trustees at Curtis School. Sarah and her husband Andrew are the proud parents of four children.