Gala Committees & School Leadership

Board of Trustees 2021-2022

Chair, Board of Trustees
Lise Applebaum

Board of Trustees
Simon Barlava
Susan Bloch (Kay)
Shahin Dardashty
Jake Davidson '13
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Sherri Fogelman
Ken Gross
Dana Guerin
Lauryn Harris 
Andrei Iancu
Leon Janks
Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas '03
Nahum Lainer
Marcia Mankoff
Lowell Milken 
 
 
 
 
Sean Rad '04
Nurit Robin
Ken Ruby
Richard Sandler
Anton Schiff
David Shapiro
Saul Smith
Daniel Tenenbaum
Janine Winkler Lowy
Keith Wasserman '02
Lori Wolf
Renee Wolf
Rabbi David Woznica

Gala Leadership

Gala Chairs 
Sharon and Leon Janks
Ann Lieberman
Susan and Saul Smith

Honorary Chairs
Susan and Mel Plutsky 
Julie and Peter Weil

Gala Committee
Tahli and Danny Abramovitch 
Adeena and Wayne Fitterman 
Nazy and Frank Kohanim 
Peggy and Ed Robin 
Nancy and Jay Schulman 
Monica and Larry Stone
Sunny and Daryoush Rad 
Sharon and Sepehr Dardashty 


Sponsorships & Tributes Committee
Joe Breckner
Lauryn Harris
Lori Wolf
Parham Zar






 

Gala Staff

Gala Lead
Daniel Spiegel, Associate Head of School, External Relations

Fundraising Lead
Alexandra Kadoche, Associate Director of Development

Event Production Lead
DeAnne Millais, Event Manager


Alumni Relations
Ross Mankuta, Director of College Counseling, Alumni Relations, & Strategic Partnerships 
Lauren Hebroni, Alumni Relations Manager

Development
Rebecca Steinberg, Director of Major Gifts
Leigh Ellis, Database Lead 
Francisco Bhuian, Database Coordinator


Communications
Tal Barak, Director of Communications & Public Relations

Zach Morrow, Creative Director
Elana Vorspan, Associate Director of Communications
Jennifer Blitz, Digital Communications Associate

Special Thank You:
Warner Bros. Special Events, Caroline Letts and Rachel Jennings
FoodHeart Catering, Tomy Telio
Town & Country Rentals
Luxe Linens
Traffic Jamm
DJ Bino Bates
Floral Art LA, Jennifer McGarigle
Hillary Weiss Design
Jedd Gold
Hashtag Photo Booth
JNP Merchandising, Lauren Sacks Corton
Nathalie Abitbol
 
 

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

At Milken Community School, we think education is more than what you know. Our School, founded on Jewish values, is about who our children can become and how they can help others become who they might be. Because the world our children will create tomorrow is born in the School we build today, our mission is to educate our children so they can surpass us.
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