Lazear Charter Academy - Oakland Unified School District

Education for Change Board of Directors
Brian Rogers Board Chair
Brian Rogers is currently the Executive Director of the Rogers Family Foundation, a philanthropic
organization committed to improving student outcomes and creating educational systematic change in
Oakland, CA. Under Brian's leadership, the Rogers Family Foundation has been the philanthropic leader
of educational reform in the city of Oakland over the past seven years. Previous to his work at the Rogers
Family Foundation, Brian was the Manager of the Lair of the Bear- Camp Gold, a family summer camp
operated by the University of California at Berkeley Alumni Association. Other work experience includes
being the managing partner of 7171 Co., a home development business, as well as teaching English and
coaching tennis at Bishop O' Dowd High School, his alma mater. Brian is a graduate of the University of
California at Berkeley (Haas B.S. 1995) and an avid fan of the Golden Bears. Brian lives in Orinda with
his wife of six years, Katie, his two year old son, James, and his seven month old daughter, Brynn.
Mark Patel Board Treasurer
Mark Patel is the Vice President of Strategy at Amyris, an Emeryville-based biotechnology company.
Mark was previously a partner with McKinsey & Company in San Francisco, an international
Management Consulting company. Mark spent almost 9 years with McKinsey and Company in both the
UK and US, most recently as a leader in Semiconductor and Operations practices. In his role at
McKinsey. Mark advised senior management of leading organizations on both strategic and fmancial
planning and led efforts to improve operations in both corporate and non profit organizations. Mark also
has prior work experience with Goldman Sachs and the Ford Motor Company. Mark previously
volunteered with the I Have a Dream program within East Palo Alto School District and served as an
advisor in StartUp! an East Palo Alto organization affiliated with Stanford University and aimed at
supporting young entrepreneurs in the area. Mark is a graduate of Cambridge University in the UK (BA,
MEng '98) and of Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA '03). Mark lives in Berkeley with his
wife Sruti, who is a practicing pediatric physician in Oakland.
Jessica Lind/ Board Vice Chair
Jessica Lind! joined Scientific Learning as Vice President of Marketing in March 2007 and was promoted
to Senior Vice President in January 2009. Prior to joining Scientific Learning, Ms. Lind! served as Vice
President of Marketing and Product Management for Riverdeep, a leading developer of educational
software. Ms. Lind I held marketing management positions of increasing responsibility at Riverdeep and
The Learning Company, which was acquired by Riverdeep, from 2001 through 2006. Ms. Lind) began her
career in sales and sales management for AT&T. Ms. Lind I holds a bachelor' s degree in economics and
international studies from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and an MBA from the Haas School of
Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Antonio Cediel, Ed.D. Board Secretary
Dr. Cedie1 has been an urban public school educator since 1994. During that time, he has served as a
middle school teacher, charter school administrator, high school principal, and as a deputy superintendent
of schools. Currently, he works as an independent consultant and coaches school and district leaders in