Board of Directors
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Michael Perl
President
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Carolyn Imahara
Treasurer
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Ed Chin
Secretary
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Don Bies
Director
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Fon Davis
Diretor
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Nelson Hall
Director
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Wade Bick
Director
Board of Advisors
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Katherine Nelson
Disney
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Kristen Lomasney
Tested.com
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Coya Elliott
Skywalker Sound
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Anna Bies
Contributors
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Robyn Coburn
Grant Writer
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Nancy Schunke
Director of Education
Teacher, Robotics Mentor, Frenship High School
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Danita Thornton, Ph.D.
Restorative Practices Advisor
Supervisor of Psychological Services, Columbus City Schools
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Melissa Miller
STEAM Advisor
PM, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Darin Gray, Ed.D.
STEAM Advisor
Director, SC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center
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Deborah Dragon
STEAM Advisor
Regional Director, FIRST
History
Grant spoke often about the positive impact his own mentors had on his life and career.
In the early 2000s and while still at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Grant mentored the Richmond High robotics team for several years for the FIRST Robotics Competition, an international high school robotics competition. This inspired some of the students to stay involved and become mentors themselves, one of whom runs the program to this day.
Grant continued mentoring young talent for the rest of his life, and it is in this spirit that The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation was created by founding board members Carolyn Imahara, Grant’s mother; and longtime professional colleagues and friends Don Bies, Anna Bies, Edward Chin, Fon H. Davis, Coya Elliott and Ioanna Stergiades.
The Foundation will continue Grant’s legacy to provide access to STEAM education to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, race or gender.
Address
Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. R576
Westlake Village, CA 91362