Five community members have been elected to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. They are Anna Burnbaum, Julia Carver, Tim Figueroa, Yolanda Garcia and Emilio Handall.
Burnbaum is a senior associate at the law firm of Klein DeNatale Goldner, where she practices labor and employment and business and commercial litigation.
She earned her law degree at Seattle University School of Law after receiving a bachelor’s degree in English literature at the University of Montana’s Davidson Honors College. She earned a master of laws degree in alternative dispute resolution from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2012, and a master’s degree in English literature at UCSB.
While in the Bay Area, Burnbaum wrote business plans for emerging growth companies, then turned to writing business plans, website content, and grant proposals for nonprofits. This culminated in board positions with the American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter and Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley.
A fifth-generation Santa Barbaran, Figueroa is a financial advisor at Asset Preservation Strategies. He attended Bishop Garcia Diego High School and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Suffolk University in Boston.
Figueroa previously served as an adviser with Axxcess Wealth Management and as an investment associate at a boutique private wealth management firm.
He participated in Food Bank drives in Carpinteria during the pandemic and has been a Rotarian for five years.
Garcia began her 39-year career at UCSB as an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) counselor, then served as assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs.
Since retiring, Garcia has participated in the Cal State Chancellor’s Office’s California Academic Partnership Program, and served on the Steering Committee of the Educational Leadership Institute funded by the Gates Foundation.
Most recently, she served as Board chair for the YMCA’s Youth and Family Services Branch.
Handall is superintendent of the Guadalupe Union School District. Born in Santa Barbara and raised in Carpinteria, he served four years in the U.S. Army after graduating from Carpinteria High School.
He earned an associate’s degree at SBCC, a bachelor’s degree in history at UCLA, a master’s in education at the University of La Verne, a master’s in educational leadership at Azusa Pacific, and a doctorate in education at Concordia University, Chicago.
His career in public education has spanned nearly 30 years.
“We are pleased to welcome these five impressive individuals to the Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors,” said Melinda Cabrera, Scholarship Foundation president/CEO .
“In view of their accomplishments and broad experience in the community, I am confident they will have an immediate and lasting impact on our organization. I look forward to working with each of them,” she said.
For information, visit www.sbscholarship.org.