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School Leadership

2024–25 Board of Trustees

List of 18 items.

  • Sanjay Dholakia '87, Chair

    Sanjay Dholakia ’87, Chair, has strong family ties to Webb. His brother, Sameer Dholakia ’91, his wife, Melissa Barnes-Dholakia ’87, and his daughter, Maya ’21, are all alumni. Sanjay has “a keen sensitivity for what education can do.” He served on The Board of Trustees of Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland, and he and his family endowed Webb’s Pravina Dholakia Scholarship Fund. Sanjay received his BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. From 2008 to 2010, he served as chief marketing officer for Lithium Technologies and was most recently the chief marketing officer for Marketo. As a trustee, Sanjay hopes to use his marketing and strategic planning expertise to “help Webb become an institution that endures and thrives for centuries.”
  • Larry Ashton '70, Chair, Alf Museum

    Larry is an active and notable alumnus of the Class of 1970. An avid Peccary Man and great enthusiast of Ray Alf, Larry first met Ray when his summer peccary trip groups would shop at the Ashton store in Vernal, Utah. These meetings led the Ashtons to send their two boys, Larry ’70 and Michael ’67, to Webb. Larry joined the Alf Museum board in 1999 and was elected chairman in 2002. As chairman, there is never a moment when Larry is not promoting the museum. He has shepherded the Alf Museum through national re-accreditation, major exhibit hall renovations, and capital campaigns. He is also a member of the Webb Board of Trustees.

    After graduating from Webb, Larry received his B.A. and MBA from the University of Utah. He is manager of Ashton Family, LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his wife, Alicia, are stalwart supporters of the museum and the schools and work tirelessly on behalf of both.
  • Michael Chang '92

    Michael Chang ’92 lives in San Francisco with his family and is the CEO of YesVideo, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. He became CEO and joined the board of YesVideo following the successful acquisition of Greystripe, the company he co-founded and grew into one of the world’s largest mobile advertising networks. Chang received his bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from Duke University. In 2012, he established the Michael Chang ’92 Scholarship Fund at Webb.

    YesVideo is the global leader in personal home video transfer and online video sharing. It digitizes video formats such as VHS, Beta, and 8mm film and stores its customers' treasured memories in the cloud for access online, through mobile, and connected TV. To date, YesVideo has transferred over 10M videos.
  • Deval Dvivedi '00

    A passionate advocate for education, Deval Dvivedi ’00 lives in New York City with his wife, Snigdha, and is Head of International for Eagle Proprietary Investments Ltd. At Eagle, he focuses on new investments, strategic partnerships and manages Eagle’s international investments portfolio. Deval is a board member in the following companies: ContractPodAi, Resolute Bio, Ironwood Legal, Asset Vantage and Robin.

    Deval came to Webb as a junior from Bahrain. While the adjustment was great, it was also swift. He was a good student, excelled in economics, and was the number-one seed on the tennis team.

    “I credit Webb with giving me a strong foundation. Webb helped me be successful in college, my career, and in my life. I am honored to serve on the board and look forward to beginning the work this spring,” Deval said.

    After Webb, Deval received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Boston College. He spent a year at the London School of Economics studying finance in the General Course program.

    Prior to his work at Eagle, Deval was at DLB Capital (private equity firm), where he was a vice president and the firm’s leader in investments, portfolio company management and investor relationships. While at DLB, he sat on the Board of Western United Life Assurance, serving on the Audit, Investment and Nominating Committees. Before DLB Capital, Deval was at FirstLight Financial (hedge fund), where he was a senior associate in the Bank Loans & Trading group responsible for underwriting and managing non-investment grade debt investments across the capital structure for U.S. borrowers. Deval began his career in investment banking at Citigroup. He was a member of the Asset Finance Group, working on asset based and principal finance transactions.
  • Jenna Gambaro '95

    Jenna Gambaro ’95 is one of Vivian Webb School’s most committed and passionate alumnae. In 2010, she was elected to Webb’s Board of Trustees. She has been a class agent every year since graduation and served as reunion chair for her 10-and 15-year reunions. Jenna earned her B.S. in business and marketing from Portland State University and her juris doctorate from Southwestern School of Law. Since 2004, she has been a business affairs executive in the Motion Picture Talent and Literary Department of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Point Foundation.
  • Wendy Hornbuckle P '19

    Wendy Hornbuckle P ’19 immigrated from Great Britain and has lived in Las Vegas for 40 years. She attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in athletic training and ultimately pursuing a two-decade career in the hospitality industry. Wendy served 10 years at Caesars Palace as a hotel manager overseeing daily operations and then was on the Bellagio opening team in sales management. She has held a Nevada real estate license since 2005.

    Over the past 15 years, she has been an highly active philanthropist and community leader in Southern Nevada. Wendy is a founding member of Nevada Women in Philanthropy Organization where she sits on the Executive Committee and has served as chair of several operating committees and is currently chair of Grant Monitoring. Wendy was also instrumental in passing Nevada’s most recent legislation on gun control, which impacted proper background checks for a safe Nevada.

    She remains active in several other charities and organizations that help U.S. vets, autism awareness, hunger, hospice care, JDRF, CIS, Hero’s United, and the arts community in Park City, Utah.

    In November 2016, Wendy and her husband, Bill, made a leadership gift to Webb, establishing the Wendy and William Hornbuckle Family Endowment Scholarship Fund, targeting students of the Las Vegas Valley in hopes that they could attend Webb. Their son, Kristopher, is a graduate of the Class of 2019.
  • William (Bill) Hornbuckle P '19

    William (Bill) J. Hornbuckle P ’19 is chief executive officer and president of MGM Resorts International, a global entertainment company with iconic hotels, casinos, meeting and conference spaces, live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an array of restaurants, nightlife, and retail offerings.

    Bill oversees all aspects of MGM Resorts’ strategy, operations and hospitality, and gaming development projects, including development efforts in Asia and sports betting strategy.

    Bill is a member of MGM Resorts’ Board of Directors and serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of MGM China Holdings, which operates resorts in Macau.

    Bill earned a Bachelor of Science in hotel administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is active in community service in Southern Nevada. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Three Square Food Bank. He is the founder of the Bank of George, a local banking and financial services institution, and is president of the Fulfillment Fund.

    Bill and his wife, Wendy, live in Henderson, Nevada, and Park City, Utah.

    In November 2016, the couple made a leadership gift to establish the Wendy and William Hornbuckle Family Endowment Scholarship Fund to assist students in the Las Vegas Valley who wish to attend The Webb Schools. Their son, Kristopher, graduated from the Class of 2019.
  • Jennifer Y. Ishiguro ’91

    Jennifer Y. Ishiguro ’91 serves as partner, chief legal officer & corporate secretary of StepStone Group Inc., a global private markets firm that provides customized investment and advisory solutions in private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate to some of the most sophisticated investors, in the world. Prior to joining StepStone, Jennifer served in legal leadership roles at AutoGravity Corp., a Daimler and Volkswagen-owned fintech; Gateway One Lending & Finance, LLC, the auto finance subsidiary of TCF Financial Corp. (NYSE: TCF); and Toyota Financial Services.

    Jennifer also practiced securities law and capital markets for eight years at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, working in the firm’s New York, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. offices. She is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving on the D&I Committee of her current company and promoting DEI in the legal profession.

    Jennifer graduated cum laude from both Harvard Law School and Yale College. Before attending law school, she served as speechwriter to United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and studied international trade law in Japan on a Fulbright fellowship. She lives in Southern California with her husband and daughter. Among her favorite memories of Webb are participating in various theatrical productions and having heated debates with her day student best friend seated atop the machines in the laundry room past visiting hours, challenging religion, existential existence, and the like.
  • Naveen Jeereddi ’92

    Naveen Jeereddi ’92 is the founder and CEO of Jeereddi Partners L.L.C., an event-oriented, value investment firm. He has over two decades of value-oriented experience financing, analyzing, and investing in public and private companies. Naveen has served in value investment roles at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), Onex Corporation, The Baupost Group L.L.C., and Tala Investments LP. He currently serves on the board of directors of Chandler Global PTE. Ltd, iDream Media Inc., and XPRS Capital LLC. He earned an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School and a BBA with high distinction from the University of Michigan. His older sister, Dr. Praveena Jeereddi ’90, is a graduate of Vivian Webb School. Naveen lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Amy, and their four children.
  • Rahmi Mowjood, D.O. '90

  • Ming (Andrew) Pan

  • Sandra Lee Rebish ’88, P ’23 ’24

    Sandra Lee Rebish ’88, P ’23 ’24: “I’m so very excited and privileged to be serving on this board, with such intelligent, caring, talented people who all come together with one goal in mind–to foster a secure yet invigorating environment for these spectacular students to grow and become future leaders in the world. Webb was truly such a wonderful environment for me to grow up in, and I hope I can give back all it has given me.” Sandra Lee Rebish ’88, M.D., is a board-certified dermatologist practicing in Upland, California, with her husband and fellow dermatologist, Jeffrey Rebish, M.D. Her sons attend WSC, Chance ’23, and Stratton ’24.

    Along with raising two boys and running a private practice, she has also recently become a social media and television personality. With well over 10 million followers on social media platforms and over 3 billion views on her YouTube channel, she now has a successful and growing skincare line, SLMD Skin Care, a book, and a highly rated television series on TLC called Dr. Pimple Popper.
  • Miles Rosedale '69

  • Dakota Santana-Grace '11

    Dakota is a Partner with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he has worked himself up the ranks since 2016. In addition to his management and consulting, he serves as a lead LGBTQ+ Advocate for BCG. He was the valedictorian for the WSC Class of 2011 and attended Harvard University. He has been a dedicated volunteer serving on the Alumni Council, as a commencement speaker, reunion chair and a regional representative for Webb in Boston and now DC. As a student he was a Rogers Peccary Scholar, founding member of the Webb Debate Team, and was active in the theater program.
  • Theresa A. Smith, Ph.D., Head of School, President, and Chief Executive Officer, ex officio

  • Wendin Smith, Ph.D. '89

  • Jordan Taylor '02

  • Lance Williams '97

Administrative Leadership Team

List of 8 items.

  • Theresa A. Smith, Ph.D., Head of School

  • Michael Hoe '04 , Assistant Head of School

  • Susan Carpenter, Director of Marketing & Communications

  • John Choi, Director of Culture & Community

  • Jamila Everett, Ph.D., Director of Admission & Financial Aid

  • Andy Farke, Ph.D., Director of the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

  • Bob Fass, Director of Advancement

  • Hector Martinez, Dean of College Guidance

Life Trustees

List of 10 items.

  • Ann Gould

  • Ann Longley

  • Bob Adler

  • Claire McCloud

  • Earl (Bud) H. Hoover II '52

  • Kimball (Kim) McCloud '67

  • Paul Reitler '54

  • Peter Ziegler '63

  • Roger Millar '61

  • Susan Nelson

Honorary Trustees

List of 7 items.

  • Ella Liu

  • John Rogers '59

  • Ming Chung Liu

  • Park Fu King

  • Robert Hefner '53

  • William Chiu

  • Yafei Yuan

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