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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Donna Ronzone to its Board of Directors. Ronzone brings with her the experience that comes with being a life-long educator. Starting her career in education on the East Coast, Ronzone began as a Library Media Specialist and transitioned to teaching. She then moved into administrative roles until she [...]

Peter and Karen Brill The Brill Family Foundation announced What is LOVE as the recipient of their $20,000 Future Bender Fellow Award to continue its work with vulnerable teens. Over the past few years, Peter and Karen Brill have explored ways of facilitating significant social and environmental impact through transformative change. They searched [...]

SOURCE: NOOZHAWK Leaders in Transition, a program of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, helps high-achieving, low-income students get into college and beyond By Ann Pieramici “Learning what you don’t want to do,” “saying yes to opportunities” and “trusting yourself” were just a few words of wisdom offered by local business leaders to a group of 25 [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) is pleased to announce that Pedro Paz has been named Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to enriching the academic, artistic, and personal development of Santa Barbara students. Paz joins the Foundation after working with Santa Barbara Foundation as Director of Policy and External Affairs and First 5 in [...]