La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation names new executive director
A La Cañada resident with experience in corporate finance has been named the new executive director of the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation, it was announced Wednesday.
Marilyn Yang will begin her new job in July, according to the announcement. She replaces Deborah Weirick, who earlier this spring said she would be stepping down June 30 after four years at the helm of the organization.
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“It’s been a great run, but I’m just ready to do something else,” Weirick told the Valley Sun in an April interview.
“After an extensive search that included candidates from both within and outside the community, I am delighted to announce that we have found our next executive director,” LCFEF President Stephanie Fossan said in this week’s statement announcing Yang’s appointment. She added Yang has served on the foundation’s board for four years, three as treasurer and two as chairman of the annual Spring Gala auction committee.
The foundation, now in its fourth decade of existence, raises funds in support of La Cañada’s public schools. In recent years, it has donated about $2 million annually to La Cañada Unified School District.
Yang and her husband, Kaiser, are the parents of 10-year-old twins, Jared and Jada, who attend Paradise Canyon Elementary School. A resident of the city for more than 15 years, Yang has not only volunteered with the educational foundation, but has also been an active PTA member at her children’s school and is involved with the Flintridge Guild of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Yang did her undergraduate work at UCLA, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. She then went on to earn an MBA from the University of Michigan. She has worked as an accountant for Ernst & Young LLP, as an investment banker for Banc of America Securities and as a corporate financier for the Walt Disney Co.
“I’m passionate about maintaining the high standards of our school district and am grateful for the opportunity to serve our community as the executive director for LCFEF,” Yang said in the announcement.
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Carol Cormaci, carol.cormaci@latimes.com
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