Sandee Yamamoto is a current parent of a Uni High sophomore. She is head of U.S. affairs, production and Tristone Entertainment, a Japanese talent management and film production company. She is involved with foreign casting, contract negotiation and all connections outside of Japan. Sandee has served on parent organizations at various LAUSD schools and considers herself a public education advocate. She first joined UHEF as the lead parent coordinator for Uni High Theater. She recognizes the importance of “one” community voice, to be an effective organization to support all the students and educators of Uni.

Kathleen Cohen “86, is an experience strategist focusing on creatively integrating digital platforms. She has over 20 years merging physical and virtual worlds. Kathleen is a highly creative, business-savvy, big-picture thinker who leads clients into locating, designing, and producing next generation technologies with engaging content for impactful visitor experiences. She sells vision from the cross-section of creative thinking and user engagement. Her past work includes: DreamWorks, IBM Innovation and Disney. Currently Kathleen is working in two focused areas; 1)Augmented Reality(AR) glasses that spatial map safe-guided pathways for the visually impaired and blind. 2) Advancing tech innovation for themed entertainment and sustainable tourism. Kathleen was Senior Class President and with a very active committee has coordinated the ’86 decennial reunions. In 2016 the class raised and donated $2,461.00 to the UHEF for Uni.

Jay Manning is the parent of a Uni freshman, (Class of 2021), with another student at Emerson, (Uni Class of 2023). Currently serving as president of the Emerson parents organization, (PACE), as well as Chairman of the Emerson Charter board. Newly elected as Chairman of the Uni High School Site Council (SSC).
He looks forward to growing UHEF membership among current Uni families, while continuing UHEF outreach to the Uni Alumni family.

Jordan Friedberg is married to Janine Gershon both natives of Los Angeles, with three children 19 (now a sophomore at Oregon State), 17 and 14 (both at Uni) all of whom have been involved in soccer since they were 5. Jordan is a certified club and AYSO referee, past club team administrator, certified coach and a board member and treasurer for the past nine years for an AYSO Region.
Jordan, has an MBA from Pepperdine University. His past experience includes, upper management in a TV/film network and production/post production companies, and management of start-up Internet companies. He also has skills in all areas of accounting, budgeting, finance, and management, including forensic accounting, His management experiences in post includes working with large and boutique post innovative industry leaders in equipment, post-production and production in both film and video, management of a theater in turn-around, coordination of fundraising of 3.7 million dollars in matching funds. He has been an Associate Producer on more than 480 hours of network programming and feature movies. Past companies have included: Corporate Accounting Director of ABC American Broadcasting Company, CFO Cinema Research Corporate, CFO Pacific Ocean Post. Currently President of FilmRoos Inc. and Aremac Consultants, LLC.
Jordan has been involved in the Los Angeles area community for years, including as a board member of two different synagogues, PTSA Treasurer for University High School, Founding Board Member of the Bel Air Film Festival, Producer on RADD/Recording Artists, Actors & Athletes Against Drunk Driving®.

Class of 1950. After Uni earned MS Applied Physics, UCLA. Joined The Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, and eventually retired from Hughes Aircraft Company in 1995. Still living in Westwood and enjoys “giving back” to Uni.

Randy Awni is a son of Marge Johnson, a Uni grad from the 50’s and he is also the proud father of Jared Awni, Uni class of 2014! A UCLA grad and business owner in West Los Angeles, Randy and his family are invested in the community and donate time to better it.

Current Principal (and a tireless promoter of Uni and its students), since 2008. A professional educator for more than 25 years, he began as an elementary school teacher at West Hollywood Elementary in 1988. Prior to his current position, he was the Assistant Principal at Westchester High School from 2004-08.

Parent of four Uni grads & Board Member since ’93. A passionate devotion to quality public education for all children has kept me involved with the Foundation. My kids keep wondering if I’ll “ever graduate from High School.”