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LACS School Board
Dave Stenfort, Board President
Dave holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He has been involved in manufacturing operations at Anritsu for 20 years in a variety of engineering and management roles and is currently Director of Operations at Anritsu Company, a test & measurement equipment company, overseeing manufacturing and procurement groups.
As a long-time member of Bridges Community Church, Dave has participated in various ministries including serving on the deacon and elder boards, life group leadership, and being the team leader of multiple international short-term mission trips. He and his wife, Lisa, a teacher at LACS for several years, and have two teenage children, Jonathan and Samantha.
Dave was the school board chair from 2002-2004, and has stayed engaged in supporting the school during his time on the BCC elder board.
Dave desires to see growth and vitality in the school community, excellence in all aspects of the school experience, and a healthy partnership between parents and staff, where the students are supported to reach their full potential in leadership, academics, character and service.
Don R. Thomas, Development and Human Resources
Don R. Thomas, and his wife, Charmaine, and their 3 daughters began attending Bridges Community Church in the spring 1980. They are members of Bridges Community Church, and have participated in a broad spectrum of service and leadership roles over the years.
They assisted the 2 church plants at Highway Community Church and Westgate Community Church for several years as part of their commitment to help spread God’s Word in different communities here in the Bay Area.
They have served in life group leadership, music ministry, children’s, and youth ministries. Don has served on the Foundation Board for 7 years, and Los Altos Christian Schools Board since 2014.
His wife, Charmaine has served as a Deaconess for several years and chaired that group. Don and Charmaine are celebrating 51+ years of marriage, 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 3 wonderful sons-in-law, all of whom have committed their lives to Jesus, and serve their churches and other ministry organizations in the various locations where they live.
Don’s business experiences include 45+ years of results-oriented consulting, executive and top-management experience, teaching/lecturer appointments at graduate and undergraduate levels, including Stanford University, Pepperdine University, Menlo College - School of Business Administration, the University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School, Columbia University, Hunter College, and Ursinus College.
He completed his undergraduate work at New York University's School of Commerce, with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Urban Economics. He has also achieved past rankings as an Accredited Executive in Personnel Administration, and was certified in Employee Relations Law by the Institute for Applied Management and Law.
Don’s vision for LACS is to help create the #1 ranked Christian School in Northern CA, and a spiritually strong campus environment that has a waiting list of students and families wishing to send their children to our schools.
Donna Young, PTF Representative
Donna Young joined the LACS Board to represent LACS’ Parent-Teacher Fellowship (PTF). She is also currently serving as Treasurer for PTF.
Serving on LACS Board is a natural role for Donna, who has worked with various school strategic planning committees and chaired parent-teacher organizations. Her professional background as a business planning consultant to the small profit & non-profit business sectors provides practical knowledge that is directly applicable to LACS Board activities.
A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, Donna lives with her husband, Stan, in Los Altos Hills. Their son, Kirk, is an 8th Grader at LACS, and their daughter, Claire, is attending 6th Grade at The King’s Academy. They attend Menlo Church at Mountain View.
Donna is glad to participate in the strategic discussions about LACS’ current needs and plans for the future. She greatly appreciates the special niche LACS fills in the local, educational community and looks forward to helping the school reach its full potential.
Steve Durand, BCC Pastoral Representative
Steve holds a BA from Baylor University and a Master’s from Southwestern Seminary. Steve is the Pastor of Family Ministries at Bridges Community Church (BCC) in Los Altos.
Prior to coming to BCC, Steve served as a Pastor of Youth & Music at a church in East Texas, as the Executive Director of a grassroots nonprofit organization devoted to motivating and training men to become more involved in their children’s lives, and as the Director of Fatherhood Programming for a pregnancy resource center. He and his wife Shannon are also trained marriage educators and have frequently spoken together at marriage conferences and seminars. Steve and Shannon have three children, Tate (10th), Ryah (9th), C.J. (7th), who have all either are or have attended LACS.
Steve believes that LACS has top-notch faculty, staff, and administrators who are uniquely called and gifted by God to impact the lives of children and families. His hope is that every student will not only grow academically, socially, and emotionally during their time at LACS, but that they would also connect with God, experience His love, and become lifelong followers of Him.
John T. Yue, Curriculum Chair
John is a retired semiconductor veteran, serving in senior vice president positions at TSMC, AMD, and OVT. He holds a Ph.D. & Masters in physics from Stanford University, a B.S. in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a MBA in Finance from SMU. John has been a member of Bridges Community Church since 1984. He is active in the church orchestra (plays violin), served as Life Group officer, and volunteered as part time Adult Sunday School teacher. He is on the committee for Child Evangelism Nor Cal Silicon Valley Chapter and is an officer in the Reasons to Believe San Jose Chapter.
John has a passion for evangelism and sharing the gospel to the un-churched. With his involvement in Child Evangelism and Reasons To Believe organizations, LACS provides another opportunity for him to further that passion and to share his working experience in the high tech industry.
John is married to Yao-Eng. Four children: sons Christopher & Justin; daughters Wen-Chih (LACS alumna), (husband Matt) and Wen-Ai (LACS alumna)
John’s goal for LACs is that it would continually grow to be the Christian school of choice in the Silicon Valley with the most excellent academic education possible for students at the preschool through 8th grade level.
Lloyd Klarke, Board Secretary
Jessica Kang, Preschool Director
Gabe Pethtel, LACS Principal
