Our Wildwood, Summer 2017, Volume 41

People for the American Way, a progressive advocacy organization founded by Norman Lear. Chelsea began her career in the arts as the Los Angeles director of New York City–based Pace/MacGill Gallery, and she has worked with LA- and London- based fine art companies to produce specially commissioned editions with numerous artists, including Ed Ruscha, Chris Burden, and William Eggleston. She is active with LACMA’s Art Here and Now (AHAN), the Hammer Circle and Reboot. Chelsea grew up in Washington, D.C., and received her bachelor’s degree from Vassar College.

Susan Olsen FAMILY: Susan and her husband . Keith have three sons at Wildwood. BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND: Susan is an educator with extensive and diverse 7-12 classroom experience. She graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College in 1991 and took her first teaching job at a small Quaker school outside Philadelphia. She earned master’s degrees at Harvard University in theology and in education administration, planning, and social policy. At the Divinity School, she also completed the Program in Religion and Secondary Education. After graduate school, Susan taught English at Baltimore City College High School. In 1999, she joined the faculty at Brentwood School, served as English department chair in her last three years, and founded a free, after-school English as a Second Language program for adult kitchen and custodial staff. Susan left teaching in 2005 to stay home with her children, but she has continued to find new ways to be involved in education. She served on her sons’ preschool board for three years, two of them as president. She took a full- time subbing position at Santa Monica High School for the spring semester, 2016, teaching English to juniors and seniors. She continues to be a regular substitute in the English department at SAMO.

Azizi Williams FAMILY: Azizi and her two daughters, ages 10 and 13, live in Sierra Madre, California. BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND: . Azizi is the assistant head of Sequoyah School, an independent progressive school located in Pasadena, California. After graduating from high school in Pasadena, Azizi was awarded the California Youth Leadership Award from the University of California, Berkeley. At UC Berkeley, Azizi attained her Bachelor of Arts in sociology while working as an assistant teacher in the university preschool program and pursuing a certificate in early education. In 2002, Azizi was given the opportunity to be a lead teacher at the UC Berkeley Harold E. Jones Child Study Center, the longest continuously running child study center in the United States. In 2007, Azizi returned to Southern California where she taught a kindergarten/1st grade class for two years before becoming assistant head at Sequoyah. Azizi received a Master of Arts in educational leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University in May 2017. Azizi has served on the Alumnae Board at Westridge School for Girls and is on the board of the Southern California People of Color in Independent Schools, which works to promote equity, diversity, and social justice in independent schools.

Andy Horn

FAMILY: Andy and his wife Heather have two children who attend Wildwood. BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND: Andy is the chief financial officer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where he has been the primary financial executive since 2001. Before joining the academy, he was an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and an officer in the U.S. Navy. Andy earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from . the University of Southern California.