About Us

President

Sharon and her family have lived in Mission Viejo since 1999 and she has two children, both graduates of CVHS. She has been recognized for her volunteer work with many charitable organizations including Boy Scouts of America, Volunteers of American, various public schools and districts and Camp Pendleton Marine Families. Sharon has served on executive boards for PTSA, Pacific Hills Homeowners Association and B.S.A. She has also served on many school district committees. Sharon has chaired fundraising events which support the charitable organizations she is committed to. Sharon began her career in Accounting and Insurance and is currently a Researcher for private company. Sharon has a B.S. in Business Administration with a dual major in Finance and Management Information Systems.

Secretary

Gail has lived in Mission Viejo since 1992 and has two children who have gone through CUSD schools. Gail has served on numerous executive boards at Bathgate Elementary, Newhart Middle and Capo Valley High School as well as actively volunteering in AYSO and Little League as a coach and team parent, and in Girl Scouts as a troop leader for six year. Gail has been a marketing professional for over 25 years, and spent 15 years at TRW/Experian working in Marketing and Corporate Strategy. She is currently the Director of Marketing and Client Services at a private company in the mortgage industry. Gail has a B.S. from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Cal State Long Beach.

Treasurer

Scott started working for AT&T while attending college to become a Fire Fighter. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree Scott decided to stay with AT&T and spent 31 years with the phone company, retiring at the end of 2009. Scott started out as a telephone installer while attending college and retired as a General Manager. During Scott’s career he worked in Operations, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Business Offices and finally retired in Sales Operations. After retiring from AT&T, Scott founded the Peak Client Group in 2010 and now has offices in 11 cities around the country. Peak Client Group is a proposal development company and supports Fortune 100 clients as well as federal, state and local government agencies. Scott has an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA in Marketing from California University, Fullerton. Scott also obtained a Certificate in Management from the University of Southern California. A native Californian, Scott is married with three grown children. Scott has been involved in a number of charity organizations throughout the years and still sits on three boards and is a recently appointed Commissioner for the city of Mission Viejo.

Members At Large

Doug Boyd

Doug currently serves as the Executive Pastor of Mission Hills Church located in Mission Viejo. One of Doug’s roles as the Executive Pastor is to seek-out partnership opportunities with community organizations within the city of Mission Viejo. The purpose of these partnerships is to allow the church to use its wide-ranging resources in order to make an impact in our local community. Being able to partner with the Capo Valley High School Foundation has allowed church parishioners, many of which are alumni, to give back to the school through fundraising and campus beautification efforts. Besides being a pastor and a member of the CVHS Foundation Board, Doug also enjoys coaching, working at his daughter’s school and spending quality time with his wife and 3 daughters. Family hobbies include days at the beach, hiking, biking and lounging at the community pool. Doug has a B.S. in Marketing from BIOLA University.

Sharon O'Brien

Sharon has lived in Mission Viejo 8 of the last 10 years and she has 2 children in the CUSD schools. She has served on executive boards, chaired fundraisers and volunteered in sports booster programs at Castille Elementary, Newhart Middle and Capo Valley High School. Sharon worked in consumer goods Advertising and as a soft drinks Brand Management executive for 12 years and has lived in several midwest and east coast cities. She currently manages vacation rentals through her marketing company, Celtic Partners, and actively volunteers at the high school. Sharon has a BA in psychology from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Jane Lehmann Shafron

Jane Lehmann Shafron was born in Canberra, Australia and moved to the United States in 1999 with her husband and three children. Jane graduated from the Australian National University in Canberra with a Bachelor of Arts degree and the University of Sydney with a Bachelor and Masters degrees in Law. Jane practiced corporate law in Australia before moving to the United States in 1999. She now runs her own business, Your Story Here Video Biography, helping families preserve the personal legacy of their loved ones for future generations. Jane helped establish the David P. Campbell Foundation for Pediatric Mitochondrial Disease Research. She is an Ambassador with the South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Orange County. Jane has been an actively involved at her children's schools, Castille Elementary, Newhart Middle School and CVHS.

Brian Skalsky

Brian is a 2001 Alumni from Capistrano Valley High School. He received his B.S. in Biology from the University of California Irvine in 2005 and is receiving his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in the spring of 2011. Upon Graduation he will be sitting for the California Bar Exam and will be subsequently employed with Bremer, Whtye, Brown, & O'Meara, a Law Firm in Newport Beach. Brian is currently serving his third term on the City of Mission Viejo's Community Services Commission. Brian is enthusiastically looking forward to giving back to his alma mater.