Bernadette Musetti is a long time educator, having taught in Mexico and the U.S. and across all ages, from elementary through doctoral students. Much of her early career was focused on teaching English as an additional language, which she did for many years at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (now Middlebury) and at University of California Davis, where she also developed and taught specialized academic English language programs for groups such as international legal professionals. In addition to serving as a consultant at the California Department of Education, she served as Department Head of the Intensive English Program at the University of Georgia and as the founding Co-Director of a center at UGA that created university-school/district partnerships and professional learning to raise student achievement. The second half of Bernadette’s career has focused on educator preparation. She was the lead responsible for implementing an $8.9 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant at Kennesaw
State University in Atlanta. Bernadette moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to administer all undergraduate teacher preparation programs at Loyola Marymount University and to direct the elementary grades program, which she did for eleven years, until taking a faculty position with the then newly created department of Urban &; Environmental Studies. She is thrilled to be in a position that allows her to bring together all of her main areas of interest and expertise. She continues to teach the capstone course she created for LMU’s future TK-5 teachers on
‘Education and Global Issues’, with a focus on ecological literacy. She has taken students in this TK-5 grades capstone course to Costa Rica in past years and most recently to Bali, where students gained valuable teaching experience at the YLMU after school learning center there. She enjoys serving on the Suwandi Foundation Board and is inspired by the work being done in Bali by former LMU students and their local partners. Bernadette’s life’s work has been dedicated to increasing access and equity in education and she is grateful for such meaningful work. Her most important role however is as grandmother to her four young grandchildren!

Lisa Daggett-Cummings has devoted her career to empowering individuals, instilling self-sufficiency, and fostering their well-being. She has extensive experience in fund development and marketing, working for emerging nonprofit organizations that cater to children’s health, education, and social services.

Lisa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from California State University Long Beach, which served as a foundation for her MBA from Loyola Marymount University. As an adjunct Professor at Loyola Marymount University, she specializes in teaching Business Ethics and Sustainability, instilling a deep understanding of global change, ethics, and leadership in her students. Lisa finds immense joy in engaging in meaningful conversations about the transformative power of “Business for Good” and the positive change it can make for her students and the community at large.

Vanette Fontenette has a BA in Communications and was the General Manager the Executive Suites at EastRidge in Vancouver, Washington before coming home to raise her children. She and her husband TJ own a real estate business and develop commercial and residential properties. She also served on the board for the local chapter of the American Heart Association before becoming a board member with the Suwandi Foundation. Vanette has volunteered in schools and for charitable organizations providing event planning, writing and proofreading support, or cooking for them. She has also been a caregiver for various family members. She loves children and enjoys spending time with her great nieces and nephews whenever possible.