Daniel Mansueto
President, Board of Directors
Mr. Mansueto is the current President of The Good Shepherd Academy’s board of directors. He has practiced law for over 30 years. He is a member of the Finance Council of St. Vitus in San Fernando and has served on the Life Commission of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, as President of the Board of Directors of International Life Services, and as President of the Board of Directors of the East Los Angeles Pregnancy Center. He is a 1985 graduate of the UCLA School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. After law school, he served as a law clerk to a federal district judge in Los Angeles and then practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers, for the California Department of Transportation and at his own law firm.
Lorena Felix
Secretary, Board of Directors
& Director of Curriculum
Mrs. Felix is a founding board member of The Good Shepherd Academy, has taught at the school and has extensive business and educational administration experience. She presently works as an administrator at the school.
Andre Coulombe
Member, Board of Directors
Mr. Coulombe is an Enrolled Agent Accountant and Brigadier General of the California State Guard. Mr. Coulombe is a former President of the Newman Club of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and has been a parishioner at St. Vitus since its founding as a parish.
Dr. Jacqueline Tran
Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Tran is a member of The Good Shepherd Academy’s board of directors. She is serving, or has served, on the boards of Right to Life League, Vox Vitae, ELA-Science, Catholic Polytechnic University (advisory board), and East Los Angeles Community Youth Center. She has a Doctorate in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.
Jeff Hilger
Advisory Member, Board of Directors
Mr. Hilger is an attorney and educational expert who is a member of The Good Shepherd Academy’s advisory board. Mr. Hilger has founded, managed, and overseen the growth of five schools (Stella Middle Charter Academy, Bright Star Secondary Charter, New Opportunities Jail School, Family First Adult School, and St. John Paul II STEM Academy) and the organizations that support them (Bright Star Schools and New Opportunities Organization). He is a graduate of Loyola High School of Los Angeles, Georgetown University, UCLA School of Law, and Teach For America. He has served as managing editor of the UCLA Law Review and as a law clerk for a federal district judge. He has practiced law in the areas of real estate, contracts, and governmental accountability.
Judy Gutierrez
Member, Board of Directors
& Head of School
Mrs. Gutierrez is a founding board member of The Good Shepherd Academy. She has over twenty years of school administration experience in all areas of operation. She is a co-founder of St. Monica Academy and served on their school board for several years. Mrs. Gutierrez was the founding President of the Board of Directors of The Good Shepherd Academy during its inception and inaugural academic year. She is presently Head of School at The Good Shepherd Academy.
Dr. John Tran
Advisory Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Tran is a member of The Good Shepherd Academy’s advisory board and regularly participates in board meetings. He is a member of the board of directors of Catholic Polytechnic University and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.