The Painted Turtle is governed by an independent, volunteer board of directors comprised of 28 prominent and influential business and community leaders who are committed to the mission of enriching the lives of children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Board members attend three board meetings each year, serve on committees, make governance decisions, support The Painted Turtle financially, and are proactive supporters of The Painted Turtle.

PAGE ADLER
Founder/Chairman of the Board

LOU ADLER
Producer

TOM AMSTER
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

MARY BROWN
President and CEO, Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California

SHELLY BROWN
Board Member, Child Advocates & the Children's Crisis Treatment Center in Philadelphia, PA

LARRY BROWN
NBA Coach

MELANIE COOK
Partner, Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf, LLP

JANET CROWN
Partner, JMK Productions
Owner, Burn 60 Fitness Studio

DR. LORRY FRANKEL
Director, Pediatric Intensive Care, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

GIL FRIESEN
Former Entertainment Executive, Investor

STEVE GAGGERO
Managing Director, Pacific Coast Management

JAMI GERTZ
Actor

JAMES GRIFFITHS
Entertainment Industry Executive

KEN GROUF
President and COO, Kriser's

JIM GUERINOT
Owner, Rebel Waltz, Inc.

LAURENTIUS HARRER
Vice President, Capital International Research, Inc.

DAVID HERNAND
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

JOHN HOTCHKIS
Chairman and CEO, Ramajal LLC

MATTHEW JONES
President, Van Law Food Products, Inc.

BRUCE KARSH
President, Oaktree Capital Management, LLC

NANCY MARKS
Portrait Artist and Author

SUE ANN MASSON
Co-Founder, Green Lantern Stables, LLC

CAROLYN POWERS
Philanthropist

BILL POWERS
Managing Director, PIMCO

TONY RESSLER
Partner, Ares Management, LLC

JOSEPH RICE
Executive Vice President, Senior Credit Officer
Wholesale Banking Group – Wells Fargo & Company

DR. CYNTHIA TELLES
Director, Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital

ROGER WITTLIN
Managing Director, Silver Lake Financial