Leadership
Steve Hagler, Executive Director
Steve is a life-long educator and nonprofit manager. Steve began his career as a classroom educator in the San Francisco Unified School District. As a teacher, he created outdoor and experiential programs for students at-risk of dropping out of school. Steve served as executive director of the Foundation for Youth Investment (now called Youth Outside), where he guided over $13 million in funding to get youth connected to the outdoors, help reduce the barriers that keep kids from going into nature, and worked to change the face of outdoor instruction.
Steve holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a secondary education credential and master’s degree in Education from San Francisco State University.
Pascal and Virginie Rigo, Lead Founders & Funders
Their son struggled for years to learn how to read until he met Steve Tattum. The Rigos saw the change in their son, and wanted others, especially kids in low-income communities, to overcome their reading struggles. Pascal and Virginie have led the way by starting the LearnUp nonprofit organization, providing in-kind space in La Boulangerie’s corporate offices in San Francisco to host the reading clinic, and by providing financial support to help deserving students learn to read.
Steve Tattum, Reading Director
Steve has been teaching kids to read for over 40 years. He developed the Tattum Reading Program (also known as F.A.S.T.) and is sharing that proven curriculum with LearnUp to scale his success with more students and schools in the Bay Area.
Meet our dedicated board members.
Pascal Rigo
LearnUp parent
Restaurateur, founder, La Boulangerie de San Francisco
Co-lead funder and founder of LearnUp
Virginie Rigo
LearnUp parent
Controller, Bay Bread LLC.
Co-lead funder and founder of LearnUp
Amory Donohue
Founder and CEO of Language in Action/¡Hola Kids!
Co-founder of Boost Preschool for children with developmental and learning disabilities
- B.S. in Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology
Josh Brankman
Executive Leader
Education and Conservation Advocate
- Executive Director at Outward Bound USA
M.A. in Educational Leadership from University of California, Berkeley
Brian Sauer
Citywide Director of Education at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
B.A. in Anthropology from Marquette University
- California Single Subject Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University
Emeritus Board Members
Carolyne Connor
- LearnUp parent
- President of Matchstar (executive recruiting)
- Deeply “connected” in the search industry
- B.A. in Business Administration Georgetown University
Michele Ramos Walker
LearnUp Parent
Client Services, investment management, Jordan Park. Operations management, ALFA Partners & Bernstein
Nonprofit boards: Circus Bella.
BA in Sociology UCLA.
Lisa Lyon
- Founder & Community Outreach Director, Decoding Dyslexia Oregon
- Advocate for systemic change so that all children, regardless of their economic background will be taught to read
- Private tutor
Hal Cranston
- LearnUp grandparent
- Business manager
- Nonprofit boards: Yosemite Conservancy, Episcopal Charities, St. Luke’s, Stanford
- BA and MBA Stanford
Devin Hunter
LearnUp community partner
- Expanded Learning Director at Bridge Upper Academy
Former Assistant Director at Boys & Girls Club SF Visitacion Valley Clubhouse
Americorps member at City Year in East San Jose
U.S. Air Force veteran
Partners
As a nonprofit, we get significant support from our pro-bono partners. They treat us like paying clients and deliver top-notch products. Check them out.
La Boulangerie de San Francisco has been operating in the Bay Area since 1995, founded by French baker Pascal Rigo. Since the beginning, our mission has been to bring a little taste of France to every customer every day, with a great smile, great coffee, and great food.
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