Our Current Board of Directors

All Directors of the Foundation are elected to serve two year terms and there are no limits to the number of consecutive terms. The officers of the Foundation are elected during our year end meeting to serve one year terms for the upcoming school year.

Denise Iger, Vice President

Denise joined the Foundation Board in 2019. She has served several roles within the Foundation and is currently the Vice President. Denise is the mother of a current Palisades student and a former student.

Heather Johnson, Director of Hosted Events

Heather joined the Foundation Board of Directors in 2023 and has been instrumental in organizing and operating the various hosted events that the Foundation has held to raise funds for our mission. Heather has two children currently at Palisades.

Brian Johnston, President

Brian joined the Foundation in 2022 as a Director. He currently has a 5th grade student at Palisades and also has a former Palisades student currently attending middle school in San Clemente.

Nick Leefer, Director

Nick has been a Director of the Palisades Elementary Foundation since 2023. He is the parent of a current Palisades student.

Tom Porter, Treasurer

Tom has served several roles within the Foundation since he joined in 2018 as one of the original “founders”. He has three children and his youngest is in 5th grade at Palisades Elementary School.

Brodie Smith, Secretary

Brodie is the current Secretary for the Foundation and has been a Director since 2019. Brodie has a current and a former student in attendance at Palisades Elementary.

Lisa Vise-Van Niekerk, Director

Lisa joined the Foundation Board of Directors in 2023.