Jeffrey K. Ball
Founding Board Member
Jeffrey K. Ball (“Jeff”) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Business Council where he represents the interests of local businesses and organizations together with academia and government to promote the economic growth of the nation’s sixth largest county, Orange County, California.
Ball is the Founder of Friendly Hills Bank (now First Pacific Bank) where he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer and is currently Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. His more than 40 years of experience in commercial and investment banking includes leadership positions with Bank of America, as well as past Chair of the California Bankers Association and past Chair of the Government Relations Council of the American Bankers Association. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for Orange County Business Council, First Pacific Bancorp, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Mobility21, and Data Center, Inc. He is also a member by appointment of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and previously served two terms on the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the California State Bar.
Prior to earning his MBA from Whittier College, Ball earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puget Sound. A longtime advocate of financial literacy, he frequently guest lectures on the topics of financial and economic principles at high schools and universities across the nation.
Michele Asay
Founding Board Member
Michele Asay is a mother, wife, and Senior Information Technology professional; in that order! A native of Orange County, California, Michele spent her entire educational career within the OC; graduating cum laude from Chapman University in Orange with her Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies and a minor in Art. Specializing in the area of business intelligence, Michele helps organizations identify their data needs and designs, builds, and delivers solutions to support those needs in varied industries including utilities, lending, and apparel & footwear. After the birth of her first child, Michele altered her career path to enable a better work life balance and allow for more participation in her children’s education. Michele & her husband Todd are 20 year residents of Huntington Beach with their three children attending Kinetic Academy. Over the course of her career, Michele chaired event committees to raise money for annual Giving Campaigns and has been recognized with multiple awards for Operational Excellence. Currently, Michele is the Senior Manager, Americas Business Intelligence Team for global action sports company Boardriders, headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA. Michele is a supporter of parent choice in education and is proud of her contribution to choice with the founding of Kinetic Academy.
Clare McKinnon Anderson
Clare is a Huntington Beach Resident of 20-plus years. When searching for local schools to enroll her daughter in for kindergarten, she discovered Kinetic Academy. Drawn to the STEAM-based education model, and the emphasis on community service, her daughter started at Kinetic Academy in 2017. Clare became involved with the Kinetic Parent Organization (KPO) leading the Waves of Kindness position which focused on community service and outreach and has also served as fundraising chair for the KPO Board.
Professionally, Clare has been in the mortgage industry for 22 years, working in different capacities, most recently as Vice President of Credit Risk for loanDepot.
Clare earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Redlands, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Environmental Studies. Her passion for travel was ignited there and she spent her Junior year of college studying abroad. Clare is thrilled to bring her experience and background to the Kinetic Academy board and to contribute to the growth and success of Kinetic. #KAAlltheWay
Bre Lionetti
Founding Board Member
A southern California native and long time Orange County resident, Mrs. Lionetti has dedicated her professional life to teaching children and transforming education through her work at Kinetic Academy.
Mrs. Lionetti believes that hands-on learning, or learning by doing, is crucial to a child’s learning, and that education should go beyond the traditional academic subjects, while fostering a sense of curiosity, empathy and social responsibility in young learners. She works tirelessly to recruit a team of dedicated and inspiring educators who share her vision and commitment to nurturing the potential of every child.
“I wish I would have had the opportunity to attend a school that offers what Kinetic offers to our students,” Mrs. Lionetti. She believes that all students should receive a quality education that gives them multiple opportunities to excel, explore and find their passions, which is exactly what Kinetic Academy strives to do.
In her spare time, Mrs. Lionetti enjoys spending time with her husband, their sons, and their labrador, Sammie.