Meet our New Trustees Amber Berrios ’07 has been working in finance and real estate since 2011. She
currently serves as Vice President & Associate Director at Majestic Realty Co. She received her B.S. in public policy, management and planning and her M.S. in planning from the University of Southern California. She serves on the Advisory Council at the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and is an active member of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders – Young Professionals and USC’s Latino Alumni Association. Amber recalls instantly falling in love with Mayfield on her first visit. She says, “I distinctly remember driving down the driveway after Open House feeling convinced Mayfield was the perfect fit for me.” As a student she remembered the “special unity Mayfield created” and the “respect and admiration” she felt among students. Amber had a “wonderful experience” at Mayfield, and as a new board member, she aims to help foster an environment where every student feels accepted, welcomed and able to access the many opportunities she enjoyed. Amber feels strongly that “Mayfield is a place that allows you to grow and explore who you are, creating confidence in a place full of support, while still keeping you aware of how you can give to the world.”
Wellington Choi grew up in the San Gabriel Valley and graduated from the University
of Southern California with a business degree. He’s currently a senior vice president in sales and distribution for the investment firm Capital Group. He lives with his wife, Felicity, in San Gabriel with their two kids: Andrew, a recent St. Francis High School graduate who is headed to the University of California, San Diego this fall, and Jessica ’23, a rising junior at Mayfield. His volunteer work has included AYSO, Little League and Boy Scouts of America. As a product of single-sex education, Felicity Choi championed the same approach for their kids, which made the family intentional in their high school searches. Wellington says, “On the surface Mayfield looks outstanding—the staff, the students and curriculum,” but, he adds, “to know an organization, you have to look behind the scenes.” He has been serving on Mayfield’s Finance Committee and after having “an in-depth look at how meaningful decisions are made and budgets are set,” Wellington was impressed, especially with the way COVID-19 aid was distributed to families this year. All of this, he says, “reinforced that this was a high quality institution.” Although Jessica spent most of her sophomore year in remote learning, Wellington already sees that Mayfield is a place where she will grow in “confidence, independence and compassion.”
Alison Jones Gamble ’87 has served as President of Gamble Jones Investment
Counsel since 2011, having started at the firm in 1993. Her mother, Virginia Schlueter Jones ’64, is also a Mayfield alum, and Alison has fond memories of being on the Bellefontaine campus when she was young, saying that Mayfield was “always where I wanted to be.” Alison received her B.A. from the University of San Diego, and she lives in Altadena with her husband, Mark, her son, Matthew (17), and daughter Grace ’24. She has served as a board member for the Cancer Support Community, and has been on the Mayfield Junior School Board since 2012, serving as board chair from 2019 to 2020. Though Alison’s time at Mayfield was overwhelmingly positive, it was also marked by tragedy. A few days before her junior year began, her tennis doubles partner, Maureen Shea ’86, died in a car accident. “Our tennis team was one big family that rallied around each other during [that] difficult time,” says Alison, adding that they “spent a lot of time before matches in the chapel.” In spite of the extraordinary grief felt by the community, the team won the CIF Championship and dedicated its victory to Maureen. Alison’s daughter, Grace, has also had her Mayfield journey shaped by larger forces—in her case, a global pandemic. Alison strongly believes that the Holy Child mission, and the tremendous support system within the school, help every student to become “a much more well-rounded human being,” and asks sincerely: “How could you not be inspired?” 2021 POSTSCRIPTS
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