Blake Stephens
Founding Board Member
Blake Stephens is an award-winning California architect in practice for 25 years, with a focus on custom residences, historic renovation, museum and display architecture. A full-time professor of architecture teaching college students for the past seven years, he currently serves as Architecture Department Chair at Saddleback College. His professional work includes landscape architecture, interior design, and sustainable practice. He received his Bachelor’s of Architecture from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his Master’s of Architecture from NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego; he holds an NCIDQ certificate and is a LEED A.P.
With a passion for education, Blake has served for 14 years as Board Member and President of the Capistrano Unified School District Foundation, raising millions of dollars to enrich education in arts and sciences for the over 50,000 students in one of California’s largest public school districts. He has received commendations from both the California Legislature and United States House of Representatives for his work.
Married, with two children in college, Blake also serves as faculty advisor for two student design clubs, continues his busy architecture practice, and is active in non-profit support of higher education.
Alan Hines received a B.A. in Communications, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and did post-graduate work in American Studies at N.Y.U. Harper & Row published his novel, “Square Dance,” and he wrote the screenplay adaptation that starred Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Jane Alexander, and Jason Robards (Island Pictures).
Jim Ludlow has varied and deep professional business experience. As the Founder and CEO of Liquid Interactive and DSK Media Solutions, Jim successfully leads and manages profitable growth. Liquid Interactive provides Internet related marketing and technology support to many global based brands. DSK is a provider of award-winning multimedia solutions. Also, Jim has been instrumental in leading the development, marketing and deployment of six successful Web-based software platforms.
Michael Henderson was born and raised in Austin, Texas. Michael studied philosophy and economics at Howard University. His studies have taken him to the countries of Ecuador, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and Morocco. He is an extraordinary visionary, organizer, and implementer. Mr. Henderson is a student of Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. He is an alumnus of the School for International Training, Middlebury Language Institute, and the Latin American Studies Institute. Michael has contributed original research manifesting in the form of theses, essays, documentaries, and conferences. Contributed works are entitled; Economic Development in the Sultanate of Oman; A Study of Oman Development Bank Loans Given to the Industrial Sector, Ecuador: Policy of Dollarization between the Years of 1998-2000, Break-Dancing in Oman: Opportunities for Corporate Involvement, China’s Role in the Development of the African Continent: Conference, and Shabab: An Oman Hip-Hop Story.
Jonathan Stephens, a California native, is currently studying television and movies. Prior to joining the Board of Directors of the Haydenfilms Institute, he had been the head of his own Web and graphic design company, PixelStudios LA, which produced creative web solutions for companies around the globe. In addition to Web design and development, Jonathan has been composing and producing music as a freelancer, and has been doing so for more than 12 years. Since joining the team at the Haydenfilms Institute, Jonathan has been involved in project management, as well as working alongside third parties and the HFI team to create new Web solutions for the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival.