Board of Directors

Hal has been a member of the Roundhouse Board since 2004 and handles many of its legal needs.

Born and raised in New England, Hal developed his love of the ocean during childhood summers spent at his grandmother’s home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. He and his wife Jenny enjoyed raising their two sons by the shores of the Pacific Ocean, and the boys were regular visitors to the Roundhouse.

Hal is Senior of Counsel and a former partner in the Corporate Department of Morrison & Foerster LLP, a national law firm based in San Francisco. His practice focuses on securities law, corporate governance and financial regulatory matters. Over the years, he has been actively involved with a number of civic groups, including the American Heart Association and the Manhattan Beach Little League.

With its expanded resources, Hal is looking forward to helping the Roundhouse deepen its integration with our local community and extend its educational mission throughout Southern California.

Dick was one of the founders of the Roundhouse Marine Teaching Center in 1979. As a young lawyer, he filed the original papers establishing Oceanographic Teaching Stations (OTS), the non-profit that operates the Aquarium. For over 40 years, he has continued as a Director and Officer of OTS.

In city government, he was the first Chair of the Manhattan Beach Public Works Commission and served on the Planning Commission. In the health field, Dick was twice elected to the Board of Directors of Beach Cities Health District and was instrumental in leasing its hospital facilities to fund health programs in the three beach cities. He also served nine years on the Board of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center.

Dick is a graduate of UC Berkeley Law School, and since 1995, he has served as a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court. He has written a book and numerous articles on judicial subjects.

With his wife, Pat, he has lived in Manhattan Beach since 1970. They have two sons and four grandchildren.

Accomplished Executive with a successful history working in the apparel, footwear, and nonprofit industries. Experience in Executive Management, Marketing, Sales, Communications, Public Relations, Fundraising, Event Production, Community Engagement. Robin currently serves as the Executive Director of the Skechers Foundation and the Harrison Greenberg Memorial Foundation.

Lynne started as a volunteer at the Aquarium in February 2009 and joined the Board that July. She served as President from 2014 to 2016.

In 2007 she retired from a 45-year career that revolved around TV production, both as a college professor and practitioner. Among her positions were Vice Chair of the Communications Department at California State University, Fullerton and Director of Programming for Valley Cable TV.

Her TV producer credits include a 45-program music series for public broadcasting; she has written 12 textbooks about media; she has consulted in many countries including Australia, Malaysia, Russia and Swaziland; and she has received numerous outstanding educator awards. Her past volunteer work included Governor of the TV Academy and President of the Broadcast Education Association.

With her husband Paul, she has lived in Manhattan Beach since 1961 and raised three sons. It was her love of the ocean and her trips to the Aquarium with her grandchildren that inspired her to start volunteering. She is particularly interested in encouraging young people to consider science-oriented careers.

Matt served as president of the Board of Directors for the OTS/Roundhouse Aquarium from 2004 through 2013. He led the all-volunteer Board to a financially stable organization and helped extend the educational reach beyond the city of Manhattan Beach. He continues to be particularly interested in strategic planning.

Matt has been a resident of Manhattan Beach since 1978 following the completion of his undergraduate degree at Occidental College in Math, Science and Music. He then began work at MCA Universal, IBM and Pioneer Electronics developing new interactive visual technologies though 2003. Since then Matt has been a consultant with Eagle Rock Entertainment focusing on producing music concert films, restoring historical archives and developing artist and management relations.

Matt first began as a volunteer at the Roundhouse in the summer of 2003 and continues to support the OTS mission to connect visitors and students to the ocean and inspire them to have a positive impact on the environment.

Richard P. Montgomery / Council Member – City of Manhattan Beach, California

From 2005 to 2013, and 2017 to 2024, Mr. Montgomery has served four terms as Mayor and City Council member for the City of Manhattan Beach. Prior to his first election, Mr. Montgomery served as a Planning Commissioner and Chair from 2002 to 2005.

Mr. Montgomery was re-elected in November of 2020 to the Manhattan Beach City Council and is now a council member in his fourth term. After 16 years as a local elected official, he has served as President (2011, 2018 and 2024) of the Independent Cities Association (elected officials from 44 cities throughout Los Angeles and Orange County); as a Director of the Sanitation Districts #5 & #7 in Los Angeles County and Chair of the Small Craft Harbor Commissioner in Marina Del Rey at the appointment of LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

He also served on the Salvation Army Board (South Bay) and on the Board of Grades of Green. He has been on the Beach Cities Toy Drive Board & Manhattan Beach Fireworks Association Board since 2005.

Mr. Montgomery was reappointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors for a two-year term, which includes a seat on the League of CA Cities Board. In addition, Mr. Montgomery is a board member of the Institute for Local Government (ILG) in the State of California and the 2nd Vice President of the Los Angeles World Airports Community Noise Roundtable.

When not attending to city business, Mr. Montgomery is the Government Affairs Manager with OUTFRONT MEDIA advertising company in Los Angeles. His responsibility is to provide government relations support and legislative policy direction with local government and coordinate with state agencies throughout the State of California.

Finally, Mr. Montgomery is a 35-year resident of Manhattan Beach and is also a former police officer from a Southern California agency.

Jessica Vincent, an innovative, passionate, creative-thinking professional with extensive experience in municipal service operations and project management; significant insight in budgeting, integrated marketing, partnerships, and team leadership, is currently an External Affairs Representative at Chevron. Jessica brings experience from previous roles at the City of Manhattan Beach and the City of Newport Beach. She holds a 2003 – 2006 Bachelor of Arts – BA @ California State University, Long Beach.