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The Wooden Floor, one of the country’s foremost creative youth development organizations, announces the appointment of Board Chair Sasha Ayloush, Chief Executive Officer of Hydraflow, an engineered aerospace and defense systems company. Ayloush has served on The Wooden Floor Board of Directors since 2015 and is a member of the Executive Committee as Development Chair from 2021 to 2026. Each year she hosts the organization’s Annual Eat & Wrap event, where individual and corporate volunteers wrap holiday gifts for each of the 475 students in The Wooden Floor’s year-round after school program.
“Having served as a Board Member over the past decade, I have witnessed The Wooden Floor’s ability to transform the lives of young people through its dance, education, and family-focused programs. I am excited to be a leading advocate as Board Chair, for others to be part of the transformative journey The Wooden Floor offers its students and families,” said Ayloush.
The Officers of the 2026-2027 Board of Directors include Immediate Past Chair Jehan Jayakumar, Vice Chair Joseph Chatelle, Treasurer Yvonne O’Neill, and Secretary Richard Lee.
Additionally, The Wooden Floor welcomes two new members within its distinguished Board of Directors, Dr. Candice Yorke, PhD and Andrew Aw.
Dr. Candice M. Yorke, PhD is a talent strategist and industrial-organizational psychologist who has spent her career strengthening leadership pipelines, building organizational capability, and driving business transformation and growth. She is the Sr. Director, Talent, Organizational Development, and Strategic HR at Behr Paint Company and previously held leadership roles at Hyundai Capital America and Ingram Micro Inc. Driven by a strong belief in the power of opportunity, she serves nonprofit organizations that help individuals and communities thrive.
“I know how transformative it can be when young people’s talents are nurtured, their confidence strengthened, and doors are opened to opportunities they never thought possible for themselves. That is why I’m so passionate about The Wooden Floor’s mission. The students demonstrate remarkable determination and resilience, and I’m proud to invest in their futures through my board service,” said Yorke.
Andrew Aw is a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of AI startup Precision Finance. He brings more than 20 years of global experience across finance, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and operations. Before co-founding Precision Finance, Aw led corporate development at fintech company Happy Money. Prior to that, he held finance and corporate development & strategy roles at Ingram Micro and Western Digital. Aw and his wife have volunteered for The Wooden Floor’s Annual Auditions Day and supported various events before he joined the Board. He is passionate about giving back to the Orange County community and supporting local nonprofits.
“Joining the Board of The Wooden Floor is especially meaningful to me because I grew up in Santa Ana. I’m grateful for the chance to give back to a community that has always meant a great deal to me and help create opportunities for its young people,” he said.
