About the Dunn-Edwards Foundation 

Founded in 2023, the Dunn-Edwards Foundation is the embodiment of a century-long legacy of excellence. Born from the Dunn-Edwards Corporation, a renowned leader in the paint industry, our foundation is driven by a simple yet powerful mission: to empower individuals with vocational skills, cultivate learning environments, and advocate for inclusive workspaces.

Brief Overview

A Legacy Of Excellence, A Future Of Possibility

Established in 2023, the Dunn-Edwards Foundation carries forward the legacy of the Dunn-Edwards Corporation by addressing the shortage of skilled labor in the painting industry. Through vocational training, community engagement, and advocacy, we're bridging the skills gap and creating pathways to success. Join us in our journey of empowerment and transformation.

Our Threefold Mission

Lisa Kudukis

CEO and Board Chair

Lisa Kudukis is the Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at Dunn-Edwards Corporation, where she  leads her team of marketing and innovation experts and supports new ways of thinking. Lisa is focused  on expanding the growth horizons of the business, brand, and creating best-in-class marketing efforts. 

Before joining the Dunn-Edwards team, Lisa worked for another paint manufacturer, where she held  various positions, including Senior Director of Marketing. 

Community is important to Lisa and she has a history of volunteer work including Little Bit Therapeutic  Riding Center, where she supported therapy sessions with special needs children interacting with  horses. She served as the Volunteer Chair before moving onto the Marketing Chair, where she led  promotional causes. Lisa has focused her time with non-profit youth organizations and she and her  family extensively volunteer for animal welfare organizations focusing on cat and kitten rescue. 

Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of Washington, as well as a  master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Eastern Michigan University.

Joe Cristiano - Board Member

Joe Cristiano has more than 45 years of senior level executive experience in the Coatings and Medical  Device fields and currently serves as Chairman of The MCM Group. Prior to that, Cristiano held the  position of President and CEO of the Kelly-Moore Paint Company for 19 years. Before joining Kelly Moore, Cristiano spent 23 years with paint industry leader Sherwin-Williams Paint in a variety of  positions including Division President, National Sales Manager, Vice President of Store Operations,  Director of Human Relations, and more. 



His extensive volunteer experience includes nonprofit involvement including a Founding Champion and  current Advisory Board member of the Three Valleys Community Foundation; Founding Group and  Board of Directors of We Are Pleasanton; Advisory Board Shepherd’s Gate; Community Volunteer  Habitat for Humanity; Mentor and Advisor for Boldly Me; Ambassador of the international Gratitude  Network; Industrial Council Member Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; and State President New York State  Jaycees. He attended the State University of New York and holds an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace  University in Berea, Ohio. Joe is married and has 6 children and 9 grandchildren and resides in Northern  California.

Mark Minamyer - Board Member

Mark Minamyer has over 40 years in the paint and coatings industry and has held several notable positions across industry-leading companies throughout the years. After graduating high school, Mark stepped into the coatings industry in 1973 with Celanese, a national industrial coatings manufacturer. Within the next year, Mark began working in product development as a technician before he eventually transferred into working with architectural paints as a formulation chemist with Ameritone Paint. Mark continued his work as a formulation chemist and began working for Behr in 1989, where he was behind the efforts of creating the company’s first product to rank #1 on Consumer Reports Interior Paints 1991 issue.

With his wide range of experience within the paint and coatings industry, Mark was approached by Dunn-Edwards Paints in 2007 and was hired as the VP of Product Development and Quality Assurance. Mark dedicated 10 years to building a successful product development team at Dunn-Edwards, including his successor in his role, before retiring in 2017. Mark has served as the chair of the Industry Advisory Council for the Math and Science Department of Cal Poly San Louis Obispo. He was elected as the founding president of the Board of the Sawtooth Lakes HOA in 2021. Since his retirement began, Mark has enjoyed spending his time as a road warrior traveler.

Patrick Door - Board Member

Patrick Dorr is a financial executive with extensive experience in private equity, private, and publicly  owned companies in the greater Los Angeles area. With his 30 years of financial leadership, Patrick is an  expert in leading major finance change initiatives, assembling and leading high-performing finance  teams, and providing evidence-based advice on financial strategy. 

Patrick earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and is a CPA  (inactive) in the state of California. After starting his career in public accounting, Patrick left KPMG to  assist developing companies prepare their accounting and finance functions for growth. From there  Patrick held the role of Vice President of Finance at InterDent, Inc, a dental practice management  company in Los Angeles followed by being a member of Dunn-Edwards finance team for six years. Most  recently, Patrick served as a Business Unit Controller at Polaris, Inc (PII) and Vice President, Controller  for Rehrig Pacific Company, a 110-year-old family-owned business in the Los Angeles area. 

Patrick is involved at American Martyrs Church and previously held multiple executive PTA roles at his  children’s school. He has been married for 25 years and resides in El Segundo, California.

Sylvia Flores - Officer and Board Member

Sylvia Flores is the General Sales Manager for the Northern California and Nevada region at Dunn Edwards Corporation, where she leads her team of sales experts as they work together to expand the  brand while focusing on key sales opportunities. 

Sylvia joined Dunn-Edwards in 2010 as the Northern California Regional Sales Operations Leader and  was instrumental in supporting company-wide career development and employee retention before  moving to her current position in 2015. Sylvia is responsible for Dunn-Edwards partnerships with  Tradeswomen who collaborate with trades organizations like One Treasure Island and Rising Sun. Her  focus was to help combat an industry-wide labor shortage and to attract more women into construction,  which would strengthen the labor pool. 

Sylvia earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications at California State University,  Stanislaus, then she went on to receive an MBA in business and economics at the University of San  Francisco. Sylvia was recognized in the North Bay Forty under 40 for Exceptional Achievement in Sales  Management. She received the Dean's Executive MBA Excellence in Scholarship Award from her MBA  graduating class.. She recently received Nipsea Group’s Business to Business (B2B) Initiative Gold Award  for innovation in customer experience.

Sylvia is passionate about her work, including her career and volunteer efforts. She looks forward to  what her future holds with Dunn-Edwards and her community involvement.

Sylvia Li - Officer and Board Member

Yuhwai Sylvia Li has over 35 years of experience in corporate tax with various Fortune 500 and mid-size companies, including Tribune, Time Mirror, and Jacobs Engineering. Sylvia was previously a federal enrolled agent. Since 2010, she has held the role of Tax Director at Dunn-Edwards Corporation.

Sylvia earned a Master of Science in Accounting from National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan, as well as an MBA from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.

In addition to her career in finance, Sylvia has several years of experience in working with non-profit organizations. She was a Girls Scout Leader for 12 years and the Founder, Program Director, and Counselor of the Youth Association of Speakers (YAS) Gavel Club (Junior Toastmaster Club) for five years.

Joe Ingeneri - Board Member

Before his retirement in late 2019, Joe Ingegneri spent over 40 years working in the paint and coatings industry, eventually working his way into several different key positions across multiple companies. Joe first entered the industry when he accepted a job with Standard Brands Paint Company, where he spent 16 years growing his knowledge in paint. He left the company to build his own paint and wallpaper store, Wallpaper Stockade, in Tucson, Arizona. He later sold his business and began working for Sinclair Paint Company.

In 1987, Joe accepted a job with Dunn-Edwards Corporation, where he spent the next 32 years working in various positions across multiple departments until his retirement. After starting in the store servicing customers and tinting Dunn-Edwards products, Joe accepted the role of Sales Representative. His successful work was recognized and Joe was promoted to District Sales Manager. Additionally, Joe worked as the Repaint and Commercial Business Group Manager, Sales Manager for Arizona, and the General Sales Manager for Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Joe later became Dunn-Edwards first Manager of Domestic Dealers and was a key asset in expanding the company’s dealer segment, which was his focus until his retirement.

Throughout his career, Joe supported various non-profit organizations. Joe continues to actively work with non-profit organizations, such as Ronald McDonald House Charities, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, and the Tucson Center for Women and Children, also known as Emerge Center Against Domestic Violence. Joe’s passion for his work, both in his career and volunteer efforts, stands strong; he looks forward to continuing his support of charitable organizations as he enjoys his retirement.