Board of Trustees - Scala Foundation

Anna Bond

Member, Board of Trustees

Anna Bond is co-founder and chief creative officer at Rifle Paper Co., a stationery, home and gift brand centered around Anna’s hand-painted illustrations and the goal of creating beauty in the everyday. Together with her husband Nathan they grew the brand from a two-person idea into a multimillion dollar brand carried in over 7,000 stores around the world since its debut in 2009.
Beyond Rifle Paper Co., Anna has designed a USPS postage stamp, illustrated numerous books, was honored as an ADC Young Gun, and has been profiled in The New York Times.
Anna resides in Maitland, Florida with her husband and three young sons and is currently working on a Master of Sacred Arts degree from Pontifex University.

Renzo Canetta, MD

Member, Board of Trustees

Dr. Canetta studied medicine and surgery and the University of Milan. While at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) from 1980-2015, Dr. Canetta held numerous roles of increasing responsibility and leadership, including: Head of Clinical Cancer Research; Head of Development, Life Cycle Management; Vice President, Oncology Global Clinical Research; and, finally, Vice President, Global Research & Design for Oncology Policy. He has presented on cancer research to the international medical community, the United States Congress and the European Union.

Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P., STD

Member, Board of Trustees

Fr. Brad Elliott was raised in Dayton Ohio and studied Jazz percussion at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. After being raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran he entered the Catholic Church in 2002. After moving to California, Fr. Brad became an active, performing musician, with a reputation as a highly sought after drummer on the international scene.

Working in Los Angeles, CA, he performed and recorded various styles of modern music from Rock to jazz and big band. During his time in Los Angeles he performed and toured extensively with artists such as Annie Stela and Brie Larson.

After ten years as a professional drum set player and feeling a call to commit himself entirely to Jesus Christ, Fr. Brad chose to leave the music industry and become a Dominican friar within Western Dominican Province. After completing theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ on June, 22 nd 2018 at St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco, CA.

In 2014 Fr. Brad received an MA in philosophy from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley CA. In 2021 he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC. In 2025 he completed a Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC focusing on the role of human craft and participatory governance in the social doctrine of the Church. He is currently a professor of Moral Theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California. He authored the book The Shape of the Artistic Mind published by Pontifex University Press in 2023.

Kevin Shinkle

Member, Board of Trustees

Kevin Shinkle is a veteran public relations executive and award-winning journalist. Currently, he’s the senior vice president and chief content officer at Devine + Partners in Philadelphia. Prior to that, he was the SVP-Chief Communications Officer at both Delta Air Lines and the Knights of Columbus. He also served as global business editor of The Associated Press in New York. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College.