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Our teachers are intelligent and passionate, dedicated to educating the whole child: mind, body and spirit. Our highly skilled faculty and professional staff also engage themselves in a constant process of professional development. Teachers seek to become better not only at meeting the cognitive needs of their students, but also at understanding child and early adolescent development and therefore the emotional, physical and social needs of each child.

FACULTY

Lower School Homeroom Teachers

KA: Chelsea Feldman

M.A Ed., Mills College
B.A., Reed College

KB: Tontra Love

B.A., UC Berkeley
Multiple Subject Clear Credential, CLAD

1A: Jan Clitherow

B.A., Warwick University, England

1B: Kim Kita

M.S., Cal State University of the East Bay
B.A., UC Berkeley

2A: Allison Geller

M.A., Pepperdine University
B.S., University of Southern California

2B: Jessamine Catalfo

B.A., UC Santa Barbara
Multiple Subject Credential,SFSU

3A: Leah Aguilera

B.A., Mills College

Multiple Subject Credential, CLAD Credential, UC Berkeley

3B: Taj Simmons

B.A., Linfield College
Multiple Subject Clear Credential,CLAD, SFSU

4A: Jennifer Ammenti

B.A., California State University

4B: Jeff Weissman

M.S./Credential, St. Mary’s College
M.S., Washington State
B.A., Antioch College

5A: Monica Rees

G.C.E., Swansea College of Education, U.K.

 

Middle School Core Teachers

6th Grade Humanities: Jodi Freedman

M.A., University of Colorado
B.A., University of Denver

6th Grade Math/Science: Bobby Young

B.S., Morehouse College

7th/8th Intern//83B Spanish:
Matthew Krause

B.A., UC Santa Cruz

7th & 8th English: Eileen Batterberry

B.A., Loyola University of Chicago
Multiple Subject Credential, St. Mary's

7th & 8th History: Adele Madelo

M.A., M.P.S., New York University
B.A., UC Berkeley

7th & 8th Math: Jim Rendle

B.A., Eastern Nazarene College

7th & 8th Science: Beth Lowe

M.A., University of Colorado
B.A., University of Kansas

6th-83A Spanish: John Kohler

M.A., University of San Francisco
B.A., Lewis & Clark College
Single Subject Credentials in Social Studies and Spanish, University of San Francisco
Certificate in Hispanic Studies, University of Barcelona

 

Specialists

Art (K-5th): Cindy Nelson

BFA, University of Illinois

Art (6th-8th): Constance Moore

M.A., Brown University
B.A., Mount Holyoke College

Computers & Cooking: Thelma Lancaster

B.A., Macalester College
Baking Degree, Dunwoody Industrial Institute

Dance (6th-8th): Rashad Pridgen

Dance Education, Laney College

Drama (6th-8th): Vince Faso

B.A., University of San Francisco

Nature Program Coordinator:

Barbara Jerabek

Early Childhood Education Studies,

Director, Animal Crackers Pre-School

Lower School Learning Specialist: Loryn Hudson

BFA, University of Michigan
Multiple Subject Credential, CLAD, SFSU
Slingerland Institute

Health Education Coordinator (6th-8th): Narda Skov:

M.A., Columbia University
B.A., UCLA

Middle School Learning Specialist:

Toby Mickelson

Educational Therapist, Holy Names College
B.A., M.S.W., UC Berkeley

Library: Helen Dittmer

PhD., M.A., B.A., University of Chicago
M.L.I.S. University of California

Library: Barbara Bowman

B.A., UC Davis

Music (K-4th): Katharine Whalen

M.A., University of Minnesota

B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder

Music (5th-8th) & Rock Band: Mark Bernfield

.A., UC San Diego
Coursework at Berklee College of Music

P.E. (K-4th): Timothy Torres

A.A., Santa Rosa Junior College

P.E. (5th-8th): Kazembe Ajamu

B.A., Bailey School of Broadcasting
CSU Hayward

Service Learning: Rebecca Denison

B.A., UC Santa Cruz

Spanish (K-5): Pica Lockwood

B.A., UC Berkeley

 

Interns

KA Intern: Andrea Aguilar

B.A., UC Berkeley

KB Intern: Claire Monfort

M.A., John F. Kennedy University
B.A., San Francisco State University

1A Intern: Christina Wallis

B.A., San Francisco State University

1B Intern: Emily Hedges

B.A., UC Santa Cruz

2A Intern: Scott Weigum

M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music
B.M., Michigan State University

2B Intern: Kelly Alexander

B.A., University of Oregon, Eugene

3A Intern: Wynn Lei Lei Nyane

M.A./ Multiple Subject Credential Candidate, University of San Francisco
B.A., University of Virginia

3B Intern: Willow Horne

B.A., Smith College
Multiple Subject Credential, CLAD, Sonoma State University

7th/8th Intern/83B Spanish: Matthew Kraus

B.A., UC Santa Cruz

6th Grade Intern: Jessica Forbes

B.A., UC Santa Cruz

ADMINISTRATORS

 

Head of School: Mike Riera

B.A., Wesleyan University
M.A., Antioch University
Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies

Middle School Director: Warren Sepkowitz

B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara
M.A., Liberal Studies, Duke University.

Lower School Director: Denise Breland

B.S., Keuka College,
George Washington University

Assistant Head of School and Chief Financial Officer: Jeffrey Wieler

M.B.A. Harvard Graduate School of Business
B.A., Princeton University

Director of Advancement: David Nakayama

B.A., Trinity College
Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE)

Technology Director: Daniel Johnston

M.Ed., Instructional Technology, San Francisco State University
Bilingual Multiple Subject Credential, San Francisco State University
B.A., New College of California

Director of Admission and Financial Aid:
Diane Johnson

UC Berkeley Extension Certificate: Children and the Changing Family
NAIS Admissions Director Training

Office Manager and Assistant to Head of School: Beth Frankland

B.A., Mount Holyoke College

 

Administrative Staff

Associate Director of Advancement and Communications: Bettina Bocheff

B.A., California State University, Chico

Advancement Associate: E. Ryan Helton

M.A., Education, Marshall UniversityM.A.,
B.A., University of Charleston

Service Learning Coordinator, Assistant to Lower School Director and Middle School Advisor: Rebecca Denison

B.A., UC Santa Cruz

Assistant Director of Admission and Financial Aid: Katrina Lappin

B.A., UC Santa Barbara

Middle School Coordinator:
Jeanne Coyne Song

Otis Parsons, Art Studies, NY
UC Berkeley

Assistant Business Manager:
Susan Riggs

Graduate Studies, University of Massachusetts
B.A., State University of New York, Buffalo

 

Assistant Business Manager:
Heather Hougey

University of Arizona
University of Phoenix

School Registrar:

Site & Facilities Manager, Health & Safety Director and Events Coordinator:

Puanani Schierenbeck

Hawaii School of Business, Hawaii
Canon's Business College, Hawaii
University of Phoenix, California

Receptionist & Front Office Admin:
Malia Connor

B.A., San Francisco State University

 

Systems Administrator: Haroon Tahir

B.S., Portland State University

 

Director of Enrichment and After-School Programs: Meredith Spencer

B.A., San Francisco State University

 

Extended Care Staff

Andrew Connors

B.A., Skidmore College

Robert Dinh

UC Berkeley

Brandon Geter

City College of San Francisco
Laney College

Kathy Ma

San Francisco State University

Raksha Maharaj

Chabot College

Rochelle Rainey

Mills College

Ruby Rogers-Moscella

 

Jessica Rubin

B.F.A., Kent State University

Ruth Snowden

Laney College
Pasadena City College

Yannira Toscano

 

 

Maintenance Staff

Arturo Navarro

Roger Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 


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