Upper School
Nitya Jain
August 19, 2025Nitya Jain earned a B.S. in biomolecular engineering & bioinformatics, a B.A. in philosophy, and a minor in computer science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her teaching journey…
Rinat Manhoff
July 29, 2025Rinat Manhoff has undergraduate degrees in political science and Middle Eastern studies from UC Berkeley, where she wrote her honors thesis about Ethiopian Israeli teenagers and African American stereotypes. After…
Jase Turner
June 27, 2025Jase Turner joins Black Pine Circle School as head of school with over 15 years of experience in independent school education and leadership, spanning preschool through high school. Most recently,…
Andrew Solter
August 16, 2024Originally a Southern California transplant to Berkeley, Andrew fell in love with Bay Area living. He studied biology at Cal and has worked in math and science education since 2007…
Michael Stokes
July 30, 2024Michael Stokes has been an educator for over 15 years and is excited to be in his second year at Black Pine Circle. Originally from Massachusetts, Michael completed his undergraduate…
Maggie Hardy
June 23, 2023Maggie is a San Francisco native and proud middle school educator. She and holds a B.A. in political science and Latin American studies from UC Berkeley and a master’s in…
Melissa Jiménez
June 23, 2023Melissa Jiménez Arechiga earned a B.A. in design and a minor in art history from the University of California, Davis. Her main focus was graphic design but she also studied…
Sage Ellenwood
June 23, 2023Sage Ellenwood earned his undergraduate degree in psychology and child development from Michigan State University. He spent five years working in youth mental health before completing his master’s in education….
Sasha Levine
September 1, 2022Sasha Levine deeply values connection and is honored to get to know those that she works with on a deeper level. Sasha has worked as a psychotherapist in a variety…
Sarah Roggero
August 31, 2022With nearly two decades in education, Sarah spent 13 years teaching middle school Spanish in San Francisco. She loves telling silly stories, playing games, and learning new jokes in class…