Our People

Meet the People Who Make the Magic

Lower School Faculty

Ke Williams

Ke Williams

Kindergarten Head Teacher

Elizabeth Rivera

Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Chelsea Feldman

Chelsea Feldman

First Grade Head Teacher, Kindergarten and First Grade Garden Teacher

Grace Reinhalter

Grace Reinhalter

First Grade Assistant Teacher

Romina Ronquillo

Romina Ronquillo

Second Grade Head Teacher, Lower School Assistant Teacher Coordinator

Jamie Xayachack

Second Grade Assistant Teacher

Tess Leverenz

Tess Leverenz

Third Grade Head Teacher

Simon Gaughan

Simon Gaughan

Third Grade Assistant Teacher

Dan Hughes

Dan Hughes

Fourth Grade Head Teacher

Ana Sellers

Ana Sellers

Fourth Grade Assistant Teacher

Sandy Brumbaum

Sandy Brumbaum

Fifth Grade Head Teacher

Lessley Bender

Lessley Bender

Fifth Grade Assistant Teacher

Rem Djemilev

BPC String Orchestra Leader

Rachel Durling

Rachel Durling

First-Third Grade Violin Teacher

Michael Feferman

Lower School Physical Education Teacher

Aïda Garcia-Pons

Lower School Spanish Teacher

Kim Livingston

Lower School Art Teacher

Nicole Lockwood

Kindergarten-Fifth Grade Science and Second-Fifth Grade Garden Teacher

Owen Roberts

Kindergarten-Third Grade Music Teacher

Cheryl Sumsion

Fourth-Sixth Grade Music Teacher

Dina Weinshelbaum

Dina Weinshelbaum

First-Third Grade Cello Teacher

Xiaoyan Xu

Fifth-Eighth Grade Mandarin Teacher

Upper School Faculty

Torin Coffino

Torin Coffino

Sixth Grade History Teacher

Nick Bhattacharya

Nick Bhattacharya

Upper School Science Assistant

Gerry Branner

Sixth and Eighth Grade Physical Education Teacher

Jonathan Cohen

Jonathan Cohen

Eighth Grade Science Teacher

Rem Djemilev

BPC String Orchestra Leader

Sage Ellenwood

Seventh Grade Science Teacher

Zina Gulimovskaya

Zina Gulimovskaya

Seventh Grade Math Assistant, Math Team Coach

Anatoliy Gulimovskiy

Anatoliy Gulimovskiy

Seventh Grade Math Teacher, Math Club / Math Team Coach

Maggie Hardy

Maggie Hardy

Seventh Grade History Teacher

Kathy Henderson

Kathy Henderson

Sixth & Seventh Grade Math Teacher

Emmeline Hill

Emmeline Hill

Sixth Grade Science Teacher and Sixth Grade-Level Coordinator

Gwen Hornig

Gwen Hornig

Eighth Grade English Teacher

Melissa Jiménez

Melissa Jiménez

Upper School Art Assistant

Jerry Kennedy

Jerry Kennedy

Seventh and Eighth Grade Music Teacher, Band Director

Dena Marie

Dena Marie

Upper School Spanish Teacher

Andra Marziano

Andra Marziano

Dean of Upper School Students, Assistant Head of Upper School, Upper School Drama Teacher

Aly Mitchell

Alyson Mitchell

Eighth Grade History & Geography Teacher

Nnenna Okereke

Nnenna Okereke

Seventh Grade P.E. Teacher and Athletic Director

Maria Palmer

Sixth Grade English Teacher, Eighth Grade Creative Writing Teacher

Stephanie Piper

Stephanie Piper

Seventh Grade English Teacher

Jenny Reeves

Jenny Reeves

Upper School Art Teacher

Carla Rodea

Carla Rodea

Upper School Spanish Teacher

Sarah Roggero

Upper School Spanish Teacher

Carwai Seto

Eighth Grade Math Teacher

Cheryl Sumsion

Fourth-Sixth Grade Music Teacher

Nataliya Vdovychenko

Nataliya Vdovychenko

Upper School Assistant Teacher

Xiaoyan Xu

Fifth-Eighth Grade Mandarin Teacher

Administration and Staff

John Carlstroem

John Carlstroem

Head of School

Tanveer Alibhai

Head of Lower School

DeAndre Calhoun

Head of Upper School, Assistant Head of School

Corinne Allen

Upper School Math Specialist, Seventh Grade Learning Specialist

Vera Balarin

Lower School Math Specialist

Barbara Bañez

Assistant Director - Extended Day Program, Lower School Office Assistant

Mulan Bartholomew

Mulan Bartholomew

Database Administrator and Registrar

Adrian Chen

Adrian Chen

Systems Administrator & Network Manager

Lydia Chow

Lydia Chow

Admissions and Business Office Associate

Betsy Cory

Betsy Cory

Director of Student Support Services, Kindergarten-Fourth and Eighth Grade School Counselor

Sonam Gonsar

Sonam Gonsar

Upper School Office Manager

Amy Gordon Risz

Amy Gordon Risz

Upper School Learning Services Coordinator, Sixth and Eighth Grade Learning Specialist

Cord Greene

Cord Greene

Director of Extended Day Programs

Michael Gutierrez

Michael Gutierrez

Upper School Academic Support Specialist

Evan Jackson

Evan Jackson

Director of Technology

Lesley Jones

Director of Communications and Special Events

Sally Kiskaddon

Sally Kiskaddon

Kindergarten, First, and Fifth Grade Librarian

Sasha Levine

Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Grade School Counselor

Jen Levy

Lower School Learning Specialist

Andra Marziano

Andra Marziano

Dean of Upper School Students, Assistant Head of Upper School, Upper School Drama Teacher

Kathleen McNulty

Second, Third, and Fourth Grade Librarian

Lucy Morris

Lucy Morris

Administrative Assistant to the Head of Lower School and Lower School Office Manager

Melinda Morris

Melinda Morris

Controller

John Ormsby

John Ormsby

Director of Development

Liz Pulido

Director of Human Resources and Operations

Tracey Rogers

Executive Assistant to Head of School

Bill Shea

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Greta B. Wong

Director of Admissions and Enrollment

Extended Day Team

Barbara Bañez

Assistant Director - Extended Day Program, Lower School Office Assistant

Cord Greene

Cord Greene

Director of Extended Day Programs

Jono-Rich

Jonothon Rich

Extended Day Program Teacher

Jose Ruiz

Extended Day Program Teacher

Katherine-Smart

Katie Smart

Extended Day Program Teacher

Board of Directors

Shalini Sharp – Board Chair

Board Member and Advisor to Life Sciences Companies

Alper Atamturk

Earl J. Isaac Chair, Science & Analysis of Decision Making, Prof. & Dept Chair, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, UC Berkeley

Nirav Bisarya

Managing Partner at Gen3 Ventures & Co-Founder of Coral EV

Mirna Cervantes

Executive Director, The Multicultural Institute (MI)

Max Christoff

Senior Director of Engineering, Chrome Browser (Google)

Katy Isa (Hakimian)

Criminal Defense Attorney, Law Office of Katherine Isa

Seema Jain

Medical Epidemiologist, CA Dept of Public Health

Sonia Katyal

Professor and Distinguished Traynor Chair at University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Christine Ma

Prof. of Pediatrics, UCSF, Medical Dir. for Encore Medical Clinic, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, and Kerry's Kids

Simon Morfit

Independent Consultant - Social Impact

Sabine O’Sullivan

Associate Producer, Pixar Animation Studio

Lukasz Strozek, Board Vice Chair

Chief Technology Officer, Hippo Insurance Inc.

Ryan Sullivan

Co-founder and CSO at Space Kinetic

Jase Turner

Assistant Head of School for Strategic Priorities, The Seven Hills School

Tony Wicks

Karen Zukor – Board Secretary

Statistics Consultant, World Health Organization