Our People

Meet the People Who Make the Magic

Lower School Faculty
Upper School Faculty
Administration & Staff
Board

Lower School Faculty

Ke Williams

Ke Williams

Kindergarten Head Teacher

Meg McCarthy

Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Kaneoelani Connor Joseph

Kanoelani Connor Joseph

First Grade Head Teacher

Hannah Lesser

First Grade Assistant Teacher

Romina Ronquillo

Romina Ronquillo

Second Grade Head Teacher

Ellis Newton

Second Grade Assistant Teacher

Eileen Duncan

Eileen Duncan

Third Grade Head Teacher

Ryan McWilliams

Ryan McWilliams

Third Grade Assistant Teacher

daniel-krasnor

Daniel Krasnor

Fourth Grade Head Teacher

Isabelle Tanov

Fourth Grade Assistant Teacher

Torin Coffino

Torin Coffino

Fifth Grade Co-Teacher/Maternity Leave Substitute Teacher

Stephanie Colker

Fifth Grade Head Teacher

Sonytha Bun

Fifth Grade Assistant Teacher

Vera Balarin

Fifth Grade Math Teacher, Lower School Math Specialist

Barbara Banez

Classroom Support Staff

Annie Bissell

Classroom Support Staff

Cheryl Burger

Lower School Spanish Teacher

Rem Djemilev

BPC String Orchestra Leader

Rachel Durling

First-Third Grade Violin Teacher

Michael Feferman

Michael Feferman

Lower School Physical Education Teacher

Alonzo Hernandez

Classroom Support Staff

Kim Livingston

Kim Livingston

Lower School Art Teacher

Nicole Lockwood

Nicole Lockwood

Kindergarten-Fourth Grade Science and Garden Teacher

Liz Lummis O'Neil

Liz Lummis O’Neil

Lower School Distance Learning Facilitator

Owen Roberts

Owen Roberts

K-3rd Grade Music Teacher

Carina Silva

Carina Silva

Classroom Support Staff

Cheryl Sumsion

Cheryl Sumsion

Fourth-Sixth Grade Music Teacher, Choral Program Director

Dina Weinshelbaum

First-Third Grade Cello Teacher

Diane Wirtschafter

Diane Schon Wirtschafter

Fourth Grade Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Teacher and the Lower School Instructional Coach

Upper School Faculty

Corinne Allen

Corinne Allen

Upper School Distance Learning Facilitator

Gerry Branner

Upper School Physical Education Teacher & Athletic Director

Pamela Brenman

Pamela Brenman

Eighth Grade English Teacher

Chris Chun

Chris Chun

K-8 Academic Dean, Assistant Head of Upper School

Jonathan Cohen

Eighth Grade Science Teacher

Rem Djemilev

BPC String Orchestra Leader

Francisco Garcia-Vanegas

Francisco Garcia-Vanegas

Upper School Spanish Assistant

Zina Gulimovskaya

7th and 8th Grade Math Assistant

Anatoliy Gulimovskiy

Seventh Grade Math Teacher

Mason Hanson

Sixth Grade Science Teacher

Emmeline Hill

Emmeline Hill

Seventh Grade Science Teacher

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Leevert Holmes

Sixth Grade Math Teacher

Gwen Hornig

Gwen Hornig

Sixth Grade Socratic Seminar, Seventh Grade Drama Teacher

Jerry Kennedy

Seventh and Eighth Grade Music Teacher, Band Director

Catalina Lacy

Catalina Lacy

Upper School Spanish Teacher

Kendra Lubalin

Kendra Lubalin

Upper School English Assistant

Andra Marziano

Dean of Students, Assistant Head of Upper School, Sixth & Eighth Grade Drama Teacher

Aly Mitchell

Alyson Mitchell

Eighth Grade History Teacher

Cloe Monleon

Upper School Spanish Teacher

Cris Mytko

Christine Mytko

Seventh Grade Wellness Teacher

Maria Palmer

Sixth Grade English Teacher

Stephanie Piper

Stephanie Piper

Seventh Grade English Teacher

Jenny Reeves

Jenny Reeves

Upper School Art Teacher

Carwai Seto

Carwai Seto

Eighth Grade Math Teacher

Cheryl Sumsion

Cheryl Sumsion

Fourth-Sixth Grade Music Teacher, Choral Program Director

Marcelo Vaz

Marcelo Vaz

Seventh Grade History Teacher

Natasha Vdovychenko

Nataliya Vdovychenko

Upper School Assistant

Xiaoyan Xu

Xiaoyan Xu

Upper School Mandarin Teacher

Administration and Staff

John Carlstroem

John Carlstroem

Head of School

Tanveer Alibhai

Interim Head of Lower School

DeAndre Calhoun

DeAndre Calhoun

Head of Upper School, Assistant Head of School

Michael Bannister

Michael Bannister

Director of Extended Daycare

Mulan Bartholomew

Mulan Bartholomew

Database Administrator and Registrar

Lydia Chow

Lydia Chow

Admissions Assistant

Chris Chun

Chris Chun

K-8 Academic Dean, Assistant Head of Upper School

Betsy Cory

Betsy Cory

Director of Student Support Services, K-8 School Counselor

Sonam Gonsar

Sonam Gonsar

Upper School Office Manager

Amy Gordon Risz

Amy Gordon Risz

Upper School Learning Specialist

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Trey Holland

IT Support Technician

Lesley Jones

Director of Communications and Special Events

Nancy Kang

Campus Health Coordinator and School Nurse

Sally Kiskaddon

K-4th Grade Librarian & Classroom Support Staff

Eugene Lee

IT Coordinator

Jen Levy

Lower School Learning Specialist

Andra Marziano

Dean of Students, Assistant Head of Upper School, Sixth & Eighth Grade Drama Teacher

Kathleen McNulty

5th-8th Grade Librarian

Melinda Morris

Senior Bookkeeper

Lucy Morris

Lucy Morris

Lower School Office Manager

John Ormsby

John Ormsby

Director of Development, JV Basketball Coach

Liz Pulido

Director of Human Resources

Tracey Rogers

Executive Assistant to Head of School

Bill Shea

Bill Shea

Director of Finance and Operations

Greta Wong

Greta B. Wong

Director of Admissions

Board of Directors

Peter Wong

COO, TruTag Technologies, Inc / Chairman of the Board, Black Pine Circle School

Marc Derewetzky

Principal, The Derewetzky Law Group

Nam Do

Senior IT Consultant, Department of Veterans Affairs

Lupita Garcia

Executive Assistant and Development Coordinator, Root & Rebound

Brett Hazlett

CFO/CAO SFMade, Inc. and PlaceMade

Jill Hughes

Psy.D.

Kathleen McNamara

Head of School, The Seven Hills School

Nisha Mody

Partner, OSKR, LLC

Eric Pearson

Supervisor for Home Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios

Mike Seel

Vice President, Freed Associates

Shalini Sharp

EVP and CFO of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

Sandra Williams-Hamp

ED of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement for the UC Office of the President

Karen Zukor

Statistics Consultant, World Health Organization