Faculty
Gerry Branner
Upper School Physical Education Teacher, Upper School Dean, and Upper School Athletic Director
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Gerry Branner came to California in 1993. With a basketball athletic scholarship, he attended California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated with a B.A. in ethnic studies. He is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. Gerry has lived in the Bay Area since 2000, coached girls’ varsity basketball for 13 seasons at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, and continues to run his personal training company, GMG Fitness For LIFE Inc. He enjoys all sports, long drives, movies, and spending time with his two daughters. Gerry joined the Black Pine Circle School faculty in 2015.
Other Faculty for This Grade
Alyson Mitchell
Eighth Grade History & Geography Teacher
Keen on floating houses and mutant Basset Hounds
Anatoliy Gulimovskiy
Seventh Grade Math Teacher, Math Club / Math Team Coach
Played soccer on a Zambian teacher team
Jerry Kennedy
Seventh and Eighth Grade Music Teacher, Band Director
Performed music in South Africa during the end of legal apartheid.
Torin Coffino
Sixth Grade History Teacher
Played Gaelic Football as a youth, and won a Minors championship in Ireland
