People
Shruti M. Deorah
September 6, 2024Shruti M. Deorah is the executive director of the India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) at the Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley and an Affiliate at Lawrence Berkeley…
Ava Donleavy
August 27, 2024Ava Donleavy is delighted to be back at BPC as an extended day program teacher. A proud alumna, she attended kindergarten through eighth at BPC and graduated in 2017. She…
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…
Lukasz Strozek – Board Chair
July 30, 2024Lukasz Strozek is Chief Technology Officer at LendingClub, where he oversees a global engineering team responsible for the development of the company’s technology solutions across a number of lines of…
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…
Kelly Mullen
July 23, 2024An East Coast transplant, Kelly Mullen received her BA from Colgate University in International Relations and French Literature. Having spent most of her career as an Executive Assistant and Project…
Katie Smart
February 7, 2024Katie Smart is a teaching artist who has always loved sharing her passion for art with children. She has lived and taught all over, from Boston to Chicago to New…
Jonothon Rich
February 7, 2024Jono Rich has been the director of extended day both at The Berkeley School and the Tehiyah After School Program. Jono earned his bachelor’s from Arizona State University in urban…
Mirna Cervantes
January 17, 2024Mirna Cervantes is a first-generation Latina leader with a demonstrated 15 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector serving immigrant communities. In 2010, she joined The Multicultural Institute (MI),…
Max Christoff – Vice Chair
January 17, 2024Max Christoff is the Chief Technology Officer at Everlaw, where he leads the company’s strategic vision for innovation in the legal technology sector. With over 25 years of experience in…









