People

Simon Gaughan

Simon Gaughan

June 22, 2023

Simon Gaughan graduated from Wesleyan University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in American Studies. During his time there, he conducted research on the effects of parental incarceration on children…

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Lessley Bender

Lessley Bender

June 22, 2023

Lessley Bender graduated from the University of Maryland in 2012 with a B.S. in environmental science and policy, with a focus on conservation biology. Both as an undergraduate at UMD…

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Sandy Brumbaum

Sandy Brumbaum

June 22, 2023

Sandy Brumbaum has been an educator for over 30 years, consulting and teaching in independent, public, and charter schools, as well as graduate classes at SF State and Mills College….

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Tess Leverenz

Tess Leverenz

June 22, 2023

Tess Leverenz is a certified Responsive Classroom educator, as well as a part-time consulting teacher for the Center for Responsive Schools. Tess studied childhood education and Spanish in college, prompting…

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Alper Atamturk

September 19, 2022

Alper Atamturk is the Earl J. Isaac Chair in the Science and Analysis of Decision Making, professor and chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the…

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Christine Ma

September 9, 2022

Christine Ma is a professor of pediatrics at UC San Francisco with a focus on children and families experiencing homelessness, and is a faculty fellow with the Osher Collaborative for…

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Katy Isa (Hakimian)

September 1, 2022

Katy Isa is an attorney specializing in criminal defense throughout the Bay Area. For 13 years, Katy worked as a senior trial attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office….

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Simon Morfit

September 1, 2022

Simon Morfit is a social impact strategist with nearly two decades of experience advising nonprofits, foundations, and corporate impact teams in the U.S. and overseas. He has played a number…

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Sasha Levine

September 1, 2022

Sasha 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…

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Sarah Roggero

August 31, 2022

With 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…

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