Faculty
Carla Rodea
August 26, 2021Carla Rodea is an interdisciplinary artist and educator born and raised in Mexico City. Her/their research-based work involves a variety of disciplines and mediums such as music, sound art, poetry,…
Kathy Henderson
August 26, 2021Kathy Henderson received a B.A. in French and business from University of Maryland, College Park and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction in secondary mathematics from UNLV. She has taught…
Torin Coffino
August 26, 2020Torin Coffino was born and raised in San Francisco’s Richmond District. After high school he went to Santa Barbara City College to play basketball, eventually graduating from Cal-State Monterey with…
Zina Gulimovskaya
September 27, 2018The daughter of a famous, award-winning mathematician, Zina Gulimovskaya holds a B.S. in mathematics (the equivalent of a master’s in the U.S.) from Vinnitsa State Pedagogical University in Ukraine. Before…
Rachel Durling
August 29, 2018Rachel Durling grew up in Berkeley and studied violin with Anne Crowden. She received her bachelor of music degree from Mannes College of Music in New York City and her…
Rem Djemilev
August 29, 2018Originally from Russia, Rem Djemilev has had a distinguished professional career in the Bay Area as well as in his native country. He received his B.A. at the Music College…
Xiaoyan Xu
August 29, 2018Xiaoyan Xu is a native Mandarin speaker and an educator who has been in the teaching field for almost three decades. She earned her B.A. in English from BISU in…
Nataliya Vdovychenko
August 29, 2018Nataliya Vdovychenko is originally from Ukraine, where she grew up in a family of math teachers for two generations. She received her M.S. in mathematics and computer science from Vinnitsa…
Stephanie Piper
August 29, 2018Stephanie Piper is entering her 27th year teaching middle school English, history, and humanities in Bay Area independent schools! She received her A.B. in English from UC Berkeley, and her…
Nicole Lockwood
August 29, 2018Nicole Lockwood has been sharing her passion for hands-on, minds-on learning with the BPC community since 2018. She loves creating experiences that spark curiosity and help students connect with the…









