Leadership
Administration
Head of School
Paul Sanders
Head of School Paul Sanders joined San Domenico School in the 2024-25 academic year. Before SD, Paul served as head of school at Oslo International School in Norway, a leading international independent school with over 600 students from more than 50 countries in grades PreK-12. There, his leadership focused on fostering a culture of success within a diverse community, emphasizing operational excellence, student wellbeing, and faculty/staff development.
Paul began his career as an upper school English teacher and coach in Pennsylvania. He then spent eight years at Dwight School in New York City, where he taught English and philosophy before becoming the principal of the middle and upper schools. He later led the middle and upper schools at The International School of Amsterdam. In 2017, Paul became assistant head of school at The Episcopal Academy, a nationally recognized PreK-12 institution with 1,250 students outside of Philadelphia, where he served for four years before taking on his responsibilities in Norway.
Paul earned his bachelor’s degree in English language and literature at the University of Virginia, and his Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania.
Senior Leadership
Board of Trustees
The San Domenico School Board of Trustees is the guardian of the School’s mission. It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that the mission is relevant and vital to the community it serves, and to monitor the success of the School in fulfilling its mission.
The Board focuses on three areas critical to the success of San Domenico:
- It selects, evaluates, and supports the Head of School, to whom it delegates authority to manage the School.
- It develops broad institutional policies that guide the Head in running the School.
- It is accountable for the financial well-being of the school.
The Board does not intervene in the daily affairs of the School, such as curriculum development and hiring, evaluating, or firing of faculty and staff. Concerns about those areas should be brought to school administrators.
Parents, guardians, faculty, and staff can stay informed about the work of the Board of Trustees by reading communications, talking to the Head of School, and attending Family Association meetings.
San Domenico’s Board of Trustees currently organizes itself into the following committees:
- Advancement Committee
- Audit Committee
- Committee on Trustees
- Executive Committee
- Finance Committee
- Investment Committee
- Master Planning & Facilities
- Mission Enhancement Committee
Board of Trustees 2024-2025
Liz Revenko ’87, Board Chair
Education: B.A. Biology, Economics minor, Wellesley College; M.B.A., San Diego State University; M.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara; CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™; Certified Investment Management Analyst®; Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Profession: Wealth Advisor, Corient
Interests: Hiking, reading, cooking, watching bears get fat, spending time with family, ongoing learning
Angela Bauman MS’95
Education: BS Construction Management, Cal Poly SLO
Profession: Vice President and Project Manager of Bauman Landscape and Construction Inc., President/ Owner of City Sitework Inc., Member of United Contractors and American Concrete Institute
Interests: Family Gatherings, Biking, Boating, Fishing
Keri Briones
Education: BA in English & Spanish Literature, UC Santa Barbara; Masters of Architecture, Columbia University
Profession: Principal, Keri Briones Design & Consulting (architecture, interior design, project management)
Interests: Quality time and connection with family, friends, and the great outdoors; travel, near and far; all things art, design, and soul-lifting.
Melissa Grimm
Education: Bachelor in Business Administration, Masters in Accounting, Southern Methodist University
Profession: Proprietor of Carrots, a clothing boutique in San Francisco (2007-2014), Founder of Marin County Edible Schoolyard, currently serving on the board of Grimm Family Education Foundation
Interests: Hiking, cooking with family, traveling and time with friends
Jess Gupta
Education: B.F.A. in film production, NYU; J.D., University of San Francisco School of
Law
Profession: Legal Counsel and Partner at Everest Group, a boutique investment firm;
Founder at Nightside, an ecommerce design business; and owner of Annapurna
Vineyards in Yountville, CA.
Interests: Architecture & Design, Screenwriting, Guitar.
NJ Han
Education: The University of British Columbia, BA, Loyola University, M.Ed, The University of San Francisco, Ed.D
Profession: Non-profit Philanthropy Consultant
Interests: Baking, yoga and laughing at my children's jokes
Karl Hoagland, Secretary
Education: Brown University, B.A. with Honors in Organizational Behavior & Management and Business Economics; Chartered Financial Analyst.
Profession: Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Longview Investment Management, LLC; Former publisher, UltraRunning Magazine (2013-2024). Formerly an Investment Banker with Goldman Sachs and Montgomery Securities; Founder and CEO Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants. Trustee and Treasurer of the Western States Endurance Run, a California non-profit that conducts the Western States 100 trail race (2013–2023).
Interests: Many sports and outdoor activities; time with family and friends, travel, cooking.
Gavin Holles
Education: Louisiana State University, BADM - Finance, American Graduate School of International Business (Thunderbird), MBA
Profession: Managing Director, Corporate & Investment Banking, Technology, Media & Telecom Group, Wells Fargo
Interests: Spending time with family, outdoor sports and pursuits including biking, swimming, and running.
Melodie Holden Holley
Education: BS Civil & Environmental Engineering - UC Irvine; MS Engineering-Economic Systems - Stanford University; MPH - UC Berkeley
Profession: Social entrepreneur. Founder and former CEO of a nonprofit advancing women’s health in Africa and South Asia. Founder of a retail/media organization promoting diversity. Former strategy consultant. Owner-operator of vacation rental property.
Interests: genealogy, African American history, hiking, remodeling, pottery, words, spreadsheets, community, investing, and tea.
Scott Kabat
Education: B.A. in International Relations and European History, University of Pennsylvania: MBA, Harvard Business School
Profession: Founder and CEO of 621 Consulting, which deploys fractional marketing operators to help private equity-owned and venture-backed businesses build capabilities
Interests: Great books, cycling, family travel, time outdoors, useless trivia
Harlan Kennedy
Education: Middlebury College, BA with Honors in Art History
Profession: Consultant: Marketing, Advertising and Experience Design. Self-employed.
Interests: Running, hiking, rowing, and skiing. Enjoy film and woodcut carving and printing. Slowly improving as a bass player.
Sister Mary Kieffer, O.P.
Education: BA in Humanities (History emphasis) from Dominican University of California, MA in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University Chicago, Board Certified Chaplain (National Association of Catholic Chaplains)
Profession: former Vice President of Mission Integration for the Bay Area Service Area, Dignity Health
Interests: life-long reader of fiction and non-fiction, cooking, environmental sustainability, gardening, taking walks in the outdoors
Sister Carla Kovack, O.P.,
Dominican Sisters Representative
Education: BA, History, Dominican University of CA; Masters in Spirituality, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
Profession: Has been an educator spanning elementary through college teaching and administration.
Interests: Committed to earth kinship, enjoys gardening and walking our sacred paths. Advocate for those on the margins, especially the homeless. Serves as a volunteer with Homeward Bound of Marin.
Cliff Mishalko
Education: Michigan State University, BA in Advertising, Wayne State University, MBA in Finance
Profession: Program Director, Oracle Corporation
Interests: Hockey, Golf, UNC Women's Basketball and Chelsea Football. Data Science, Analytics and Machine Learning.
Suzy Spaulding Orza MS’04
Education: UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings College of the Law), Juris Doctor; UC Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology, Minor in International Human Rights
Profession: Litigation Attorney, Shartsis Friese LLP, San Francisco, CA
Interests: Time with family and friends, cooking, music, reading, travel, good television/movies, and going for walks in nature.
Laura Revenko ’85
Education: BA Business Economics, UC Santa Barbara; MS Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior, Golden Gate University; Ed.D. Organizational Leadership University San Francisco
Profession: translating global business strategy into diverse people solutions and enabling organizations and leadership teams to thrive in periods of high growth and change. Positions include Vice President Human Resources for Hasbro, Warner Discovery, Universal Pictures, Chief People Officer for Zynga and Open X and currently Sr Director People Partner Lead, Google Cloud
Interests: hiking, travel, skiing, road biking, choir, reading, botanical gardens, being outdoors in nature.
Robyn Rutledge
Education: B. Commerce (Hon), Queen’s University, Canada; MBA, Arjay Miller Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Profession: Investor, Operator, Advisor – disruptive businesses in the Consumer sector. CEO of SBG Growth.
Interests: Leadership, consumer behavior, Regeneration, Peloton, snuggling, personalized medicine, life-long learning.
Ed Schaffer,
Treasurer
Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in International Relations; Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA
Profession: Veteran Chief Financial Officer in private equity and venture backed enterprises with an emphasis on transformational - even, distressed - situations. Currently working as CFO in a turnaround for a large PE group's portfolio company
Interests: Live in Mill Valley with my wife, our daughter and two German Shepherds. Currently a volunteer for the German Shepherd Rescue of NorCal, an officer of the Financial Executives International, Silicon Valley Chapter, and former treasurer (2016-22) for Brandeis Day School of San Francisco. Avid off road cyclist, enjoy reading on certain legal and business topics, as well as spending quality time with family and friends.
Jordan Silber
Education: B.A. in political science and geography, U.C. Berkeley; MBA, U.T. Austin McCombs School of Business; J.D., U.C. Berkeley Boalt School of Law.
Profession: Lawyer with focus on venture capital fund formation; managing partner and investment committee member of venture capital fund for attorneys.
Interests: Biking, travel, music, church, family time.
David M. Sohn, Vice Chair
Education: B.A. in political science, Amherst College; J.D., Stanford Law School; M.Sc., London School of Economics.
Profession: Lawyer with focus on telecommunications, Internet, and copyright law and policy, mostly in non-profit sector and legislative branch.
Interests: Hiking, travel, basketball, all kinds of family time.
Alexandra Wheeler ’78
Education: Brown University - BA, History
Profession: Non-profit development, fundraising and strategy. Former positions include VP and Chief Advancement Officer at The Juilliard School; Deputy Director and Chief Advancement Officer at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Director of Major Gifts at Cambridge in America.
Interests: Tennis, hiking, being in nature, all performing arts, travel, time with family and friends and 2 dogs.