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Your Governing Representatives
from School Ties
In accordance with National Association of Independent Schools’ best practices, San Domenico’s Board of Trustees "reflects the strategic expertise, resources, and perspectives needed to achieve the mission and strategic objectives of the School." Trustees bring a wide range of backgrounds and are responsible for governance and guardianship 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.
Executive Committee
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The Executive Committee (EC) acts in place of the board in between meetings in the manner prescribed by the bylaws as expressly delegated by the board and reports any actions to the board in a timely fashion. The EC serves as a sounding board for the Head of School, supports the Board Chair in coordinating the work of the board, and develops a process for the annual performance evaluation of the Head of School (HOS). EC members must be trustees.
RICHARD E. GOLDMAN
Board Chair/ Parent ’22
Education: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Profession:
Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Men’s Wearhouse
1973-2002 (retired in 2002); Managing Partner, HatchToday; Author, Luck by Design, Certain Success in an Uncertain World (Morgan-James, 2009;) Executive Producer, Riding My Way Back (documentary short film, 2014)
Interests/Activities: “I enjoy spending time with my family—wife, kids, and grandkids—and I also enjoy reading and mentoring new business ventures.”
LIZ REVENKO ’87
CFP®, CIMA®, CPCC, MA, MBA/
Vice Chair
Education: BA, Biology, Economics minor, Wellesley College; MBA, San Diego State University; MA, Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara; Certificate in Financial Planning, University of California, Berkeley; Certified Life Coach, Coaches Training Institute
Profession: Wealth Manager, Ensemble Capital Management
Interests/Activities: Hiking, reading, cooking, cheating on the family dog with neighborhood cats, spending time with family, ongoing learning.
GREG RIVERS
Treasurer/
Parent ’29, ’31
Education: BA, Finance, University of Southern California; MBA, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA Profession: Founder and Managing Partner, Steelhead Advisors, M&A advisory Interests/Activities: Family travel, dog time, golf, tennis, skiing, hiking, fishing, and researching just about anything.
DAVID M. SOHN
Secretary/
Parent ’28, ’30
Education: BA in political science, Amherst College; JD, Stanford Law School; MSc, London School of Economics
Profession: Lawyer with focus on telecommunications, internet, and copyright law and policy, mostly in the nonprofit sector and legislative branch
Interests/Activities: Hiking, travel, basketball, all kinds of family time. Investment Committee member.
SISTER CARLA KOVACK, OP
Mission Holding, Ex O cio
Education: BA, History, Dominican University of California; Master’s in Spirituality, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
Profession: Has been an educator spanning elementary through college teaching and administration. Currently serves as the Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Interests/Activities: Committed to earth kinship, enjoys gardening and walking our sacred paths. Advocates for those on the margins, especially the homeless. Serves on the board of Homeward Bound of Marin.
ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE:
The Advancement Committee works to support the goals of the Advancement Department and helps the Board of Trustees carry out its due diligence related to assuring fiscal health through philanthropy and fund development.
Richie Goldman, Committee Chair, Board Chair, Parent ’22
Heidi Cary ’61, Parent MS ’81, Grandparent ’21 and ’29
David Sohn, BOT Secretary, Parent ’28 and ’30
Keri Briones, Parent ’32
Melissa Grimm, Parent ’31 and ’32
Jennie Skelton, Parent ’29 and ’30
Taun Wright, Parent ’25
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee assists the board in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting, reporting, auditing, and compliance practices of the School. Committee members must be trustees or past trustees.
Jose Seara, Trustee, Committee Chair, Parent ’22, ’23
Sr. Cyndie Cammack, OP
Carol Prince
COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES:
The Committee on Trustees (COT) assumes the primary responsibility for matters pertaining to board member recruitment, nominations, orientation, and evaluation. The COT assesses the policies and procedures of the board, including the bylaws, and recommends revisions or changes as needed. The COT recruits a Chair and other members for the standing committees of the board. COT members must be trustees.
David Sohn, BOT Secretary, Committee Chair, Parent ’28 and ’30 Melinda Bihn, Trustee
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
The Finance Committee assists the school administration in developing and monitoring long-range financial plans a ecting operating and capital budgets, including setting tuition and compensation levels for board approval.
The Finance Committee recommends to the board the annual operating budget as well as budgets for capital projects.
Greg Rivers, Board Treasurer, Committee Chair, Parent ’29 and ’31
Liz Revenko ’87, Board Vice Chair
Robyn Rutledge, Parent ’31
Jose Seara, Trustee, Parent ’22, ’23
Gavin Holles, Parent ’27, ’29
Cli Mishalko, Parent ’24
Tom Vogelheim, Grandfather ’22
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE:
The Investment Committee reviews the performance of the School’s investments and makes appropriate recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
Liz Revenko ’87, Board Vice Chair, Committee Chair
Sr. Cyndie Cammack, OP
Annie Roth ’98
Eric Clothier, Parent MS ’09 and ’12
Brian Lahart, Parent ’23
Jason Morehouse, Parent ’24 and ’27
Kal Salama, Parent MS ’09
Michael Sobel, Parent ’28
MASTER PLANNING AND FACILITIES:
The Master Planning and Facilities Committee assists the School administration in overseeing the ongoing maintenance and growth of the School’s facilities and grounds and acts as stewards of the School’s Master Plan. The Master Planning and Facilities Committee makes recommendations to the board on specific facility improvements that may require board approval.
Karl Hoagland, Committee Chair
Angela Bauman MS ’95, Parent ’32, ’35, and ’36
John Cappiello, Parent ’31, ’34
Meehyun Kurtzman ’82, Parent ’25
Amy Skewes-Cox ’71, former Board Chair
Ben Wilson, Parent ’28
MISSION ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE:
The Mission Enhancement Committee supports the mission of the School, engages in conversations within the School community concerning the mission, and proposes policies that enhance and clarify the mission.
Sr. Cyndie Cammack, OP, Committee Chair
Liz Brown, Parent ’26
Jamie Ginsberg, Parent ’24
Richard Goldman, Board Chair, Parent ’22
Sarah Lee ’07
Sr. Susannah Malarkey, OP ’48
Sandy Pfa , Parent ’28
Laura Revenko ’85, Board Vice Chair, Committee Chair
Kathleen Toney, Trustee and Parent ’91, ’02
Cleary Vaughan-Lee, Parent ’23
If you are interested in learning more about governance at San Domenico, please contact David M. Sohn, Board of Trustees Secretary and Committee on Trustees Chair.
Trustees
ANGELA BAUMAN MS ’95
Parent ’32, ’35, and ’36
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/Activities: Family gatherings, biking, boating, fishing.
Melinda Bihn
Parent ’32, ’35, and ’36
Occupation: BA in English with a minor in French; Master’s in Comparative Literature; Master’s in the Teaching and Administration of English as a Second Language; Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Profession: Head of School at French American International School and International High School. She has worked in both international schools in Europe and independent schools in the United States and speaks French and German. Melinda has served on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Independent Schools and was a 2019 Fellow at the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership of Teachers College, Columbia University
Interests/Activities:
Melinda and her husband, Bill Wallace, are the proud parents of Sam and Rebecca (International High School 2017).
SR. CYNDIE CAMMACK, OP
Education: BS in Nursing, Humboldt State University, Arcata; MS in Nursing, Dominican University of California Profession: Clinical Informatics Education Specialist, Hospice by the Bay, Larkspur; Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Interests/Activities: Ongoing learning; making a difference in the lives of others, family, community, and friends; photography, art, music, reading, game playing, and nature, especially sky and ocean.
HEIDI HICKINGBOTHAM CARY ’61
Parent MS ‘81, Grandparent ‘21 and ‘29
Education: Dominican High School of San Rafael, Class of 1961; John F. Kennedy University, Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies; MA in Clinical Psychology; California School of Professional Psychology, PhD in Clinical Psychology
Profession: President of the Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation; retired MFC therapist
Interests/Activities: Marin CAMFT Disaster Response Team –Mental Health, since 1993; San Francisco Opera Adler Program; San Francisco Ballet for school-age children. “I enjoy walking, traveling, photography, spending time with my eight grandchildren, and writing memoirs for my family.”
Karl Hoagland
Parent ’22
Occupation: Brown University, BA with Honors in Organizational Behavior and Management and Business Economics; Chartered Financial Analyst
Profession: Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Longview Investment Management LLC; Publisher, UltraRunning magazine. Formerly an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and Montgomery Securities; founder and CEO, Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants
Interests/Activities: Many sports and outdoor activities; time with family and friends, farming, travel, cooking. Trustee and Treasurer of the Western States Endurance Run, a California nonprofit that conducts the Western States 100mile trail race.
Sandy Pfaff
Parent ’28
Education: BA, Urban Studies, Connecticut College
Profession: Corporate Communications and Public Relations
Interests/Activities: Spending time with family and friends; traveling, biking, running, and playing tennis at SD.
Annie Endozo
ROTH ’98
Education: BA in Physics, UC Berkeley Profession: Wealth Planning and Investments (working with Baker Street Advisors LLC, a multifamily office in San Francisco)
Interests/Activities: Backpacking and hiking; cello; entrepreneur/co-founder of Mesa Beach Inc., an early-stage technology startup; financial literacy; Education for Women – Project Worth; American Heart Association –Young Professionals Board, Founding Member.
Robyn Rutledge
Parent ’31
Education: B. Commerce (Hon.), Queen’s University, Canada; MBA, Arjay Miller Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Profession: Investor, Operator, Adviser –disruptive businesses in the consumer sector; CEO of SBG Growth
Interests/Activities: Consumer behavior, regeneration, Peloton, snuggling, personalized medicine, baking, lifelong learning.
Jose Seara
Parent ’22, ’23
Education: MS in Naval Engineering, Polytechnic University Madrid, Spain
Profession: Founder and CEO of DeNexus Inc.
Interests/Activities: Family, skiing, sailing, mountain biking, outdoors in general.
