List of 7 members.

• Alissa Brownrigg Small 

  Bio

  Alissa is mother to three, with daughter Haley graduating from JMSG in 2015 and daughter Colby, a member of the JMSG class of 2021. Born and raised in Hawai’i, Alissa studied nursing at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and worked several years as a registered nurse in obstetrics. She completed her BA in English at Barnard College, graduating magna cum laude, and subsequently earned a JD at Fordham University School of Law. Alissa is currently in the integrative health masters program at the California Institute of Integral Studies and is working as a health coach. Alissa is passionate about mind-body-spirit wellness as well as writing.

  
  

  Through the years, Alissa has volunteered in the classrooms, library, and for several years, was chair of the emergency preparedness committee in her son and daughters’ elementary schools.  She is a lifelong dancer and continues to dance hula and discover more about her Hawaiian culture through a San Francisco hula halau. Alissa also enjoys working in her herb garden, hiking with her family, and, right now, learning sound healing techniques.

   

• Zoe Leonard Monrad 

  Bio

  Zoe is a JMSG '07 alum. Her work has always been rooted in economic opportunity and financial inclusion. She is currently a Partner Success Manager with the Mission Asset Fund, a nonprofit organization offering zero-percent interest credit-building loans. In her role, she supports MAF’s vibrant nationwide network of non-profit Lending Circle providers. Prior to joining MAF, she worked in Minnesota’s Twin Cities as a Volunteer and Recruitment Coordinator at Rise and a Financial Manager at Prepare + Prosper’s VITA clinics. This commitment also led to roles in the Bay Area with La Cocina and the International Rescue Committee, and internationally with the Asante Africa Foundation. 

   

  Zoe graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Macalester College with a B.A. in Economics, International Development and Human Rights.

• Michael Moon 

  Bio

  Michael is an associate professor of public affairs and administration at Cal State East Bay (Hayward) and graduate coordinator of the MPA program. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and daughter, Alexa (JMSG Class of 2021). 

   

  While growing up in the Bay Area, Michael was an active member (violin) and eventually the manager of The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. He has worked as a property manager and in customer service and marketing roles at Onsale/Egghead.com, American Express, and Aetna. Michael holds a BA in psychology from U.C. Santa Cruz, a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, an MBA from Yale University, and a certificate in organizational development and consultation from the William Alanson White Institute in New York City. 

• Emily Selvin 

  Bio

  Emily is the current Board Chair and a Julia Morgan alum from the second graduating class. She is currently a Director of Strategy & Operations at Salesforce in San Francisco, where she focuses on bringing new products to market. She previously started Strategy & Operations for Salesforce in Asia, where she defined Salesforce's go-to-market strategy for the Asia markets, based out of Singapore. Prior to Salesforce, she was part of Deloitte Consulting's San Francisco practice.

   

  Emily graduated with a B.A. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently based in San Francisco.

• Rebecca Silbert 

  Bio

  Rebecca Silbert is a Senior Fellow at the Opportunity Institute in Berkeley and the Director of Corrections to College, an independent statewide initiative to increase high-quality higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Californians. Corrections to College is co-directed by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. Previously, Rebecca was the Executive Director of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at U.C. Berkeley School of Law. Prior to her five years at the Warren Institute, Rebecca tried cases for nine years as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of California. She earlier worked as an associate at the law firm of Keker, VanNest & Peters LLP in San Francisco as well as with the Harvard Project on Schooling and Children. Rebecca has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley.  Rebecca's daughter Eliana graduated in JMSG Class of 2017 and Sarah will graduate in the Class of 2021.

• Amy Urban 

  Bio

  Amy is mom to daughters Abbie, JMSG Class of 2018 and Violet, who will graduate in the Class of 2021. She grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in International Relations and Political Science.  After moving to the Bay Area, Amy earned her California Teaching Credential at JFK University in Orinda. She briefly taught in public schools in Alameda and Berkeley before teaching second grade at Camelot School in Castro Valley, where she also acted as Interim Head of School. She was President of the Montessori Family School Parents’ Association in El Cerrito from April 2008-June 2011 and enjoyed volunteering in the classrooms while her daughters were students there.  Amy served as a trustee on the Board of Directors at Montessori Family School from January 2010-June 2015, and as Board Chair from July 2015-June 2018. Amy lives in Berkeley with her husband, Ian, daughters, Abbie and Violet, and her dog, “Suki.” She is thrilled to be part of the JMSG community and is looking forward to serving on the Board of Trustees.

• Cassidy Villeneuve 

  Bio

  Cassidy works for Bay Area nonprofit Wiki Education, which empowers people to contribute content to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects for the benefit of a more informed public. There, she tells the stories of the organization’s impact in higher education and beyond. She also markets ways for educators, academics, and researchers to get involved in the open access movement.
  
  Outside of work, Cassidy enjoys making ceramic shells, playing music, and experimenting with web design as an editor of an online magazine. She graduated from JMSG in 2009 and is thrilled to be involved in this new community role.