List of 10 members.

• Dwyla Jourdan 

  Bio

  Dwyla, a Bay Area native, is married and a proud Mom of two. Her daughter, Amira, is a JMSG alumna from the Class of 2017. Dwyla feels passionately about supporting the empowering environment that an all-girls education provides, as she herself attended an all-girls school during her adolescent years. Dwyla possesses a B.A. in American Studies, with a minor in Rhetoric and Communications, from UC Davis and an M.A. in English from Cal State East Bay (CSUEB). Additionally, she has been an administrative support and project management professional, in various campus departments at CSUEB, since 2011. Dwyla has handled key executive support for several Cabinet members, as well as for the Office of the President. Her background includes specializations in writing, editing, coordinating diversity & inclusion programs & initiatives, orchestrating grant work to improve and enhance the experiences of Transfer students at CSUEB, and assisting with the implementation of the university’s strategic commitments. Also, Dwyla stays engaged with the campus community through her work with the African Ancestry Faculty & Staff Association (AAFSA) and through direct mentorship of CSUEB’s students. Moreover, she has always been engaged in actively supporting her own children’s educational journeys, from preschool to now college, and this includes serving in various capacities at the schools they have attended. She feels privileged to join the JMSG Board of Trustees to continue championing and elevating the excellence of this wonderful school that nurtured her daughter and encouraged her to blossom to her fullest potential.

• Zoe Leonard Monrad 

  Bio

  Zoe is a JMSG '07 alum. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Macalester College with a BA in Economics, International Development, and Human Rights. 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 nonprofit 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. 

• Stephanie Mendelsohn 

  Bio

  Stephanie is a proud parent of JMSG ‘14 and ‘17 alums. She is Associate General Counsel and Senior Director of Records and eDiscovery at Genentech in South San Francisco where she focuses on law and technology. Her teams are responsible for Genentech's information management program and for Roche’s global eDiscovery program. Within Genentech’s Legal Department, Stephanie is a member of the Corporate Law Leadership team. Prior to joining Genentech, Stephanie was a litigation partner at a global law firm where she focused on the defense of product liability actions involving pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.  She graduated with a BA with honors from the University of Michigan and a JD from The George Washington University Law School.

• 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, a student in the JMSG Class of 2021. While growing up in the Bay Area, Michael was an active member playing violin in 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 UC Santa Cruz, a PhD 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. 

• Stephanie Rafanelli 

  Bio

  Stephanie Rafanelli, PhD is an educational consultant and research associate. Her research interests include adolescent girls’ participation in extracurricular science, connecting research with practice, and teacher learning. She has more than 20 years of educational experience in formal and informal settings, including as a classroom science teacher and an independent-school administrator. She founded and ran summer and after-school programs focused on nurturing science interest, creative thinking, and leadership (including Sally Ride Science Camp for Girls and Menlo Summer Explorations). In addition, Stephanie helped develop and launch the Center for Childhood Creativity, an institution focused on linking research on creative thinking, learning, and educational practice. Stephanie has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Science Education from Stanford University.

• 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 BA 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 UC 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 JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from UC Berkeley. Rebecca's daughter Eliana graduated in JMSG Class of 2017 and Sarah will graduate in the Class of 2021.

• Elizabeth Tung 

  Bio

  Liz is the Head of Shopper Marketing for Clorox, overseeing the Specialty Division of brands, which include Kingsford, Glad, Brita, Hidden Valley Ranch, and Fresh Step. In her role, she leads the development of digital and in-store marketing plans that drive people to choose to buy these brands over the competition. Liz has been in the Consumer Packaged Goods space for the majority of her career. Before her 10 years at Clorox, she served in multiple brand management roles at Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. She knows a thing or two about how cat litter, salty snacks, and laundry detergent are made, marketed, and end up in stores! 
  
  

  Liz has an MBA from UT Austin – McCombs School of Business, and a BA from the University of Virginia. Liz is married to Chris, and they have two daughters – Maya (JMSG 2021), and her 9-year old sister, Lucy. They live in Berkeley and can often be found swimming in the pool or in the Bay, or skiing in Tahoe.

• 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.