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The Waverly School Board of Trustees serves as the guardian of our Mission State­ment and is account­able for the finan­cial stabil­ity and future of the school.

Primary work and focus:

  • In collab­o­ra­tion with the Head of School, the Board engages in long term finan­cial plan­ning and works towards annual goals that stem from the mission statement. 
  • The Board facil­i­tates finan­cial plan­ning, assumes primary respon­si­bil­ity for the preser­va­tion of capital assets and endow­ments, over­sees oper­at­ing budgets and partic­i­pates actively in fund raising efforts. 
  • The Board is respon­si­ble to select, support, nurture, eval­u­ate, and set appro­pri­ate compen­sa­tion for the Head of School.
Waverly’s Board of Trustees adheres to a set of by-laws and prac­tices consis­tent with NAIS Best Prac­tices for Boards and NAIS Best Prac­tices for Trustees.
To contact the Board of Trustees, email boardoftrustees@​thewaverlyschool.​org.

Waverly’s Board of Trustees strives to main­tain a compo­si­tion that reflects the strate­gic exper­tise, resources, and perspec­tives (past, present, and future) needed to achieve the mission and strate­gic goals of the school. The Board works delib­er­ately to ensure that it is repre­sen­ta­tive of the diver­sity that is present in the rapidly chang­ing and increas­ingly diverse school-age popu­la­tion in our country.

Board of Trustees 2025 – 2026

List of 22 items.

  • Anthony Alvarado

    Anthony joined the Board in 2021. He and his wife, Desiree Carva­jal, and their daugh­ters, Francesca ​‘26 and Zoe (currently attend­ing a Meher Montes­sori School) joined the Waverly commu­nity in 2020. 
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  • Yvette Bona­parte

    Yvette’s board service began in 2024. Yvette was a member of the found­ing staff of San Fran­cisco Friends School and spent 19 years as their admis­sions direc­tor before her current posi­tion as the Direc­tor of Admis­sion at The Hamlin School. 
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  • Nohelia Canales

    Nohelia Canales is an educator, scholar, and institutional leader with nearly 20 years of experience in academic governance, strategic planning, and equity-focused STEM higher education.
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  • Justin Chapman

    Justin Chapman is an award-winning journalist, author, actor, musician, and public servant.
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  • Grant Derder­ian

    Grant grad­u­ated from Waverly in 2012 and joined Waver­ly’s Board in 2025. A proud ​“lifer” at Waverly who attended from preschool through 12th grade, he now works as an infor­ma­tion tech­nol­ogy and cyber­se­cu­rity profes­sional and teacher. 
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  • Ken Garcia-Gonzales

    Ken Garcia-Gonzales brings more than 30 years of experience in public, independent, and international education, as well as the education nonprofit sector. 
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  • Lorne Green

    Lorne began his Board member­ship in 2021 and serves as a member of the Devel­op­ment, DEI, Facil­i­ties, and Strate­gic Plan­ning and Advance­ment commit­tees. 
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  • Laura Fried

    Laura Fried is executive director of Active Cultures, a Los Angeles-based public arts nonprofit that explores the intersection of art, food and ecology.
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  • Harry Lawless Kidd

    Harry grad­u­ated from Waverly in 2013 and joined the Board of Trustees in 2024 for his first term. He fondly remem­bers his time at the school, start­ing in sixth grade, and values the lasting impact it has had on his life. 
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  • Eliz­a­beth Lawrence

    Eliz­a­beth ​“Biz” Lawrence joined the Board in 2023. She and her partner, Stefan Lawrence, and their chil­dren Ellis ​’32 and Katy Belle (currently attend­ing CS Arts High School) joined the Waverly commu­nity in 2018. 
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  • Deborah Lennon

    Deborah has been a Board member for about 18 years. She serves on the Trustee Affairs, Devel­op­ment, DEI, and Strate­gic Plan­ning and Advance­ment commit­tees. 
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  • Noah Mayer

    Noah joined the Board in 2016 and served as Chair­man from 2019 to 2021. Noah’s three chil­dren are all students at Waverly. His oldest child, Lucy ​‘28, has been at the school since she started in the preschool in 2012.
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  • Monti Olson

    Monti joined the Board in 2023. He serves on the Board’s DEI, Devel­op­ment, and Strate­gic Plan­ning commit­tees. Monti is an accom­plished and dedi­cated Senior Music Exec­u­tive with over twenty-five years of expe­ri­ence as a music publisher and entre­pre­neur. 
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  • Michael Pinto

    Michael joined the Board in 2022. He is a co-chair of the Facil­i­ties Commit­tee and a member of the DEIJ and Devel­op­ment Commit­tees. Michael is a prac­tic­ing archi­tect and educa­tor. 
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  • Lauren Randolph

    Lauren joined the Waverly Board in the fall of 2025. She and her husband, Jordan Gaskins, are begin­ning their journey with Waverly along­side their two daugh­ters, Eloise ​’37 and Violet ​’39. 
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  • Stephen Roun­tree

    Steve joined the Board in 2021. He is Co-Chair of Devel­op­ment and serves as a member of the Audit, DEI, and Finance commit­tees. 
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  • Melanie Schiff, Co-Chair

    Melanie joined the Waverly Board in 2024. Melanie, her husband Ster­ling Ruby, and three of their four chil­dren, Sylvie ​’29, Judah ​’32, and Rose­mary ​’36 have enjoyed being part of the Waverly commu­nity since 2020.
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  • Nadine Tanio

    Nadine’s Board service began in 2018. She co-chairs the Board’s Trustee Affair’s commit­tee and also serves on the Audit, Compen­sa­tion, DEIJ and Exec­u­tive commit­tees. 
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  • Joanne Toll

    Joanne has served on the Board of Trustees since 2010. She has served as the Board Trea­surer and co-chair of the Finance Commit­tee since 2015, and served as Board Secre­tary for three years prior to serving as Trea­surer. 
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  • Jocelyn Towne

    Joce­lyn’s Board service began in 2025. She is very excited to be part of the Waverly commu­nity. Her son, Wilder, is in the Class of ​’32. Joce­lyn’s back­ground is in the arts: from film­mak­ing to dancing. 
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  • Laird Vlaming

    Laird grad­u­ated from Waverly in 2013 and joined the Board in 2025. Start­ing Waverly as a student in kinder­garten, he believes the school has had a profound impact on the person he has become, and he is excited to have the oppor­tu­nity to give back to the Waverly commu­nity. He lives in Minneapo­lis, Minnesota, where he works in market­ing for the natural foods industry.

  • Serita Young, Co-Chair

    Serita has been on the Board since 2017 and serves as the Board Co-Chair, a Co-Chair of the DEI Commit­tee, and as a member of the Exec­u­tive, Compen­sa­tion, Trustee Affairs, and Facil­i­ties commit­tees.
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Contact

General: 626-792-5940
Admissions: 626-344-1471
Tuition: 626-792-5940 x252
Inquiries: admissions@thewaverlyschool.org

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