The Bay School of San Francisco, an independent, coeducational college preparatory high school located in the Presidio of San Francisco

Board of Trustees 2009 - 2010

Stephen Mattoon, President

  • Founder and managing member of Cabouchon Properties, LLC, a national real estate development company.
  • Member, Treasure Island Citizen Advisory Board.
  • Bay School parent.

John Clawson, Vice President

  • Founding partner of Equity Community Builders (ECB), a San Francisco real estate development firm that specializes in infill development, adaptive reuse of historic buildings, and the creation of new facilities for non-profit organizations and institutions.

Greg Wettersten, Board Treasurer

  • Founding general partner, Global Capital Partners, 1988, a private investment partnership.
  • Past president, the Guardsmen of San Francisco.
  • Past director, The Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco.
  • Parent of Bay School alumnus, Class of 2008.

Jonathan Faustine, Board Secretary

  • Chief operating officer, Aspire Public Schools.
  • Former chief operating officer, Leadership Public Schools
  • Former senior vice president, Comergent Technologies
  • Former chief technology officer, Robert Half International
  • Former associate partner, Accenture

Bruce Armstrong, Trustee

  • Founder and managing partner, Verus Ventures.
  • Board member at Evolving Systems, ITM Software.
  • Former board member, CEO, senior executive at public and private technology companies.
  • Bay School Parent.

Cynthia Bengier, Trustee

  • Former director of strategic planning and product development for Mondex USA, a consortium of major banks 1996-1999, and former vice president at Wells Fargo Bank from 1991-1996.
  • Serves on the San Francisco and national board of trustees for Summer Search, a non-profit that supports low-income high school students by providing mentoring, summer enrichment programs, college advising, and a lasting support program.
  • Trustee, Town School for Boys, San Francisco.
  • Serves as vice chairman of the board of Rebuilding Together.

W. Richard Bingham, Trustee

  • Founder, president, and CEO, American Equity Partners, private equity firm.
  • Former board member and head of investment banking, corporate finance, and head of mergers and acquisitions at Kuhn Loeb and Lehman Brothers.
  • Served as chairman of the board of trustees of the California Academy of Sciences, 1997-2007.
  • Former trustee of Town School for Boys, and the Urban School in San Francisco.

Diane Doodha, Trustee

  • Founder and director, Tamalpais Bank.
  • Director, Marin Community Health Foundation.
  • Director, Young Performers International.
  • Former president/CEO, Starting Blocks Publication - Kids Are Great.
  • Former educator and educational administrator.
  • Parent of Bay School alumnus, Class of 2008.
Cary Fulbright, Trustee
  • President, Saaspoint, Inc. 
  • Former senior vice president of worldwide marketing and small business sales at Salesforce.com.
  • Former board director, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
  • Current board director and treasurer, The Arc of San Francisco.
  • Parent of Bay School alumnus, Class of 2008.

Rob Hobart

  • Former managing director and head of Internet software and services investment banking for JPMorgan Hambrecht & Quist.
  • Varsity football coach, Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA.
  • Elected member of the Ross School Board of Trustees, Ross, CA.
  • Bay School parent.
Jody Jahn, Trustee
  • Vice president of San Francisco North Properties, Inc., a property development company located in San Francisco.
  • Former chair, board of trustees, Cathedral School for Boys, San Francisco.

Robert Kleiner

  • Private developer, residential “in-fill” projects in Southern Marin County.
  • Former restaurateur, New York City and San Francisco.
  • Former chairman, San Francisco Chapter, The “Sugihara Do the Right Thing” high school essay
    competition of the Anti-Defamation League, and member of the contest's national advisory board.
  • Former Little League and youth soccer coach.
  • Parent of Bay School alumnus, Class of 2009.
Courtney Rice, Trustee
  • Trustee and chair of development committee, Town School for Boys, San Francisco.
  • Trustee, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, San Francisco.
  • Past president, The Junior League of San Francisco.
  • Parent of Bay School alumnus, Class of 2009.

Joseph Sherman, Trustee

  • Founder and president of Fidelity Partners, Inc., a San Francisco real estate investment firm specializing in adaptive reuse of older buildings for commercial and residential tenants.
  • Executive director, Equality Community Housing Corporation, a non-profit provider of affordable housing and social services to government assisted low income tenants (2000-2002).
  • President, Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation, a non-profit provider of affordable housing serving low and moderate income families nationwide.
  • Bay School parent.

Steven Smith, Trustee

  • Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP,a leading international law firm with thirteen offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.
  • Chair of the firm's International arbitration practice.
  • Member of the board of trustees, Legal Community against Violence.
  • Father of three sons, all attending Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco.

Brian Thomas, Trustee

  • Former director of Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, 2006-2008.
  • 17 year career as a teacher and administrator in independent and public schools.
  • Emmy winning writer (1988) and author of articles about education and parenting issues.

Meeks Vaughan , Trustee

  • Served as finance professional and investor relations officer for Fortune 20 company.
  • Co-chair, Bay School Parent Association, 2008-2010.
  • Bay School parent.

The Rt. Rev Marc Handley Andrus, Ex Officio

  • Bishop, Diocese of California, July 2006-present.
  • Bishop suffragan, Diocese of Alabama, 2001-2006
  • Rector, Emmanuel Church, Middleburg, Virginia, 1997-2001
  • Chaplain, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1990-1997.

Timothy W. Johnson, Head of School, Ex Officio

  • Head of school, The Bay School of San Francisco, 2009-present.
  • Founding executive director, Team-Up for Youth, 2003-2007.
  • Head of school, Marin Country Day School, 1988-2003
  • Assistant head of school/dean of faculty and curriculum, Graland Country Day School,
    Denver, Colorado, 1980-1988.
  • Dean of students/teacher, Nichols School, Buffalo, NY, 1973-1980.