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

Board of Trustees

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.
  • Bay School parent.

Jonathan Faustine, Interim Board Secretary

  • Chief Operating Officer, Leadership Public Schools.
  • Served as founding executive at a software company.
  • Former Fortune 500 company chief technology officer.

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.

William R. 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.

Virginia A. Coe, Trustee

  • Founding Board President, The Bay School of San Francisco, 2001-2007.
  • Board Chair of The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security.
  • Board member of International Rivers Network.
  • Professional experience in the electricity and telecommunications industries.
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.
  • Bay School parent.
Cary Fulbright, Trustee
  • Vice President/General Manager, OnDemand, at Saba, 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.
  • 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.
William (Bill) Mellin, Trustee
  • Managing Member, Farallon Capital Management, San Francisco.
  • Former investment banking analyst, Morgan Stanley & Co.
  • Former Trustee and Treasurer, The Little School, San Francisco.
  • Former Trustee and member of the development committee, Drew College Preparatory School, San Francisco.
  • Parent volunteer, Marin Country Day School, 2000 - present.
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.
  • Bay School parent.

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.

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

  • Director of Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, 2006-present.
  • 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.
Ron Zeff, Trustee
  • Founder and CEO of Carmel Partners, a full-service real estate company, San Francisco.
  • Trustee, The Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco.
  • Trustee, San Francisco Day School.
  • Former Trustee, The Discovery Museum and The Little School, San Francisco.
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.
The Ven. Malcolm H. Manson, Head of School, Ex Officio
  • Founding Head of The Bay School of San Francisco.
  • Archdeacon for Schools, Diocese of California.
  • Canon Headmaster, Cathedral School for Boys, 1990-1999.
  • Headmaster, Oregon Episcopal School, 1982-1990.
  • Headmaster, Marin Country Day School, 1969-1982.
  • Administrator, Choate, 1963-1969.
  • Secretary, Episcopal Charities.