Board of Directors
serving our Co-op Community
The Board of Directors, comprised entirely of current parents and co-op members, is elected by the co-op as a whole.
The 2023-2024 Board of Directors
President, president@thecircleschool.org
Claire Trevino, mama to Jojo (Dream Room) & Pepper (Peace Room)
Job duties include:
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Supervising and managing the Affairs of the corporation and co-op
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Serves on personnel and executive committees
Vice President, vp@thecircleschool.org
Erika Ortiz, mama to Corinne (Star Room)
Job duties include:
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Coordinates large scale plans such as grants, strategic planning, and future planning to ensure overall goals of school are being met
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Serves on personnel and executive committees
Treasurer, treasurer@thecircleschool.org
Lisha Spellman, mama to Delcan (Sun Room)
Job duties include:
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Creates, maintains, and appropriately disperses funds from annual budget
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Serves on personnel and executive committees
Secretary, secretary@thecircleschool.org
Rayen Dennis, mama to Adriana (Rainbow Room) & Camilo (Peace Room)
Job duties include:
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Keeps record of meeting minutes, Co-op voting, and policies/procedures of the school and non-profit
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Serves on personnel and executive committees
Education Director, education@thecircleschool.org
Elizabeth Hellsten, mama to Guinevere (Sun Room)
Job duties include:
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works with staff and parents to develop curriculum and learning environment in line with the mission of the circle school
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leads hiring committees
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Serves on personnel committee
New Family & Enrollment Director, newfamily@thecircleschool.org
Regina de La Garza, mama to Shenandoah (Sky Room)
Job duties include:
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facilitating enrollment and orientation of new families
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connecting new families with the co-op and school community
Buildings & Grounds Director, bg@thecircleschool.org
Omar Velasco, dad to Paola (Rainbow Room) & Valeria (alum)
Job duties include:
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coordinating all repairs and maintenance efforts of the school buildings and grounds
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building co-op connections to utilize member skills as appropriate
Director of Co-op Participation, cooperate@thecircleschool.org
Jo Lewis, mama to Atlas (Sky Room)
Job duties include:
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Connecting co-op members with co-op jobs and committees
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assists & Directs community members to help them be successful in their co-op roles
Communications Director, communicate@thecircleschool.org
Maya Shugart, mama to Xochi (Sky Room)
Job duties include:
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Managing the school’s public facing communications such as social media, marketing, and networking.
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Managing the marketing budget for the school.
Fundraising Development Director, fundraising@thecircleschool.org
Eddie Rodriguez, dad to Elijah (Rainbow Room)
Job duties include:
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Chairing the grants committee to engage coop members in finding and applying for appropriate funding sources for our school
Fundraiser Events Director, events@thecircleschool.org
Adrian Gonzalez, dad to Milly (Peace Room) & Aiden (alum)
Job duties include:
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serving as the primary point of contact for the public events & fundraisers of the school
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working with the co-op to encourage engagement and community building