VMS Board of Trustees
Valley Montessori School’s Board of Trustees provide strategic leadership in support of our school mission. The board makes long-term decisions, provides financial management and communicates regularly with our Head of School, Patti Wilczek, to ensure excellence in education for the current and future children of VMS. As the Board’s mission is to preserve and protect the long term health and well-being of the school, they have created, with input from the VMS community, a long range strategic plan that sets the annual agenda for the board and determines the annual goals and objectives for the director. The decision-making structure at VMS is highly collaborative to bring out the very best in the group.
The Board of Trustees is comprised of the following multi-talented and highly dedicated volunteers. To contact the board directly, you may email boardchair@vmschool.org.
Rachel Watson-Clark
Board of Trustee Chair
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Governance Committee Chair
VMS Alumni Parent
Clorox: Research and Development
Sue Bayer
Board of Trustee Vice-Chair
Governance Committee Chair
Retired VMS Middle School Teacher & Program Coordinator
Former Chair AMS Board of Directors
Ben Hyman
Board of Trustee Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
VMS Alumni
Law Student
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Alexis Corbett
Board of Trustee Secretary
Development Committee Chair
Current VMS Parent
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Mahnoor Baig
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Co-Chair
Engagement Committee
Current VMS Parent
Former Outreach Associate & Analyst for the University of California
Rachel Batstone
Development Committee Co-Chair
Current VMS Parent
Director of Client Experience, BayBridge Capital Group
Former Special Events Director
April Gallagher
Engagement Committee Co-Chair
Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair
Current VMS Parent
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Jeanine Leys
Strategic Planning Committee
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
Current VMS Parent
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Erika Morales
Engagement Committee Chair
Finance Committee Co-Chair
Current VMS Parent
Former Financial Advisor
Jo Salvatore
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair
Finance Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
VMS Alumni Parent
Former US Supply Chain Manager, Chevron
Judi Bauerlein
Ex-Officio Member
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
AMS Living Legacy
Montessori Teacher Educator/Consultant
Loraine Hayes
Ex-officio Member
Development Committee
VMS Alumni Parent
Former VP, Irrigation Direct