Our Team

Our Instructors

BATTI students benefit from a diverse and experienced group of instructors with teaching and administrative experience in both independent and public schools as well as related child-centered professional endeavors. University of Pacific and our renowned instructional team have developed a dynamic, high-quality program.

  • Jane Bleasdale

    Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy, Fordham University

    M.A. in Administration and Supervision, Seton Hall University

  • Megan Fu

    Megan Fu

    Ed.D. Learning and Instruction, University of San Francisco (in progress)

  • Abel Guzmán

    M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language, Educational Universidad de Alcala, Spain

  • Jeremy Hilinski

    Ed.D. Education, University of California, Berkeley

  • Tyler Powles

    M.A. Education, Loyola Marymount University

  • Annie Roach

    M.A. Educational Leadership, San Francisco State University

    M.A. Master of Arts: Teaching, University of Portland

  • Quise Rodriguez

    M.A. Educational Leadership, University of California, Berkeley

  • Katrina Tilds

    M.A. Education: Concentration in Language and Literacy, San Francisco State University

  • Sarah Wheeler

    Ph.D. in Education-Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

Administrators

  • Ashlee Gutierrez

    Executive Director

    M.A., Urban Education, Holy Names University
    Ed.D, Urban Education,San Francisco State University

  • Ana Zamost

    Director Of Curriculum And Instruction

    M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Pacific

  • Raleigh Zwerin

    Director Of Program And Operations

    M.A., Educational Technology, University of San Francisco

Supervisors

BATTI supervisors are experienced teachers, principals and administrators who observe students in their classrooms to provide coaching and support.

Hanin Benchohra
Danny Blumrich
Johanna Brody
Natalie Crowley

Emily Grossberg
Lana Harkness
Melissa Holman-Kursky
Hillery Jaffe-Urell

Charlotte Mooney
Quise Rodriguez
Rachel Rosner
Lynna Tsou

Board Members

  • Portrait of Jalen Allen

    Jalen Allen

    4th-6th Grade Science, Technology, and Engineering Teacher
    San Francisco School

  • Kristi Farnham Thompson

    Student Wellness and Support
    Head-Royce

  • Portrait of Kristen Goggin

    Kristen Goggin

    Assistant Head of Middle School
    Head-Royce

  • Portrait of Terri Hamer

    Terri Hamer

    Chief Financial and Operational Officer
    Holy Trinity

  • Luís Hernandez

    Lead Teacher - 3rd Grade
    San Francisco Friends School

  • Kaili Hwang

    Associate Head of School & Director of Teaching and Learning
    San Francisco Day School

  • Brooklyn Joseph

    Lead Program Facilitator
    Mills College

  • Portrait of Alice Moore

    Alice Moore

    Associate Head of School
    Katherine Delmar Burke School

  • Portrait of Leslie Powell

    Leslie Powell

    Assistant Lower School Head / Dean of Students & Programs
    Head-Royce School

  • Portrait of Quise Rodriguez

    Quise Rodriguez

    Instructor
    Bay Area Teacher Training Institute

  • Jimmy Santosa

    Lower School Makery Facilitator & Technology Integration Specialist
    Katherine Delmar Burke School

  • Corbett Simons

    Director of Teaching Learning and Innovation
    Town School for Boys