Head of School
Than Healy became Menlo’s Head of School in July of 2013.
After graduating from Williams College, Than began his career in education at the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, CA, where he taught history and psychology and served in a number of roles in the life of the school. Continuing his collegiate athletic career, Than coached basketball and water polo and directed the summer athletic program. Stevenson honored Than with the McNeely Chair for Outstanding Educator; he was the youngest faculty member to earn this recognition.
In 1995, Than took a yearlong hiatus from education to play professional basketball in Frankfurt, Germany. He then returned to teach at his own high school, Punahou School in Honolulu, HI. In 2001, he earned an MA in Educational Administration with a focus on private school leadership from the Klingenstein Center at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Most recently, Than served as the Assistant Head of School (appointed in 2005) and the Upper School Director (appointed in 2001) at the Lakeside School in Seattle, WA.
Board of Trustees
The Menlo School Board of Trustees is the guardian of the School’s mission. It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that the mission is appropriate, relevant and vital to the community. The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of 30 individuals, elected for two three-year terms, and six ex officio members, all of whom monitor the success of the School in fulfilling its mission. Each Board member participates in and supports the mission of the School and serves on at least one of the Board’s committees: Buildings and Grounds, Development, Communications, Executive, Finance, Investment, and Leadership.
2019-2020 Board Membership
| Jake Reynolds, Chair | |
| Karen King, Vice Chair | Linda Wythes Knoll ’89 |
| Jennifer Ayer | Jon Levin |
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Rey Banatao ’91 |
Steve Miller ’87 |
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Bruce Burkard ’86 |
Nkia Richardson |
| Grady Burnett | Nicole Rubin |
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Laura Chan |
Nicole Sheehan |
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Jonathan Coslet |
Scott Taylor, Secretary |
| Steve Dostart | Linda Ting |
| Greg Golub ’90 | Nikhil Basu Trivedi ’07 |
| Aaref Hilaly | Casey Tunguz ’02 |
| April House | Michael Uytengsu ’85 |
| Amy Hsieh | Fred Wang |
| Stephanie Jackson | Mike Yuen |
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Than Healy, Head of School, ex officio |
Senior Administrators
Beth Bishop, Admissions Director
Carla Diez-Canseco, Director of Human Resources
La Vina Lowery, Middle School Director
Tony Lapolla, Dean of Students
Bridgett Longust, Dean of Teaching and Learning
Steven Minning, Creative Arts Director
Alex Perez, Director of Communications
John Schafer, Upper School Director
Bill Silver, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Gabe Schwarzer, Director of Technology
Keith Wheeler, Chief of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Mima Takemoto, Middle School Assistant Director
Earl Koberlein, Athletics Director