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GLP Consejo de Administración/Board of Directors Marin Day Schools

GLP Corporation (dba Marin Day Schools, Extended Day Services, Marin Preparatory School) is a 501 (C) (3) public benefit, nonprofit organization licensed by the State of California in 1981. Our tax ID number is 942745572. The purposes for which the corporation was formed are: the provision of child care and educational facilities, instruction, training and nurturing of children for the purpose of developing and improving their capabilities and the improvement of the moral, mental social and physical well being of the children of the San Francisco Bay Area. Our programs include MDS (infant/toddler and preschool) EDS (elementary school-age childcare) and Marin Preparatory School (Jr. K- Grade 8).

This corporation admits children of any race, color, creed, national and ethnic origin and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan policies, and athletic and all other school administered programs. MDS believes in promoting diversity and celebrating the rich and varied cultures and people that constitute the American community.  MDS provides a curriculum that is developmental, multi-cultural, anti-bias, educational, innovative and fun. 

The Board of Directors consists of people both inside and outside the organization that actively care about children. A minimum of 51% of the Directors must be from outside the organization or management. Each director shall hold office for one year and until a successor has been appointed and qualified.  Each director is eligible for continued reappointment.

Marin Day Schools is a community of children, parents, teachers, administrators and directors, who believe that children are important in our society and deserve the very best start in life. Marin Day Schools are state licensed programs and provide the highest quality early childhood education and childcare. Research has proven the importance of early childhood education, as birth to thirteen years is a vitally significant time in the life of a child. The MDS, EDS and MPS campuses are happy places where children are respected and valued for who they are today, as children, and for who they will one day become, as responsible citizens of the world. The MDS faculty, together with parents as partners, is here to help children get ready for the challenges and rewards of the future.

GLP (Marin Day Schools) Board of Directors

 January 2011

 Marin Day Schools Business Office

100 Meadow Creek Drive Suite 225

Corte Madera, CA 94925

Phone: 415-924-7500

Fax: 415-924-7509

www.marindayschools.org

 MDS Office Administrator: Sheila Rohrs

415-924-7500 ext. 2907

Marin Day School Board of Directors

Melinda (Lynn) Kanter-Levy is proud to be one of the “founding mothers” of Marin Day Schools, which this year celebrates 30 years of the highest quality childcare and early childhood education in the San Francisco Bay Area. Melinda graduated from New York University with a degree in elementary education and a specialization in learning disabilities. She taught special education in New York City prior to moving to California.  Currently Lynn is the Director of External Affairs for Marin Day Schools and Bright Horizons. Her responsibilities include being the liaison to public agencies for the City of San Francisco and the State of California, helping families with decisions about kindergarten placement, working with the families of children with special needs, fundraising for Marin Day Schools, providing articles and workshops for faculty and families on issues relating to children, families and education, being an active consultant to Marin Preparatory School, an independent school in SF, and being a member of CPAC and the Marin Child Care Commission.  Melinda lives in Marin County with her husband, Roger Levy. They have four adult daughters and 5 “practically perfect” grandchildren.

Marlene Moresi has been on the Marin Day Schools Board of Directors for twenty years. Marlene graduated from Golden Gate University with a double major in accounting and communication. She received a Masters in Business Administration also from Golden Gate University. Marlene began her career at the CPA firm of Barlow, Davis and Wood. Based on her interest in serving the community, Marlene became a "Grants Division" accountant for the City and County of San Francisco, which included the S.F. Community College District.  Marlene spent many years working for Stauffer Chemical Company as a cost accounting supervisor, tax accountant and auditor before opening her own business consulting firm, Account Works, in San Rafael. She continues to participate in local issues benefiting children; she was on the San Rafael Schools District Budget Committee and the Terra Linda High School Site Council. Marlene has been a member of the MDS Board of Directors since 1986. Her skills as a certified internal auditor and as a data processing auditor and tax accountant have been extremely beneficial to Marin Day Schools. Marlene lives in San Rafael with her husband and loves to visit her adult children; a son in Tahoe and daughter in Montana.   

Mark Foley, our long time Board attorney, has been a member of the MDS Board of Directors since 1999.  J. Mark Foley graduated from the United States Naval Academy and, after service in the Navy, was graduated from Boston College Law School in 1979. Mark Foley is a general business attorney who also specializes in the practice of maritime law and civil litigation. He is a member of the California State Bar and practiced in San Francisco from 1979 - 2001. He began working with Marin Day Schools on a pro bono basis in 1995 assisting to review contracts and leases. Mark joined the Marin Day Schools Board of Directors in 1999 and continues to be extremely helpful to the organization relating to legal issues. Mark is currently living in Florida and continues to be very involved, active and serve on the MDS Board of Directors. Mark’s adult daughter currently lives in Alaska working in environmental studies.

Leslie Spanier is presently a Division Vice President of Operations for Bright Horizons Family Solutions.  In this role she manages sixty-five early childhood programs (infant/toddler, preschool, schools-age, employer sponsored, and community based programs) that are located in California, Oregon, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Leslie has been with Bright Horizons for twenty-one years. Leslie holds a Master of Science Degree in Education from the University of Southern California.  Her extensive experience in the education field includes a background in teaching and directing preschool and teaching elementary school in both the public and private sectors. She holds a current California teaching credential for preschool through college level. Leslie joined the Marin Day Schools Board of Directors in 2003.  Leslie and her husband live in the Los Angeles area and have a daughter in college.

Howard Wynn joined the Marin Day Schools Board of Directors in 2009. Howard holds a BS from the Boston University School of Management; a JD from Suffolk University Law School; and is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar.  Howard’s early professional experience was in real estate finance with New England Securities, The Residence Inn Company, and the Low Income Housing Fund.  For the past fifteen years, he has been engaged in the practice of commercial and primarily residential real estate, including the past nine years at Pacific Union Real Estate, where he consistently has been recognized as one of its top producing and most respected brokers.  Howard has contributed many hours of real estate advice, counsel and advocacy to Marin Day Schools.  He is a coach and supporter of youth programs in his home town of Mill Valley, including the Mill Valley Little League, Mill Valley Girls Softball, and the Mill Valley Soccer Club, and is an active supporter of the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation. Howard and his wife live in Mill Valley and have two children who attend their local public school.

David Levine, a MDS Board member since 2009, currently works with Beech Street Capital. David grew up in Los Angeles and has a B.A. in Economics from Skidmore College. Mr. Levine has nearly twenty years of experience in both the securities and commercial finance fields, having worked in the affordable housing group at Fannie Mae, UBS and Prudential Securities as a mortgage-backed securities trader and at PNC in their commercial real estate group. David, his wife and their two children live in San Francisco where they are very active in local cultural, religious, and charitable organizations. David is extremely interested in education and providing educational opportunities through the arts and recreation for the children of San Francisco. His school-age children graduated from the MDS Congregation Sherith Israel Campus of MDS and now attend an independent elementary school in San Francisco.  He has served on many Boards and currently is the Chair of the Board of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, and is a past trustee of The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.  

Sylvia Mestayer-Collins is the newest member of the MDS Board of Directors, joining the MDS Board in August 2010.  Sylvia is a native of San Francisco and attended public primary and high schools in San Francisco, City College of San Francisco and the University of San Francisco.   Sylvia and her husband, Dr. Edward Collins have a 13 year old son who is a graduate of the Congregation Sherith Israel Campus of Marin Day Schools. As a toddler and young preschooler he attended the MDS Laurel Heights Campus. Their son currently attends The Town School for Boys. Sylvia has been actively involved with helping Town School develop interactive, on-going, in depth community outreach diversity programs and initiatives for the past several years. Sylvia currently owns and operates a spa in Berkeley, CA. and has previously owned another business in San Francisco as well.  Prior to owning her own business she worked as a commercial real estate property manager and leasing agent for a local real estate developer. At the University of California Medical Center she designed and co taught a course in medical terminology in Spanish for medical professionals. Sylvia’s family is originally from Nicaragua. She is a fluent Spanish speaker who continues to enjoy spending time in that country with her husband and son.