Board of Directors

PiEBoard 2025

PiE is a non-profit educational foundation run by a Board of Directors of dedicated parent and community volunteers with professional expertise in a variety of areas, including fundraising, finance, development, business, and marketing. Strong supporters of Palo Alto’s public schools, PiE Board Members understand that a public education is free, but a great education is not.

Kaitlyn Liao

President

Andrea Levesque

Executive Vice President

Cassy Christianson is a blonde woman who is smiling in front of a flowering tree

Cassy Christianson

Vice President, Leadership Circle & Community

Nishita Kothary

Vice President, Schools Development

Sidd Mundra

Vice President, Finance & Administration

Julia Murphy-Chutorian

Vice President, Governance

Wei Wang

Vice President of Marketing

Adrija Basu

Campaign Director of Elementary Schools

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Manoj Batra

Secretary

Henny Bhushan

Campaign Director of Secondary Schools

Sophie Che is a woman with her dark hair pulled back and wearing a light blue top

Sophie Che

Campaign Director of Elementary Schools

Chris Colohan

Director of Marketing, Youth Ambassadors

Melanie Curtiss is a woman with brown hair wearing a purple shirt

Melanie Curtiss

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

Maria Derrick is a smiling woman wearing a blue shirt

Maria Derrick

Treasurer

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Rochna Dhand

Campaign Director of Elementary Schools

Joyce Farnsworth is a woman with brown hair wearing a blue sweater and multi-colored blue scarf

Joyce Farnsworth

Campaign Director of Secondary Schools

Bharti Jindal

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

Bryna Lee is a woman with long dark brown hair wearing a white sweater

Bryna Lee

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

Wendy Leung is an Asian woman with long dark hair and a big smile

Wendy Leung

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

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Miguel Lopez

Director of Innovation Grants

Molly Melius

Director of Governance, Generalist

Rachaell Mondino is a smiling woman wearing a black top and pink sweater

Rachaell Mondino

Director of Marketing, Communications

Sarah Payne

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

Célia René-Corail

Director of Marketing, Schools

Pebel Rodriguez

Director of Marketing, Impact & Donor Relations

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Monica Tan

Director of Marketing, Visual Communications

Orit Vidas-Horovitz is a woman smiling with brown hair brushed back and a blue shirt

Orit Vidas-Horovitz

Assistant Treasurer

Naomi Wang

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

John Young

Director of Development, Leadership Circle & Community

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Estelle Zhao

Campaign Director of Elementary Schools