Leadership & Expertise

Board & Advisors

independent goverance

Millennium is governed by an independent, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, overseeing both Millennium.org and Millennium School. As with other NAIS member and CAIS-accredited independent schools, the Board:

  1. Determines Millennium’s mission, strategic goals, and policy positions
  2. Acts as fiduciary for future generations of students
  3. Oversees financial health, approves annual budgets, and manages physical assets and fundraising
  4. Selects, evaluates, and supports the Head of School

The Board does not involve itself in day-to-day operations, disciplinary or personnel issues, or admissions decisions, which fall under the Head of School’s responsibilities.

Trustees serve as stewards and ambassadors of Millennium’s mission, adhering to the “Principles of Good Practice” established by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).

Millennium is a member of NAIS and is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS).

our Board of Trustees

JEFF SNIPES

Chairman & Founder of Millennium.org; Previously CEO of Ninth House/Korn Ferry, past board member: Mindful Schools, Education Superhighway, Challenge Success, Marin Montessori, Learning for Well-Being Foundation.
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EVAN MARWELL

Founder and CEO, Education Superhighway; Founder, Shaka Capital; Partner, Criterion Capital Management; MBA, Harvard Business School; Past Board Chair, Burke’s School.
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JENNY WADE

Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology in the PhD Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS); Developmental Psychologist, Lecturer & Researcher.

JAMES WILLCOX

President and CEO, Strategic Growth Partners; previous CEO at Aspire Public Schools and Principal at NewSchools Venture Fund.
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KATHERINE DINH

Head of School, Marin Country Day School and past Board Chair of NAIS.
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ROBERTO D’ERIZANS

Head of School, Millennium School (Non-Voting Member).

OUR ADVISORS

We are honored to have collaborated with leading experts in education, developmental psychology, and neuroscience. These partners have been instrumental in guiding our research and program design. We extend our deep gratitude for their shared wisdom and experience.

STEVE ARNOLD

Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus, Polaris Partners; Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, George Lucas Educational Foundation; CASEL Board of Directors; Chairman, Healthy Minds Innovations.
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WENDY BARON

Co-Founder & Chief SEL Officer, New Teacher Center; Program faculty, 1140 Multiversity; SEL Consultant and Coach, CA Department of Education.
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LINDA LANTIERI

Co-Founder and Sr. Program Advisor for CASEL; Associate Adjunct Professor of Education, Columbia University City College; Founding Director of the Inner Resilience Project; Co-Founder of Transformative Educational Leadership.
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MADELINE LEVINE

Adolescent Psychologist, New York Times Best-Selling Author; Co-Founder, Stanford’s Challenge Success Program.
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RHONDA MAGEE

Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco; Author of “The Inner Work of Racial Justice,”  internationally-recognized thought focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education.
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LISA MILLER

Professor of Psychology and Education, Director of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, Teachers College; Founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute; Founder, Collaborative for Spirituality in Education.

DENISE POPE

Senior Lecturer in Emergent Curriculum Design, Stanford Graduate School of Education; Author; Co-Founder, Stanford’s Challenge Success Program.

DEBORAH QUAZZO

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Acceleration, LLC; Founder & Partner, Global Silicon Valley Advisors; Co-Founder and President, ThinkEquity Partners; MBA, Harvard Business School.
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DANIEL RECHTSCHAFFEN

Director of Mindful Education; Co-Founder, Transformational Educational Leadership; Author, “The Way of Mindful Education”.
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KIM SMITH

Previously Co-Founder & CEO, New Schools Ventures; Founder & CEO, Pahara Institute; Co-Founder & CEO, Bellwether Education Partners.
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XIAOAN LI

Senior Program Director, the Fetzer Institute. PhD in Higher Education & Organizational Change, UCLA.