Our Board
Les Petits Francophones' Board of Trustees comprises of current parents, alumni parents, and individuals drawn for the community at large. The Board of Trustees is responsible for establishing broad policies and overseeing decisions to ensure the overall programmatic success and financial stability of the school. The Board can be reached at president@lespetitsfrancophones.org
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Anna Mulligan, President
Anna joined the Board in 2022. Her daughter, Lina, started as a Canard in 2021 and graduated as an Abeille in 2023.
Bio coming soon :)
Marie Aubry, Treasurer
Marie joined the Board in 2023.
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Katie Lautner, Secretary
Katie joined the Board in 2023. She is the parent to Wesley, a poisson.
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Gordon Surface, Member / Education Lead
Gordon Surface joined the Board in September 2016. Over his 25 year career, Gordon Surface have been a classroom instructor with learners from kindergarten through graduate school, a district K-12 curriculum coordinator, director for a consortium providing beginning teacher support and a regional director for new teacher support in California, which is part of the state credentialing process.
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This experience has strengthened his belief that providing a rich educational experience for children at the pre-school level is absolutely essential if we expect our children to learn, grow and thrive as members of the learning community, a community that includes parents, teachers, administrators and students. It ultimately leads to our children becoming thoughtful, active members of our participatory democracy.
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He is holds a BA in Psychology from UC Berkeley and a MA in Educational Leadership from Saint Mary's College.