Jessica Cuneo, PhD
Chairperson
Jessica Cuneo is a licensed clinical psychologist and currently works in Medical Affairs as a senior medical science liaison at Alkermes, a biopharmaceutical company specialized in serious mental illness, addiction, and cancer. In her role, Jessica supports medical strategy and R&D through relationships with key medical experts, educating on clinical data, identifying clinical/research gaps, and supporting research
Jessica received her PhD in clinical psychology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Diego Medical Center/VA Healthcare System. Prior to her current position, she was on faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSD as a clinician and clinical trial researcher for patients diagnosed with a variety of medical issues complicated by trauma, substance abuse, eating disorders, and depression.
Although a California native, Jessica spent most of her childhood raised in a small ski town in Idaho where she discovered her affinity for the outdoors, adventurous lifestyle, and local community. Jessica’s husband, Joe, a fourth generation Sonoma native, introduced her to his hometown where she immediately felt at home. With the arrival of their first son, they relocated from San Diego to Sonoma where they now raise their three children Charlie, (TPS, 3rd), Frankie (TPS, 1st), and Jonny (preschool). With a passion to support the academic, social, and emotional development of our youth, Jessica ‘s ultimate goal as a trustee is to build on the TPS mission and support future generations.
Matt Parker
Treasurer
Matt Parker was raised in Huntsville, Texas. Matt received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Arts in Urban Planning from UCLA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Stephen F. Austin University.
After business school, Matt decided that he wanted to pursue a career in the wine industry and began by dragging hoses and shoveling out fermentation tanks at Chalk Hill Estate Winery as a harvest intern in 2009. Matt is currently the CEO of Silverado Investment Management Company, a wine grape grower. Prior to Silverado, Matt served in the United States Marine Corps from 1995 to 2006 where he was a pilot.
Matt and his wife Melissa have called Sonoma home since 2010. Their daughter Eliza and son Rhett both attend The Presentation School. Matt enjoys spending time with family and friends, the occasional run, and smoking briskets.
Brad Corona
Brad is a Managing Director at Vertical Venture Partners (VVP), a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology and healthcare companies. He has 17 years of investment, operating, and corporate advisory experience, including roles as an investment banker, entrepreneur, and early-stage investment professional. Prior to VVP, Brad worked with a multi-family office, leading the due diligence and execution of early and growth-stage investments across multiple industries. He began his career as an investment banker at Jefferies in the New York office, where he spent six years in the Financial Sponsors and Healthcare groups on capital raising, advisory, and M&A engagements.
Brad received his BA in Business Economics from Brown University and was captain of the varsity squash team. He lives in Sonoma with his wife Tanya and their two boys, Jackson and Miles.
Dot Kowal
Dot Kowal was born and raised on the east coast and earned her BA in English from Williams College in Williamstown, MA. After graduating, she moved to California to pursue a career in film and music in Los Angeles.
Graduate school and a career change brought her to the Bay Area, which is when she began working in independent schools.
After working in college counseling for a decade, Dot also took on the role of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Sonoma Academy, before taking on her current role as the Head of Upper School, at Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, CA. Her work is and always has been about making a difference in individual lives through equity-minded and inclusive practices and policies. In addition to her work as a trustee for TPS, she has served on the board of directors of Northern California POCIS (People of Color in Independent Schools) and is a frequent presenter at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) People of Color Conference, and the California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC). Dot lives in Half Moon Bay, with her husband and two daughters.
Kathernine Linder, PhD
Currently the parent of a 1st grader at The Presentation School and a three-year old, Katherine has 15 years of experience in philanthropy and strategy consulting through a career that included working at The Boston Foundation as a Senior Philanthropic Advisor for The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI). With a national client base, Katherine worked with foundations, families, and companies to help them increase the impact of their philanthropy and to help them become more innovative and strategic in their efforts to support sustained social impact. Her work included strategic planning, advising in best practices and governance, assessing models for instigating positive change, and facilitating the development and sustainability of foundations across multiple generations.
Prior to joining TPI, Katherine was a strategy consultant specializing in the media, technology and communications sectors. Based in London, she worked with organizations including the BBC, Arts Council England, Red Bee Media, AOL, and Disney. Katherine graduated summa cum laude in History from Princeton University, where she received the PynePrize, the highest general distinction Princeton confers on an undergraduate. Following Princeton, Katherine attended Cambridge University where she received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in History. While a graduate student, Katherine served on the General Board of Cambridge University.
Andrew Mariani
Andrew Mariani is the founder and vintner of Scribe Winery. Andrew lives in Sonoma with his wife, Lia and their three daughters, the eldest of who attends Presentation.
Matt Mo
Matt Mo is a dedicated sustainability leader, combining his experience in corporate strategy, finance, renewable energy, and DEI. Currently he is the Head of Finance and Operations at Blueprint Power, a NYC-based tech company whose mission is to help commercial real estate owners improve the sustainability and energy performance of their buildings. Blueprint is an independently-operated portfolio company of bp Launchpad. He leads a number of critical day-to-day functions, helps guide the company's long-term strategy, and is committed to advancing the company's DEI strategy. Previously he was a Senior Vice President and head of the Strategy department at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), where he worked on a range of real estate, economic development, sustainability, and equity issues. Prior to NYCEDC, Matt worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, advising clients in the natural resources sector, and at Marakon, consulting to Fortune 100 firms on their long-term strategy. He earned a joint MBA/MS in Environment and Resources from Stanford University and BA from Amherst College.
Matt and his wife Margaret live in Sonoma and are the proud parents of Charlotte and their younger daughter Eloise. He is excited to help advance the mission of the Presentation School, creating an inclusive, sustainable, and academically-rigorous community.
Ashish Patel
Ashish Patel is the co-owner (along with his wife, Sia Patel) of Olea Hotel, a 15-room boutique hotel in Glen Ellen, CA. He attended Santa Clara University and graduated with a BS in Computer Engineering. Previous companies he has worked for include Oracle, Inc. and Salesforce.com.
He currently resides in Sonoma, CA with his wife Sia Patel and their children, Dylan (4th grade) and Reyna (2nd grade). He is also a board member of the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau, Sonoma County Tourism, and a coach for local youth sports.
Ginger Rohlffs
Ginger Rohlffs was raised in Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley where she began her career in sales at Microsoft Corporation in 1994 and quickly found her passion for building strategic relationships. Ginger joined Amazon Web Services (AWS), a Seattle-based Cloud Computing Company as a Client Director in 2016 and is responsible for managing a global customer relationship with one of the most valuable companies in the world. She leads a team and focuses on business leadership, managing executive relationships, implementing strategy, and revenue growth. Ginger and her husband Derek moved to Sonoma in 2020 to be closer to Derek’s wine business. They have three sons Lars, Max, and Duke, who attends Presentation.
Scott Shapiro
Scott Shapiro is a Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer of Poppy Bank, a commercial bank based in Santa Rosa, CA. He joined Poppy in 2015 and has been part of the growth of the Bank from $800 million to now over $4.25 billion in total assets. Mr. Shapiro has originated over $400 million in total transactions during that time and manages a portfolio over $450 million. He specializes in all types of commercial lending including: real estate acquisition/refinance/construction and commercial lending to businesses across a variety of industries. He has spent 20+ years in the commercial finance industry covering business lending, debt placement, and M&A advisory.
Scott was a graduate of Boston College with a BS in Finance and Information Systems while also interning with Fleet Bank (now BofA) during that time. He has previously served on the Board & Finance Committee of the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County as well as the Finance Committee of The Presentation School. He also a Board Member and Treasurer of a charitable foundation based in Sonoma County.
Scott and his wife live in Sonoma, CA with their two sons who attend Presentation and in his free time, he enjoys playing golf and coaching his kids’ various sports teams.
Dana Sexton Vivier
Growing up in Los Angeles, Dana knew early on that she wanted to live in a small town and provide a close community for her family. After Walla Walla (where she earned an undergraduate degree at Whitman College) proved a bit too small, business school at UC Davis led her to right-sized Sonoma where she and her husband, Stephane, have happily resided since 2006. They are proud parents of two children, Lucile and Armand, both Presentation School students.
Dana has been in the wine business for nearly 20 years, mostly in an investment management capacity. She is currently CFO at Far Niente Wine Estates in Oakville, a private equity-owned luxury wine business comprised of six world-class brands, two beautiful wine estates and hundreds of top-quality vineyard acres in Napa and Sonoma.
In addition to TPS, Dana spends her free time supporting her husband’s boutique wine business, serving on various industry committees, visiting her in-laws in Burgundy, and convincing her kids to teach her their ukelele songs.