Maida Brankman - Learning Lab Network
Maida comes to the foundation with experience in both the multimedia and education sectors. Upon graduating from college, she spent five years working in customer service and marketing for Wired Magazine and then CNET in San Francisco. She made the transition to teaching in 1999, and spent the next 10 years teaching English in a variety of school settings. Maida proudly serves as the Board President of First Graduate, a program dedicated to helping San Francisco youth finish high school and become the first in their family to graduate from college. She is also on the Mills Teachers Scholars Advisory Board. Maida received her B.A. in English and Comparative Literary Studies from Occidental College in Los Angeles and Masters of Education with an Emphasis in Teaching from Mills College in Oakland.

Corrine Conklin - Mission Support
Corrie brings over 16 years of professional finance experience to her position as controller. Prior to joining Stupski, she served as managing director of financial planning and analysis at Bonddesk Group in Mill Valley. She has managed and implemented a variety of accounting system conversion projects, spearheading a conversion to Great Plains while at Bonddesk. Corrie was also a project manager and senior applications consultant at Tectura, and held controller and analyst positions at King Brown & Partners, McCune Audio/Video and The Sierra Club. Corrie holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from University of Wisconsin. She is a Certified Management Accountant and Microsoft Certified Accounting Application Specialist.

Darlene Hale - Learning Lab Network
Darlene is the assistant to the Learning Lab Network team. Prior to joining the Stupski Foundation, Darlene was the office manager and executive assistant to the president of Arc Worldwide. She has several years of experience supporting senior management teams in both an administrative and marketing capacity. During her tenure at Gensler Architecture, she served as a task force coordinator for one of the firm’s largest departments. Darlene is a former shelter volunteer for Marin Abused Women’s Services and enjoys writing and playing music in her spare time. She attended College of Marin.

Ann Kung - Mission Support
Ann joined the foundation’s finance and accounting staff in 2008 with 20 years of strong managerial and financial experience. She has supervised accounting and finance operations for a number of companies and organizations in a variety of fields, including Restoration Hardware and the San Francisco Jewish Community Center. She also served as a financial systems analyst and financial reporting consultant for Genentech and various prominent retailers. She received a B.S. in Finance from California State University East Bay and is a native of San Francisco.

Jason Kuo - Technology and Web
Jason joined the Stupski Foundation in 2008 and provides organization-wide computer support, manages internal systems and helps facilitate effective technology use at the foundation. Previously, Jason served on the pastoral staff of Baylight Church Community in Mountain View. He also worked as a software engineer for NetIQ, then as technology coordinator at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto. In addition, he worked as a volunteer and supervisor for Amigos de las Americas in Ecuador and Paraguay, and participated in the Semester at Sea study abroad program. Jason received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters of Divinity at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.

Brett Miller - Technology and Web
Brett provides technical support to the foundation’s employees. Prior to joining the Stupski Foundation, Brett was a systems administrator for AudioBase and later worked as an independent support consultant for small businesses based in Marin County. He received a B.A. in literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and he spends much of his spare time reading and writing. Brett also enjoys working with young people and is currently matched with an amazing teenager through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.

Donna Hoylman Peduto - Learning Lab Network
Prior to joining the foundation, Donna worked in the West Virginia Department of Education in the offices of Professional Preparation, Leadership and School Improvement. She served as the state director of the USDOE 21st Century Community Learning Centers, a liaison with the state’s higher education institutions and the coordinator of the WVDE Innovation Zone initiative.  Donna also brings a broad knowledge of technology tools and applications garnered from designing and leading technology training efforts for school leaders, strategic planning and school improvement efforts. She began her leadership career with two decades of public teaching experience that included educational technology professional development for school leaders and teachers, as well as the creation and delivery of higher education courses.

Katie Petrovich - Learning Lab Network
Katie provides a wide range of administrative and project-related support to the foundation. Katie brings to the foundation extensive experience in meeting and event planning at Ernst & Young’s headquarters in Times Square. Katie’s most recent role was at Shands, University of Florida, where she performed a variety of office administrative tasks and roles. While living in New York, Katie was a member of New York Cares, volunteering her time to soup kitchens and park restorations. She also completed an internship with the American Lung Association during her senior year of college. Katie graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Natasha Proctor - Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation
Natasha provides general administrative support for the foundation’s Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation team. She comes to the foundation with extensive experience in customer service and administration, including her most recent work as a senior loan processor at Greenpoint Mortgage in Novato, California. For the past 10 years, Natasha has worked with the California Autism Foundation, which provides people with autism and other developmental disabilities opportunities for lifetime support, training and assistance in helping them reach their highest potential for independence, productivity and fulfillment. Natasha attended Laney College in Oakland, California.

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