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 (2nd) and Miles (Kinder).
Sonya DeLuca
Sonya DeLuca was raised in the Central Valley of California in a small town deeply rooted in agriculture and farming. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, she moved to San Francisco and began her career in medical sales. In 1998, she followed her passion for the outdoors and the mountains to Lake Tahoe where she taught ski lessons at Alpine Meadows and began working for the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn. It is here where she developed a love of food and wine.
A veteran in the hospitality industry, Sonya has led the catering and events departments for luxury properties such as PlumpJack, W Hotels, Bon Appetit and The Getty Center. In 2007, she relocated from Los Angeles to Napa with her husband James, where they quickly fell in love with wine country and its small-town community centered in agriculture. For over 14 years, she has served as the Associate Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Napa Valley Grapegrowers and the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation, overseeing the two organizations’ educational programs, events and fundraising.
James and Sonya live in Napa with their son Max and daughter Dylan, both students at The Presentation School, and their 14-year-old Bassett Hound Lucy.
Bahaneh Hobel
Bahaneh Hobel is a partner at Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty in Napa where she heads the firm's Alcohol Beverage Law practice. Bahaneh’s practice focuses exclusively on all aspects of alcohol beverage law and regulation for wineries, breweries, distilled spirits plants, importers, wholesalers, and retailers. Bahaneh and her husband Cameron also own and operate Hobel, their small family winery producing high-end Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons.
Bahaneh grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Emory University with a degree in Political Science. Bahaneh worked for the United States Solicitor General in Washington D.C. before attending Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. After receiving her law degree in 2001 from Boalt, Bahaneh served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard C. Tallman on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and then practiced at several established law firms in Los Angeles before relocating to Napa with Cameron, a wine importer, and retailer.
Bahaneh and Cameron live in Sonoma with their daughter Coco and their son Indigo. Coco is a Presentation School student and Indy is ready to follow in his big sister's footsteps when he is older.
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 is now the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa. Her work is and always has been about making a difference in individual lives through equity-minded and inclusive practices and policies. Right now, she also sees her job as fighting for equality and justice in the greater community. She is a facilitator for the California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC) and sits on the board of directors of Northern California POCIS (People of Color in Independent Schools). Currently, she consults for a variety of schools in the bay area. She lives in Petaluma with her husband and two daughters. You can read Dot’s thoughts on independent school leadership in the Fall 2021 edition of NAIS’s Independent School Magazine here.
Andrew Mariani
Andrew Mariani is the founder and vintner of Scribe Winery.
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 (2nd Grade) 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.
Cherise Norris, DDS
One of the most cherished core values near to Cherise’s heart is her love and compassion for her family, friends, and community.
Moving to Sonoma as a one-month-old, this wonderful small town and community is what brought her back to raise her own family which includes husband Sean, daughter Trista and their two sons Carson and Myles. Carson and Myles are current Presentation students.
Cherise attended Pacific Union College, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. She completed her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Loma Linda University. Soon after graduating, she joined her father’s dental practice in 2003. A few years later she and her brother Aaron started an additional practice in Sonoma.
Cherise enjoys spending quality time with family and friends. She often can be found taking impromptu trips to special places spreading her contagious appetite for adventure and fun to all that she encounters.
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 inlaws in Burgundy, and convincing her kids to teach her their ukelele songs.