Meredith Willa Dodson
Education policy leader with a background in nonprofit planning and evaluation. She is a parent of two SFUSD students, and plans to see them go through the district start-to-finish following in the footsteps of their dad. Her commitment to this work is grounded in listening, lifting up, and advocating for what is best for children and families. Meredith’s first jobs out of college–first as a social worker in the Bronx, NY, then as a researcher for the National Center for Children in Poverty–solidified her understanding of injustices and inequities embedded in our society as well as her commitment to applying her waking, working hours to fighting them. She has a Masters in Public Policy from UC Berkeley, and a Bachelors in Child Development from Cornell University.
Seth Brenzel
Executive Director of The Walden School, a summer music festival, school, and camp. Since 1995, he has sung tenor with the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and currently is a professional member of that ensemble. He is past co-clerk of the SF Friends School board, and has served on numerous arts and education organization boards, including the Glen Park Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, where he has served for two years as Co-President. He lives in Bernal Heights with his husband and their daughter.