MdS Governing Board

BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2009

Mr. KEN JOSEPH -- CHAIR OF THE BOARD  kjoseph@montedelsol.org Ken moved to Santa Fe in 1979 after spending a year traveling in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize with his family. He and his wife, Deena, have four daughters including one Monte del Sol alumnae and two current students. Ken is the President of Office Court Companies, Inc., a commercial real estate development firm. He also provides development and management consulting services through his consulting company. With passions for cooking, nomadic travel, mountain biking and music, the Joseph family can often be found visiting the exotic and the mundane.  Ken is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communications.

Mr. PAUL BIDERMAN  pbiderman@montedelsol.org Paul Biderman served as Board Chair for the past four years and this hands over the title to Ken.  Paul is Director of the Institute of Public Law and a research faculty member at the University of New Mexico School of Law.  He previously served as founding director of IPL's Rozier E. Sanchez Judicial Education Center.  He was admitted to the New Mexico state bar in 1971 after graduating New York University Law School in 1970.  Paul has previously served as New Mexico's Secretary of Energy and Minerals, has staffed and led the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, has worked in legal services programs for the Navajo Nation and Northern New Mexico, and for seven years conducted private law practices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.  His son, Seth, taught at Monte del Sol for eight years.

Sr. CARLOS O. RUIZ- VICE CHAIR  cruiz@montedelsol.org Carlos was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and graduated from the University of Veracruz with a BSC in Civil Engineering, followed by a Rural Civil Engineering degree from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.  He immigrated to the USA in 1977 and has lived in Santa Fe ever since. He is a civil engineer with NM Dept. of Transportation as the NMDOT value engineering coordinator.   Carlos has also been a professional translator for over 25 years with both local and international clients. His son, Ariel, graduated with Monte del Sol's Class of 2006 and his younger son Emilio graduated with the Class of 2009.

Ms. TERRY WILLIAMS-KEFFER - SECRETARY  twilliams@montedelsol.org   Terry is the mother of a Monte del Sol graduate and a Senior. She is the owner of Westwind Travel, Chair of Santa Fe's famous, Fourth of July Pancakes on the Plaza event, and past Chair of United Way of Santa Fe County.

Ms. GAIL RACHOR  grachor@montedelsol.org  Gail came to Santa Fe three years ago from Michigan where she was a long-time teacher, educational consultant and university professor of teacher education.  She has a Masters and Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan and a Doctorate in Education from Wayne State University.  Gail was active in many professional organizations in Michigan and served on a charter school board there as well as with many other community agencies.  Gail has been on the board of Esperanza Shelter and is active in fundraising for them as well as serving on the board for Monte del Sol.

Mr. DAVID CARR, AIA  dcarr@montedelsol.org  David was born in Albuquerque and grew up in Santa Fe and Belen.  Upon graduating from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1976, he came back to Santa Fe and has been involved in various community organizations over the past 30 years. He currently is the chair of the Monte del Sol facilities committee responsible for the design and construction of the proposed new gymnasium and multi-purpose facility.  He is also a member of Santa Fe Public Schools' Citizen Review Committee which is responsible for the school facilities master plan and bond issue implementation.  David is employed as an architect with Los Alamos National Laboratory.  David and his wife, Sabrina Pratt, are proud parents of two sons who attend Monte del Sol-- 10th grader, Wes, whose passions include bicycles, glass blowing and photography and Barret in 8th grade whose interests include music, French and photography.

Mr. MATTHEW SMITH msmith@montedelsol.org  Matthew has lived in New Mexico for 21 years and works as a nurse at the New Mexico School for the Deaf where he administers health services.  He has been a Monte del Sol parent since our founding year--his son, Dylan, graduated with the Class of 2006 and his daughter, Juliet, is in 10th Grade this year.  Matt and his family live in an active/passive solar and wind-powered home which they built themselves.  Located south of Santa Fe, they have twenty chickens, two dogs and three cats.  Matthew has also been a Monte del Sol mentor in the area of mountain biking.  

Ms. DOROTHY WINKLER dwinkler@montedelsol.org  Dorothy is a Monte del Sol parent and editor of the school's newsletter, The Dragons' Den.  As president of the PTA, Dorothy has established numerous passive fundraising programs which fund the PTA budget and our annual Fall Fiesta which helps to create scholarships for our international class trips.  Dorothy serves on both the Governing Board and the Foundation Board.  In her spare time she is a book narrator at the New Mexico State Library for the Physically Handicapped and participates in the July 4 Pancakes on The Plaza.  She enjoys organic gardening, cooking, photography, reading and hiking.

Ms. MICHELLE ROSEN HATCHER mrosen@montedelsol.org  Michelle is a veteran educator with almost thirty years experience in a wide variety of schools and programs both in New York City and Santa Fe.  She is currently an Assistant Principal at Santa Fe High School--the principal for 9th grade and special education.  Michelle holds administrative licensure for the state of New Mexico and recently completed the Transformational Leadership program at Highlands University. Michelle has received two teacher Fulbright scholarships during her career which has enabled her to travel and study in India and Japan.  She believes strongly in the Senge model of schools as collaborative learning environments. Michelle has an 8th grade son and a 11th grade daughter at Monte del Sol. 

Mr. JOHN PRZYBOROWSKI -- Faculty Representative

Mr. RICHARD MOELLER -- bio to come

Ms. ANNIE KUZAVA -- bio to come

Ms. STEPHANIE RIGGS -- bio to come

Mr. BRETT FRAUENGLASS bfrauenglass@montedelsol.org Brett came to Santa Fe in 1981 to attend St. John's College.  He is a graduate of UNM/Santa Fe Public Schools Internship Program and has taught in New Mexico and Japan for five years.  Brett received his Masters of Architecture from Boston Architectural College, completing their internship based program while working full time as an architectural designer.  He is a Member of the American Institute of Architects, the US Green Building Council and NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.  He is currently an architect with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, one of the state's largest and most diverse design firms, specializing in sustainable design.  Brett is also a PSIA certified ski instructor and teaches weekends at Ski Santa Fe.  He and his wife, Ondine, have four sons, two currently attending Monte del Sol.

Mr. COLLIN MacAVINCHEY -- Student Representative

Ms. LILY HOFSTRA -- Student Representative

Mr. GABE RIMA -- Student Representative

Ms. ADRIANNA TORRES -- Student Representative

Ms. REGINA CHACON -- bio to come