In accordance with Notre Dame’s bylaws, the school is governed by a board of directors. The board’s primary work and focus is:
- Long range and strategic planning; mission and vision
- Policy oversight
- Financial planning, management and reporting
- Selection and evaluation of head of school
The board’s responsibility is to ensure that the operations of the school are consistent with the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SND) and to provide fiduciary oversight. Prospective board members are approved by the SND East West Province.
The board is not involved directly with specific school management, personnel or program issues.
The board meets approximately eight times per year. There are ten committees to the board made up of community members and chaired by board members. The committees meet approximately eight times a year:
Standing committees include:
- Committee on Governance: Identifies, recruits and cultivates board and board committee members, oversees board governance.
- Diversity Committee: Oversees Notre Dame’s policies, initiatives, and strategic goals related to Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI). Works with the board and the administration to ensure that Notre Dame strives to be a school free from discrimination.
- Executive: Oversees and manages the work of the board.
- Finance: Develops the long range financial plan; sets tuition and reviews yearly operational budget for board approval; monitors investment portfolio.
- Head of School Development Committee: In addition to writing the head of school’s annual performance appraisal, the head of school development committee determines the needs of the head of school position for growth, sustainability and succession and makes recommendations to the board accordingly.
- Investment Committee: Overall stewardship of Notre Dame’s investments and oversight of the investment management services. The investment committee is a subcommittee of the finance committee.
- Mission Integration: Assists the board in assuring the Catholic identity, the mission of Notre Dame San Jose and the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame learning community.
- Physical Resource Committee: Assures a long-term resource plan for the school’s needs that includes physical plant development, real estate, and community/city relationship.
- Strategic Partnership Development: Supports fund growth and long range plan for school advancement.
- Strategic Plan Oversight Committee: Monitors the progress of the Vision 2025 plan and reports to the board of directors bi-annually.
Chair, Diversity Committee
Christopher Arriola Supervising Deputy District Attorney Community Prosecution ...
Executive Committee; Head of School Development Committee
Linda McMullen ‘66 Bearie Retired (Occasional Consultant/Trainer) ND Board Memb...
Executive Committee
Demerris Brooks-Immel ‘87 Director of Workforce and Organizational Culture Sant...
Head of School Development Committee
Sr. Terry Davis SNDdeN Sister of Notre Dame de Namur ND Board Member Term: July 2022...
Finance Committee
Pani Dixon VP Corporate Controller Marvell Semiconductor ND Board Member Term:...
Chair Elect, Executive Committee
Nancy Erba CFO Infinera Corporation Current Parent: Angelina Lewis ...
Chair, Board and Executive Committee
Mark Fernandes Managing Partner Sierra Ventures Current Parent: Sarah Fernan...
Strategic Partnership Development Committee
Kristy Gannon CEO Fluxx Labs ND Board Member Term: July 2021 – 2024 ...
Chair, Strategic Plan Oversight Committee
Selina Garrison Director Professional Services Intuit Current Parent: Al...
Committee on Governance
Jen Hall Retired Human Resources Executive ND Board Member Term: July 2022 – J...
Chair, Finance Committee; Gift Acceptance Committee
Greg Hanson COO, Inxeption Former COO, eBay Americas Current Parent: Kate...
Chair, Physical Resource Committee
Jenny Hsia ‘99 Project Executive XL Construction ND Board Member Term: ...
Chair, Mission Integration Committee
Rose Que '82 Lue Community Organizer, Lay Pastoral Minister, Spiritual Director C...
Chair, Committee on Governance
Laura Murphy Attorney Community Volunteer Parent of Alum: Sara Murphy 2020 ND Board...
Physical Resource Committee
Alexandria (“Alex”) Ngoc Nguyen ‘94 Real Estate Attorney, Berliner C...
Finance Committee
Dremeco Seifert Audit and Assurance Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP ND Board...
Diversity Committee; Mission Integration Committee
Barbara Simmons Self-employed, Independent College Mentor/Advisor, The College Jo...
Chair, Strategic Partnership Development Committee; Chair, Gift Acceptance Committee
Rose Pierro ’63 Simmons Retired: Operations Officer Health Care Non-p...
Chair, Investment Committee
Eileen Tanghal Founder & General Partner Black Opal Ventures ND ...
Melinda K. Postle '88 Thompson
Committee on Governance
Melinda K Postle ’88 Thompson General Counsel Miro ND Board Member Term: July...
Chair, Head of School Development Committee
Jim Woods Director, Media Community Development Facebook, Inc. Parent of Alum: ...