Inverness Associates
Supporting schools in sustainability, strategic planning, governance, and leadership mentoring.

Experience, Presentations & Clients

Boards

  • National Association of Independent Schools, 2009-Present
  • School Year Abroad, 2007-Present
  • San Francisco Friends School, 2010-Present
  • University of California Libraries Advisory Board, 2009-Present
  • SAGE (Sustainable Agricultural Education) Advisory Board, 2009-Present
  • Bay Area Teacher Development Collaborative, 2000-03, 2006-10
  • Bay Area Athletic Conference Board of Governors, 1984-2010
  • STAR Scholarships for African-Americans, 2004-2010
  • California Association of Independent Schools, 1986-89
  • Marin Country Day School, 2002-05
  • The Hamlin School of San Francisco, 1998-2001
  • San Francisco Day School, 1994-97
  • Klingenstein Advisory Committee, Columbia University/Teachers College, 1994-2005
  • The East Bay Conservation Corps Charter School, 2000-05
  • Independent Educational Services (IES), 1986-1997
  • National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls, 1993-95
  • University of California, Berkeley Extension Program Advisory Board, 1992-2002
  • The Multicultural Alliance, 1987-1996
  • A Better Chance (ABC), Western Advisory Board, 1984-87

 

Current Clients

  • Bay Area Council:  Shanghai-Bay Area Chinese Teacher 
  • SAGE:  Sustainability Curriculum Development Project

 

Presentations

California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Trustee/Heads Conference

  • Financing Sustainable Schools
  • Benchmarking Excellence
  • Improving Faculty Compensation
  • Strategic Planning and Evaluation
  • Crisis Management
  • Endowment Management
  • Disaster Planning: The 1989 Earthquake and 1992 Firestorm
  • Athletics: The Name of the Game

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

  • Statistics and School Management,
  • The Multicultural Assessment Plan (MAP)
  • Global Education
  • A New Dialogue on Diversity
  • Benchmarking Excellence
  • Using Partnerships to Cultivate Eco-Schools
  • Smart By Nature

Independent Schools

  • San Francisco Day School: Greening Your School
  • Town School: Strategic Planning and the Issues We Face
  • Seven Hills School: Strategic Planning and the Issues We Face

 

Accreditations:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges/California Association of Independent Schools Accreditation Committee Chair, 1988-2007: Menlo, Mid-Peninsula High School, French-American International, Webb Schools, Branson, La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls, Pilgrim, Oakwood, Marlborough, Palm Valley, Kamehameha, and La Jolla Country Day.

 

PowerPoints

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