Staff

About Us

Deirdre Marlowe, Executive Director

Deirdre joined Bridge in July 2011. She brings extensive experience as an entrepreneur and over a decade of experience in education.

She came to Peninsula Bridge from Middle Grades Partnership in Baltimore, Maryland where she was a founding Program Director. In addition to her work with Middle Grades Partnership, she served as acting director for a statewide charter school advocacy network, completed longitudinal research on training public school leaders, and taught both middle and high school in public and independent schools.

Deirdre completed her B.A. in Religious Studies at UC, Berkeley, a Masters in Leadership in Teaching at the College of Notre Dame, and earned principal certification after additional graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. Contact: deirdre@peninsulabridge.org or (650) 473-9461.

Sherri Shaner, Development Director

Sherri joined Peninsula Bridge in 2004. She oversees the fundraising component for the organization and works closely with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors. She has over 16 years of management experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. As the Chief Development Officer of Project HIRED, she launched the Raising More Money model and was successful in substantially increasing financial support for the organization. Sherri holds leadership positions in volunteer organizations such as Professional Technical Diversity Network and Association of Fundraising Professionals. Sherri holds a B.S. from U.C. Davis. Contact: sherri@peninsulabridge.org or (408) 358-8805.

Rosa Rodriguez, Program Associate

Rosa joined Peninsula Bridge in March 2008 and supports both the development and program areas. As the first member of her family to earn a master's degree, she is a wonderful liaison with the parents, and has been instrumental in helping Peninsula Bridge communicate effectively in both English and Spanish with them. Rosa earned her B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and an M.A. from San Francisco State. Contact: rosa@peninsulabridge.org or (650) 473-9461.

Carole Haensel, Development Associate

Carole joined the Peninsula Bridge team in 2009 as a Development Associate responsible for maintaining the Bridge fundraising and reporting systems. Previously, Carole worked as a reporting systems analyst at Apple Computer Inc. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from San Jose State University.
Contact: carole@peninsulabridge.org or (650) 473-9461.

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