Administration

The members of our administrative staff are always available to serve the needs of students, parents, and faculty. Please feel free to contact any of us to assist you at any time.

Listed below are links to Administrative Forms that you can download.

Nick Wong, High School Dean

Bio coming soon....

Karen Apana, High School Student Mentor

Ms. Apana attended San Francisco State University where she received her BA in humanities in 1969, and her MA in education and lifetime California teaching credential through the Teacher Corps Cycle V in 1970 and 1971. In 1978-81 Ms. Apana trained and apprenticed with Meir Schneider Ph.D. and the Center for Self-Healing where she received California Massage Certification. She continues to maintain her therapeutic bodywork private practice. Ms. Apana is also a practicing artist and specializes in hand-building vessels and sculptures and intuitive painting. She has studied at Ft. Mason Art Center of S.F. City College (1986-1991). In 1997 Karen received her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Integral Studies, from the School of Transformative Learning with an emphasis in Consciousness, Education and Transformation. Her dissertation is called: Following the Inner Compass: researching dreams, art and intuitive experiences. She also teaches biography and parent workshops. Ms. Apana is a founding parent of San Francisco Waldorf School from which her son, Ravi graduated with the first class in 1988.

Barbara Allen, High School Administrator

Ms. Allen has served in an administrative capacity since the high school began in 1997. From 1998-2006, she also served as Director of Admission. She currently works with students, faculty, and parents concerning needs pertaining to administrative affairs. Ms. Allen is a graduate of Rice University who worked as a scientific editor at Baylor College of Medicine and UCSF, and served a two-year stint as personal secretary to Dr. Michael DeBakey, world renowned cardiovascular surgeon and former President of Baylor. She also worked in the Planning Department of Pacific Medical Center. Her two sons have both attended SFWHS. She has been an active member of the high school’s sports program, serving on the Board of Governors of the Bay Area Conference since 1999, the North Coast Section Board of Managers since 2003, and she currently serves as President of the Bay Counties League-Central.

Dave Alsop, Interim Head of Administration (n-12) and Development Director

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Mr. Alsop joined the SFWS administrative staff as Director of Development in 2004 after 30 years of experience in Waldorf education as both teacher and administrator. He has been a Waldorf class teacher and an Administrative Chair at Sacramento Waldorf School, and served as Development Director for two years and Chairman for eleven years of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA). He also worked as Director of Community Relations and Business Development at the Rudolf Steiner Foundation. Both of his adult children attended the Sacramento Waldorf School from nursery through twelfth grade.

Jane Gallardo, Registrar

Ms. Gallardo joined the high school staff in December 2006 as Acting Registrar. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Music degree in Piano from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Gallardo has lived in the Bay Area since 1986. Before starting a family, she taught piano and was a textbook typesetter. She has recently resumed teaching piano. Ms. Gallardo’s daughter and son attend the San Francisco Waldorf School.

Bel Sales, Administrative Associate

Ms. Sales has been a member of the administrative staff since 2000 and serves faculty, students, and parents in a multitude of areas. A graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a native of the Philippines and has lived in San Francisco for the past twenty-eight years. She is currently the Internship Program Coordinator, assisting junior and senior students to both identify and plan their one- and three-week internships each spring. Ms. Sales is also the Drama Production Coordinator, working with the drama faculty and drama students to plan and produce all plays and musicals. Ms. Sales previously worked with the SF Mime Troupe and Filipinos for Affirmative Action. She has a son and daughter in the San Francisco Waldorf School.

Arian Solberg, IT Coordinator

Mr. Solberg has served as the IT coordinator at SFWHS for the past two years. He previously worked for 5 years as a lab manager with the Instructional Computing department at UC Santa Cruz where he also graduated with a BS degree in Physics. He is currently involved in a consulting business that serves specialized institutions such as the San Francisco Waldorf School. His main interests include systems management, security, cryptography, and website and database development.

Admin forms