Jonathan Christophersen was born and raised in the Southeast of the U.S. and moved to the Monterey Bay area at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 after finishing up his PhD program at Florida State University. He is an atmospheric scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory who studies the connection between ocean and atmosphere and from time to time participates in lengthy ocean-going research cruises to remote places. Jon is an avid surfer, a husband to a fellow meteorologist, and a father to two children, one of which is currently a Bay View student.

Tanessa Reyes was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula. She’s spent the past 15 years working in hospitality, and the past two years helping her uncle at his auto glass shop. The mother of two Bay View students, she has been a room parent and event volunteer at BVA for the past 5 years. Tanessa is pleased to now join the Board of Directors as both a member and as a representative for CVO.

Meghan Row was born in Arizona and relocated to Monterey in 2015 with her husband and their [then] 1 year old daughter. Meghan has dedicated her career for over 15 years to making a positive difference in the community by accelerating the impact of organizations through powerful communication and marketing strategies.  She graduated from Arizona State University and is the Owner + Principal of The Row Agency, a marketing and communications agency serving social good organizations and businesses throughout the Country. Meghan enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, live music and amusement parks with the kiddos, both of which attend Bay View Academy. 

Mark Gomez is a long-time K-16 educator focused on history, social studies, and education.  He currently serves as the Ethnic Studies Coordinator for the UC Santa Cruz History Civics Project. Before that he served as the History & Social Science Curriculum Specialist for the Salinas Union High School District.  Mark has also helped to lead regional communities of practice for teachers building their capacity to implement the 2016 California HSS framework.  His curricular and instructional expertise include action civics, Ethnic Studies, civic imagination, critical media and literacy studies, restorative justice, environmental/social/racial justice, effective integration of technology, placed-based education, and community-driven school design. Mark has taught both middle and high school history for the last 18 years.  He has also taught within teacher education programs at UCLA, Antioch University LA, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Monterey Bay,  where he currently teaches within the Education and Service Learning Institute. Mark also serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the California Council of the Social Studies, co-chairing the Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice committee. He is a founding design team member of the Schools for Community Action at Augustus Hawkins High School in Los Angeles and has been working throughout his career to empower students and teachers through authentic and participatory action research projects.  His work has been presented at multiple educatio