Executive Board of Directors

Bob Adams

Bob has been committed to improving public school education for 23 years. He began by volunteering in the classroom when his son was in Kindergarten. His classroom experiences led to his becoming involved in school operations and finance. When his children, Scott & Kate, were in Portola Valley schools, he helped organize and found the Portola Valley Schools Fund and subsequently the Portola Valley School Foundation (it now raises about $750,000 per year). His wife, Susan, also volunteered and was elected to the PV School Board while their children attended both Ormondale and Corte Madera schools. In addition, at one point, Bob recruited each of the five members of the PV School Board and then helped them get elected.

Once his children left PV Schools, Bob applied what he had learned to public high schools in the Sequoia Union High School District. He was one of two founders of Foundation for the Future (it now raises about $650,000 per year) and took the lead in founding the Woodside High School Foundation (it now raises about $250,000 per year). He was president of Woodside High School Foundation (1993-1996) and still sits on its Board as an active member.

Five and a half years ago, Bob joined the Summit Management Committee (a precursor to the school board) to help design and build what was to become Summit - a leading edge, high performing, diverse public school. He oversaw the permit and construction of the school’s temporary site at 201 Marshall in Redwood City. He is a dedicated advocate of school choice, and believes there are better ways to teach, rather than just “stand and deliver.” In addition, Bob is the primary designer for what today is Summit’s pay-for-performance incentive compensation system. He currently continues to work on both Summit and public school improvement to benefit the community and the state. (Both of his children are adults, and out of college).

In his work life, Bob is President of Pacific Advisory Group – a financial advisory firm that manages money for a fee.


Beth Bartlett

Beth has been active in the homebuilding and real estate brokerage industries for sixteen years, with five years prior experience in financial services marketing. Her career includes seven years as the partner in charge of Sales and Marketing with The O'Brien Group, a well-respected homebuilding company based in San Mateo, California. Prior to her association with The O'Brien Group, Bartlett was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for another San Mateo-based builder, Inwood Corporation. She was also a real estate broker and land development consultant on the San Mateo coast for several years.

Beth holds a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University. She was distinguished with the National Association of Home Builders Silver Award for Marketing Director of the Year in 1998, and as the 1997 Marketing Director of the Year by the Northern California Homebuilder's Association. She is licensed as a real estate broker in California. Beth serves on the Advisory Boards of Nollenberger Capital Partners (an investment advisory firm in San Francisco) and Sea View Ventures (a real estate investment company in Marin county). She serves as a Deacon for Valley Presbyterian Church in Portola Valley.

Beth and her husband have three children, and reside in Portola Valley.


Christopher Buja, Compliance Committee Chair, Founder

Chris works for the Cisco Corporation where he directs international research with universities in the Americas and Asia. At Cisco, he also supervised expansion of electronic commerce and Internet service provisioning. Prior to joining Cisco, Chris managed customer solutions at SynOptics for medical, government & finance industries and worked to establish several start-ups in Silicon Valley , including International Network Services. In the field of satellite communications, he directed commercial development roles with a satellite manufacturer, and oversaw Ariane launch operations in South America for four years. He has served on industry advisory panels at Stanford and Johns Hopkins universities, on the grant review committee for the Cisco Foundation, on local admissions committees for Princeton University and as chair of two committees for the town of Portola Valley.

He received his MBA from Stanford University and holds a BS Engineering with a concentration in International Affairs from Princeton University.


Jorge Glascock

Jorge Glascock is a parent of an incoming 9th grader and a current 10th grader. He is a community member with a focus on education, and is involved with a number of community organizations including: Summit Preparatory Foundation, Community Foundation Silicon Valley Distribution Committee, Women of Silicon Valley Fund and BEA Foundation.


Ross Brown

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Gary Borden

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Todd Dickson

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