Sue Collentine  

Following study in English at California State University-San Francisco, Sue earned her baccalaureate degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from California State University–Chico. This was followed by a graduate program in education at the University of New Hampshire where she was named to the Dean’s List for Excellence. A plethora of pedagogical studies have since followed: seminars, CAIS workshops, etc.

Sue has taught in the Los Angeles Unified School District and at St. Paul’s School in Oakland. In 1989, Sue joined the San Francisco Day School faculty. Prior to becoming Lower School Head, she worked across the entire school: a grade four teacher, a fifth grade teacher, an eighth grade English teacher and the leader of the Associate Teacher Program. Sue has served on many committees at SFDS, including the education committee, curriculum committees, and is currently co-chair of the Academic Excellence task force.

As Lower School Head, Sue brings a wealth of experience, a strong interest in teaching and in supporting the teaching profession, and a great love of children and schools.

Terry Gumz 

As of July 1, 2009 San Francisco Day School welcomes Terry Gumz as our new Director of Development. For the previous 8 years, Terry was Director of Advancement at Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT (895 boys in grades PK-12), where she successfully oversaw three capital campaigns for both building and endowment, as well as annual giving, senior funds, communications, and a centennial celebration. During her tenure at Brunswick, Terry and her team raised nearly $120 million.

Terry began her career in Development in 1996 at Chapin School in NY (700 girls in grades K-12), first as Director of Alumnae Affairs, and was then promoted to Director of Development in 1997. Terry ran her first capital campaign while at Chapin - $25 million for building and endowment - in addition to annual and senior funds, planning the school's centennial celebration, overseeing communications and development of the school's first website.

Terry's involvement as a parent volunteer at Rippowam-Cisqua School in Bedford, NY led to her interest in development work and her change in careers. Terry's previous experience was in marketing - corporate event marketing for clients such as JP Morgan Chase; marketing for investment banking at Kidder, Peabody; and sales management at Connecticut General Life Insurance Company.

Homa Hanjani 

Director of Admission

Homa Hanjani was born in Iran and moved to California in 1985. She received a B.A. in Psychology from California State University Northridge and a teaching credential from San Francisco State University in 1997. She has twelve years teaching experience at Kittredge, a private school in San Francisco. She taught Kindergarten as well as combined level classrooms in grades 1 & 2 and 5 & 6. At Kittredge she also played a major role in Kindergarten Admission.

After her second child was born, she continued to teach for one more year. Ms. Homa then decided to take a few years off to stay home and become more involved in her own two sons' growing desire to learn. Having successfully used elements of yoga in her daily teachings as a teacher and recognizing its benefits, she wanted to share her love of yoga with more children. She became a certified children’s yoga instructor and started her own program in 2006. Through “Yoga With Ms. Homa” she shared her passion for yoga with more than 50 families in the Bay Area. In addition to teaching part-time and attending seminars for her professional growth, she also enjoyed the cultural exchange she experienced while teaching English lessons to students in Thailand, via SKYPE.

Ms. Hanjani is excited to begin her new role as the Director of Admission at San Francisco Day School. She looks forward to sharing the school which her own children love attending, with the larger San Francisco community.

Carolyn Sasser 

Business Manager