BOARD CHAIR
boardchair@gardnerschool.org

Sarah Grenert-Funk is the Head of Upper School at Oregon Episcopal School (OES) in Portland, Oregon. She has also been a classroom teacher, dorm parent, advisor, and lacrosse and basketball coach. Sarah earned her bachelor of arts in English from Middlebury College. She also holds a Master of Arts in English from Middlebury College's Breadloaf School of English. Before joining OES, Sarah taught English at Birch Wathen Lenox School in New York City and worked in book publishing. She and her husband, Joe, have two young children.

VICE CHAIR, Gardner Parent

Brian Gilstrap has 20 years banking and financial industry experience. Currently, he is a portfolio management leader at a national financial institution. Through his career, Brian has worked at large and startup institutions - including a startup bank and founding a technology company. He holds a Bachelor degree in Business and a MBA from the University of Florida. He enjoys hiking, traveling and exploring with his family, running (mostly half) marathons, and being a member of the Gardner community. Brian has one child happily enrolled at the Gardner School.

TREASURER

Kelsey is currently a staff accountant at Integrated Tax Services and specializes in preparing nonprofit tax returns. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a focus in Accounting from Washington State University Vancouver.  In her free time she enjoys binge watching foreign films, drawing, lap swimming, and playing electric guitar.

SECRETARY, Gardner Parent

Susan Melton is the proprietor of a small business specializing in 3D printing. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Western Oregon University. She has two children enrolled at Gardner School. Susan's diverse professional background includes roles as a zookeeper, 911 dispatcher, and SharePoint consultant.

TRUSTEE

Jessi is currently the Lower School Head at Cascades Academy in Bend, OR.  She earned a Master’s in Elementary Education from Bank Street College in NYC and, besides being a classroom teacher for 10 years, has also held a variety of leadership roles in diverse schools across the U.S. and Latin America. She enjoys working in small independent schools and has called Bend home since 2019. She spends her free time skiing, hiking, and enjoying the outdoors with her son Max, and their dog Leah.

TRUSTEE

Lisa has 20 years of experience in marketing and business development in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from Montana State University. Lisa enjoys traveling with her husband and two daughters, gardening, and home remodeling projects.

TRUSTEE

Susan Pulley is the Associate Head of School at Abiqua School in Salem, Oregon. She leads the Admissions and Advancement Teams and is trained in Dyslexia support. Her special interest is equity in access to education. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University Stanislaus and a Masters in Education from Southern Oregon University.

TRUSTEE, Gardner Parent

Anthony is an attorney with 17 years of experience, including having spent the last decade as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Vancouver-based ZoomInfo (Nasdaq:GTM). He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School after majoring in Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Anthony and his wife Sarah have three children attending Gardner School as of the Fall of 2025. In his spare time he enjoys singing while playing the guitar or the piano and being a movie nerd. 

TRUSTEE

Damaris Martinez-Guzman is a Mexican-American Latina born and raised in Hood River, Oregon, with roots in Colima and Nayarit, Mexico. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and Spanish from Western Oregon University, where she began her career in event coordination, working with Latino programs.

Damaris has previously worked with both corporate and nonprofit organizations that support underrepresented communities, a passion she discovered early in her career. She has been with the Chamber for over 2 years and serves as the Events and Operations Manager, where she is dedicated to supporting the organization and its mission through her work.