Board of Trustees
As the guardian of the school’s mission, the Board is responsible for ensuring the mission remains relevant and vital to the community. The Board is made of up nine members who come from various professional backgrounds to support the school’s mission and strategic goals. As a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Lake Tahoe School Board adheres to NAIS’ standards and procedures. The Board’s work is long range, strategic and carried out by various committees and task forces. The Board sets the vision and goals for the school and provide oversight for the Head of School, who executes the operational strategy to achieve these visions and goals. In short, the Board is responsible for the long-term health and strategy of the school. The Board is not responsible for curriculum nor operational matters.
Board of Trustees Officers 2022-2023
Rebecca Kassekert, Chair
Jenny Molinelli, Vice Chair
Keith O’Donnell, Treasurer
Committee/Task Force Chairs 2022-2023
Rebecca Kassekert, Governance Committee Chair
Jenny Molinelli, Marketing & Communications Task Force Chair
Keith O’Donnell, Finance Committee Chair
Rob Alston, Audit Committee Chair
Sabrina Belleci, Development Committee Chair
Amy Berry, Strategic Planning Task Force Chair
Rebecca Kassekert, Chair
Rebecca is an attorney and partner of San Francisco based PMRK Law, LLP. Rebecca’s litigation practice focuses primarily on recovering insurance assets and proceeds for her clients in complex insurance coverage disputes. She also advises her clients in the purchase, renewal, and evaluation of insurance coverage and in analyzing potential claims that may trigger coverage. Originally from Minnesota, Rebecca and her husband Kevin spent 12 years in the San Francisco Bay Area before relocating to Tahoe. Rebecca is passionate about the arts, with an extensive background in dance and theater. Rebecca and her family are also deeply committed to environmental causes and are thrilled to call Incline Village, with Tahoe’s world-class setting, home. She has two children at Lake Tahoe School and one daughter who is an LTS alumni.
Jenny Molinelli, Vice Chair
Jenny is the VP of People & Operations at Ridgeline, a FinTech company headquartered in Incline Village. Prior to Ridgeline, Jenny spent 7 years at Facebook, where she led teams and programs for scaling engineering and infrastructure. Her other experience includes roles with Dell and Schreiber Foods. Jenny earned a B.A. in Engineering from Lafayette College and an MBA with a concentration in Supply Chain Management from Penn State University. Jenny and her husband Joe joined the Incline Village community in 2016 and have one son who is enrolled at Lake Tahoe School. Seeing the impact of her mother who taught 1st Grade for over 40 years and her sister who is a high school instructional design coach, Jenny is excited to contribute to the long-term success of LTS as part of the Board.
Keith R. O'Donnell, Treasurer
Keith O’Donnell is a co-founder and Managing Director of Castle Crow & Company, a merchant banking group headquartered in Reno with a presence in San Francisco, Atlanta and Vancouver. Keith has over 25 years of investment banking, private equity, and venture capital experience and has been responsible for all operational functions of the firm including transaction sourcing, structuring, negotiating, working with portfolio companies and maintaining relations with institutional investors.
Prior to co-founding Castle Crow in 2001, Keith played an integral role in the growth and success of the Arch Group, a private equity merchant banking firm in Northern California and spent over six years with Graham Partners, the Philadelphia based private equity, M&A and corporate finance arm of the privately held Graham Group.
Keith is currently a board member of Stuhlmuller Vineyards & Winery and is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Business. Keith resides in Reno and has two children enrolled at Lake Tahoe School since 2012.
Rob Alston
Rob Alston was born and raised in Kailua, Hawaii and currently lives in Makawao on Maui. He and his wife, Amy, have two children, Turner and Kieran, both former LTS students. Rob is currently partner at Oros Management Company, a boutique private equity fund. Rob is also the former Chief Executive Officer of Access Information Management, a high growth, private equity-backed acquisitive information management company. Rob has over 20 years of experience with private equity and in the information management industry. Rob is also a member of the board of directors of ZircoDATA, an Australian records, and information management provider and an advisor to Rethinc, a DEI consulting and software company. Rob has also served as the President of the Domestic Violence Action Center in Hawaii, Hawaii Chapter of ARMA International and held position of Director for PRISM International.
Sabrina Belleci
Sabrina Belleci is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX North Lake, a boutique real estate brokerage located in Incline Village and Crystal Bay focusing on residential and luxury real estate here in the Lake Tahoe basin. Sabrina serves as a consultant and coach for her agents and is a thought leader for her team. As the 2019 President of Incline Village REALTORS, Sabrina is very active in the industry working on state and national committees as well as working hand in hand with our local municipalities and lobbyist to monitor and influence the protection of private property rights. Growing up in a real estate family, Sabrina left the Bay Area 10 years ago to study Global Business, Finance, and Economics at Sierra Nevada College where she was heavily involved in extracurricular activities becoming the first female student body president, Chair of the Presidential Ambassadors, and competing and winning several statewide business plan competitions. Since becoming an Incline Village community member in 2009, she is very involved with various local community organizations and local nonprofits.
Brad Bergstrom
Brad Bergstrom, or Coach Brad as he is known by many, was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Brad attended the Oregon Institute of Technology where he played football and later joined their coaching staff. He completed his education at Portland State and founded B4 Logistics, a transportation and technology company in 2004. B4 Logistics has expanded its operations throughout the western United States, and Brad currently serves as their CEO. In addition to his business success, Brad has always managed to find time to be involved in his community as a coach and mentor. Brad has four children and he currently resides in Incline Village with his partner Karen, his daughter Brittany and his grandchildren Evee, Micah and Elena. Evee is an LTS alumni while Micah and Elena currently attend Lake Tahoe School.
Amy Berry
Amy Berry is the CEO of the Tahoe Fund, where she leads efforts to secure private funding and support from individuals, foundations, and corporations for environmental improvement projects that will restore and enhance Lake Tahoe. Prior to joining the Tahoe Fund, Amy was director of marketing and communications for the North American arm of renewable energy giant ACCIONA. In this role, she was a member of the management committee and responsible for corporate branding, internal communications, and product marketing. She earned her undergraduate degree at Brown University before moving to New York City to start her career in advertising. In 2003 she wised up and moved West to Lake Tahoe. She can often be found outside enjoying the hiking, biking and ski trails of the area. Amy has one daughter who is an LTS alumni.
Pete Garcia
Pete Garcia is currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. Prior to ALX Oncology, he was CFO of PDL Biopharma, Inc., at the time, the only publicly-traded company located in Incline Village. He has over 25 years of experience as a CFO having raised over $2 billion for public and private biotechnology companies. Prior to becoming a CFO, he was a senior finance executive with Amgen Inc. Pete holds a B.A. in economics and sociology with honors from Stanford University and an MBA with an emphasis in finance and accounting from UCLA. He is the chairperson for Stanford University’s Northern Nevada OVAL program which interviews prospective high school applicants and previously served as Site Council chair and other volunteer positions in the Palo Alto Unified School District, and as Director of Palo Alto National Junior Basketball.
Pete and his wife, Kim, lived in Palo Alto for 17 years prior to moving to Incline Village in 2013. They have 3 adult children, all of whom reside in California.
Robert E. Graves (ex officio)
Head of School at Lake Tahoe School, Bob Graves has been involved with independent school education for over thirty years in locales as diverse as California, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Virginia, and Nevada. Beginning his career as a history teacher and coach, he has also been a Dean of Students, and Upper School Director, prior to his tenures as Head of School. Mr. Graves holds both B.A. and M.A.T. degrees in history from the University of California/Davis.