Board of Trustees
Board Positions for 2023
President: Lisa Mudd (Term expires Dec. 2024)
Vice President: Elizabeth Kendall (Term expires Dec. 2024)
Clerk: Doug Brown (Term expires Dec. 2026)
Trustee: Dan Devoy (Term expires Dec. 2026)
Trustee: Florence Wong (Term expires Dec. 2024)
DOUG BROWN
Doug Brown joined the Burlingame School District Governing Board of Trustees in March of 2022. He and his wife have two school children in the Burlingame School District, including one in elementary school and one who will attend BIS in the Fall of 2022. Since moving to Burlingame in 2013, he has been active in the community by serving on the Measure M and O Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee since 2019, coaching AYSO soccer, and supporting BCE.
Doug is a Managing Director and head of higher education public finance at Wells Fargo Securities, where he assists universities and nonprofits in accessing the capital markets to fund projects, primarily with municipal bonds. He earned a BA in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale College and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
Away from work, Doug enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, camping, and visiting his native state of Montana.
DAN DEVOY
Dan Devoy joined the Board of Trustees in March, 2022. He and his wife were both born and raised on the peninsula, and moved to Burlingame in 2017. They have two children. One child is currently enrolled in the Burlingame School District and the other will join in a few years.
Dan grew up attending public schools in the neighboring town of San Carlos, and volunteered for military service in the Army upon high school graduation. He served two enlistments in the Army, including an 18 month deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon completion of military service, Dan obtained his law degree, and began his career as a civil litigator. Later, he created his own private practice with an emphasis in real estate law. For the last eight years Dan has been a Professor of Law at Golden Gate School of Law in San Francisco, where he teaches Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Internet Torts. He is also the founding Director of the law school’s Veterans’ Clinic, which provides pro bono representation to disabled military veterans, and military members that were discriminated against by the government based on race, ethnicity, or LGBTQ+ status.
Dan is committed to providing a well-rounded education to all students and preparing them to succeed in high school, and begin the path towards their higher education. Dan’s focus is to ensure Burlingame schools maintain their excellent achievement record, while maintaining fiscal discipline that will allow future Burlingame students to enjoy the same great education system we have today.
Elizabeth Kendall
ekendall@burlingameschools.org
Elizabeth Kendall joined the Board of Trustees in 2017. She and her husband have three children and all are either current or former students in Burlingame School District. Over the past three years, Elizabeth has served on the Safety Committee, City/District Liaison Committee, Owner's Committee, Financial Advisory Body, and PTA Council. As a parent, she has volunteered for the District Science Committee, BCE, PTA, and is a six-time room parent.
Elizabeth has worked most of her career as a research scientist studying the range of upper atmosphere geophysical topics after earning both her MS and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Elizabeth is now starting a new career as a high school science teacher and is enjoying using her background research experience to inspire students to enter STEM fields.
Elizabeth is committed to community engagement, school safety, and a rigorous curriculum that meets the needs of each child. Her priority on the school board is to ensure each student is provided an equitable path through our school system, leading to successful preparation for high school and beyond. In her downtime, Elizabeth enjoys board games with her family, weekends at the beach, spending time with friends, and being a bookworm.
lisa mudd
Lisa Mudd joined the Burlingame School District Governing Board of Trustees in December of 2020. She and her husband have two children in the Burlingame School District. Lisa has been an engaged member of the Burlingame community since moving here in 2016. She has served on the BCE Board of Directors as both the Lincoln Site Director and the VP of Site Directors. She is an active member of the PTA, a strong supporter and volunteer for BCE, and a former Site Council Representative. She has served as a Measure M representative and has also spent many volunteer hours with Mom Demand Action for Gun Sense.
Lisa is a graduate of the Masters in Governance Program through the California School Boards Association and the San Mateo Leadership Program.
Lisa was an Elementary Educator for over ten years in both Chicago Public Schools and with the Mill Valley School District. Her time as an educator left her with a deep appreciation for a well-rounded, forward-thinking education with an emphasis on meeting the needs of each learner. Having spent time on many sides of the table — teacher, parent, fundraiser, organizer — Lisa appreciates the need to consider all stakeholders.
Outside of BSD, Lisa is a Library Specialist and enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being outdoors, and traveling.
Florence Wong
Florence has been a trustee for BSD since 2015. She received her BA in psychology from UC Berkeley and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from St. John’s University, NY. She completed a postdoctoral program at Davis Medical Center focused on psychological testing. Her background as a licensed psychologist has served her well as a BSD trustee, particularly in the creation of the district’s Mental Health Plan.
Prior to joining BSD’s governing board, Florence chaired BSD’s Special Education District Advisory Committee (SEDAC) for 3.5 years. She served 2 years on the board of Burlingame Community for Education (BCE) as a Roosevelt Site Representative first and then VP of Scholars Circle. She served as Roosevelt PTA’s Financial Secretary for 2 years and volunteered for other events, such as Chili Cook-Off, Science Olympiad, and yard duty.
Outside of school-related activities, Florence enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing piano in a pop cover band, and volunteering for American Red Cross’s Recovery and Disaster Mental Health teams. She is a commissioner on the San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities, serves on the board of directors of the Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association (APISBMA), and is a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) Bay Area Regional Advisory Committee. Both of her children went through BSD. Currently, one is a junior at BHS, and the other is in her 2nd year of the Adult Transition program located at BHS.
