Faculty & Staff Directory

Jessica Miller

Security Guard

Began at CAIS 2024

Ron Morris

Seventh and Eighth Grade English Language Arts Teacher

B.A. in Communication (Minor in History and Literature/Writing), University of California, San Diego
Teaching Credential Program, San Francisco State University

BEGAN AT CAIS 1997

Celebrating 25 years at CAIS, Mr. Morris has served in countless capacities, teaching numerous grade levels, coaching CAIS basketball, volleyball, and futsal teams over the years, and parenting CAIS students Samantha ’24 and William ’26. His students remark that he takes the time to connect with each child individually, which is affirmed by how many students come back to visit Mr. Morris after graduating from CAIS.

Sean Mosconi

Sixth Grade English and Social Studies Teacher and High School Transition Counselor

BEGAN AT CAIS 2013

Mr. Mosconi has always had a passion for working with and educating children, beginning with summer camps and afterschool programs as a teenager. After six years working as a teaching assistant in Kindergarten, third, and fourth grades, he returned to school to earn his California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential at Notre Dame de Namur University. Mr. Mosconi has been a lead teacher at CAIS since 2013 and has coached Boys JV Basketball and Boys JV Futsal. He attended the Reading Institute at Columbia Teachers College in 2015 and brings enthusiasm for teaching social studies and critical thinking. His students note that he has a calming, even-keeled presence in the classroom and he brings enthusiasm for teaching English and social studies content. Mr. Mosconi serves as High School Placement Counselor, building on his deep knowledge of our middle schoolers and the array of best fit secondary education options around the Bay and beyond.

Olga Navarro

Custodian Porter

Began at CAIS 2024

Isabella Ng

Accounts Payable & HR Assistant

Lucy Ngai-Saul

Assistant to Head of School
Supervisor of the Health Center

l_ngai-saul@cais.org

MAcc Master in Accountancy, Golden Gate University
B.S. Psychology, UC Davis

Began at CAIS: 2018

As executive assistant to the office of the Head of School, Lucy shares Jeff Bissell’s enthusiasm for exploring and testing gadgets, gizmos, and systems for organization and efficiency. She brings years of experience in office management and holds a B.S. in psychology from U.C. Davis and a master’s in accounting from Golden Gate University. As a leading light on the Sunshine Committee, Lucy brings special joy to CAIS colleagues by working with FSA on a variety of faculty/staff appreciation efforts throughout the year.

Kiet Nguyen

Facilities Technician

Began at CAIS 2024

Wei Qian

Lower School Director

Certificate in School Management and Leadership, Harvard Business School
M.ED. in Foreign Language Curriculum and Teaching, DePaul University
B.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Shanghai University

Began at CAIS in 2021

Wei joined CAIS from the BASIS Independent School in Fremont, California, where she served as Early Years Dean of Students. There she continued to build on her strength from Yuming Charter School in Oakland, developing and implementing multi-tiered academic and behavioral support systems for all students. Wei holds a bachelor of arts degree in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from Shanghai University and a master’s of education in Foreign Language Curriculum and Teaching from DePaul University.

Excited to begin at CAIS this coming school year, she shares, “It is an honor to join this extraordinary school community with such persevering students, an extremely dedicated staff, and a supportive school community! I am committed to uniting my experience, my openness to learn, and my student-centered approach to support every student at CAIS and to build strong relationships with students, staff, and parents. Together we will empower our Firedragons to shape their future and the future of our community and our nation!”

Elisabeth Radravu

Kindergarten Lead English Teacher

M.A. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, University of the Pacific
B.A. in Child and Adolescent Development, San Francisco State University

BEGAN AT CAIS 2017

Ms. Radravu (raw-draw-voo) brings a passion for building a positive community among adults and students. In addition to her professional development through the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and Fundations’ Wilson Language Training, she has training in Anti-Bias Education for K-12 Educators and Responsive Classroom Levels 1 and 2. She holds a Master’s in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from University of the Pacific and a B.A. in Child and Adolescent Development from San Francisco State University. When she is not teaching, she enjoys hiking, going to Giants games, and finding ghost towns to visit!