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Building Our Forever Home

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In October 2021, CAIS embarked on a transformative journey to convert the former Mercy High School campus into a beacon of Chinese immersion education for children from preschool to 8th grade.

Thanks to the generosity of our leadership donors, we have raised $13M to help Build Our Forever Home. But we haven’t reached our goal yet! 

This campaign is raising the necessary funds to build a place where our kids can thrive, and our school can take Mandarin immersion education to a new level. It is a testament to dreams and the strength of our community. 

We invite you to join us on this journey toward a brighter future where every child’s potential knows no bounds.

Our deepest gratitude goes to our committed Board of Trustees, leadership donors, and Capital Campaign Committee (listed below), whose time. talent and treasure are guiding us to our goal. 

Want to learn more? Contact Berkley Summerlin, Director of Institutional Advancement, at b_summerlin@cais.org


Capital Campaign Committee

Sherilyn Adams
CAIS Board of Trustees Member
Executive Director at Larkin Street Youth Services
Parent of Ella, 8th

Dominic Ang
Founder and Managing Partner at Turk/River Capital
Parent of Kaia, 6th and Bodhi, 2nd

Pauline Ang
Founder & CEO TWRL Milk Tea
Parent of Kaia, 6th and Bodhi, 2nd

Deborah Dory Chang
Landscape Designer
Parent of Hugo, 6th and Julian x’28

Marvin Chow
CAIS Board of Trustees Member
Vice President, Global Marketing at Google
Parent of Polaire, 7th and Ceboline, 5th 

Alda Leu Dennis
CAIS Board of Trustees Member and Committee on Trustees Chair
Board Partner at Initialized Capital
Parent of Amelia and William, 7th, Fiona, 4th

Roger Evans and Aey Phanachet
Partner Emeritus at Greylock
Parents of Jake x’26

Paul Kocher
CAIS Board of Trustees Member
Entrepreneur (Formerly President at Cryptography Research & SVP at Rambus)
Parent of Eric ’22, and Sophie x’24

Stephanie Lim
CAIS Board of Trustees Member
Co-Founder & CEO, Third State Books
Parent of Garrison, 3rd

Lily Lin
Vice President, Global Communication at Google
Parent of August, 3rd and Marlowe, K

Bryant Jenkins
Managing Principal, Sperry Capital
Parent of Sydney, 8th and Madison, 2nd

Garry Tan
President & CEO, Y Combinator
Board Partner & Advisor at Initialized Capital
Parent of Garrison, 3rd

Christopher Tom
CAIS Board of Trustees Chair 
Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
Parent of Theodore, 7th and Ezra, 2nd

Haim Zaltzman
Global Vice Chair, Emerging Companies & Growth, and Partner at Latham & Watkins
Parent of Sabrina, 7th and Maya, 5th