Anna Mu
Kindergarten – Fifth Grade Library & Media Specialist
Began at CAIS 2024
K-5th Library & Media Specialist Anna Mu was born and bred in Dalian, Liaoning, China. She loves the opportunity to engage with young minds, help them to explore and grow, which brings immense joy and a sense of fulfillment to her. Her library vision is to establish it as a community hub: the hub of learning, reading, research, discussion and collaboration.
In her spare time, she loves reading, playing music, cycling, swimming, and cuddling with her cat, Happiness. The Pursuit of Happyness is always on stage at home.
She recently became a SUP (Stand-up Paddle Boarding) enthusiast.
Will Muir
Health Center Coordinator
Began at CAIS 2024
Health Center Coordinator Will Muir was born and raised in Mill Valley, California. He joins CAIS from Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a professional Firefighter/EMT. Before living in Seattle, he spent time after college working on an ambulance in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a federal wildland firefighter in eastern Montana.
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.
Wei Qian
Head of Early Childhood
- 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!
Lindsay Reich
Fifth – Eighth Grade School Counselor
BEGAN AT CAIS 2022
Kimberly Reid
Second Grade Lead English Teacher
BEGAN AT CAIS 2011
Lower School veteran Ms. Reid holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MA in Education from Seattle Pacific University. A skilled literacy teacher, she also attended the Reading Institute at Teachers College at Columbia University. Ms. Reid has taught at CAIS since 2011. She believes that the first step to student achievement is making all children feel comfortable in the classroom, and this is palpable in her kind, calm tone with the children.
Timothy Reitz
Director of Communications
B.A. in English, The Catholic University of America
BEGAN AT CAIS 2014
Jonathan Rosen
Fourth–Eighth Grade Studio Art Specialist
Began at CAIS 2022
A San Francisco native, Mr. Rosen studied Film at Bard College before moving to New York City to pursue animation and music. For the past 7 years he has been living in Los Angeles, working as an artist, musician, and arts educator. In 2022 he completed his Masters in Teaching at Pepperdine University, and is thrilled to return to his favorite city in the world to join the CAIS community as a studio art teacher. In his free time he is a contributing cartoonist for the New Yorker, plays basketball, and enjoys camping with friends.