Board of Trustees

Christopher Levermore a California transplant from Richmond, VA received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Howard University,  a Master of Science from DePaul University and Master of Business Administration from Drexel University. He is currently working with Sodexo as a District Manager responsible for the overall financial accountability for the food service program within schools located in the California Central Valley Region.

He and his wife Renee, have two children attending Country Day School. 

Jeb is the Managing Principal of the Burton Law Firm, a mid-sized boutique firm with offices in Sacramento, Roseville and San Francisco. Jeb completed his undergraduate and graduate studies from the University of the Pacific, and his juris doctorate from the University of California Davis. He is a certified specialist in both tax law and trusts, wills and estate law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. Jeb practice ranges from local to international and focuses on advising high net-worth families, closely held businesses, and non-profit entities.

He and his wife, Julianna, have two children that attend at Country Day.

Norm Colb received a BA from Brandeis University and his MAT degree from Harvard. He went on to teach English and then serve as the director of Language Arts and English, K-12, in Brookline, MA. Following his years in Brookline, he was the assistant superintendent for curriculum in Newton, MA, and then, for ten years, was the superintendent of schools in Mamaroneck, NY. From1993 until 2013 he was the head of Menlo School in Atherton and, before retiring, spent four years as the head of Reno’s Sage Ridge School.

He enjoys retirement more than he had expected, while his wife Susan, as busy as ever, spends much of her time supporting youngsters in the foster system.

Jenna is a partner in the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and specializes in municipal bond financings for public entities and 501(c)(3) organizations. She grew up in Visalia, California, where her family had a trucking and farming business, then moved to Southern California to attend UCLA.  She and spouse, Luke, have two children who attend Country Day.

Winnie Ward is a founding partner of the law firm of Stewart, Ward and Josephson, LLP.  She specializes in commercial real estate transactions.  Winnie represents institutional tenant clients throughout the United States, as well as real estate developers in Sacramento and the Bay Area. 

Winnie attended County Day from the 1st through 12th grades, graduating in 1981.  She received her undergraduate degree from Brown University, and her J.D. from UC Davis School of Law. Winnie previously served on the boards of The Friendship Club, a Nevada City-based nonprofit group dedicated to providing services for girls in sixth through twelfth grades, Sierra Forever Families (now Stanford Sierra Youth & Families) and ACRE (the Association of Commercial Real Estate). Winnie and her husband, Dale, own MindWinder Aviation, an aerial firefighting company based in Reno, Nevada. 

In their spare time, Winnie and Dale spend time with and serve at the beck and call of their animals – three cats and a dog.