Executive Director | Office Manager | Admin Manager | Office Staff | Head of Student Support
Executive Director
Chris Capobianco joined our community as Executive Director in July 2025, bringing over 20 years of experience in teaching, education leadership, and international program management. His career spans public, private, and international school settings, where he has led strategic initiatives to support student success, teacher development, and community engagement. Prior to this role, Chris served as an Instructional Coach and Community School Director in Marin County as well as Secondary School principal at Escuela Americana in El Salvador. Chris graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in English and Education and holds a masters in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a masters in Education Leadership from Bank Street College of Education. Chris loves playing music, hiking, mountain biking, the ocean, reading and lives in Marin with his wife and three daughters.
Office Manager
We welcomed Kimrose to our team in the fall of 2026. Born and raised in the beautiful north shore of Lake Tahoe, she chose to attend Dominican University in San Rafael for college in order to remain close to the mountains. Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies and health science she went on to earn a multi-subject teaching credential. Kimrose taught 5th grade, Kindergarten and adult classes Sunday school at a local private school while raising two children. Today she brings over 25 years of experience in a variety of settings including time as a naturopathic medical clinic manager and operations coordinator for a local general contractor building schools.
Admin Manager
Megan joined the Novato Charter School staff in January 2021. Before that, she worked at West County High School since 2015 and at a vet hospital for 10 years. Megan grew up in Sebastopol and now is raising her two kids with her husband there. When Megan is not working at NCS she is working as Director of Coaching for WESCO, coaching her daughters’ travel team, and Coaching the West County girls High school soccer team. During her downtime, she loves spending time with her family, friends, and animals.
Office Staff | Ashley Garcia
Head of Student Support
Stacey Lisker has dedicated over 20 years to the field of education, embodying a lifelong commitment to learning and growth. She received her B.A. at the University of Colorado, Boulder, her teaching credential at California State University, Los Angeles, and numerous Waldorf instruction and training at Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento. Her strengths include the ability to connect with students, and fostering an inclusive and engaging classroom environment where every child feels valued and inspired. Her passion for teaching and deep understanding of child development is exhibited in and outside the classroom. Both her children have been educated at Novato Charter and the strong community, teachers and staff continue to uplift her by fostering a supportive and collaborative environment. In her free time, Stacey enjoys being outdoors: gardening, hikes with her dog, paddle boarding, and being close to her friends and family.
