ADVANCEment

Florence Kragen

Director of Advancement
Tel: (510) 549-3895
Ext: 305

Email:fkragen@eb.org

Florence offers a unique profile and experience to the Advancement Director position. She has over twenty years of experience in the field of development, marketing and event planning. Before joining EB in 2002, she held the position of Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. She has lived and worked in France, in Switzerland and in the United States, and she has gained a solid cross-cultural expertise as a professional but also as a bi-cultural parent.
Many of you might have met Florence as she is very much acquainted with our diverse community. She was an EB parent for 12 years, and has served as EB Trustee and Chair of the Development Committee. She and her husband Jules have two children: Mark, EB class of 2000, and Olivia, class of 2003.

Jennifer Monahan

Communications Manager
Tel: (510) 549-3895
Ext: 330

Email:jmonahan@eb.org

Jennifer Monahan joined the Advancement Office in 2004. Although her primary focus is fundraising, she also coordinates PR for the school and edits the Weekly Note. Jennifer blends a background in education (she earned a Ph.D. in French at UC Berkeley and taught there for several years) with work at the parenting support nonprofits Bananas and Berkeley Parents’ Network. She has 2 children at EB, Catherine (G5) and Sarah (G2).

Véronique Jordan

Advancement Assistant
Tel: (510) 549-3895
Ext: 319

Email:vjordan@eb.org

Véronique Jordan joined Ecole Bilingue in January 1998. After working two years as an assistant to the Assistant Head and two years for the Middle School, she joined the Development office in July 2002, as the Development Assistant. Her main responsibilities include fundraising and publishing the Weekly Note.
Prior to working at EB, she worked several years for Citicorp Trust in San Francisco. Her twin boys, Brian and William, are EB alumni.
Véronique has a great interest in photography, new technology and multimedia, and keeps upgrading her skills by taking computer and graphics classes.
Originally from France, she has been in California since 1987.