Rancho Santa Fe Board of Trustees

Meet the Rancho Santa Fe School Board! We would love to hear from you and have provided our emails below.

Pictured left to right: Tyler Seltzer, Todd Frank, Marti Ritto, Jim Depolo, and Richard Burdge

The Board of Trustees is a group of five elected school district residents. They are volunteers who serve for a term of four years. School Board elections are held every two years with two seats open in the first, and three seats open in the subsequent election. Here are the current members:


Jim Depolo - President - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jim Depolo filled a partial term for two years starting March 2003 and was elected to the Board in November 2005. He is now serving as Vice President of the Board. Jim and his wife, Laurel, have had both of theirs sons attend the R. Roger Rowe school. They both enjoy working at the school and are actively involved as leaders in the local Cub Scout Pack. Jim is an engineer, holds an MBA, and is a local businessman.

Marti Ritto - Vice President - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Marti Ritto joined the Board in 2010.  Hailing originally from Colorado, Marti is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder.  Marti and her husband Patrick have two children enrolled at Roger Rowe.   Marti is a retired Business Woman -  she worked at Yahoo! Inc. as a Sr. Producer during the company’s formative years in the Bay Area, and has over 18 years experience in Internet Development, Media Production, and Product Management.
 
Todd Frank - Clerk - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Todd Frank was elected to the Board in November 2010 and currently has 2 daughters attending the R. Roger Rowe Elementary School.

Richard Burdge - Member - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Richard and his wife, Natasha, have a son, James, currently at the school in 6th grade. They saw their two girls, Camille and Olivia, graduate from RSF in 2006, and their son, Charlie, in 2007. Richard is a retired venture capitalist and investment banker. Richard was elected to the Board in November 2004 and 2008 and is currently serving as President.

Tyler Seltzer - Member - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tyler was appointed to the board in September, 2011.  Both he and his wife, Liz, are graduates of R. Roger Rowe, and now have two children attending the school.  Tyler is a graduate of USC and also a former executive in the food and beverage industry.  He currently serves as a partner in his family's private investment business.