Our Work at Menlo School

Menlo School is a private college preparatory school in Atherton, California. The school comprises a middle school, grades 6–8, with approximately 230 students and a high school, grades 9–12, with about 600 students.

In November 2025, I was retained by the Head at Menlo School to conduct an appraisal of their advancement program.

This beautiful school enjoys deep and wide support from their community in every way – volunteerism and philanthropy.

My task is to find ways to optimize what they are already doing well. I’m honored to be working with such a power institution with such kind people.


Photo courtesy Menlo School
Testimonial

"We needed someone to help us optimize a relatively strong Development program and Barbara was just the person.  Patient, thorough and wise, she helped us to identify opportunities within our current structure and system that will help us to better engage with our supporters and ultimately improve the experiences of donor and staff alike."

Than Healy
Head of School
Menlo School

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