Leadership

President

Edward A. Reese, S.J., became SI's 31st president in July 2016. 

Fr. Reese came to SI after two decades as president at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix. Prior to that, he served as an assistant principal at Loyola High School of Los Angeles, an assistant principal and principal at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San José, and as an administrator, teacher, and counselor at St. Ignatius Riverview in Sydney, Australia.

Born in Alhambra, California, Fr. Reese graduated from Loyola High School in 1961, at which time he entered the Society of Jesus. After his studies in philosophy at Gonzaga University and theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, he was ordained a priest in 1973.

Principal

Michelle Nevin Levine was appointed SI's 16th principal in July 2019.

She joined the school in 1995 and, prior to becoming principal, was SI's director of counseling. In addition to serving a variety of roles in the Counseling Department, Michelle was also dean of students for nine years, taught AP Psychology, served on SI's admissions committee, and participated in immersion trips and retreats at all levels.

A graduate of Mercy High School, San Francisco, Michelle has a bachelor's degree in developmental psychology from California State University, Chico, a master's degree in educational psychology from the University of San Francisco, and is a graduate of the Ignatian Leadership Seminars, a three-year program to prepare lay teachers and counselors for leadership roles in Jesuit schools.