Samantha (Sam) Cross

After retiring from her professional career with The Gap, Inc. – where she worked over 15 years in increasing responsibilities and in some of the company’s most dynamic geographies including Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C and London, UK where she oversaw ~3,000 employees and was integral to the company’s international expansion – Sam dedicated her time to raising her family and became involved in her children’s education.

Sam is a current member of the ISCA (Independent School Chairperson Association) Board of Directors and sits on the Programing Committee. Her expertise as a past Board Chair at Marin Primary & Middle School, and experience with good school governance lends to developing training programs, webinars and global networking for 300+ ISCA members world wide.

I am passionate about independent schools and Drew’s mission. I hope to bring my many years of experience at independent schools and from my work with ISCA to the Drew Board and to further advance its mission. I am also excited about Drew’s future with Saya as the Head of School and look forward to supporting her in her new role.

In her spare time, Sam enjoys hiking on Mount Tamalpais with her husband, Shawn, snow skiing and spending time on Lake Tahoe and the San Francisco bay, sailing and swimming. She is an avid baseball fan and loves attending games at Oracle park rooting on the SF Giants. Her youngest daughter, Anna, is at Drew (Class of 2027).

Sam was raised in Seattle and attended Arizona State University.