Board of Trustees 2022-23


Chair
Melanie Weston

Vice Chairs
George Majoros
Ann Mellow

Treasurer
George Majoros

Secretary
Dominique Schulte



Jan Abernathy
Douglas Armer
Jim Best
Richard Buery
Kirby Chin
Margaret Crotty
Donna Garban
Ted Goldthorpe
Greg Gushée
Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti '04
David Heller
Martha Hirschman
Monica Lai
Renée Noel
Naomi Nwosu-Stewart
Camille Orme
Barbara Sibley-Grice
Jason Slibeck
Merritt Tilney
Valerie Toscano
Felicia Washington
Kenji Yoshino
Damian Zunino '92
 
Ex-Officio
Robbie Pennoyer, Head of School
Michelle Choo, P.A. Pres., JK-8
Adrienne Goldthorpe, Co P.A. Pres., JK-8
Seifali Patel, Co P.A. Pres., 9-12
Christine Schuster, P.A. Pres., 9-12
The Reverend J. Donald Waring

 


School Administration

List of 17 members.

  • Photo of Robbie Pennoyer

    Robbie Pennoyer 

    Head of School
    Yale Divinity School - M.Div.
    Harvard College - A.B.
  • Photo of Saara Mahjouri

    Saara Mahjouri 

    Assistant Head of School
    New York University - B.F.A.
    Harvard University - Ed.M.
    University of California Los Angeles - Ph.D.
  • Photo of Kim Chaloner

    Kim Chaloner 

    Dean of Faculty
    New York University - M.Ed.
    Queen's University, Canada - B.S.
  • Photo of Susan Austin

    Susan Austin 

    Chief Financial Officer
    Stanford University - M.B.A
    Harvard University - B.A.
  • Photo of Sarah Adler

    Sarah Adler 

    Interim Head of Early Childhood
    Bank Street College of Education - M.S.
    Syracuse University - B.A.
  • Photo of Randall Flinn

    Randall Flinn 

    Head of Lower School
    Columbia Teachers College - M. Ed.
    New York University - Steinhardt - M. Ed.
    Pitzer College - B.A.
  • Photo of Elsa Hepner

    Elsa Hepner 

    Head of Middle School
    St. Joseph's College - M.A.
    Trinity College - B.A.
  • Photo of Lorry Perry

    Lorry Perry 

    Head of High School
    University of Iowa - M.A.
    Wellesley College - B.A.
  • Photo of Akbar Ali Herndon

    Akbar Ali Herndon 

    Chief Technology Officer
    Teachers College, Columbia University - Ed.D.
    Teachers College, Columbia University - M.Ed.
    Teachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
    Carnegie Mellon University - B.S.
  • Photo of Courtney Archer-Buckmire

    Courtney Archer-Buckmire 

    Chief Advancement Officer
    William Smith College - B.A.
  • Photo of Topher Nichols

    Topher Nichols 

    Head of Special Projects & Organizational Initiatives
    Chapman University - B.A.
    SIT Graduate Institute - M.A.
  • Photo of Jean-Robert Andre

    Jean-Robert Andre 

    Dean of Equity and Inclusion
    Bank Street College - M.Ed
    Amherst College - B.A.
  • Photo of Ilana Laurence

    Ilana Laurence 

    Dean of Student Life
    New York University - M.Ed.
    New York University - M.A.
    Vassar College - B.A.
  • Photo of Margery Hellmold

    Margery Hellmold 

    Director of Admissions and Enrollment, JK-8
    New England Conservatory - M.M.
    Harvard College - A.B.
  • Photo of Camilla Campbell

    Camilla Campbell 

    Director of Admissions and Enrollment, Grades 9-12
    Boston University - B.A.
  • Photo of Christina Olivares

    Christina Olivares 

    Director of College Counseling; Director of Financial Aid Counseling
    Brooklyn College - M.F.A.
    Amherst College - B.A.
  • Photo of Melanie White

    Melanie White 

    Director of College Counseling
    Teachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
    Sarah Lawrence College - B.A.
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