Board of Directors

Board of Director Bios

Richard P. Hall Chairman of the Board Head of School Emeritus Washington International School, DC	Jeannie Norris Head of School Miss Hall’s School
William T. Buice Vice-Chairman of the Board Partner, Davidson, Dawson & Clark, NYC Trustee, The Asheville School, NC	J. Wood Rutter Headmaster Emeritus Beaufort Academy, SC
Mitchell H. Bronk Treasurer of the Board Retired Controller Salisbury School, CT	David Sanderson President and CEO Global Median, Inc., MA
Diane C. Proctor Secretary of the Board * Leave of Absence English Teacher Middlesex School, MA	Robert A. Stanley, Jr. ex officio President ASSIST, CT
Dale L. Wentz Interim Secretary of the Board Director of Admissions North Shore Country Day School, IL	Pamela M. Thye Former Parent Middlesex School, MA
Phillipa Bond The Taft School '89 Partner Proskauer Rose LLP Los Angeles, CA	Catherine M. Tinsley Former Parent and Volunteer Leader Washington International School, DC
John R. Eidam Dean of Admissions Director of International and Summer Programs Wyoming Seminary, PA	Frederick H. Wandelt III Assistant to the Headmaster The Taft School, CT
Paul L Gossling President and Owner Garden Zone LLC, CT	Stephen C. White President Mystic Seaport, CT
Robert H. Mattoon, Jr. Head of School Emeritus Hotchkiss School, CT	Priscilla Winn Barlow Interim Head of School The Hamlin School, CA
Sean Harris St. Andrew's-Sewanee School '95 CEO C.B. Shoes, Germany	Andrew Wooden Head of School Bosque Preparatory School, NM
Andrew C. Pilaro Vice Chairman CAP Advisors Limited, Ireland	Yi-ming Yang The Taft School '87 Cardiologist Lenox Hill Hospital, NY

Former Directors
Elizabeth Barnes Former Trustee Suffield Academy, CT	Joan D. O'Brien Former Associate Director of Admissions St. Andrew's School, DE
Walter H. Burgin Former Executive Director The Edward E. Ford Foundation, DC	Kevin J. O'Brien President H.A. Schupf, Inc., NY
John Buxton Head of School Culver Academies, IN	Lance R. Odden Headmaster Emeritus The Taft School, CT
John Caswell (Deceased) President and CEO The Omnia Group, FL	William Olsen (Deceased) Headmaster Emeritus Hotchkiss School, CT
William Connelly Former Director Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, CT	Sanford Roeser (Deceased) Educational Consultant August House, MA
Bradford Gioia Headmaster Montgomery Bell Academy, TN	Paul Sanderson (Deceased) President Emeritus ASSIST
David E. Howe Former Director of Financial Affairs Northfield Mount Hermon School, MA	Peter W. Stevens Director, School and College Adivsory Services Camille M. Bertram Educational Consultants, MA
Peter W. Hursh (Deceased) Managing Director ECG Advisors, LLC, CA	Marjo Talbott Head of School Maret School, DC
John Kidde (Deceased) Former President and Director KDM Development Corporation, NJ	John L. Tyrer Headmaster Emeritus The Asheville School, NC
Kenneth I. Lindfors President Emeritus ASSIST	Francine Ugeux Former Parent The Hotchkiss School, CT
Charles B. McCullagh Chief Financial Officer Williston Northampton School, MA	C. Carter Walker Neville, Rodie & Shaw, Inc., NY
Timothy R. McIntire Headmaster Emeritus Francis Parker School, CA	Eric Widmer Headmaster Kings Academy, Jordan
Frederick L. Morefield Independent Consultant, VA	Hartmut Wiedenmann Former Chairman, ASSIST Förderverein Cologne, Germany

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