Bond '89, Philippa 

“Pippa”, an Australian,  is an alumna of the ASSIST program, having spent a year at The Taft School.  After her year there, she returned to Vassar College  where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa  and received numerous awards, both academic and athletic.  In l998 she completed her studies at New York University School of Law where she was chairperson of the Moot Court Board.  She is currently a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP in Los Angeles specializing in corporate finance and securities.   Pippa joined the ASSIST board in April of 2009.

Bronk, Mitchell

Mitchell is a graduate of Gilman School and Harvard College, and he received his master's degree from Trenton State College (now College of New Jersey).  After teaching for a year at Trinity School, he became a faculty member of Princeton Day School and then Milton Academy.  He joined the staff of Salisbury School in 1986 and retired as Controller in 2007.
 

Buice III, William T.

Bill graduated from the Asheville School, Washington and Lee University and Duke University School of Law.  Since 1967 he has specialized in Trusts and Estates at Davidson, Dawson & Clark in New York City.  He was for many years a member of the boards of Grace Church School in New York and of Asheville School and served as chair of both boards.  He was also on the board of the Independent Schools Chairmans' Association.  In addition, he and his wife stuart were a host family for English Speaking Union students over a ten-year period.
 

Eidam, John R.

Jack has served as Dean of Admissions at Wyoming Seminary since 1969.  Additionally, since 1990 he has added the responsibilites of Director of International and Summer Programs.  He graduated from Lycoming College in Williamsport, and received his M.Div from Drew University.  He is currently treasurer of the board of TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools).  Jack has served as chair of the student recruitment committee, and is a regular interviewer for ASSIST in eastern and central Europe.
 

Gossling, Paul L.

Paul is a graduate of the Watkinson School, Suffield Academy and Trinity College.  He is president and owner of Garden Zone, LLC and travels seven times a year to China for his work.  He has been associated with Taft School, Westminster School and Watkinson School through various family members.  He is a member of the board of directors of the Hazelton Foundation and is Chairman of the Hazelton New York board of directors.  Paul is co-chair of the marketing committee.
 

Hall, Richard P.

Dick graduated from St. George's School and Trinity College and received his masters degree at L'Ecole Française at Middlebury College in 1968.  During his career he taught at Berkshire School and Phillips Exeter Academy, and was head of the upper school at Seven Hills School.  During the next 28 years he served as headmaster of the North Shore Country Day School, the International School of Brussels, and Washington International School, from which he retired in 2007.  He currently is a member of the board of trustees of the National Association of Independent Schools, the International Student House, and St. Albans School in Washington, DC.
 

Harris '95, Sean

In 1994/1995, Sean was an ASSIST scholar from Germany at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, and from March 2004 until December 2005 he was the Market Development Manager from ASSIST in Germany.  Sean graduated from the Rotterdam School of Management and received his Master of Law degree (LL.M.) in Air and Space Law at Leiden University Law School.  Since June 2007 he is the CEO at C. B. Shoes (GmbH) in Germany and serves as treasurer of the ASSIST Förderverein (the foundation that helps needy ASSIST scholars from Germany to participate in the program).  Sean was elected to the board of ASSIST in the spring of 2008.
 

Mattoon Jr., Robert H.

"Skip" served as head of school at The Hotchkiss School from 1996-2007.  Prior to that, he was dean of faculty and associate headmaster at Deerfield Academy (1982-19960.  He grew up on the campus of Kent School, which was founded by his great uncle and where his father taught.  He graduated from Deerfield Academy and Dartmouth College.  He holds graduate degrees from Tulane University (M.A.) and Yale (M.A., Ph.D.) and taught Latin American History at the Universities of Michigan and Arizona.  At Arizona, he served as associate director of the Latin American Area Center.  He has served on a number o f boards and is currently Executive Director of the Eight Schools Association. Skip currently serves as chair of the student recruitment committee.
 

Norris, Jeannie

Jeannie graduated from Pittsburgh State University with a bachelor's degree in music eduation and from Temple University with a master's in music.  Since 1996, Jeannie has been head of school at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, MA.  During her tenure she ompleted a $25 million campaign and has overseen many capital improvements.  During her career she has held various administrative positions at Madeira School and Springside School.  She has served on teh boards of NAPSG (National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls) and SSATB (Secondary School Admission Test Board) and the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, as well as AISNE (Association of Independent Schools in New England).  Jeannie was elected to the board of ASSIST at the spring meeting in 2008.
 

Pilaro, Andrew C.

Andrew is chairman of CAP Advisors LTD, a family-owned investment office in Dublin, Ireland, where he and his family reside.  Among others, he sits on the boards of PAID, Inc., the CAP Foundation that supports educational programs, as well as Fay School.  Andrew is also a member of the steering committee of the Ron Brown Scholar Program.  He is a graduate of Suffield Academy and the university of Virginia and holds an MBA from Columbia University.  Andrew chairs the subcommittee on investments.
 

Proctor, Diane C.

Diane graduated from Boston University and received her M. Ed. from Harvard University.  Having taught European History and Urban Planning and served as director of admissions and director of college counseling at Milton Academy, she continued her career as dean of faculty at Hotchkiss School.  After Hotchkiss, she was director of college counseling and is currently teacher of literature and writing at Middlesex School.  Over the years she has served in various capcities with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSAT), the Harvard Institute, and the Taft School Educational Center.
 

Rutter, J. Wood

"Woody" is the longest serving member of the ASSIST Board, having joined in 1982.  He has served as head of many committees, and is currently co-chairing the alumni committee.  For most of his years of service as a Board member, he has been a lead recruiter for ASSIST throughout Europe, especially well known to generations of German alumni.  Woody graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Washington and Lee University and received his master's degree from the University of North Carolina.  Much of his career was spent at Salisbury School, where he taught French and Spanish and served in many administrative capacities (including director of admissions and director of development) before assuming the headmastership of Beaufort Academy.  Over time he has served on many school and community boards, and currently he is chairman of the Historic Beaufort Foundation and treasurer of Thumbs-up, an organization for after-school tutoring for children of at-risk families.
 

Sanderson, David S.

David is the son of the founder!!  He graduated from Deerfield Academy and Union College, and received in MBA degree from Northeastern University.  david is currently a principal at Global Partners, Inc., and lives in Florida.  He joined the ASSIST Board in 2002 and was chair of the marketing committee.  He describes his ASSIST association as follows:  "It is my family legacy and lifelong passion."
 

Thye, Pamela M.

Pamela graduated from the Nightingale Bamford School in New York City and Shipley School in Brn Mawr, PA, before attending Finch College. She has been involved in many volunteer activities over the years, including the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Mayday Fund in New York, as well as several other foundations.  She lived in Germany for 18 years, and became acquainted with ASSIST when she and her husband served as a host family for a student at Middlesex School.  Pamela accompanied student and teacher gouops on the ASSIST European seminars as the ASSIST representative for many years.  She currently co-chairs the marketing committee, having served for many years as head of the Americans abroad committee.
 

Tinsley, Catherine M.

Cathy graduated from St. john's School and Earlham College, where she currently serves as a trustee.  She has been an English-as-a-Second Language teacher and a lead volunteer and organizer in many schools.  At Washington International School, where her youngest child was a student, she led the Parents' Association and was also a member of the ASSIST Steering Committee.. She participated in the Experiment in International Living program as a student, as a parent of a participant, and finally as host parent.  Cathy lived in the Netherlands for nine years over a twenty-year period.  She currently co-chairs the host family stewardship committee and is chair of the Washington ASSIST Chapter.
 

Wentz, Dale L.

Dale has been director of admissions and financial aid at North Shore Country Day School since 1997, and she has served on the Board of ASSIST since 2005.  She is a graduate of Smith College and served as a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State.  Dale has served on the interviewing team for ASSIST in Germany, currently co-chairs the host family stewardship committee, and chairs the Chicago ASSIST Chapter.
 

Wandelt III, Frederick H.

"Ferdie" graduated from the University of North Carolina, and received his MALS degree from Wesleyan University.  Director of admissions at Taft from 1976 to 2006, Ferdie has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASSIST since 1988 and also serves as a trustee of Wolfeboro Camp School and Challengers Boys' and Girls' Club, Los Angeles, CA.  He is a former trustee of the Secondary School Admission Test Board (1978 to 1989, and president from 1985 to 1987) as well as a past director of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS).  He was awarded the William B. Bretnall Award for exemplary contribution to the field of independent school admissions in 1995.  He now works as assistant to the headmaster for alumni affairs and development at Taft.
 

White, Stephen C.

Steve White has had a distinguished career in independent schools.  He  spent 27 years at the Fay School, 18 as headmaster, and after “retirement” move to the Mystic Seaport Museum as president in January of 2009.  He is currently a trustee of the Fay School, a director of the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Metro West as well as the Association of Independent Schools in New England.  In the past he was president of the Junior Boarding Schools Association as well as serving on the board of other education institutions.  Steve brings a wealth of experience to ASSIST’s board which he joined in April, 2009.  He is a graduate of  Berwick Academy and  Hartwick College and did graduate work at the University of North Texas and as a Klingenstein Fellow at Teachers’ College at Columbia University.
 

Winn Barlow, Priscilla

Priscilla graduated from the University of Liverpool, where she received her doctorate in the Faculty of science.  She has worked as an administrator at the Wheeler School and Milton Academy, and she was principal of Havergal College in Ontario before serving as head of the Brearley School from 1997 to 2003.  She served as interim head of the Hamlin School in 2007/08.  Priscilla has served on many boards of trustees, including Middlesex School and Wheeler School, and currently is a member of the board of the Pine Point School in Connecticut, the Waterford School in Utah, and Lyme Academy of Art.
 

Wooden, Andrew

Andrew graduated from the University of Maine and received his master's degree in religion from Yale University Divinity School in 1996.  He was admissions director at Choate Rosemary Hall from 1984-96, where he was involved in extensive international recruitment travel.  He is currently head of school of the Bosque School in New Mexico.  He has been a member of the ASSIST Board since 2002 and currently serves as chair of the development committee.
 

Yang MD '87, Yi-ming

Yi-ming was the first alumnus on the ASSIST Board, serving since 2005.  He was one  of the first ASSIST scholars from mainland China and was a member of the class of 1987 at The Taft School.  After returning to China, he enrolled in Peking University Medical College and served as class president during his three years of pre-med study.  after returning to the U.S. in 1993, he earned his M.D. degree at Columbia University and currently works in New York as a cardiologist.  He serves on the board of The Taft School and joined the ASSIST Board in 2005, for which he is co-chiar of he alumni committee.