Emma Willard School Board of Trustees

Officers

	Elisabeth “Lisa” Allen LeFort ’72 Chair (2020); Chair-Elect (2019), Chair (2015-2017) Winter Park, FL Trustee since: 2008 Committees: Development, Facilities, Executive, Investment, Governance, Finance and Audit, DEI Education: BA Medieval History \| MS Secondary Education from University of Pennsylvania Occupation: Trustee International Yacht Restoration School, Member Trustee Council of Penn Women
	Wendy Shuang Liu ’95 Vice Chair (2021) New York, NY Trustee since: 2018 Committees: Executive, Vice Chair; Investment Education: BA in History from Columbia University \| MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Occupation: Business Development Group Lead, Rare Disease at Pfizer
	Ann Gambling Hoffman ’70 Secretary New Hope, PA Trustee since: 2012 Committees: Executive, Secretary; Governance, Finance and Audit Education: BA from Lake Forest College Occupation: Former Institutional Municipal Bond Salesperson; Director of Development The Eastern New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy; Senior Managing Director, NYC for Foundation Source
	Elizabeth “Betsy” Gifford Gross ’72 Treasurer (2018) Bethesda, MD Trustee since: 2017 Committees: Finance and Audit, Chair; Executive, Treasurer; Investment, Ex Officio Education: BS from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Occupation: Former accountant at Baker & Miller, PLLC, former computer programmer for a life insurance company

Trustees

	Linda Gill Anderson ’77 Silver Spring, MD Trustee since: 2021 Committees: DEI, Co-Chair; Governance Education: BA Dartmouth College; Executive training Stanford University and Babson College Occupation: Director of Membership, National Parking Association
	Katharine “Kate” Berry ’76 Boca Raton, FL Trustee since: 2017 Committees: Facilities, Development Education: BS in hotel management from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration Occupation: Consultant, former Vice President with The Ritz Carlton Company
	Rachel Birnboim ‘93 New York, NY Trustee since: 2021 Committees: Facilities, Housing Education: BArch from Carnegie Mellon University Occupation: Associate Principal, Studio Leader, Senior Project Manager for Perkins Eastman
	Agnes Bogdan Chapski ’79 New York, NY Trustee since: 2013 Committees: Facilities Education: BA Art History from Smith College Occupation: Sr. Vice President, Group Publisher, InStyle, Shape and Health
	James Dawson New York, NY Trustee since: 2020 Committees: Governance Education: BS and PhD from State University of New York at Albany Occupation: Head of School, Professional Children’s School
	Stephen Gonick P’16 ’20 Rexford, NY Trustee since: 2017, Parent Trustee (2015-2017) Committees: Executive, Finance and Audit, DEI Education: BS in Personnel and Industrial Relations from Ithaca College Occupation: Co-Founder, Passport for Good; Co-Owner of The Palette Cafe; Executive and Entrepreneur in Residence at his alma mater, the Ithaca College School of Business
	Valerie Gonyea ’82 Novato, CA Ex-officio member since: 2020 AAC President Committees: Development Education: BA in Broadcast Communications from SUNY Oswego \| MS in Instructional Technology & Curriculum Design from SUNY Albany \| MS in Accountancy from Golden Gate University in San Francisco Occupation: Certified Public Accountant, Corporate Controller
	Wendy S. Graham ’85 Hoboken, NJ Trustee since: 2020 Committees: Development, Finance and Audit Education: BA Bates College \| MBA Cornell University Occupation: Vice President Human Resources and Business Partner, Wiley Publishing
	James Hackett P’20 Milton, MA Trustee since: 2019 Committees: Facilities, Co-Chair; Finance and Audit Education: BA from College of the Holy Cross \| JD from Cornell Law School Occupation: Jim worked at the law firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston for 20 years, where he was a partner. He then served as General Counsel and VP of Business Development of Crane & Co., Inc., until the sale of the company. He is currently the General Counsel and Head of Acquisitions of Creation Technologies Inc.
	Susan “Susie” Hunter ’68 Vero Beach, FL Trustee since: 2015 (Board Chair 2017-2020) Committees: Finance and Audit, Governance Education: BA from Smith College \| MSW from Rutgers University Occupation: Board of Overseers at WGBH in Boston, Board of The Learning Alliance, a literacy program in Vero Beach, FL
	Sharon Khanuja-Dhall ’89 Katonah, NY Trustee since: 2015 Committees: Governance, Investment Education: BS in Information Sciences & Technology from Syracuse University \| Executive MBA from the University of Connecticut \| MA in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University Occupation: Chief Information Officer at Kroll
	Eleanor H. Lumsden ’94 Lisbon, Portugal Trustee since: 2021 Committees: Governance, DEI Education: BA Princeton \| JD NYU Law Occupation: Attorney, Founder of Eleanor Lumsden Consulting
	Sarah “Sally” Klingenstein Martell ’85 New York, NY Trustee since: 2020 (previously 1998-2012) Committees: DEI, Co-chair; Development Education: BA Tulane University \| MFA Stony Brook University Occupation: Executive Director, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
	Denise Mormino Slingerlands, NY Trustee since: 2013 Committees: Finance and Audit Education: BBA from Siena College \| MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Occupation: Chief Accounting Officer at St. Peter’s Health Partners
	Betts Howes Murray ’73 South Dartmouth, MA Trustee since: 2016 (previously 1994-1997) Committees: Development; Governance, Chair Education: BA in history, Brown University \| JD Boston College Law School Occupation: Retired Executive Director/Program Director at Cohasset Maritime Institute and Duxbury Bay Maritime School \| Former attorney at Ropes & Gray, Hutchins & Wheeler
	Elizabeth “Lisa” Radcliffe ’82 Brooklyn, NY Trustee since: 2014 Committees: Executive, Governance, DEI Education: BA College of William and Mary \| MBA Baruch College Occupation: Founder and CEO of PunkinFutz, Director & Chair of the Board of Powered by Inclusion
	Jennifer Schmelter ’85 Boston, MA Trustee since: 2016 Committees: Investment, Finance and Audit Education: BA Barnard College \| MBA Boston University Occupation: Investment Professional
	Megan Toohey Scremin ’00 Denver, CO Trustee since: 2018 Committees: Development, Chair; Governance Education: BA in Integrated Strategic Communications from the University of Kentucky \| MS in Tourism and Non-profit Management from Arizona State University Occupation: President & CEO at Special Olympics Colorado
	Timothy Winstead Durham, NC Trustee since: 2015 Committees: Facilities, Co-Chair Education: BArch and BEDA (Environmental Design in Architecture) North Carolina State University Occupation: Regional Director

Honorary Trustees

Jameson "Jamie" Adkins Baxter '61

Anne N. DePrez ’73

Thomas S. Halsey
Douglas E. Hart P'01
Joyce Wyman Hyde '42 P'72 G'05 *
Wendy Pestel Lehmann '64
Erica Ling '75
Ian B. MacCallum Jr.
James E. Morley Jr. P'87
Kendra Stearns O'Donnell '60 P'88
Linda Glazer Toohey '66 P'00 P'03
Michal Colby Wadsworth '65
Victoria "Vicky" Thompson Winterer '61

* Deceased October 27, 2021

	Linda Gill Anderson ’77 Silver Spring, MD Trustee since: 2021 Committees: DEI, Co-Chair; Governance Education: BA Dartmouth College; Executive training Stanford University and Babson College Occupation: Director of Membership, National Parking Association
	Katharine “Kate” Berry ’76 Boca Raton, FL Trustee since: 2017 Committees: Facilities, Development Education: BS in hotel management from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration Occupation: Consultant, former Vice President with The Ritz Carlton Company
	Rachel Birnboim ‘93 New York, NY Trustee since: 2021 Committees: Facilities, Housing Education: BArch from Carnegie Mellon University Occupation: Associate Principal, Studio Leader, Senior Project Manager for Perkins Eastman
	Agnes Bogdan Chapski ’79 New York, NY Trustee since: 2013 Committees: Facilities Education: BA Art History from Smith College Occupation: Sr. Vice President, Group Publisher, InStyle, Shape and Health
	James Dawson New York, NY Trustee since: 2020 Committees: Governance Education: BS and PhD from State University of New York at Albany Occupation: Head of School, Professional Children’s School
	Stephen Gonick P’16 ’20 Rexford, NY Trustee since: 2017, Parent Trustee (2015-2017) Committees: Executive, Finance and Audit, DEI Education: BS in Personnel and Industrial Relations from Ithaca College Occupation: Co-Founder, Passport for Good; Co-Owner of The Palette Cafe; Executive and Entrepreneur in Residence at his alma mater, the Ithaca College School of Business
	Valerie Gonyea ’82 Novato, CA Ex-officio member since: 2020 AAC President Committees: Development Education: BA in Broadcast Communications from SUNY Oswego \| MS in Instructional Technology & Curriculum Design from SUNY Albany \| MS in Accountancy from Golden Gate University in San Francisco Occupation: Certified Public Accountant, Corporate Controller
	Wendy S. Graham ’85 Hoboken, NJ Trustee since: 2020 Committees: Development, Finance and Audit Education: BA Bates College \| MBA Cornell University Occupation: Vice President Human Resources and Business Partner, Wiley Publishing
	James Hackett P’20 Milton, MA Trustee since: 2019 Committees: Facilities, Co-Chair; Finance and Audit Education: BA from College of the Holy Cross \| JD from Cornell Law School Occupation: Jim worked at the law firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston for 20 years, where he was a partner. He then served as General Counsel and VP of Business Development of Crane & Co., Inc., until the sale of the company. He is currently the General Counsel and Head of Acquisitions of Creation Technologies Inc.
	Susan “Susie” Hunter ’68 Vero Beach, FL Trustee since: 2015 (Board Chair 2017-2020) Committees: Finance and Audit, Governance Education: BA from Smith College \| MSW from Rutgers University Occupation: Board of Overseers at WGBH in Boston, Board of The Learning Alliance, a literacy program in Vero Beach, FL
	Sharon Khanuja-Dhall ’89 Katonah, NY Trustee since: 2015 Committees: Governance, Investment Education: BS in Information Sciences & Technology from Syracuse University \| Executive MBA from the University of Connecticut \| MA in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University Occupation: Chief Information Officer at Kroll
	Eleanor H. Lumsden ’94 Lisbon, Portugal Trustee since: 2021 Committees: Governance, DEI Education: BA Princeton \| JD NYU Law Occupation: Attorney, Founder of Eleanor Lumsden Consulting
	Sarah “Sally” Klingenstein Martell ’85 New York, NY Trustee since: 2020 (previously 1998-2012) Committees: DEI, Co-chair; Development Education: BA Tulane University \| MFA Stony Brook University Occupation: Executive Director, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
	Denise Mormino Slingerlands, NY Trustee since: 2013 Committees: Finance and Audit Education: BBA from Siena College \| MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Occupation: Chief Accounting Officer at St. Peter’s Health Partners
	Betts Howes Murray ’73 South Dartmouth, MA Trustee since: 2016 (previously 1994-1997) Committees: Development; Governance, Chair Education: BA in history, Brown University \| JD Boston College Law School Occupation: Retired Executive Director/Program Director at Cohasset Maritime Institute and Duxbury Bay Maritime School \| Former attorney at Ropes & Gray, Hutchins & Wheeler
	Elizabeth “Lisa” Radcliffe ’82 Brooklyn, NY Trustee since: 2014 Committees: Executive, Governance, DEI Education: BA College of William and Mary \| MBA Baruch College Occupation: Founder and CEO of PunkinFutz, Director & Chair of the Board of Powered by Inclusion
	Jennifer Schmelter ’85 Boston, MA Trustee since: 2016 Committees: Investment, Finance and Audit Education: BA Barnard College \| MBA Boston University Occupation: Investment Professional
	Megan Toohey Scremin ’00 Denver, CO Trustee since: 2018 Committees: Development, Chair; Governance Education: BA in Integrated Strategic Communications from the University of Kentucky \| MS in Tourism and Non-profit Management from Arizona State University Occupation: President & CEO at Special Olympics Colorado
	Timothy Winstead Durham, NC Trustee since: 2015 Committees: Facilities, Co-Chair Education: BArch and BEDA (Environmental Design in Architecture) North Carolina State University Occupation: Regional Director

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