board of trustees

The Board of Trustees focuses and activates the mission of the school and holds the Faculty and Administrative Directors responsible for accomplishing the school’s Vision and Strategic Plan. The Board is responsible for the legal and fiduciary stewardship, strategic planning, budget approval, fundraising leadership and risk management oversight of the school’s affairs.

executive officers

  • John Leonard

    President and Chair

  • Ngandu Kasuku

    Vice President

  • Chrystal Pozin

    Treasurer

board members

  • Fraser Coffeen

    Administrative Director, Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member

  • Adam Cohen-Leadholm

    Faculty Trustee

  • sylvie desouches

    Faculty Trustee

  • Nick Gianou

    Trustee, Finance Committee Member

  • Danny Hallum

    Faculty Trustee

  • James Low

    Trustee, Finance Committee Member

  • Lisa Meehan

    Trustee, Committee on Trustees Chair

  • Laura Reischel

    Trustee, EIC Co-Chair

  • Jennifer Rezny

    Trustee

  • GG Sakey

    Trustee

  • andrea shaffer

    Faculty Director, Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member

  • Andrew Simmons

    Trustee, Finance Committee Member

  • Janna Stauffer

    Faculty Trustee

  • Meg Steele

    Trustee

  • Anne Wagner

    Trustee

  • Rebecca Welles

    Community Council Liaison

Committees

  • The Board Executive Committee (BEC) is composed of the non-employee Officers of the BOT and meets monthly to set the agenda for each BOT meeting. The BEC performs oversight of the administration and operation of the School as part of the responsibility of the BOT to support the CWS Mission.

  • The Advancement Committee assists the BOT in carrying out its responsibility to raise the funds needed for the School to fulfill its Mission and pursue its strategic goals.

  • The Audit Committee assists the BOT in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding the School’s financial reporting process, audit process, and internal controls.

  • The Committee on Trustees assures that the BOT has an appropriate constellation of membership by identifying, recruiting and nominating new Trustees, and coordinating plans for leadership succession.

  • The Capital Campaign Committee (CCC) develops and executes the strategy for the School’s Capital Campaign, raising the funds needed to purchase, renovate, lease or build a permanent campus for the School.

  • The Finance Committee assists the BOT in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee the financial affairs of the School.

  • The Investment Sub-Committee is a subcommittee of the Finance Committee. It recommends to the BOT how the School should invest its endowment funds and what amount of return on investment the school should use in its yearly operating budget; monitors the investment portfolio’s return, including setting investment objectives and meeting with the professional adviser; periodically reports to the BOT on the endowment’s performance.

  • The Community Council assists the BOT in fulfilling its responsibility to make sure the School has healthy and constructive relationships with the entire CWS community.

Joint Committees of Faculty and Board

  • The Governance Committee documents and reviews the School’s collaborative governance agreements and recommends changes as needed.

  • The Equity and Inclusion Committee (EIC) works to raise awareness and to facilitate collaborative and effective efforts among the school’s decision-making bodies and administration to pursue its strategic goals of Equity, Inclusion & Diversity.