2021 NBOA Professional Achievement Award Recipients

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2021 recipients of the NBOA Professional Achievement Award, which recognizes the invaluable contributions made by independent school business, finance and operations staff who are not business officers. These staff members have made exceptional contributions to their school’s operations or financial health, and they were presented with the awards at their schools.

Jim Bonfiglio

Jim Bonfiglio

Director of Operations
Casady School
Oklahoma City, OK
Kyle Brown

Kyle Brown

Director of Educational Technology
Trident Academy
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Tristan Brown

Tristan Brown

Director of Custodial Services
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Austin, TX
Andrea Emigh

Andrea Emigh

Director of Human Resources
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, TN
Timothy Fake

Timothy Fake

Senior Director of Information Technology
Milton Hershey School
Hershey, PA
Sean McFarland

Sean McFarland

Facility Manager
Sonoma Country Day School
Santa Rose, CA
Sharon Miyamoto

Sharon Miyamoto

Director of Facilities
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
Karin Redmond

Karin Redmond

Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer
Hathaway Brown School
Shaker Heights, OH
Pedro Manuel Perez Reyes

Pedro Manuel Perez Reyes

Facilities Manager
The American School of El Salvador
Miami, FL
Leanne Rohr

Leanne Rohr

Director of Finance
Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School
St. Louis, MO
Patti Rutledge

Patti Rutledge

Controller
The Kinkaid School
Houston, TX
Ana Paula Stadelmann

Ana Paula Stadelmann

HR Director
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Patricia Terefenko

Patricia Terefenko

Accounting Manager
Germantown Academy
Fort Washington, PA
Lesley Tryon

Lesley Tryon

Director of Business Operations
Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington, DE
Nicole Witcher

Nicole Witcher

Controller
Aspen Academy
Greenwood Village, CO