2026-27 Volunteer Councils and Committees

Learn more about NBOA's volunteer opportunities.

Business Officers Council

Shruti Beckman

Chief Financial Officer
Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School
Omaha, NE

Sheila Cash

Chief Financial Officer
Spartanburg Day School
Spartanburg, SC

Shannon Gilligan

Chief Financial Officer / VP of Operations
Archbishop Spalding High School
Severn, MD

Tanika Hale

Director of Finance and Business
The Wilson School
Clayton, MO

Jeff Hamilton

Director of Finance & Operations
Walden School
Louisville, KY

Bonnie LaGraize

Chief Financial Officer
Metairie Park Country Day School
Metairie, LA

Mary Mehala

Head of Finance & Operations
Valley School of Ligonier
Rector, PA

Fatima Ozcelik

Chief Financial Officer
St. John's Episcopal School
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Nicole Pennington

Business & Development Officer
Los Encinos School
Los Angeles, CA

Sergio Perez

Chief Financial Officer
St. Marks Church and School
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Phil Salmon

Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Westover School
Middlebury, CT

Joe Sharp

Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer
Jewish Leadership Academy
Miami, FL

Jeffrey Smith

CFO/COO & General Counsel
Millbrook School
Millbrook, NY

Olaf Weckesser

Chief Financial & Operating Officer
The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, NJ

Controllers Council

Samantha Bachrach

Director of Finance & Operations
Montessori School of Northampton
Northampton, MA

Sharelle Buyer

Controller
The Columbus Academy
Gahanna, OH

Micaela Carmio

Director of Finance/Controller
The Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
North Bethesda, MD

Hajni Coon

Controller
The Hotchkiss School
Lakeville, CT

Robyn Denson

Controller
Trinity School
Atlanta, GA

Dina Glorioso

Controller
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Jaclyn Hasenfus

Controller
Collegiate School
New York, NY

Rodney Lafaye

Director of Finance
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA

Rebecca Levy

Controller
Gilman School
Baltimore, MD

Holly Poff

Controller
University School of Nashville
Nashville, TN

Jenn Quindoza

Controller & Risk Manager
Collegiate School
Richmond, VA

Jerry Ruscitti

Business Director
Christian Heritage Academy
Northfield, IL

Pamela Santos

Controller
Stevens Cooperative School
Hoboken, NJ

Alicia Sharma

Assistant Controller
The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, NJ

Angela Slutz

Controller
St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School
Austin, TX

Human Resources Council

Jennifer Fretts

Director of Human Resources
Valley School of Ligonier
Rector, PA

Ashley Gopaul

HR Manager
Montverde Academy
Montverde, FL

Audra Gray

Director of Human Resources
The Lab School of Washington
Washington, DC

MaSheena Johnkins

Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Woodward Academy
College Park, GA

Dawn Lewis

Chief People Officer
June Shelton School and Evaluation
Dallas, TX

Tifini McClyde-Blythe

Associate Vice President Human Resources
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen, MI

Christina Miller

Director of Human Resources
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg, VA

Juana Ochoa

Director of Human Resources
St. Matthew's Parish School
Pacific Palisades, CA

Angela Oliver

Director of Human Resources
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast, CA

Gina Palladino

Director of Human Resources
The Taft School
Watertown, CT

Rene Reynolds

Director of Human Resources
St. Anne's Episcopal School
Denver, CO

Ruthann Thorne

Director of Human Resources
Greenhills School
Ann Arbor, MI

Awards Selection Committee

Nick Hernandez

Associate Head, Finance & Administration
Marlborough School
Los Angeles, CA

Susan Lansverk

Assistant Head of School for Finance & Operations
University Prep
Seattle, WA

Meeta Nosrati

Chief Financial Officer
Rippowam-Cisqua School
Bedford, NY

Beth Pollard

Chief Financial Officer
Ensworth School
Nashville, TN

Jeff Shields

President & CEO
NBOA
Washington, DC

Program Selection Committee

Vinita Ahuja

Chief Strategy and Operating Officer
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School
Washington, DC

Nicole Anastos

Human Resources Manager
Derby Academy
Hingham, MA

Meg Aumann

Director of Talent
The Alexander Dawson School
Las Vegas, NV

Jill Aveson

Director of Human Resources
Collegiate School
Richmond, VA

Tanya Bakken

Controller
Shattuck-St. Mary's School
Faribault, MN

Shruti Beckmann

Chief Financial Officer
Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School
Omaha, NE

Jana Blackwell

Executive Director of Community Engagement
Pine Crest School
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Carleigh Brown

Human Resources Manager
The Evergreen School
Shoreline, WA

Lauren Carlini

Director of Human Resources
Winchester Thurston School
Pittsburgh, PA

Micaela Carmio

Director of Finance/Controller
The Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
North Bethesda, MD

Taryn Clatanoff

Vice President of Finance
Skutt Catholic High School
Omaha, NE

Laura Cline

Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations
Brookstone School
Columbus, GA

Jennifer Coulson

Controller
Landon School
Bethesda, MD

Tina Cromey

HR Director
Palm Beach Day Academy
West Palm Beach, FL

Brendan Cullinan

Director of Facilities and Operations
The Lab School of Washington
Washington, DC

Pamela Duffy

Chief Operating and Financial Officer
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA

Bobbie Elliott

Controller
Pembroke Hill School
Kansas City, KS

Andrea Emigh

Director of Human Resources
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, TN

Sarah Falk

Director of Finance
Kent Place School
Summit, NJ

Brittany Flajole

Director of Human Resources
Overlake School
Redmond, WA

Rob Gary

Chief Financial Officer
Hill Country Christian School of Austin
Austin, TX

Amy Graham

Director or Enrollment Management
Stevenson School
Pebble Beach, CT

Jeff Hamilton

Director of Finance & Operations
Walden School
Louisville, KY

Michael Heath

Director of Finance
Madison Country School
Waunakee, WI

Greg Hodges

Associate Head of Schools for Business Affairs/CFOO
Ravenscroft School
Raleigh, NC

Elanit Jakabovics

Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Rockville, MD

Tanya Kellar

Director of Finance
Charlotte Latin School
Charlotte, NC

Rodney Lafaye

Director of Finance
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA

Dawn Lewis

Chief People Officer
June Shelton School and Evaluation
Dallas, TX

Chase Mangioni

Director of Auxiliary Programs
Lowell School
Washington, DC

Ashleigh McLean

Human Resources Manager
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA

Kemberly Merritt

CFO
The Lamplighter School
Dallas, TX

Harriet Nabatesa

Director of Finance
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Philadelphia, PA

Deborah O'Toole

Director of Human Resources
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge, MA

Fatima Ozcelick

CFO
St. John's Episcopal School
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Alexandra Penry

Senior Director for Finance
Headwaters School
Austin, TX

Courtney Perna

HR Manager
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Bethesda, MC

Larry Pittman

Chief Financial Officer
Carrollwood Day School
Tampa, FL

Holly Poff

Controller
University School of Nashville
Nashville, TN

Lisa Potter

Head of School
Seven Acres Montessori
Wilton, CT

Amelia Reed

Human Resources Director
The John Cooper School
Houston, TX

Michael Saich

Chief Financial Officer
Community School
St. Louis, MO

Donna Scott

Director of Finance and Operations
Community School
St. Louis, MO

Jane Segale

Director of Finance & Operations
The Meadowbrook School of Weston
Weston, MA

Alicia Sharma

Assistant Controller
The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, NJ

Charissa Sixkiller Bates

Director of Operations
International School of Texas
Bee Cave, TX

Angela Slutz

Controller
St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School
Austin, TX

Jeffrey Smith

CFOO/COO & General Counsel
Millbrook School
Millbrook, NY

Adam Softy

Director of Human Resources
University Liggett School
Grosse Pointe, MI

Kay Stauffer

Chief Operations and Innovation Officer
A Step Up Academy
Jenkintown, PA

Kate Ulanowski

Director of Finance
Sacred Heart Schools
Atherton, CA

Barbara Vijuk

COO
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Chicago, IL

Olaf Weckesser

Chief Financial & Operating Officer
The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, NJ

Gillian Wilson

Chief Finance & Operating Officer
Presidio Knolls School
San Francisco, CA

Cynthia Winters

Senior Director, Program Support Services
Milton Hershey School
Hershey, PA

Adam Wojtelwicz

CFOO
Ashley Hall
Charleston, SC

NBOA Connect Ambassadors

Lee Conner

Vice President for Operations
Woodward Academy
College Park, GA

Carrie Eady

Director of Human Resources
Darlington School
Rome, GA

Bobbi Elliott

Controller
Pembroke Hill School
Kansas City, MO

Tanya Kellar

Director of Finance
Charlotte Latin School
Charlotte, NC

Chase Mangioni

Director of Auxiliary Programs
Lowell School School
Washington, DC

Irene Mortensen

Dean of Faculty
Gill St. Bernard's School
Gladstone, NJ

Isabel Ornelas Davila

Director of Human Resources
University School of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Alex Podchaski

Chief Technology Officer
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, FL

Sandy Schultz

Director of Human Resources
Morristown Beard School
Morristown, NJ

Zoe Shan

Director of Auxiliary Programs
The Hewitt School
New York, NY

Emily Sternberg

Director, Employee Relations & Business Affairs
Greenwich Country Day School
Greenwich, CT

Gabrielle Turner

Director of Human Resources
TVT Community Day School
Irvine, CA

Benjamin West

Director of Facilities
SCH Academy
Philadelphia, PA

Jeanette Whitman-Lee

Director of Human Resources
St. Albans School
Washington, DC

Melissa Woodin

Chief Financial Officer
Pomfret School
Pomfret, CT

Esther Zywica

Chief Financial Officer
The Allen-Stevenson School
New York, NY

Net Assets Editorial Advisory Committee

Vinita Ahuja

Chief Strategy and Operating Officer
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School
Washington, DC

Laurel Baker Tew

Assistant Head of School for Enrollment
Viewpoint School
Calabasas, CA

Michael Buensuceso

Assistant Head of School for Community and Equity
Berwick Academy
South Berwick, ME

Matt Glendinning

Head of School
Hopkins School
New Haven, CT

Amy Graham

Director of Enrollment Management
Stevenson School
Pebble Beach, CA

Greg Hodges

Associate Head of Schools for Business Affairs/CFOO
Ravenscroft School
Raleigh, NC

Elanit Jakabovics

Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Rockville, MD

Kareen Laplanche

Principal of Business & Finance
Luanda International School
Luanda, Angola

Greg Miles

Chief Financial Officer
Waterford School
Sandy, UT

Harriet Nabatesa

Director of Finance
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Philadelphia, PA

Amelia Reed

Human Resources Director
The John Cooper School
Houston, TX

Francis Ryan

Head of School
Broadwater Academy
Exmore, VA

Drew Upchurch

Director of Auxiliary Programs and Campus Services
The Bolles School
Jacksonville, FL

Barbara Vijuk

COO
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Chicago, IL