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In Chicago or From Your Desk: What To Expect at the 2022 NBOA Annual Meeting

Come together with a community of innovative thinkers to reinvigorate, recharge and elevate the impact and value of your role.
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NBOA 2021: A Year in Review

A snapshot of NBOA’s priorities, offerings and operational health in support of member schools during the 2021 fiscal year.
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Unsung Hero: David Wright, University School

Wright shifted University School’s health insurance to a self-insured captive program while consolidating other shared costs.
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Unsung Hero: David Wollam, Winchester Thurston School

Wollam’s negotiating skills have helped Winchester Thurston School expand its campus and foster long-term financial health.
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Unsung Hero: Teresa Standard, University School of Nashville

A financial trailblazer, Standard has modernized every inch of the business office while promoting and enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Unsung Hero: Chad Stacy, Dunn School

Stacy’s financial management skills helped the Dunn School eliminate structural deficits, grow the endowment and remodel the school’s budget process.
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Unsung Hero: Laura Placio, John Burroughs School

For over three decades, Placio has established and maintained firm financial practices at John Burroughs School while taking time to mentor other business officers in the region.
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Unsung Hero: Vipada Musick, Evergreen School

Musick led an extensive update to the Evergreen School’s employee handbook, which helped the school manage HR issues handily during the pandemic.
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Unsung Hero: Graeme McWhirter, The Pennington School

McWhirter’s discretionary financial planning skills have helped The Pennington School reduce debt, grow the endowment and strengthen the advancement office.
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Unsung Hero: Dave Mancos, Charlotte Country Day School

Mancos led Charlotte Country Day School through three capital campaigns that enabled the construction of 12 buildings. He now serves as interim head of school.
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Unsung Hero: Mary Maisano, Garden School

Maisano bolstered the school’s financial health while managing a successful head-of-school transition at the Garden School.
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Unsung Hero: Carol Lyon, St. Johnsbury Academy

Lyon’s financial savvy has helped St. Johnsbury Academy secure emergency funds and emerge from the pandemic with a balanced budget.
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Unsung Hero: Christie Holman, The Walker School

Holman's leadership skills and in-depth business experience have made The Walker School a top independent school in the region.
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Unsung Hero: Alex Heiberger, The Madeira School

A generative and strategic thinker, Heiberger's shorter- and longer-term decisions at The Madeira School have secured the school’s financial health. 
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Unsung Hero: Lisa Dwelle, The Steward School

Dwelle’s strategic financial planning and thoughtful board work have helped The Steward School emerge stronger through the pandemic.
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Unsung Hero: Jill Duncan, New Hampton School

Duncan’s generative thinking and collaborative leadership style have helped launch a successful health insurance consortium.
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Unsung Hero: James Cooper, Sequoyah School

Through concerted efforts at the board level, Cooper is helping to significantly advance diversity, equity and inclusion at Sequoyah School.
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Announcing the 2021 NBOA Will J. Hancock Unsung Heroes

The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to independent school business officers who have made an extraordinary contribution to their schools, as nominated by their colleagues. Congratulations to the 2021 recipient
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NBOA's 2021 Annual Meeting Charts a New Strategy for the Future

The trends and events of this past year reminds us that change is a constant in our profession and across the educational, social, economic, and political landscape.
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Announcing the 2021 NBOA Award Recipients

This year’s recipients have dedicated years of service to the profession, our association and to schools far and wide.
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