Board of Trustees

 

Sumita AmbastaSumita Ambasta P'14, P'18
Occupation: Executive Director/Founder - Flowering Tree, Inc.
Education: Bsc Hons Physics. Presidency College, Kolkata, India, MA Sociology. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (JNU), MBA with a concentration in Human Resources. Xavier Labor Relations Institute (XLRI)
Years of Trustee Service: 5
Committee Assignments: Audit, Compensation and Benefits, Financial Policy

Tiffani R. Brown '96Tiffani R. Brown '96
Occupation: Social Impact Campaign Designer and Manager
Education: BA, University of Southern California, MA, Yale, JD, New York University
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Audit, Committee on Trustees

Mariah D. Calagione '89Mariah D. Calagione '89, P'18, P’20, chair
Occupation: Co-Owner, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Education: BA, Brown University
Years of Trustee Service: 7
Committee Assignments: Advancement (co-chair), Buildings and Grounds

Margaret B. ClarkMargaret B. Clark P'11
Occupation: Organization Development Consultant
Education: MS in Management, Antioch New England
Years of Trustee Service: 9
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Committee on Trustees, Compensation and Benefits

Maurice L. Coleman '87 Maurice L. Coleman '87
Occupation: Senior Vice President/Senior Client Manager
Education: BA, MPA, MA, Columbia University
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Audit, Buildings and Grounds, Financial Policy

Alison S. Elliott '71Alison S. Elliott '71
Education: BA, Vassar College; MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business Occupation: Retired technology marketing executive
Years of Trustee Service: 2
Committee Assignments: Compensation and Benefits, Financial Policy

Stephen W. Gauster '88Stephen W. Gauster '88
Occupation: Financial Services Executive, Lawyer
Education: AB, Harvard College - AM, Harvard University - JD, Harvard Law School
Years of Trustee Service: 5
Committee Assignments: Buildings and Grounds (co-chair), Committee on Trustees, Financial Policy

Donald G. Glascoff '63Donald G. Glascoff '63, P'12, vice-chair
Occupation: Chairman, Curator, LLC, and Dancing Dragon Films
Education: BA, Yale College - JD, Cornell University
Years of Trustee Service: 6
Committee Assignments: Audit, Committee on Trustees, Ad-Hoc Property Planning (chair)

Matthew GlassMatthew Glass P'15
Occupation: Managing Member of Lutetium Capital
Education: BA, Tufts, Masters of Management, Northwestern University
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Buildings and Grounds, Financial Policy (co-chair), Investment

Peter F. GuildPeter F. Guild '64
Occupation: Retired
Education: BA, Syracuse University
Years of Trustee Service: 7
Committee Assignments: Audit (chair), Buildings and Grounds, Financial Policy, Investment

Monie HardwickMonie T. Hardwick ’74
Occupation: Partner, Greenwich Leadership Partners
Education: BA, Yale University; MA, Middlebury College
Years of Trustee Service: newly appointed
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Audit, Financial Policy

Lauren HokinLauren Hokin '95
Occupation: Investment Management
Education: Northwestern University, Stern School of Business - NYU
Years of Trustee Service: 7
Committee Assignments: Buildings and Grounds (co-chair), Ad-Hoc Property Planning

Jay Kaplan Jay Kaplan ’72
Occupation: Retired Business Owner
Education: BA, Economics, Hobart
Years of Trustee Service: 3
Committee Assignments: Ad-Hoc Property Planning, Buildings and Grounds, Financial Policy, Investment

Audrey G. KubieAudrey G. Kubie '68, P'94, '97
Occupation: Retired Education: Syracuse, 1971, BA degree; 1972, MPA-Syracuse; 2002, MSW-NYU Years of Trustee Service: 2
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Audit, Financial Policy

Alex LevyAlex Levy '00
Occupation: Engineering Management
Education: BS, Tufts
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Buildings and Grounds, Financial Policy

Alexander Lotocki de-VeligostAlexander Lotocki de-Veligost '70, P'15
Occupation: Global Trade Insurance Head
Education: BA, Lake Forest College, CEP Degree in International Relations, L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Buildings and Grounds, Compensation and Benefits

Peter J. MacdonaldPeter J. Macdonald '75
Occupation: Attorney
Education: Northwestern University
Years of Trustee Service: 6
Committee Assignments: Audit, Committee on Trustees, Compensation and Benefits (chair)

Caroline NiedermanCaroline Niederman '78
Occupation: Veterinarian
Education: Bowdoin College, University of Penn School of Veterinarian Medicine
Years of Trustee Service: 7
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Trustees (chair), Financial Policy

David M. SteinbergDavid M. Steinberg '79
Occupation: Managing Director, Equity Research, Jefferies LLC
Education: BA, Colby College - MBA, Harvard Business School
Years of Trustee Service: 8
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Committee on Trustees, Financial Policy (co-chair)

Roberta Taggart Roberta Taggart ’07
Occupation: Vice President, Debt Syndicate, RBC Capital Markets
Education: B.S.F.S., Georgetown University
Years of Trustee Service: 3
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Financial Policy

Molly Goggins TalbotMolly Goggins Talbot ’93, P’21, Alumni Council president
Occupation: Teacher
Education: BA, Trinity College
Years of Trustee Service: 1
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Buildings and Grounds
 

Charles Tierney P '16, '19, '20Charles Tierney P '16, '19, '20 
Occupation: Head of School
Education: BA, Dartmouth College, MA Columbia University
 

Ryan R. VineyardRyan R. Vineyard '98
Occupation: Investment Management
Education: BA, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Financial Policy, Investment

Justin WaiJustin Wai '02
Occupation: Real Estate Private Equity
Education: BS, Cornell University
Years of Trustee Service: 5
Committee Assignments: Advancement, Financial Policy, Investment (chair)

Warren R. Webster IIIWarren R. Webster III '92
Occupation: Digital Media CEO
Education: BA, St. Lawrence University
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Advancement (co-chair), Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Trustees

Shannon WeinbergerShannon Weinberger P'14, P'16
Occupation: Self-employed
Education: BS, M.Ed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Years of Trustee Service: 4
Committee Assignments: Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Trustees, Financial Policy

The Board may be contacted at NMHTrustees@nmhschool.org

For questions, please contact: Dena Fletcher, Secretary of the Board of Trustees

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