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Trustees and Advisors

List of 22 items.

  • Charlotte Merrell, Board Chair

    Parent 2010
    Somerville, MA

  • Deb Mankiw, Board Vice Chair

    Parent 2013
    Wellesley, MA

  • Dr. Rhonda Bentley-Lewis

    Parent 2019
    Needham, MA
    Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Assistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Chuck Black

    Parent 2010
    North Hampton, NH
    Retired, Fidelity Investments

  • John Buten

    Parent 2023
    Cambridge, MA
    Principal Analyst, Forrester

  • Laura Cabot Carrigan

    Parent 2019
    Wenham, MA
    Financial Services - Executive Chairman, Cabot-Wellington, LLC

  • Joe Cannistraro

    Parent 2022
    Weston, MA
    Chief Financial Officer, Cannistraro Mechanical Construction & Service

  • Dr. Silvina Choumenkovitch

    Parent 2021
    Brookline, MA
    Professor, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

  • David Cohen

    Class of 1970
    San Francisco, CA
    Change Management and Executive Communications Consultant

  • Leslie Cohen

    Parent 2024
    Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Bob Donnelly

    Parent 2024
    Brookline, MA
    Managing Director, National Client Experience Leader
    Marsh McLennan Agency Private Client Services

  • Sean Ferguson

    Financial Advisor

  • Mark Hardmon

    Parent 2009 and 2018
    Burlington, MA
    Director Program Management Office at Organogenesis

  • Alden Harrington, J.D.

    Warren, RI
    Attorney

  • Nick Marsh

    Parent 2025
    Charlestown, MA
    Head of Molecular Pharmacology, Arrakis Therapeutics

  • Sean Mulvehill

    Class of 2010
    Sudbury, MA

  • Lee Peterson

    Parent 2026
    Dedham, MA

  • Stephen Richard

    Parent 2026
    Newton, MA

  • William Ryan, Jr., CLU, ChFC.

    Parent 2002 and 2006
    Melrose, MA
    Owner, WFR Financial Planning and Insurance

  • Stefan Schurman

    Parent 2023 and 2025
    Marblehead, MA

  • Daniel Strachman

    Class of 1989
    Parkland, FL
    Managing Director A&C Advisors LLC

  • Jeff Wolk

    Parent 2022
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
    Co-President, The Cross Country Group

About the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the school. As such, it oversees both the immediate and long-term success of the institution. The board carries out critical fiduciary, strategic and generative functions for the school. In practical terms, this means that the board:
  • Sets the school's mission, and reviews and revises it periodically
  • Creates the school's strategic plan, modifying it as needed
  • Monitors the overall performance of the school, working with the administration to achieve optimal status in all areas
  • Selects, evaluates, supports and, when necessary, replaces the head of school
  • Conserves and grows the school's resources
  • Builds the school's reputation and renown in its many communities nationally and across the globe
Ours is a working Board of Trustees. It meets five times a year in full session. Trustees also work monthly with school administrators on board committees. Our board committees include: Executive, Development, Faculty/Staff Experience, Audit, Committee on Trustees, Investment, Buildings and Grounds, Marketing and New Business, Finance, Performance Review and Compensation, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Wellness.

'21-'26 Strategic Plan

The '21-'26 Strategic Plan is a collaboration between the board of trustees, school leadership, and constituents at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School. The Strategic Plan was developed in concert with the many interests, goals and objectives of the School.

Trustee Emeriti

List of 6 items.

  • Kim Giler

    Parent 2008
    Boston, MA
    Community Volunteer

  • Gene Reppucci

    Class of 1955
    Wayland, MA
    Senior Vice President for Development (retired), Northeastern University

  • BJ Rudman

    Parent 2008
    Former Board chair 

  • Barbara Sinisgalli

    Parent 2008

  • Palmer Swanson

    Douglas, MA
    Retired Executive, Polaroid Corporation
    Founder, Waltham Partnership for Youth

  • Eric Thorgerson, Ph.D.

    Cambridge, MA
    Visiting Professor (Emeritus) of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University

The Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors is a group of parents, past parents, alumni, emeriti trustees, community leaders and friends with a special interest in education who support the mission of Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School. Distinct from the Board of Trustees, which provides strategic guidance and oversight, the members of the Board of Advisors serve as ambassadors for CH-CH as well as strategic advisors to the School.
 
Peter Cameron - alumnus of Huntington School; former trustee
Michelle Codrington P'21 - parent of alumnus; Board of Advisors Vice Chair
Anna Colton P'11 - parent of alumnus; former board chair
Sally Davidson P'21 - parent of alumna 
Charlie Evangelakos P'19 - parent of alumnus
Benjamin Giess P'17 - parent of alumnus; former trustee 
Kim Giler P'08 - trustee emeritus; parent of alumnus
Sam Giler '08 - alumnus
Bill Gostylo P'08 - parent of alumna; former faculty
Dr. David Grayzel P'20 - parent of alumnus
Grace Heintz - parent of alumnae
Jon Hirschtick P'19, P'23 - parent of alumni
Todd Lemke P'15 - parent of alumnus; former trustee 
Dr. Mark Kline P'16 - parent of alumnus
Deb Mankiw P'13 - parent of alumnus; Board of Advisors chair; Board of Trustees vice chair
David McNeil P'22 - parent of alumnus 
Scott Prenovitz '97 - alumnus; former Alumni Council chair
Gene Reppucci '55 - trustee emeritus; alumnus of Chauncy Hall
Jim Roberti P'07 - parent of alumna; former trustee   
BJ Rudman P'08 - parent of alumna; trustee emeritus; former board chair 
Stefan Schurman P'23 - parent of alumnus
Kim Sciacca P'16, P'19 - parent of alumni
Alice Solorow - former faculty
Dr. Eric Thorgerson - trustee emeritus; former board chair
Dr. Ingrid Tucker - former trustee
David Vaughn P'19 - parent of alumnus
Michelle Wang - former trustee
Dr. Rick Weissbourd - faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Education; director, Making Caring Common Project

Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall

785 Beaver Street
Waltham, MA 02452
781-314-0800
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Located 10 miles from Boston, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall (CH-CH) is a private, college preparatory day and boarding school for grades 7-12/PG. CH-CH cultivates intellectual courage, creative ambition, and unwavering empathy that drives students to achieve their best.
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