Announcing the 2019 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 2019 recipient

Jul 21, 2019

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Dale Bording
Business Officer
Thomas Jefferson School
Saint Louis, Missouri

Linda Dennison
Deputy Head of School and Chief Financial Officer, Indian Creek School (former school)
Crownsville, Maryland

Patricia de Zaldívar
Director of Finance and Operations
American School of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Savador

Susan Downing
Director of Finance
North Shore Country Day School
Winnetka, Illinois


Emilia Ferreira
Business Manager
The American School of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ed Griffin
Chief Financial Officer
Pomfret School
Pomfret Center, Connecticut

Valerie Hughes
Chief Financial Officer
Hathaway Brown School
Shaker Heights, Ohio

Patrick Kessel
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen, Michigan

Paul Mayhew
Associate Head of School for Operations
River Oaks Baptist School
Houston, Texas

Lynda Sailor
Co-founder/Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer
Aspen Academy
Greenwood Village, CO

Saundra Sparks
Chief Financial Officer
Echo Horizon School
Culver City, California

Sharon Wolford
Assistant Head of School for Finance and Administration
The Bryn Mawr School
Baltimore, Maryland

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