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2022-23 Cohort
Program Mentors
Palmer Ball
Assistant to the Head for Finance and Strategic Planning
St. Joseph's Catholic School
Greenville, SC
Nancy Greene
Vice President of Finance and Operations/CFO
Pine Crest School
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Donna Pacchioni
Retired CFO
Formerly Hawken School
Gates Mills, OH
Chuck McCullagh
Chief Financial Officer
The Williston Northampton School
Easthampton, MA
Program Participants
Stephanie Alvarez
Controller
The Awty International School
Houston, TX
Tanya Bakken
Controller
Shattuck-St. Mary's School
Faribault, MN
Jo-Ann Bevis
Director of Financial Operations/Controller
Brooks School
North Andover, MA
Kristin Bierle
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Alzar School
Cascade, ID
Lynda Casarella
Chief Financial Officer
Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn, NY
Jennifer Cookston
Controller
Baylor School
Chattanooga, TN
Erin Edwards
Director of Finance and Operations
Saint James Episcopal School and Church
Warrenton, VA
Rudy Fabry
Director of Finance
Friends' Central School
Wynnewood, PA
Tina Farnsworth
Director of Finance and Operations
The Wyndcroft School
Pottstown, PA
Daniel Groves
Business Manager
International School of Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Tanya Horgan
Business Manager
Kent School
Kent, CT
Amber Johnson
Director of Finance
The Branson School
Ross, CA
Jennifer Kayayan
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Colegio Maya
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Christopher Mackey
Director of Finance
Boston College High School
Boston, MA
Patrick Meehan
Chief Financial Officer
La Salle Academy
Providence, RI
Karen Ortiz
Controller
Campbell Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Will Powers
Director of Finance and Operations
The Pike School
Andover, MA
Zoe Schwam
Controller/Director of Financial Reporting
Portledge School
Locust Valley, NY
Joe Sharp
CFO/COO
Jewish Leadership Academy
Pinewood, FL
Cheryl St. Pierre-Sleboda
Chief Financial Officer
Indian Mountain School
Salisbury, CT
Laura Turner
Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations
