Board of Managers
Board Officials
Beth Porter, President
Deb Wood, Vice President
Bill Reagan, Secretary
Board Members
- Thembi Dube, '86 Member at Large
- Annette Engler, '89 Quaker Member
- Parfait Bizimana, ' 17, Member at Large
- Bob Fatherley, Quaker Member
- Bob Hidell, Quaker Member
- Kate Moss, Quaker Member
- Beth Porter '87, Quaker Member
- Bill Reagan, Quaker Member
- Loren Talbot, '91, Member at Large
- Eric Wohlforth ‘50, Member at Large
- Deb Wood '56, Quaker Member
Ex-Officio members
- Chad Cianfrani, Head of School
- Alyssa Spencer, ‘15, President of the Alumni Association
Board of Managers
Oakwood Friends School is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Managers and is under the care of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, a broad regional meeting covering all of New York State, northern New Jersey, and western Connecticut. The Board includes up to 25 members, 50% of which must be Quakers. The Board Trustees, comprised of Quaker members and board officers has fiduciary responsibility for the financial and real estate assets of the school.
Organization
Board meetings and committee meetings are conducted according to Quaker business practice. The full board meets four times a year. Smaller committees meet monthly in matters of finance, enrollment, development, facilities and governance.
