From the Chairman of the Board

From the Bolles Board of Trustees Chair

As I reflect on this past year and the numerous challenges we faced, I am consistently amazed and appreciative of the many people who worked tirelessly to ensure Bolles would not only meet these challenges, but also rise above them with courage, integrity and compassion — The Bolles Way.

Bolles always sets the bar high and this year has been no different. As Board Chair, I would like to thank the entire Bolles community for coming together and making 2021 a truly remarkable year. We are in full swing in all areas of work including academics, athletics, the fine and performing arts, fundraising, alumni engagement, school activities, admissions and the list goes on.

Our enrollment is at an all-time high. Gifts to the Bolles Fund have more than doubled from the previous year and gifts for current projects and for new facilities are coming in daily. Plans are underway to break ground on our new Center for Innovation, Science and Math in the spring along with other exciting projects on all four campuses. We are in high gear and it is crucial we keep this momentum on its track. It is up to us — the Board, parents, students, alumni, grandparents, faculty and staff — to work together to propel Bolles forward and make all of our strategies and plans a reality. We are preparing for tomorrow’s leaders — for jobs that don’t yet exist, for new technologies and businesses that will improve our lives and for exciting new global programs and more. This is an electrifying time to be at Bolles and I thank each of you for your efforts in helping to ensure our future at Bolles continues to shine brightly.

Go Bulldogs!

Fernando Acosta-Rua ’85

2021-22 Bolles Board of Trustees

Fernando Acosta-Rua ’85 Chair Russell Newton III Vice Chair Preeti Swani Secretary Tyler J. Hodges President/Head of School

Trustees Charles Arnold III ’86 DeCovan Brown ’86 Ali Chahlavi Anika Goel Comar Robert Crosby Rahul Deshmukh ’89 Jamie Dwyer ’92 Aubrey Edge Steven Gold ’95 Brittany Groover Michael Meyers Ricardo Morales III ’81 Kathryn Pearson Peyton Tatiana Salvador ’86 Allison Korman Shelton ’94 A. Chester Skinner IV ’98 John Surface ’90 DeWayne Terry ’84 Mark Travis ’80 A. Rodney VanPelt ’73 Matthew Wotiz

Ex-Officio Members

Adam Edgecombe ’98 Alumni Board, Chair Clayton Bromberg ’00 Board of Visitors, Chair Elizabeth McGraw Parent Association, Co-Chair Peter McGraw Parent Association, Co-Chair

President Emeritus Harry M. deMontmollin Jr. ’56 Trustees Emeriti Quinn R. Barton Jr. ’46 James V. Bent Sr. ’53 John W. Connolly Jr. Deceased William K. Hatcher ’48 Deceased Ann C. Hicks ’55 Bartram Beverley W. Hirsig ’46 Deceased Helen M. Lane ’42 Bartram Hal Lynch Robert H. Paul III ’52 Deceased Frederick H. Schultz ’46 Deceased A. Chester Skinner Jr. ’40 Deceased Herman Ulmer Jr. ’37 Deceased George W. Varn ’38 Deceased W. Lester Varn Jr. ’42 E. Ellis Zahra Jr. ’64