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The Board New Members of the Board Kirtley Cameron Kirtley Cameron founded Kirtley Cameron Architecture and Design in 2005, a residential design firm with a focus on historic restoration. Kirtley currently serves as the President of the Bedford Historical Society Board of Directors, is a member of the Middlebury College Arts Council, and serves as a Trustee of Saint Michael’s School in Newport, Rhode Island. She has been involved with Rippowam Cisqua School as an active member of the Athletic Advisory Council and as a member of the Campus Master Plan committee. Kirtley and her husband Seth Cameron ’88 live in Bedford and are the parents of Mary Kirtley ’20 and Hazel ’22. Kirtley received her undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Greg Fleming Greg Fleming is the President of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Greg was a Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at the Yale Law School. Previously, Greg was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch. Greg and his wife Melissa live in Bedford and are the parents of Rory ’15, Charlotte ’14, and Andrea ’11. Greg has served on the Board of Directors of the New York City Ballet, the Asia Society, BlackRock, Inc., and he served on the Rippowam Cisqua Board of Trustees from 2004-2008. Greg is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a director of Colgate University, and a member of the Board of Advisors for the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law. Greg received his undergraduate degree in economics from Colgate University and his J.D. from Yale Law School.
Amanda Riegel, Chair Amanda joined the Board of Trustees in 2006 and was elected Chair of the Board in July 2011. Amanda served as a co-chair of the Long Range Strategic Plan steering committee and as a member of the Campus Master Plan task force. Amanda has spent the last 19 years with Friman and Stein, a diamond and jewelry business. Amanda and her husband Dicky live in Bedford Hills and are the parents of Richard ’11 and Amelia ’14. Amanda received her undergraduate degree in Art History at Barnard.
Role of the RCS Board of Trustees: The Rippowam Cisqua Board is a volunteer body that serves as the guardian of the School’s mission, focusing on strategic issues and on the long term well-being of the School. It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure that the mission is appropriate, relevant, and vital to the community it serves. The Board monitors the success of the School in fulfilling its mission and concentrates on the big picture while leaving the School’s daily operation to the Head of School. Members of the Board have a fiduciary responsibility to the School for sound financial management, engaging in strategic financial planning, and assuming primary responsibility for the preservation of capital assets and endowments. The Board and the Head of School work in partnership in fulfilling these main principles to best serve the School.