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their son William ’19. Jim received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his M.B.A. from Wharton School of Finance.
Robert P. Conway, Chair Maria G. Fields, Vice Chair William D. McLanahan, Treasurer Alexandria Stewart Altman, Secretary
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Board Members 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. The Board and the Head of School work in partnership in fulfilling these main principles to best serve the School.
Board Members Scott A. Barshay Steve Bean Ralph J. Bernstein Robert S. Boyd ’75 Dr. Neil J. Capolongo John W. Chambers James A. Diamond James D. Kallman Dr. Elizabeth L. Kilgallon Desta Lakew Philip S. Lawrence ’80 Anna P. Lee James B. Renwick ’63 Amanda Riegel David E. Rubin Erika Aronson Stern Hatsy Vallar Ex Officio Matthew Nespole, Head of School Patricia Grunebaum, Parent Council Chair Deborah A. Hurrell, Chief Financial Officer Robert F. Whelan, Assistant Head for Institutional Advancement Christopher Wirth ’94, RCSAA Chair
John Chambers is a Managing Director and Head of the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Roth Capital Partners. He has also held senior-level health care and biotechnology banking positions at Merriman Currhan Ford, SG Cowen, Lehman Brothers, UBS, and Salomon Smith Barney. John is married to Marsha Chambers and they have one daughter, Hayley ’14. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Union College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Elizabeth Kilgallon has served extensively as an RCS volunteer for the Annual Fund, Parent Council, and the Long Range Strategic Plan Committee. Elizabeth is an equine veterinarian in private practice. She and her husband John live in Bedford Hills with their three children: son Jack ’13, and daughters Mairead ’15 and Emer ’18. Elizabeth received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, her DVM from Tufts University, and served as an intern and resident in large animal surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
2010-11 Administration
Scott Barshay is a partner at the law
Steve Bean has had a thirty-six year
firm of Cravath, Swaine and Moore, LLP. He and his wife Melissa live in Armonk with their three children: Emily ’13, Chloe ’15, and Josh ’20. Scott received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University and a J.D. from Columbia University’s School of Law.
history in independent schools, beginning as a teacher and administrator at Montclair Academy before serving as the Head of School at Staten Island Academy (K-12), St Andrews in Jackson, MS (K-12) and St Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu, Hawaii (K12). He received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College, an M.A.T. from Brown University, and his Ed.D. from Rutgers University. Steve and his wife Betsy live in Remsenburg, NY.
Matthew Nespole, Head of School Bill Barrett, Head of Rippowam Campus Betsy Carter, Director of Admissions, Cisqua Campus John Della Vecchia, Director of Buildings and Grounds Ashley R. Harrington, Director of Admissions, Rippowam Campus Deborah A. Hurrell, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Kuhn, Ph.D., School Psychologist Paula Rosen, Head of Cisqua Campus Page Vincent, ’79, Director of Secondary School Placement David Wagenheim, Director of Technology Robert F. Whelan, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement
Anna and her husband Tom are the parents of Carolyn ’06, David ’08, Jackson ’13, and Meredith ’15. Anna received a BA in History and Government from Skidmore College.
Jim Kallman has served as an active RCS volunteer, most recently serving as Annual Fund Chair. He was also a member of the Advancement Committee of the RCS Board of Trustees. Jim is currently President of Kallman Management Corp., a private investment company. He was previously a general partner of Chase Capital Partners, a global private equity firm. Jim has served as Chair of the Board for City Harvest since 2005 and has previously served as a member of the President’s Leadership Council at Brown University. He and his wife Alison live in Bedford Corners with
Anna Lee recently served for two years as the Chair of Parent Council at RCS. In her prior professional life, she worked in event planning for senior management at Chase Manhattan Bank. Prior to that, she worked at the School of American Ballet in New York City in Development and Special Events.
Erika Aronson-Stern has been an active Annual Fund and Parent Connections volunteer for RCS for the last several years. She was also a volunteer on the Long Range Strategic Plan. Erika currently serves as the Executive Director of the Gruss Lipper Family Foundation in New York City. The foundation provides funding support for a variety of causes such as education, social services, and scientific research. Erika and her husband Adam are the parents of Ethan ’14, Ella ’16, and Lola ’19. They live in Bedford. Erika received her B.A. from Trinity College and her J.D. from Columbia Law School.