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of St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Board of Trustees
Welsh, Hlavka join Board of Trustees Goldie retires after 14 years on Board At the May 19 meeting of the Board of Trustees, parent Tim Welsh and parent and alumna Libby Driscoll Hlavka ’82 were named to the Board. Re-elected to the Board were President Charles Zelle, Vice President Charlotte Shepard Johnson ’64, Secretary Byron Starns, Fahima Aziz, Roxane Harvey Gudeman, Ruth Putnam Huss ’57 and Wilhelmina Wright. Philip White ’81 was named Treasurer at the meeting. Their new, three-year terms begin the 2008-2009 school year. Retiring was Dorothy Goldie ’73, who joined the Board in 1994. INCOMING
Welsh holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and a BA, magna cum laude, in social studies from Harvard University. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Liz, and their three children, William (7), Katherine (4) and James (3). In addition to having a son at school, Welsh has been working with SPA’s Admission staff over the past year to research the demographics of our current parent base and determine the best ways to reach out to potential new families. In the spring he was also involved in helping to plan a more flexible transportation solution for SPA families living in Minneapolis.
Tim Welsh
Tim Welsh is a Director for global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he leads the firm’s Midwest Financial Services Practice. He is also the co-leader of the firm’s North American Life and Wealth Management practice.
“I volunteer at the school because I want to help keep this exceptional institution vibrant, in part so my kids can continue to get a great education at SPA,” said Welsh. “I give to the Annual Fund to help make certain that the school can attract a wide range of students. By volunteering and giving to the school, we all help to make sure that SPA continues to be a great institution, providing an outstanding education and development experience for our kids.”
In his 17 years with McKinsey, Welsh has served clients throughout the financial services industry, including some of the nation’s leading life insurers, property and casualty insurers, and banks on issues of strategy, organization and operations.
Libby Driscoll Hlavka ‘82
Libby Driscoll Hlavka ’82 grew up in Saint In the Twin Cities community Welsh has Paul and attended SPA helped create the Itasca Project, a coalition of in grades 1 through more than 40 CEOs, the governor, and other 9. She has more than civic leaders that is helping to drive regional 15 years experience development initiatives. He also led the work in strategic planning, program development, helping the Mayor of Minneapolis transform and financial management within academic, economic development activities in the city, corporate, and start-up organizations. Her and he serves on the Board of the United Way. most recent position was Director of Special
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Projects for Stanford Graduate School of Business. She also held several other positions within the university, focused on strategy and curriculum development. Prior to Stanford, Hlavka was an engagement manager with McKinsey & Company. She began her career as a financial analyst with General Electric. Hlavka serves on the boards of Franconia Sculpture Park and Admission Possible. She is an active volunteer and fundraiser for a number of schools and nonprofit organizations. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an MFA in Literature and Creative Writing from Bennington College. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Ed, and their three children, Maggie (6), Jack (4) and Annie (2). Her involvement with the school has been varied, ranging from being a student to sending her own children here. She and Tim Welsh have been working on a strategic marketing project with Head of School Bryn Roberts and the Admission staff, and last year she was part of her 25-year reunion planning committee. She served on the silent auction committee for Hats Off to the Arts, volunteered for the Lower School Book Festival and participated on the nominating committee for the Lower School Parents’ Association. She has also helped with various classroom parties and other jobs in her daughter’s classroom. “I love working in my daughter’s classroom, getting to know the teachers and kids and learning more about what happens there every day,” said Hlavka. “We moved back to Minnesota a short time before Maggie started