Our Boards

Board of Directors
Assistant Clerk Magistrate, Massachusetts Trial Court at the Suffolk Superior Court
Todd Bland
Head of School, Milton Academy
Jennifer Block
Susan Jefferson Boney
Donavan D. Brown ’95, Clerk
Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
The Hon. Denise Jefferson Casper, Vice Chair
U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Dr. Vincent W. Chiang
Chief Medical Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital
Rafael Cofiño
Managing Director, Great Hill Partners
Brian J. Conway
Chairman, TA Associates
Betsy Lind Danziger
Lower School Admissions Associate, The Fessenden School
Mary Driscoll
Elementary Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Fabian Fondriest, Treasurer
Former CEO, Homesite Insurance
Kate Gilbane
Jonathan M. Goldstein
Senior Advisor, TA Associates
Robert P. Henderson, Jr., Chair
Education Consultant, Resource Group 175
First Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts
Isabelle Loring
Dr. Richard I. Melvoin
Consultant, Strategic School Leadership
Sofia Teixeira Mistretta ’94
Senior Director of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Mariel Novas ’00
Chief of Learning & Engagement, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, McLean Hospital
Founding Director, McLean College Mental Health Program
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Alex Sacerdote
Founder and CEO, Whale Rock Capital
John G. Simon, Co-founder
Managing Director, Sigma Prime Ventures
Rachel Skerritt
Chief Strategy Officer, Attuned Education Partners
Perry Traquina
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wellington Management Company, LLP
Jenny Weymouth
Douglass Williams
Chef/Owner MIDA & APIZZA
Natasha Telesford Williams
Chief Financial Officer, City Fund

Dr. Vincent W. Chiang
Chief Medical Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital

The Hon. Denise Jefferson Casper, Vice Chair
U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Donavan D. Brown ’95, Clerk
Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
After graduating, she worked at a local non-profit organization coordinating and developing academic and enrichment programs for high school youth. She also worked at Boston University where she assisted undergraduate students in understanding the curriculum and academic policies, and assisted students in finding appropriate resources across campus.

Susan Boney
Title
After graduating, she worked at a local non-profit organization coordinating and developing academic and enrichment programs for high school youth. She also worked at Boston University where she assisted undergraduate students in understanding the curriculum and academic policies, and assisted students in finding appropriate resources across campus.

Jennifer Block
Title
After graduating, she worked at a local non-profit organization coordinating and developing academic and enrichment programs for high school youth. She also worked at Boston University where she assisted undergraduate students in understanding the curriculum and academic policies, and assisted students in finding appropriate resources across campus.

Todd Bland
Head of School, Milton Academy
After graduating, she worked at a local non-profit organization coordinating and developing academic and enrichment programs for high school youth. She also worked at Boston University where she assisted undergraduate students in understanding the curriculum and academic policies, and assisted students in finding appropriate resources across campus.

Joanne Jacquet Araujo ’98
Assistant Clerk Magistrate, Massachusetts Trial Court at the Suffolk Superior Court
After graduating, she worked at a local non-profit organization coordinating and developing academic and enrichment programs for high school youth. She also worked at Boston University where she assisted undergraduate students in understanding the curriculum and academic policies, and assisted students in finding appropriate resources across campus.
Board of Ambassadors
Eric Andrew ’94
Ngozi Anidi ’98
Jeffrey Barber
Linda Borden
Katie Bramley
David Carlstrom
Diana Chaves ’05
Susanne Chiang
Melanie Chiverton
Erin Condron, Co-Chair
James Coughlin
Heidi Crean
James Danziger
Betsy & Rick Edie
Bart Epker
Brittney Gammell, Co-Chair
Debbie Gelb
Jen Hawkins
Blair Hendrix
Pamela R. Holding
Allison Johnson
Char Joslin & Les Cheek
Kasey Kaufman
Senam Kumahia ’96
Brooke Laughlin
Kate Lubin
Anthony Mathieu ’02
Peter Monaco
Mike Pascucci
Sarah Reynolds
Megan Riley ’04
Rachel Rock
Annagret Sacerdote
Matt Santangelo
Pixley Schiciano
Anthony Schweizer
Kelly Segal
Rachel Segall
Brent Edward Shay
Rob Small
Hilary Nicholas Steinert
Board of Advisors
Senior Associate, Institute for Higher Education Policy
College Access Senior Fellow, uAspire
William Fitzsimmons, Ed.D.
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Harvard College
Chris Gabrieli
Chair, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Joanna Jacobson
Founder and Managing Partner, Strategic Grant Partners
President, One8 Foundation
Karl Reid, Ed.D.
Chief Inclusion Officer, Northeastern University
Jill Shah
President, Shah Family Foundation
John S. Weinberg
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Evercore
Board of Young Professionals
For information on the Board of Young Professionals, please email BYP@steppingstone.org.
Deloitte
Tevin Barros ’07
Russell Tobin
Danielle Bynoe-Farid ’04, Co-Chair
HealthVerity
Olivia Corkery
Fidelity Investments
Tobe Ezeokoli
Cross Harbor Capital
Benjamin Hack
Abbott Laboratories
David Henderson
Marsh
Patrick Henderson
FHR Capital
Felix Liang ’06
Henry Liang ’10
BNY Mellon
Carolyn Margitza
Fidelity Investments
Eliza McGinn
Ursula Munger
Fidelity Investments
Chris Philbin
TA Associates
Kahdeem Ralph ‘04
Sanofi
John Van Allen
Bank of America
Luke von Maur
HarborVest Partners
Shihua Wu ’10
Silicon Valley Bank
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