Our Community

Governance

List of 2 items.

  • Board of Trustees

    Dalton has a Board of Trustees whose role is to set important policies for the school and oversee its operations. The Board meets monthly to discuss developments at the school and vote on policy decisions.

  • Dalton Council

    The Dalton Council is an advisory group of parents to the Board of Trustees and functions in a similar fashion to the Board Committees. The Chair of the Dalton Council is appointed by the President of the Board of Trustees. The council addresses topics of interest to the Board and reports to the Board the results and recommendations from the several studies conducted each year.

Trustees

Alan Klein*
President		 Aly Sheezar Jeddy* J.P. Singh
Jim Best*
Head of School
 Leah Johnson  Ramsey Smith
Deirdre Flynn*
 Treasurer
 Olati Johnson Deirdre Stanley
Eric J. Lee*
 Secretary		 Jonathan Korngold Andrew Weinberg ’92 
Ronnie Abrams ’86 Daniel Lubetzky Judy Eick
PA President
Timothy Barakett* 
 Bruce Menin James Frischling '86
Alumni Representative
Mark Chan Chandni Prasad Ashley Smyth*
Dalton Council Chair
John Clark
  Zach Schreiber Sarah Kerman
Faculty Representative
Jennie Tarr Coyne ’97
 Theodore Schwartz '83
Dominy Gallo
Student Representative
Dasha Smith Dwin*
 Ishaan Seth
Jennifer Glassman  
   *Executive Committee Members

Administration

James Best
 Head of School
  B.A., U. of North Carolina
  M.A., Ed.D. Teachers College

 Dr. Lisa Waller
 Assistant Head of School
 for Progressive and Inclusive Practice
  B.A., Oberlin College
  M.A., Duke University
  Ph.D., Duke University

Nora Elish
 First Program Director
  B.A., Princeton University
  M.S.Ed., Bank Street College 

Tracy Fedonchik
 Middle School Director
  B.A., Fairfield University  
  M.S.Ed., Bank Street College
Celeste Herrera
 High School Director
  B.A., University of N. C. - Chapel Hill
  M.S. Ed. University of Pennsylvania

Michael Hwang
 Chief Financial Officer
  B.S., Boston College  
  M.B.A., Syracuse University

Emily Kasof
 Director of Development
  B.A., University of Buffalo
  M.A., Columbia University
Elisabeth (Babby) Krents ’68
 Admissions Director
  B.A., Harvard College
  M.A., Teachers College
  Ph.D., Columbia University
Dan Musick
Director of Strategic Engagement
and Professional Growth 
  B.A., Kent State
  M.A., American University 

John Neiers
 Technology Director
  B.A., University of Notre Dame
  M.A., Teacher's College

Jim M. Zulakis
 Communication Director
   B.A., Coe College
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