Boston Arts Academy’s pilot school status with the Boston Public Schools allows the autonomy for the school to assemble its own Board of Trustees and Governing Council to act as the school site council. The Boston Arts Academy Board of Trustees sets the overall mission, philosophy, and policies of the school; provides fiduciary oversight; and supports the fundraising activities of the school. The Board is comprised of representatives of ProArts Consortium institutions, BAA faculty members, parents/caregivers, one student, and community members with an impressive range of professional expertise.
The Board of Trustees and Governing Council will each meet four times during the school year. Meetings are open to the community with students participating at nearly every meeting. Meeting dates are posted below:
Monday, September 11, 2017 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council meeting | Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Boston Arts Academy; Board of Trustees meeting | Meeting Agenda
Monday, November 27, 2017 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council meeting
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Boston Arts Academy; Board of Trustees meeting
Thursday, March 1, 2018 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council meeting
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Boston Arts Academy; Board of Trustees meeting
Monday, April 30, 2018 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council meeting
Monday, May 21, 2018 | 12:30 – 5:30pm at Emerson College; Board of Trustees Retreat
Board of Trustees for the 2017-2018 Academic Year
(*Denotes non-voting members)
Lee Pelton, Chair
President, Emerson College
Chair, Governing Council
Boston, MA
David Nelson, Vice Chair
President, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Boston, MA
James D. Supple, 2nd Vice Chair
BAA Foundation, Vice Chair
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Newbury, MA
Trayce Booth
Family Representative
Governing Council Member
Boston, MA
Tynika Booth, Board Clerk (Ex Officio)*
BAA Event Coordinator & Special Assistant to Headmaster
Boston, MA
Ann Carter
Founder and CEO of ACcommunication Partners
Boston, MA
Robert Chambers
Community Volunteer
Quincy, MA
Anne R. Clark (Ex Officio)
Headmaster, BAA
Arlington, MA
Sam Dreyfus
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
David Eppstein
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Boston, MA
Chris Flaherty
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
Sandra Gordon
Life Trustee
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Boston, MA
Jennifer Hayes
Family Representative
Boston, MA
Mary Lentz
Executive VP, McCall & Almy
Governing Council Member
Boston, MA
Tyler Luong
Student Representative
Governing Council Member
Boston, MA
Linda F. Nathan
Executive Director, Center for Artistry and Scholarship
Cambridge, MA
Mary Regan
Life Trustee
Boston, MA
Eve Rounds
Governing Council Member; BAA Foundation, Chair
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Brookline, MA
Richard Rudman*
Legal Counsel, Ex Officio; Governing Council Member; BAA Foundation Secretary
Partner, DLA Piper
Brookline, MA
Kathy Sharpless
Director of Marketing & Communications, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Governing Council Member
Brookline, MA
Katherine Sloan
President Emerita, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Jamaica Plain, MA
Tonya Tedesco
Family Representative
Boston, MA
Maura Tighe
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
Katie Umile
BAA Foundation Treasurer; Governing Council Member
CEO, iCapital
Beverly, MA
Vivian Ward
Family Representative
Boston, MA
J. Curtis Warner, Jr.
Associate Vice President, Office of Community and Government Affairs, Berklee College of Music
Roslindale, MA
