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:
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council Meeting – AGENDA
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Boston Arts Academy; Board of Trustees Meeting – AGENDA
Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council Meeting
Monday, December 10, 2018 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Boston Arts Academy; Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, February 28, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council Meeting
Monday, March 11, 2019 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Boston Arts Academy; Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, May 2, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:00pm via conference call; Governing Council Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2019 | 12:30 – 5:30pm, **Location TBD**; Board of Trustees Retreat
Board of Trustees for the 2018-2019 Academic Year
(*Denotes non-voting members)
David Nelson, Chair
President, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Chair, Governing Council
Boston, MA
Robert Chambers, Vice Chair
Community Volunteer
Governing Council Member
Quincy, MA
James D. Supple, Vice Chair
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Governing Council Member
Newbury, MA
Maureen Azor, Board Clerk (Ex Officio)*
Director of Relationship Development
Boston, MA
Dr. Krystal Prime Banfield
AVP of Educational Outreach and Social Entrepreneurship, Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
Nancy Bauer
Dean of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
Boston, MA
Trayce Booth
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Boston, MA
Ann Carter
Founder and CEO of ACcommunication Partners
Boston, MA
Anne R. Clark (Ex Officio)*
Headmaster, BAA
Arlington, MA
Paul Edwards
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
David Eppstein
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Boston, MA
Chris Flaherty
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
Deyna Francisco
Student Representative
Governing Council Member
Boston, MA
Joanne Freeman
Family Representative
Boston, MA
Sandra Gordon*
Life Trustee
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Boston, MA
Derrick James
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
Mary Lentz
Executive VP, McCall & Almy
Boston, MA
Jennifer Lopez
Family Representative
Boston, MA
Nicole Mullen
Faculty Representative
Governing Council Member
Boston, MA
Linda F. Nathan
Executive Director, Center for Artistry and Scholarship
Cambridge, MA
Mary Regan*
Life Trustee
Boston, MA
Molly Jo Rivelli
Faculty Representative
Boston, MA
Fatima Rodrigues
Family Representative
Boston, MA
Shea Rose
Community Volunteer
Boston, MA
Eve Rounds
Governing Council Member; Foundation Board, Vice Chair
Community Volunteer/Philanthropist
Brookline, MA
Richard Rudman*
Legal Counsel, Ex Officio; Governing Council Member; BAA Foundation Secretary
Partner, DLA Piper
Brookline, MA
Noah Schneiderman
Principal of NRS Consulting
Boston, MA
Kathy Sharpless
Director of Marketing & Communications, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Governing Council Member
Boston, MA
Katherine Sloan
President Emerita, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Jamaica Plain, MA
Katie Umile
CEO, iCapital
Beverly, MA
Alexander Zapata
Community Volunteer
Boston, MA
