 | | Georgetown Day School is a parent-owned nonprofit coeducational day
school. GDS is governed by a Board of Trustees elected by the parent
body and administered by a Head of School appointed by the Board. |
The Georgetown Day School Board of Trustees governs the affairs of the School in close partnership with the Head of School and the School's senior administrators. Although it is not involved in day-to-day management of the School, the Board ensures that GDS -- a nonprofit, parent-owned corporation -- operates in a financially sound manner and adheres to the values described in its mission statement.
Under the leadership of its president, the GDS Board carries out many of its responsibilities through working committees that make recommendations for action by the entire Board. The Board selects from its membership a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer for one-year terms. The Board meets monthly throughout the school year to act on committee recommendations and receive information about operation of the School from the Head and other administrators. Meetings are listed on the school calendar and are open to parents, students, faculty, and staff.
The majority of Board members are current GDS parents elected by the parent body, but up to three non-parent members may be appointed to serve on the 21-person Board. At the Parent Corporation meeting each spring, parent members of the Board are elected to overlapping three-year terms. Members may serve two consecutive (full or partial) terms up to a maximum of six years. If a Board member resigns before concluding a term, the Board appoints a replacement for the remainder of that term. Board members may be re-elected or re-appointed after a one-year break in service.
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Identifying and selecting nominees is a long and careful process.
Each year the Board appoints a Nominating Committee, which includes
three Board members and six non-Board parents (two from each division
of the School) to prepare a slate of nominees. The committee looks for
candidates who have demonstrated their commitment to the School through
their involve-ment and support. In addition, the committee seeks
individuals who can bring to the Board the professional expertise
needed to carry out its work. Other factors which the Nominating
Committee considers include the need to replace the expertise of
departing members, the diversity of the Board, and an equitable
representation of all divisions of the School. All nominees must be
willing to make the significant time commitment necessary for Board
service, which includes one evening a month for Board meetings and
several hours a month for Board committee meetings, which are usually
held on weekday mornings.
The Nominating Committee encourages parents throughout the School to
submit names for consideration. The Committee consults with the
Trusteeship Committee, parent leaders, and school administrators to
identify potential nominees. After its deliberations, the Nominating
Committee offers the final slate of nominees without further discussion
or approval by the Board as a whole. GDS's Bylaws require that the
number of nominees presented by the Committee be equal to the number of
openings on the Board. Additional nominees may be added to the ballot
through parent petitions for candidates. The petition process, outlined
in the Bylaws, is explained to the parents each year during the
election process.
Nominees, whether presented by the Nominating Committee or
parent petition, must submit a brief biography outlining their
professional credentials and record of service to GDS and the
community. Each nominee must also include a statement expressing his or
her views about GDS and Board service. The biographical information and
statements of each nominee are sent to all parents along with the
election ballot. All nominees also make a short presentation at the
Parent Corporation meeting in May. Parents vote by secret ballot, which
may either be mailed or cast at the Corporation meeting. |
| | Board of Trustees Officers | Katherine Borsecnik, President Elected to the Board in 2007, serving first term.
Professional Background
Active in several international economic development projects, with a particular focus on women in post-conflict societies. Former business executive with 20 years in product development and senior management experience in technology/internet sector.
Education
BA and BS, University of Wisconsin
GDS Service
Elected to the GDS Board of Trustees in 2007, serving first term. Board committees: Building, Grounds, and Environment Committee (Chair) and Diversity Committee. Former Board committees: Access and Affordability Task Force.Middle and High School parent. |
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| Dwight Bush, Vice President Elected to the Board in 2005, serving second term.
Professional Background
Private equity and banking.
Education
Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences, 1979.
GDS Service
Board committees: Board Finance Committee; Buildings & Grounds Committee. Other: Access and Affordability Task Force, Annual Diversity Picnic. |
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| Michael Gottdenker, Treasurer Elected to the Board in 2008, serving first term.
Professional Background
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hargray Communications Group, LLC, and Access Spectrum, LLC.
Education
Columbia University.
GDS Service
Investment Committee. |
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| Marc Fisher, Secretary Nominated to the Board in 2007, serving first term.
Professional background
Journalist at The Washington Post.
Education
AB History, Princeton University, 1980. Horace Mann School, 1976.
GDS service
Executive, Finance, Development and Communications committees. Formerly served on
Curriculum committee and Access and Affordability task force. |
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Board of Trustees Members | Don Baer Elected to the Board in 2005, serving second term.
Professional Background
Media executive, former White House political appointee, former journalist.
Education
JD, University of Virginia; MSc London
School of Economics and Political Science; BA, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
GDS Service
Board committees: Head's Review (Chair),
Executive, Development, Governance; past member Nominating (2003-04),
Communications. Other: GDS Ahead Steering Committee. |
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| Emily Bloomfield Emily joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year.
Professional Background
Emily Bloomfield recently returned to Washington, D.C., following a career in public education, business and international economics in California and the United Kingdom. Prior to her career in public education, Emily worked in international economics in the public sector management unit of the World Bank, and as a senior research economist for LMC International in Oxford, UK.
Education
A native of Boston, Emily has earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago, a Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, and an MPhil. in Economics from Oxford University.
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| Dwight Bush Elected to the Board in 2005, serving second term.
Professional Background
Private equity and banking.
Education
Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences, 1979.
GDS Service
Board committees: Board Finance
Committee; Buildings & Grounds Committee. Other: Access and
Affordability Task Force, Annual Diversity Picnic. |
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| Marc Glosserman '92 Marc joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year.
Professional Background
Marc Glosserman is Founder and CEO of Hill Country Hospitality (HCH), a New York-based restaurant management company. In June of 2007 HCH launched Hill Country Barbecue Market – a 10,000 square foot, 300-seat barbecue restaurant in New York City. Marc served as Chief Executive Officer of Centric Telecom, a broadband service provider based in London, England from 2001 to 2003. Prior to Centric, in 1998 Marc co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of eLink Communications, a Washington, DC-based telecommunications company.
Education
Marc graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania (’96) with a BA in International Relations. He received his MBA from Columbia University (’07).
GDS Service
Marc grew up in Bethesda, MD where he attended Georgetown Day School (’92) as a “Lifer” and has enjoyed hosting alumni events at his restaurant in New York City. He has been active in alumni association activities.
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| Jennifer Klein Jennifer joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year.
Professional Background
Jennifer is a consultant to foundations and nonprofit organizations. She assists these organizations in setting goals, identifying issues, and planning their work on a range of policy areas, including health, education, children’s and women’s issues. From 1993 through 1998, she worked at The White House in a dual appointment as First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s senior domestic policy advisor and a staff member for the President on the Domestic Policy Council. Before moving to Washington in 1993, she was an associate at Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett in New York.
Education
Jennifer graduated from Brown University in 1987 and the Columbia University School of Law in 1990, after spending her last year of law school at Yale.
GDS Service
Jennifer has served on the Board Strategic Planning Committee, the GDS Ahead Campaign Steering Committee, the Annual Fund Committee as Middle School Co-Chair, and has been very active with the Parent Service Association in a variety of roles. |
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| Todd Klein Elected to the Board in 2008, serving first term.
Professional Background
Venture capital, finance and business development. Founder and Managing Partner, Legend Ventures.
Education
MBA, Harvard University; BBA, University of Texas.
GDS Service
Volunteer on the Strategic Planning Committee, in the classroom, & Country Market Day. |
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| Karen Leder Elected to the Board for a 2-year term in 2007, serving first term.
Professional Background
Director of Corporate
Partnerships for the Urban Alliance Foundation, a nonprofit
organization that places DC public high school students in meaningful
internships throughout the greater Washington area.
Education
BS Journalism, University of Maryland.
GDS Service
Board Committees: Strategic Planning
Committee (2007); GDS Ahead Steering Committee (2005-2007); Co-chair of
the Development and Compensation Committees. Other: Annual Fund
Co-Chair (2007); Numerous Annual Fund Phonathons, Auctions, Country
Market Days, and Room Parent for many classes. |
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| Faye Levin Elected to the Board in 2007, serving first term.
Professional Background
Attorney.
Education
NYU Law School, 1983; JD, Boston University School of Law, 1981; BA, Clark University, 1978.
GDS Service
GDS Ahead Steering Committee
(2004-present); Development Committee (2002-present); Chair, GDS Live
and Online Auction (2001-2002); Co-chair, Country Market Day (2010),
Chair, Admissions Outreach and Financial Aid Subcommittee of the
Strategic Plan, Spring 2007 - present. |
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Jim MargolisJim joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year.
Professional Background
As senior partner and president of GMMB, Jim has worked for years at the intersection of politics, advertising and advocacy on behalf of candidates, foundations, government agencies and corporate clients.
In presidential politics, Jim served as a Senior Advisor to Barack Obama in his campaign for the White House, taking a lead role in the $450 million advertising effort and helping direct the campaign as a member of the core strategic team. He was also co-managing producer of the official four-day Presidential Inaugural.
Before joining GMMB, Jim served as a top appointee in both the US Senate and US House.
Personal
Jim and his wife Vicki have three children at GDS. |
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| Carolyn Wimbly Martin Elected to the Board in 2005, serving second term.
Professional Background
Attorney & Business Consultant; Principal, Giving Tree Group, LLC; Adjunct Professor, intellectual property management, Washington College of Law, American University.
Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 1981; BA, Duke University, 1978.
GDS Service
Past Board Vice President. Board Committees: Executive, Governance, Finance; past member Diversity Committee. Other: Auction, Country Market Day (Crafts Co-Chair), Admissions, Book Fair, and GDS Ahead Groundbreaking volunteer. |
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| Leroy Nesbitt, Jr. '78 Leroy joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year and is serving as the Chair of the Diversity Committee.
Professional Background
Leroy has worked in the education arena as teacher, lawyer, administrator, program designer and consultant. He began his career as a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Leroy also served as an Adjunct Professor at Howard University’s Law School teaching appellate litigation. For sixteen years he served on the President’s staff at Middlebury College directing campus diversity programs. He currently works with College For Every Student and provides consulting services for schools and education organizations.
GDS Service
Leroy has been active in alumni activities and as a volunteer for the GDS Annual Fund.
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| Lucretia Risoleo Lucretia joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year.
Professional Background
Lucretia is a Certified Public Accountant and a lawyer by training. She worked at a Wall Street law firm for many years and now teaches a corporate legal drafting course at American University, Washington College of Law. She has held many volunteer positions at various schools including Board Treasurer and Board Chair.
GDS Service
Lucretia serves on the GDS Development Committee and is active in Parent Service Association activities, including co-chairing the Book Fair.
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| David Stern Elected to the Board in 2006, serving first term.
Professional Background
CEO of Equal Justice Works, a national nonprofit organization.
Education
JD, Georgetown University, 1985; BA, Union College, 1982.
GDS Service
Development and Diversity Committees. |
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| Yolanda Townsend Yolanda joins the GDS Board of Trustees this year.
Professional Background
Yolanda has over 20 years of government service and legal experience. Most recently, Townsend served as chief financial officer of Wheat Government Relations, a consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, government relations and business development for corporate, non-profit and charitable institutions. Prior to that, Townsend served for six years on the Board of the National Credit Union Administration. She also practiced law for nearly ten years in California, Maryland and Missouri in the areas of real estate and corporate law.
Education
Yolanda graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School.
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| Marcy Wilder Elected to the Board in 2008, serving first term.
Professional Background
Attorney. Partner, Hogan & Hartson.
Education
JD, Stanford University Law School; BA, Union College.
GDS Service
Strategic Planning Committee, Board
Nominating Committee. Founding member, GDS Parent Gay-Straight
Alliance, co-chair for two years. |
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