Governance

The Philadelphia School has a Board of Trustees whose role is to set important policies for the school and oversee its operations. The Board meets seven times annually to discuss developments at the school and vote on policy decisions. Members are nominated by the Governance Committee and elected by the full board. New members are selected for the particular talents, perspectives, and experience that they can bring to the school, as well as for their previous involvement in the school's activities The Board of Trustees adheres to the Principles of Good Practice set forth by the National Association of Independent Schools.

The Board of Trustees for 2009-2010 (* denotes honorary member):

President:  Harry M. Roth

Current Parent
Attorney, Managing Partner, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.


Vice President: Daphne Klausner

Current Parent
Senior Director, Government Business,
Independence Blue Cross

Vice President:  Eugene B. Lefevre

Alumni Parent
Real Estate Developer, President, Rampart Holdings


Vice President:  Jennifer Rice

Current Parent

Vice President: Darren Spielman, Ph.D.

Alumnus ’86; Current Parent
Vice President of Workforce Development, Philadelphia Youth Network


Treasurer: Gina Marie Moore

Current Parent
Investment Manager, Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz


Assistant Treasurer: Zachary Klehr

Alumnus ‘92
Associate, Versa Capital Management


Secretary: David L. Colman, AIA

Alumni Parent
Real Estate Developer, Principal, M I S Capital LLC


Robert S. Adelson
*
Alumni Parent
Managing Partner, Osage Ventures


Jack F. Adler, Jr.
*
Founding Parent; Alumni Parent
Business consultant. Investing and management service


Robert Altman *

Alumni Parent
President and CEO, WMHT Educational Telecommunications


Lisa Babikian

Alumni Parent
Compensation Consultant, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania


Lynne M. Berman
*
Founding Parent; Alumni Parent
Potter; retired social worker


Michael Berman
(alumni representative)
Alumnus ‘84
Senior Vice President, The Strategy Group


Peter Berman, M.D.
*
Founding Parent; Alumni Parent
Neurologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia


Hope A. Comisky, Esq.

Alumni Parent
Attorney, Partner and Professional Responsibility Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP


Melissa DePino Cooper

Current Parent
Founder and Principal, Leapfrog Advancement Services


Melody Coyne Damis

Current and Alumni Parent
Self-employed, Tax Preparer


Daniel Diadul
*
Alumni Parent
President, Management Manufacturing, Foodline Piping Products Co.

Christopher S. Donner *

Former Owner, Sycamore Farm, TPS’s first outdoor education site


Paul Dry *

Alumni Parent
Publisher, Paul Dry Books

Marianne Ruby Emmett, M.D. *

Alumni Parent
Reproductive Endocrinologist, Ruby & King MDs


Alisa Field

Alumni Parent
Writer and editor; attorney


Philip E. Franks, AIA *

Alumni Parent
Principal architect, Philip Franks Architects


Frank Gould *
Alumni Parent
Health Consultant, Public Health Management Corporation


David Grasso, Esq.

Current Parent
President & CEO, Grasso Holdings, Inc.


Glenn Holsten

Current Parent
Filmmaker, Director, glennfilms


Jeffrey M. Hurok, CPA

Current Parent
Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions- Tax, KPMG LLP


Ellen Speiser Katz *

Former Principal; Current and Alumni Grandparent
Retired educator


Peter Kenney

Current Parent
Founding Partner, DiD Advertising


Robert Khurana, AIA

Current Parent
Project Manager, KlingStubbins


Leonard M. Klehr, Esq. *

Alumni Parent
Vice Chairman, Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P.


Philip B. Korb, Esq. *

Alumni Parent
Attorney,
Partner, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

Deborah Leibel

Current and Alumni Parent
Faculty Advisor, The Philadelphia Center


Dale Penneys Levy, Esq. *

Alumni Parent
Retired attorney and Artist


Jean F. Mason III *

Alumni Parent
Retired Business Executive


Susan Harkness Regli
, Ph.D.
Current Parent
Lead Engineer, Lockheed Martin ATL


Alyssa Rickels

Current Parent, President of TPSA
Social Worker, Hall Mercer Child and Parent Center


Caroline M. Simon *

Founding Parent, Alumni Parent
Attorney, Center on Professionalism


Mary E. Stitt

Current Parent
Deputy Procurement Commissioner, City of Philadelphia


Carol WiIliams

Current Parent
Principal, Macey & Williams Consulting, Inc.

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