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.