Board of Trustees
The Philadelphia School is a Pennsylvania non-profit membership corporation whose Members consist primarily of parents of currently enrolled students. Members elect a Board of Trustees, who are charged with oversight of the organization. Trustees are unpaid volunteers and can be current or past TPS parents, TPS alumni, or individuals from outside the TPS community.
The primary responsibilities of the Board of Trustees include strategic planning, ensuring financial sustainability, adopting and amending by-laws, and hiring the Head of School. The Board of Trustees is committed to transparency, accountability, and active communication with all constituencies of The Philadelphia School.
Honorary Trustees
Robert S. Adelson T. Carter Fussell*
Jack F. Adler, Jr. Frank Gould
Robert Altman Derek Jokelson
Lynne M. Berman* Ellen Speiser Katz*
Peter H. Berman* Leonard M. Klehr
Hope A. Comisky Philip B. Korb
Sandra Dean (Principal Emerita) Richard Laden*
Daniel Diadul Dale Penneys Levy
Christopher S. Donner* Jean F. Mason III
Paul Dry Gina Marie N. Moore
Marianne Ruby Emmett Jennifer Rice
Alan Fishman Harry M. Roth
Philip E. Franks Caroline M. Simon
*deceased