Meet the Board

Tatnall’s Board of Trustees is a diverse group of professionals who embody the Mission of our school and are devoted to driving our growth and maximizing our impact. Each trustee has their own reason for dedicating their time to Tatnall, and each reason speaks to a deep respect and appreciation for our unique culture. Get to know the men and women who support our school.

Caroline Tatnall Ketcham ’58

When I am on the Tatnall campus I am almost always tumbled back in time to when I was a student here: all girls in the Upper School, of course, and very small classes taught by excellent teachers. It was said that if you were nabbed for chewing gum you could be expelled — happily that did not come to pass. We always wore skirts or dresses, stood when our teacher or any other adult entered the room and were docile and polite. We were always held to very high standards of scholarship, respect for others, honorable behavior and unselfishness.

Having been on the Tatnall Board for almost 10 years, I am aware that these same standards apply to members of the governing body of the school. Trustees are responsible for the financial health of Tatnall as well as being the watchdogs of our mission. As such, we work hard, and we cultivate and nurture respectful behavior among ourselves and with the administration, the faculty and with the students. We aspire to do our best and be our best.

So, in many ways, not much has changed though the challenges of educating young people are manifest. I feel privileged to support Tatnall and I am proud to still be a part of what has endured for almost 100 years.

Greg Werkheiser

Rachel and I are proud parents of three children, including two Tatnall “lifers.” Owen and Tylon joined the Tatnall family as preschoolers. Both are now thriving in Tatnall’s Upper School.

Why did our family come to Tatnall? Why do we stay? And why am I so invested in Tatnall, both as a parent and as a member of its Board of Trustees? Our area obviously has no shortage of quality schools, both public and private. However, it is hard to imagine another school duplicating Tatnall’s purpose-driven and supportive community, or delivering many of the other intangibles that make Tatnall dear to us.

For me especially, the sense of connection that Tatnall provides our children is vitally important. When I was a child, we moved frequently. If memory serves, I attended at least six different schools. I always felt a bit of the outsider and struggled at times to form close relationships with my teachers and classmates.

In this regard, Tatnall has delivered beyond what we ever could have fathomed. For example, Owen has close friendships with classmates that began in pre-school and remain solid today. Further, it feels to us as though Tatnall’s faculty and staff know our children and are invested in their happiness and development to a degree I certainly never experienced as a child in the 1970s and 80s.

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Importantly, Tatnall maintains this sense of community while also allowing our kids to be who they are. Owen has been supported beyond measure to pursue his passions for drawing and digital art. Tylon has been encouraged to pursue both theater and social causes that are deeply important to them. In critical ways, Tatnall has adapted to our children rather than force our children to conform to someone else’s ideal of the perfect student.

Tatnall has been, and remains, one of the best choices our family ever made.