WT welcomes the following individuals to the Board of Trustees.

Rosalind Chow is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Columbia University (2002), and her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (2008). Rosalind’s research focuses on how individuals understand and experience hierarchy. Dr. Chow and her husband, Dr. Jeff Galak have a daughter, Lia (WT Class of 2032).

Kristi Kerins A'67 earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from Skidmore and a M.A. in Education and Supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University. Kristi has over 30 years of experience in independent schools including teaching second grade at WT and then later becoming the Middle School Director. She then went on to oversee students in Kindergarten through seventh grade at St. Agnes in Alexandria, Virginia. She later became the Head of the Sanford School in Hokessin, Delaware, and then Head of School at the Lake Forest Country Day School in Chicago. In 2005, Kristi became the fourth Head of School at The Phillips Brooks School in Menlo, CA. She retired as the Lower School principal at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kristi was a student at WT from eighth grade until her family moved to Virginia following her sophomore year.

Natasha Lawrence holds a M.S. in Accounting and served as a Senior Manager for PwC in the Financial Services Group focusing on asset management, banking, and pension plans. She is familiar with IFRS, ASPE, and Canadian GAAP standards. She is a practicing CPA (since 2007) and worked within the Audit and Assurance group at PwC, focusing on finance services clients for eight years.

Natasha and her husband, Cameron have two sons at WT: Alexander (WT Class of 2034) and Nicholas (WT Class of 2029).

Gaylen Faller Westfall

is described as “a pioneer in WT athletics” and has been a member of the WT community since 1975. While serving as a physical education teacher, coach, and Athletics Director, Gaylen provided the foundation for WT’s future athletic prowess. Her influence extends well beyond the fields of play, establishing programs like Summer New Horizons, WT’s fencing program, and the Independent School Girls Athletic League, which led to WT’s eventual inclusion in the WPIAL. Gaylen’s love for Winchester Thurston can be seen in her unending dedication to the school as a former faculty member and administrator, an Honorary Alumna, and a volunteer.

Gaylen was named an Honorary Alum in 2015.