BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Board of Trustees W
e are deeply grateful to all who have served as Trustees since the School was founded in 1971, and we salute the following Trustees, who are leaving the Board this year, for their commitment to Windward. As you join the special group of former Trustees, please know that you are always a member of the Windward community, and we look forward to your continued involvement in the life of the School.
2020-21
Board of Trustees
2021-22
Board of Trustees
Chair: Alex Kwit
Chair: Alex Kwit
Secretary: Tom Gilder
Secretary: Tom Gilder
Officers: Ted Fikre Elliot Gordon ’74 Emily Kovner Moss ’91 Michelle Taub Neil Wertlieb
Officers: Gareth Asten Ted Fikre Elliot Gordon ’74 Emily Kovner Moss ’91 Michelle Taub Neil Wertlieb
Parent Guild Representative: Evanne Gargiulo Members: Gareth Asten Ed Gargiulo Ann Gianopulos Nancy Glaser Jordan Kaplan Kevin Kloeker Nora Malone Maria Mancuso-Gersh Debbie Markiles Pamela Mass Rich Pachulski Andrew Schwartzberg Raj Shourie Maxine Stratton Michelle Taub Steve Trilling Erica Tukiainen ’06 Karol Watson Perrie Weiner Brian Weitman
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Parent Guild Representative: Marnie Altman Members: Ed Gargiulo Ann Gianopulos Nancy Glaser Jordan Kaplan Kevin Kloeker Nora Malone Maria Mancuso-Gersh Pamela Mass Rich Pachulski Chelsea Patterson Andrew Schwartzberg Raj Shourie Maxine Stratton Steve Trilling Erica Tukiainen '06 Karol Watson Perrie Weiner Brian Weitman
DEPARTING TRUSTEES
Evanne Gargiulo While she departs the Board of Trustees at the close of her service as the 2020-21 Parent Guild President, Evanne will continue her engagement with Windward in many ways. Evanne was instrumental in creating opportunities for parents and guardians to connect virtually with events like the Parent Guild Coffee and Connections and supporting all the Parent Guild committees’ efforts in reimagining their traditional on campus activities in virtual ways including leading the Faculty and Staff Appreciation committee’s effort to send handwritten thank you notes to every member of the Faculty and Staff. We thank Evanne for her enthusiastic efforts to create an inclusive community and to help parents make meaningful connections on campus and in the virtual space. With her son Jack in the Class of 2024, we look forward to collaborating with Evanne for many years to come.
Debbie Markiles Debbie Markiles began her time on the Board in 2015 after having served as the Parent Guild President for the 2013-14 academic year. The proud parent of Benjamin ‘14 and Phoebe ‘17, Debbie has contributed to the Windward community in many capacities. Over the years, Debbie has served as a valuable member of the Committee on Trustees and on the Stewardship Subcommittee of the Major Gifts Committee. We thank Debbie for her tenure on the Board and her continued dedication to the School.
NEW TRUSTEES
Marnie Altman Marnie Altman has dedicated her time recently to volunteering at her children’s schools. After receiving her BA in American Civilization from The University of Pennsylvania and spending the early part of her career in Marketing at Random House Publishing in New York and Borders Books & Music corporate marketing, she attended the University of Michigan for her MBA. Post-MBA, she spent the better part of 15 years both full and part-time in Brand Management at Neutrogena Corporation/Johnson & Johnson, pri-
marily focused on new product innovation marketing in the Suncare category. Since leaving the corporate world, she has taken on additional leadership roles in her children’s schools, serving as Parent Association President at Echo Horizon School and spending three years on the Windward Parent Guild Executive Committee prior to her role as Parent Guild President for the 2021-22 school year. Marnie and her husband, Paul, are the proud parents of Windward alum Ryan ’21 and current Windward student Maddie ’23.
Chelsea Patterson Chelsea Patterson has been an active parent volunteer for the past 15 years. She has a BA in Communications with a Minor in Journalism from the University of Evansville. After college, she moved back to Atlanta where she worked in music Promotions and Marketing at LaFace Records and then Media Ad Sales at Turner Broadcasting
in Los Angeles. Chelsea served on the Parent Guild Executive Committee as the Vice President of 7/8 grade and on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Committee during the 20202021 school year. Chelsea and her husband Saladin are the parents of Windward student Joshua ’24 and daughter Micah, a Freshman at UCLA.
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