Trustee News

TRUSTEE NEWS

This year, the Board took steps to acknowledge and reward the tremendous dedication and hard work of Crossroads faculty and staff, particularly after two years of pandemic-related disruption and challenges. In February, the Board provided $500 and $1,000 bonuses to part-time and full-time employees, respectively. The Board also approved a minimum, overall salary increase of 4.5% for faculty and staff in the upcoming school year. The Board appointed Mariama Richards as our interim head of school for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, and has worked closely with her to establish priorities and goals for the upcoming year.

HELLOS

The Board appointed four new trustees during the 2021-22 school year:

Rick Barry

Rick was co-founder and CTO of the optical networking company Sycamore Networks. He advises startups and runs his foundation focused on K-12 STEM education and social issues. He is on the Board of Directors of 9Dots and the advisory boards of the J3 Foundation and MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems and Society. He is the parent of rising third grader Serena and rising seventh grader Elyse. Rick will begin serving on the Board in the 2022-23 school year.

Joe Blackstone

Joe is the president of Blackstone Consulting, Inc., which specializes in food, janitorial, security and facility maintenance services. He holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from USC and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Joe sits on the board of several organizations, including J3 Foundation, which he founded with his wife, Jamie Mohn. He is the parent of rising seventh grader Jess. Joe began his tenure on the Board in December 2021.

Maisha Chappell

Maisha is the regional vice president of Three W International, which supports international students in private schools. She led a U.S. Department of Education program helping individuals from marginalized communities progress from middle school through college. Maisha holds a bachelor’s in English from the University of Michigan and is the parent of rising senior Isaiah and rising sixth grader Yemaya. Maisha will begin serving on the Board in the 2022-23 school year.

Soo Hong

Soo is the Chief People Officer for Sunbit, which helps individuals navigate unexpected expenses. She has held leadership positions at National Veterinary Associates, Tinder and WeWork. Soo earned a bachelor’s in American Studies from Wellesley College and a master’s in business administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. She is the parent of Graham Hong-Sidman ’22. Soo will begin serving on the Board in the 2022-23 school year.

GOODBYES

Three trustees stepped down this year:

Jeff Worthe

Jeff joined the Board in 2010. As a vice chair of the Board, Jeff served on the Executive Committee. He chaired the Real Estate Committee and also served on the Campaign Advisory, Development, Finance, Governance and Capital Campaign Committees.

Andy Baum

Andy joined the Board in 2014 and served on the Finance, Governance, Capital Campaign, Revenue, Risk Management and Development Committees.

Chris Chee

Chris joined the Board in 2014 and served on the Finance, Governance, Capital Campaign, Audit and Real Estate Committees.

We are grateful to Jeff, Andy and Chris for their years of service to the School.

2021-22 Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

Juan Carrillo, Chair Marisol León ’03, Vice Chair Nat Trives, Vice Chair Jeff Worthe, Vice Chair Bruce Stern, Secretary Bob Davenport, Treasurer

TRUSTEES

Andy Baum Trevor Bezdek ’95 Joe Blackstone Christopher Chee Ann Colburn Emilio Diez Barroso Bob Friedman Sarah Harden Nicole Hoegl Moujan Kazerani Jeff Lipp Marc Millman Paul Rahimian Lois Reinis Tracy Seretean Erin Simon ’95 Lanhee Yung

2021-22 BOARD BREAKDOWN

Men 14 61%

Women BIPOC*

9 39% 11 48% Alumni 3 13% Current Parents 16 70% Parents of Alumni** 2 9% Grandparents 2 9%

*Black, Indigenous and People of Color **Not current parents