Board Members
Classification
The thirty-member Board of Trustees consists of three classes: Trustees of the Community, Trustees of the Corporation, and Trustees of the Sending Towns.
- Trustees of the Corporation serve a 6-year term that may be renewed upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustee’s Nominating Committee. All Trustees of the Corporation have attended The Academy for a minimum of one year. Trustees of the Corporation must comprise at least one-third of the full board.
- Trustees of the Community serve a six-year term that may be renewed upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees' Nominating Committee. The number of Trustees of the Community cannot equal more than two-thirds of the total membership.
- Trustees of the Sending Towns are representatives of a Board of Education that has chosen The Woodstock Academy as its designated high school. The term of each Trustee of the Sending Towns expires upon the re-organization of his/her Board of Education.
- The Board of Trustees also confers the title of Honorary Trustee upon those individuals who have provided distinguished service to The Academy. Honorary Trustees are not entitled to voting privileges. test
Officers
Mrs. Christine Swenson
President
Mr. Edwin Higgins, Esq.
Vice-President
Mrs. Philippa Paquette
Secretary
Asst. Secretary
Mr. Hans Rhynhart '89
Treasurer
Dr. Walter McGinn
Asst. Treasurer
Trustees of the Corporation
Mrs. Martha Beckwith '80
Mr. Cary Bentley '98
Mr. Robert Blackmer '77
Ms. Lauren Brown '98
Mrs. Leisl Langevin '04
Mr. Jeffrey Larrow '04
Mr. David Morse '76
Ms. Heather Munroe '87
Mr. Hans Rhynhart '89
Mr. Matthew Rich '15
Mr. Scott Young '82
Trustees of the Community
Ms. Nancy Duvall
Mr. Edwin Higgins, Esq.
Dr. Walter McGinn
Mrs. Philippa Paquette
Mr. Eric Quinn
Dr. Leonard Samborowski
Mrs. Christine Swenson
Trustees of the Sending Towns
BROOKLYN
Dr. Melissa Perkins-Banas
CANTERBURY
Mr. Andrew Bessette
EASTFORD
Mr. Robert Ellsworth
POMFRET
Mr. Brent Tuttle
UNION
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WOODSTOCK
Mr. Adam Keser
Honorary Trustees
Mrs. Barbara Child '61
Mr. Paul Kelly '69
Mrs. Jeri Musumeci '63