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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