Meet Our Leaders
School Leadership
André Del Valle
Head of School
Beth Schneider
Associate Head of School
Educational Leadership
Tatesha Clark
Director of Diversity and Equity
Mark Doty
Upper School Director
Courtney Jimenez
Middle School Director
Kira Kingren
Middle School Assistant Director
Franziska Laskaris
Lower School Co-Director
Amy Levine
Upper School Assistant Director
Kim Lord
Director of College Guidance
Justin Schuhmacher
Director of Athletics
Hannah Finn Wiltshire
Lower School Co-Director
Administrative Leadership
Randy Brett
Co-Director of Communications
Orla Dunstan
Co-Director of Communications
Tiffany Huggins
Director of Admissions
Horace Knight
Chief Financial Officer
Bernie McCormick
Chief Technology Officer
Sadia Mehmood
Director of Development
Linda Natoli
Senior School Nurse
Ginny Perrin
Chief Operating Officer
Hope Tarullo
Co-Director of Communications
Board of Trustees
The Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) Board of Trustees works to secure the future of the school and ensure that MMFS is fulfilling its mission.
Trustees provide guidance to the school administration on matters including finance, fundraising, facilities, marketing, and strategic planning. The Board includes current and past parents of the school, Quakers, and community members.
Board meetings generally take place five times throughout the school year.
Larry Botel
Deborah Edel
Ted Ehrhardt
Nancy Feinberg
Dan Freelander
Felice Friedman
Joan Giambusso
Becky Givan
Celeste Gudas
Eric Lagdameo
Ken Lippmann
Larry Neubauer
Michael Phillips
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Yvonne Riley-Tepie
Larry Shire
Doris Simmons-Brown
Judine Somerville
Maria Torre
Richard White
Rosa Witsell
Angus Yuen-Killick
Susan L. Weiner
Trustee Emerita
André Del Valle
Head of School