The School is governed by a Board of Trustees, which holds the School's charter and is responsible for ensuring the School is an academic success, a viable organization, and faithful to the terms of its charter. Current Trustees are:

Name Title

David Saltzman

Chair of Board

Executive Director, Robin Hood Foundation
Norman Atkins
Vice Chair of Board
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Teacher U
Laura Blankfein Co-Chair, Ethical Culture Fieldston School Board
Cecily Carson Carson Family Charitable Trust
Sabrina Charles Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Loren Compton-Williams Vice President of Treasury, Liquidity & Investment Products, JP Morgan
Celestina De La Garza (ex officio)

Co-Director for Curriculum and Instruction, Excellence Girls Charter School

Paul Tudor Jones II Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tudor Investment Corporation
Alison Mass Co-Head, Financial Sponsors Group in the Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs
Tony Pasquariello Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Brett Peiser Managing Director, Uncommon Schools, Inc.
Rosa Pizzi Associate, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Tim Saintsing (ex officio)

Co-Director,

Excellence Boys Charter School

Jabali Sawicki (ex officio)

Principal,

Excellence Boys Charter School

Tokumbo Shobowale Senior Vice President, NYC Economic Development Corporation
Chrystal Stokes Williams Director Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions, American Express Company
Samantha Tweedy (ex officio)

Co-Director for Operations,

Excellence Girls Charter School

Joseph F. Wayland Partner, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Shakima Williams-Jones
Excellence Boys Charter School Parent
Accountant




Please call the School at (718) 638-1830 to confirm the dates or for additional information about the 2009-10 Board of Trustee meetings.

  • September 23, 2009, 5:00 PM, at Excellence Girls (794 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor, Conference Room)
  • December 1, 2009, 5:00 PM, at Excellence Boys (225 Patchen Ave, Library)
  • February 2, 2010, 5:00 PM, at Excellence Girls (794 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor, Conference Room)
  • April 21, 2010, 5:00 PM, at Excellence Boys (225 Patchen Ave, Library)
  • June 2, 2010, 5:00 PM (Location TBD)