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Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is dedicated to advancing our century-old school.

The Palm Beach Day Academy Board of Trustees is composed of supportive parents, prominent community members, and involved business leaders. They are tasked with promoting the school’s mission, appoints and oversees the Head of School, establishes broad policies, plans strategically for the school’s future, and develops and stewards the school’s financial and capital resources. 

Meet the Board

Officers

  • Christopher Vecellio – President
  • Virginia Galligan – Co-Vice President
  • Christina Macfarland ’98 – Co-Vice President
  • Benjamin Griswold ‘96 – Treasurer
  • Juliana Gendelman – Secretary

Members

  • Nicole Atkinson
  • Margaret Betten ‘92
  • Maura Ziska Christu
  • Lauren Kenny
  • Andrea Kosoy
  • Allyson Mashek
  • Marley Overman ‘95
  • Brian Pfeifler
  • Caroline Rafferty
  • Todd Savage
  • Erik Waldin
  • Roger Webb

Life Trustee

  • Will Matthews ’67

Ex-Officio Members

  • Fanning Hearon — Head of School, Palm Beach Day Academy

Trustee Emeritus

  • Michael Ainslie
  • Stephanie Carden
  • Lourdes Fanjul
  • Scott Johnson
  • Kevin Lamb
  • Paul Leone
  • Anne Metzger
  • Tim Mullen
  • Charles Schumacher