Board of Trustees
Executive Committee
Ward Horton, P ’24, ’28, Chair
Vani Bettegowda, P ’22, ’25, Co-Vice Chair
Don San Jose, P ’22, ’25, Co-Vice Chair
Michael Blitzer, P ’24, ’27, Treasurer
Meade Fogel, P ’27, ’28, ’28, Secretary
David Durkin, P ’18, ’22, ’23
Roger Ferris, P ’18, ’18, ’20, ’28
Board
Gil Aikins P '33
Renee Bea, P '28, '30
Rebecca Bliss
Bill Bucknall, GP '24, '26
Sanford "Sandy" Ewing, P ’20, ’23, ’26
Sandra Frost
Roopali Hall P '31, '33
Nadene McKenzie-Reid, P ’25
Thomas Murphy, P ’19, ’21, ’22, ’26
Sean Obi ’13
Andy Papadakos, P '26, '30, '37
Kim Keller Raveis ’88, P ’23, ’25, ’28
Melanie Smith, P '22, '24, '28
Angela Timashev, P ’21, ’23
Page Tremaine '93, P '23, '26
Emily Von Kohorn ’96
Ex-officio: Bob Whelan, P ’24
Board Bios
- Gil Aikins, P '33
- Renee Bea, P '28, '30
- Vani Bettegowda, P ’22, ’25
- Rebecca Bliss
- Mike Blitzer, P ’24, ’27
- William Bucknall, GP '24, '26
- David Durkin, P ’18, ’22, ’23
- Sanford “Sandy” Ewing, P ’20, ’23, ’26
- Roger Ferris, P ’18, ’18, ’20, ’28
- Meade Fogel, P '27, '28, '28
- Sandra Frost, P '25, '29
- Roopali Hall P '31, '33
- Ward Horton, P ’24, ’28
- Nadene McKenzie-Reid, P ’25
- Tom Murphy, P '19, '21, '22, '26
- Sean Obi '13
- Andy Papadakos, P '26, '30
- Kim Keller Raveis '88, P '23, '25, '28
- Page Roberts Tremaine '93, P '23, '26
- Don San Jose, P '22, '25
- Melanie Smith, P '22, '24, '29
- Angela Timashev, P '21, '23
- Emily Von Kohorn '96
Gil Aikins, P '33
Committees: Finance, Marketing (Chair)
Gil Aikins worked for several years on Wall Street at top-tier investment firms in Fixed Income and International Equities; however, his passion for travelling and emerging markets finance led him to live and work in Ghana, South Africa, and Brazil. During this time abroad, he took a leap of faith to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions. These early business ventures ultimately led to Gil founding Global Securities Consulting Group LLC in 2017 - a 100% owned & operated minority business enterprise delivering executive management, C-suite level consulting, and a range of operational & compliance services to broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other institutional financial market participants worldwide.
Gil graduated from Brunswick School in Greenwich CT and earned his B.A. in English from The College of William & Mary and an M.B.A in Finance from Tulane University. He also obtained a Certificate in Brazilian Studies from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in Sao Paulo.
Gil served on the GFA Advisory Council from 2020 -2022 and has been an active volunteer (along with his wife, Natasha) in the GFA community. They live in Easton with their two daughters.
Renee Bea, P '28, '30
Renee Bea is a partner at Slarskey LLC, a boutique
commercial trial law firm in New York. Her practice focuses
on investor, financial products, intellectual property, and
fiduciary disputes. Prior to teaming up with her law school
classmate at Slarskey LLC, Renee founded a law firm in San
Francisco, California (now Singer Cashman LLP) which has
continued to thrive after she and her husband, Sebastian,
relocated from the Bay Area to Darien, Connecticut in 2017.
Prior to launching and building out these two law firms, Renee
spent a decade practicing law at two of the most notable trial
law firms in the country: Quinn Emanuel Urquhardt & Sullivan
LLP and Jones Day.
Renee was born in Guatemala, and most of her extended
family continues to reside in Antigua and Guatemala City,
where her grandfather founded law schools at Landivar and
Marroquin Universities. Inspired by her grandfather, Renee
cultivated a passion for education and the economic
empowerment of underprivileged people, especially women.
Renee finds meaning in mentoring young professionals and
advocating for policy initiatives that create opportunity for the
next generation.
Renee graduated from Santa Ynez Valley High School in Santa
Ynez, California, earned a B.S. in Psychology from the
University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from Stanford
Law School. Renee previously served on the GFA Advisory
Council and has been an active volunteer with the Annual
Campaign for GFA. Renee has also served on the Board of
Directors for the American Red Cross (Bay Area), and as an
advisor to Mercado Global. Renee and Sebastian live in Darien
with their two daughters.
Vani Bettegowda, P ’22, ’25
Board member since 2015 Committees: Committees: Executive Committee (Co-Vice Chair), Advance Plan, Committee on Trustees (Co-Chair), Educational Policy (Co-Chair), Equity & Inclusion, Horizons at GFA Board of Directors Liaison, Marketing, Advisory Council (Co-Chair)
Vani Bettegowda is a graduate of Northwestern University and has a M.H.S. from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. She worked on women's, maternal, and infant health issues for 15 years, most recently serving as the Director of the Perinatal Data Center at the March of Dimes. Prior to joining the Board, Vani served on the Advisory Council, Education Policy Committee, and as an Annual Giving Class Captain. She lives in Wilton with her husband, Manu, and their two daughters.
Rebecca Bliss
Board member since 2019
Committees: Marketing
Since graduating from Brown University in 1992, Rebecca Bliss has primarily worked in higher education, with a focus on advising, access, admission, and service-learning. After completing her graduate degree at Stanford University in 1994, she was a freshman dean at Georgetown University, the Associate Director of Foundation Programs and external admissions reader at Dartmouth College, and she spent five years as the sophomore and junior class dean at Dickinson College. Following her time at Dickinson, Bliss served for four years as an external reader at the Carleton College admission office. Earlier in her career, she worked for the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington, DC, overseeing a portfolio of higher education grants and conducting site visits to dozens of colleges and universities around the country. In 2015, Bliss took a position at Brown University in the Alumni College Admission Program (ACAP), providing free college counseling to the children of Brown alumni. The ACAP program closed in 2019 after a 25-year run, and she has transitioned full-time to Premium Prep, a boutique college counseling company that works with students throughout the United States and internationally. Bliss also serves on the board of trustees at St. George's School in Middletown, RI. She lives in East Greenwich, Rhode Island with her husband and their two daughters.
Mike Blitzer, P ’24, ’27
Board member since 2016
Committees: Finance (Chair), Executive Committee, Committee on Trustees, Investment (Chair)
Michael Blitzer is a Managing Partner at Kingstown Capital, a New York City-based investment firm that he founded in 2006. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia Business School, where he has been an adjunct professor, and currently serves on the advisory board for the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing.
William Bucknall, GP '24, '26
Board member since 2021
Committee: Advancement
William Bucknall earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of New Haven. He was a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from which he earned his master’s degree. He spent his business career at United Technologies rising to be Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organization. He was inducted into the National Academy of Human Resources. Bucknall served on the Board of Governors of the University of New Haven from 1992–2000 including as its chair from 1998–2000. He rejoined the board in 2006 and served as vice chair from 2012–2018 and chair again from 2018–2020. He received an honorary doctorate in Business Administration from the university and the university’s President’s Award.
David Durkin, P ’18, ’22, ’23
Chair, Board of Trustees
Board member since 2016
Committees: Advance Plan, Advancement, Athletics, Committee on Trustees, Executive (Chair), Equity and Inclusion, Finance, Head of School Evaluation, Investment
Durkin graduated from Stanford University and has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. David is a former founding partner of Avista Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm based in New York City. He previously worked as a partner at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and in investment banking at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette. Earlier in his career, he worked in public accounting and achieved the CPA designation. He also serves as a Corporator of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA, and is the chairman of the Woodway Scholarship Fund. Durkin lives in Darien with his wife and their four children.
Sanford “Sandy” Ewing, P ’20, ’23, ’26
Board member since 2021
Committee: Advancement
Sanford “Sandy” Ewing is a Managing Director in the marketing and investor relations area for Pemberton Asset Management, a European investment firm. Prior to Pemberton, he was Co-Head of Global Marketing at Cross Ocean Partners. He has also held various entrepreneurial roles in the cleantech and fintech space, including as CEO/CFO of Tellus Technology, a renewables company. Prior to this, Sandy was managing director, founder and principal of Chapdelaine Credit Partners, a diversified credit broker-dealer boutique in New York. From 1993 to 2008, Ewing worked in investment banking and credit sales at Lehman Brothers and Barclays. He has been an active member of the GFA Advisory Council and served as a captain for the GFA Annual Fund. He received his M.I.M. from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management and his B.S. from The University of California at Berkeley. Sandy lives in Darien with his wife Nicole and their three daughters.
Roger Ferris, P ’18, ’18, ’20, ’28
Board member since 2010
Committees: Building & Grounds, Executive, Faculty Housing
Roger is an architect and founding principal of Roger Ferris + Partners, where he directs the design and master planning work of the firm. He is a graduate and former Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Design of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Ferris currently serves on the boards of the Centre Pompidou Foundation and the Watermill Center for the Performing Arts, where he is also a member of the executive committee. He resides in Weston with his wife Wendy and their four children.
Meade Fogel, P '27, '28, '28
Board member since 2020
Committees: Executive Committee, Committee on Trustees (Co-Chair), Building and Grounds
Meade Young Fogel is a graduate of The University of Virginia with a B.A. in Psychology, completed graduate coursework in nutrition at New York University, and is a Registered Dietitian. She is an active volunteer at GFA, and served as the co-president of the Lower School Parents Association for two years. A perennial class parent, Fogel also previously served as a member of the Advisory Council and a parent-teacher in the Learning to Look art history program. She currently lives with her husband David and three daughters in Fairfield.
Sandra Frost, P '25, '29
Board member since 2018
Committees: Marketing, Advancement, Equity and Inclusion
Sandra Frost's contribution as a Board Member of GFA since 2018 has been significant. Her diverse background in graphic design, entrepreneurship, and community engagement has had a positive impact on GFA's mission. She began her education at Eafit University in Colombia before transferring to Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned her B.A. in Graphic Design. Sandra has demonstrated exceptional design skills, working with notable clients and independently. Her entrepreneurial ventures and commitment to community service showcase her business acumen and passion for making a difference.
Sandra's involvement in various organizations, such as Trinity Parish Nursery School, The Unquowa school, The Southport school, and The Fairfield County Hunt Club, and Save the Children Fairfield Council demonstrates her dedication to fostering inclusivity and belonging. Despite residing in Florida, she remains actively engaged in GFA's community, contributing to shaping the school's strategic direction and ensuring its success. Sandra's passion for education, creativity, and community engagement undoubtedly makes her a valuable asset to the GFA board and an inspiration to those around her.
Roopali Hall P '31, '33
Committees: Committee on Trustees, Equity and Inclusion
Roopali Agarwal Hall is a graduate of Amherst College with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. Roopali spent seven years at Lehman Brothers in the Investment Banking Division, working in the Leveraged Finance and Loan Capital Markets Groups. Later, she pursued her passion for healthcare and sports and earned her doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine in 2014. She has worked with many athletes of all calibers including members of the NHL, WTA and NFL. At Amherst, Roopali was Captain of both the Women’s Varsity Tennis and Squash teams. Outside of her career, Roopali has been committed to supporting programs that provide opportunities to low-income high school students in both New York City and Connecticut. While living in NYC she volunteered with Urban Dove, a youth development program geared towards reengaging students and helping them develop skills to stay on track in school and plan for their future. Here in Fairfield County, Roopali works with Future Five, providing high school students in Stamford with coaching and programs that help them reach their academic and career goals. At GFA, she has served on the Advisory Council, as a GFA Fund Captain, and as a class parent. She lives in Stamford with her husband, Peter, and their two daughters.
Ward Horton, P ’24, ’28
Chair, Board of Trustees Board member since 2015
Committees: Executive (Chair), Building & Grounds (Chair), Comittee on Trustees, Marketing, Finance
Horton has worked as an actor with studios and networks nationwide alongside some of the industry's leading directors. He earned his business degree from Wake Forest University and subsequently worked in finance at Smith Breeden Associates before focusing full-time on his acting career. He has been cast as leads in studio films, been a series regular on netwrok television and starred on the stages of Broadway. He can currently be seen in the HBO series The Gilded Age. Horton previously served on the GFA Advisory Council and he and his wife, Alexa, live in Fairfield with their two children Grace '24 and Will '28.
Nadene McKenzie-Reid, P ’25
Board member since 2021
Committee: Equity and Inclusion (Co-Chair)
Nadene McKenzie-Reid is the US Head of Technology at Natwest Markets in Stamford CT. She has worked in investment banking technology for over 20 years having started her career at UBS in FX technology before moving to Rates technology at Greenwich Capital Markets, now Natwest Markets, for the last 18 years. Nadene is heavily involved in the DE&I agenda at Natwest as she serves on the US Steer Co of the Black Professional Network and is also a member of the Global DEI Committee.
Nadene’s DE&I passion extends outside of work with a focus on pursuing equity in education. She currently serves as the Chairman of the board of Stamford Cradle to Career which is an organization with a city-wide education initiative addressing racial and economic disparities. Nadene also volunteers weekly at the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford as an advisor to the Keystone Club which is a program that focuses on the leadership development of disadvantaged teens. She also served on the boards of A Better Chance (Darien CT) and STEAMPark, organizations that provide educational opportunities to underserved students.
Nadene was born and raised in Jamaica and received her undergraduate degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of the West Indies in Kingston. She then migrated to the US to earn a graduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. She currently resides in Stamford CT with her husband Cecil and they have three children, Tena-Lesly, Carlee and Cecil Jr.
Tom Murphy, P '19, '21, '22, '26
Board member since 2018
Committees: Advancement, Advisory Council (co-chair), Finance
Tom graduated from Colgate University with a B.A. in Economics and Stern School of Business at New York University with an M.B.A. in Finance. Tom is an advisory director at General Atlantic, a leading growth equity firm based in New York. Prior to joining GA in 1994, Murphy was a senior accountant with Deloitte & Touche in their Financial Services division. Murphy served on Colgate's Alumni Council and was awarded a Maroon Citation in recognition of service and contribution over the years to the university. He currently serves on the boards of Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society, Block Island Health Services and Ascent Soccer in East Africa. Tom is a past board member of both the Darien Soccer Association and the Darien Nature Center and also served on the GFA Advisory Council. Tom and his wife Sophie live in Darien with their four children.
Sean Obi '13
Member since 2020
Committee: Equity and Inclusion
A 2013 graduate of Greens Farms Academy, Sean Obi earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Maryland. He has been a regular volunteer with the GFA boys basketball program and served as a member of the GFA Advisory Council during the 2019–20 academic year. Obi is currently a District Sales Manager and Supply Chain Specialist for Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits Company, an importer and distributor of wine and spirits from around the world. The company is headquartered in Stamford.
Andy Papadakos, P '26, '30
Andy is a Managing Director and CFO of Fund Finance at
General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm. He is
a graduate of the University of Connecticut (BS) and
Columbia Business School (MBA). He is also a CPA who
previously worked in public accounting at Deloitte as an
Audit Manager serving several Office of the Chairman
clients. Andy has been an active member of the GFA
community (along with his wife, Kristy) serving as a prior
Fund Captain, a member of the GFA Advisory Council
(2020-2022), and a proud supporter of Horizons at GFA.
Andy lives in Southport with his wife and their three sons.
Kim Keller Raveis '88, P '23, '25, '28
Board member since 2018
Committees: Coyle Scholar (Co-Chair), Equity and Inclusion, Marketing
Kim Keller Raveis is a graduate of Boston College with a B.A. in Education. She worked in the software and management consulting industries providing strategic counsel to chief executive officers in the consumer packed goods and retail segments. She chose to leave her most recent position with BearingPoint (formerly KPMG) to raise her children. As a graduate of GFA, she values the importance of giving back to her alma mater. She has served in multiple roles in the Parents Association, a member of the Advisory Council, and a parent- teacher in the “Learning to Look” art history program. She lives in Fairfield with her three children.
Page Roberts Tremaine '93, P '23, '26
Page Roberts Tremaine is a graduate of GFA who went on
to Skidmore College, where she received her Bachelor of
Arts degree in Psychology. After college, Page worked at
BBDO Advertising agency in New York City and then at
Running Times magazine in Wilton, CT. Page is a board
member of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, where she
serves on the Learning Differences and Family Engagement
Committees. She is also a board member of Horizons at
Sacred Heart University, where she serves on the Grants
Committee. Page resides in Southport with her husband,
Gean, and her three daughters, and is an active volunteer in
her children’s schools, Dwight Elementary and Greens
Farms Academy.
Don San Jose, P '22, '25
Member since 2020
Committees: Executive Committee (Co-Vice Chair), Equity and Inclusion (Co-Chair), Finance, Building and Grounds
Don San Jose is a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, where he serves as Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Equity Value team within the firm’s Asset Management division. Since joining the firm in 2000, he has been active in recruiting, retention and mentoring initiatives, including serving as past head of the Diversity Council for JPM’s Investment Management Americas group and is an Executive Sponsor of the U.S. Equity Culture Committee. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Finance from the Wharton School. He is a past Vestry member of St. Luke’s Parish in Darien and also served on GFA’s Advisory Council. He and his wife Jenny live in Darien with their two children.
Melanie Smith, P '22, '24, '29
Melanie Dayani Smith graduated from Vanderbilt
University with a B.A. in Modern European Studies and
received an A.A.S. from the New York School of Interior
Design and a post graduate diploma from the Sotheby’s
Institute of Art in London. She lived and worked abroad in
London, England and Munich, Germany before moving to
New York City to raise her family. Melanie values
contributing to her community and educational institutions,
having most recently served as a member of the GFA
Advisory Council, a Co-Chair of GFA Community
Connection, a member of the development committee for
GFA Horizons and a class parent. She also served on the
Board of Trust at Vanderbilt as a Young Alumni Trustee,
where she was selected to be a member of the Chancellor
search committee. She lives in Westport with her husband
and three children.
Angela Timashev, P '21, '23
Member since 2020
Committee: Buildings and Grounds
Timashev is an avid art collector. She thrives in creative environments and supports artists from around the world. She has maintained a global philanthropic presence throughout her adult life, actively participating in local, regional and global initiatives including Art Basel Switzerland and Venice Biennale. Angela attended Ohio State University. She has lived in Moscow, Russia, and Switzerland and now resides in Greenwich with her husband Ratmir, and children.
Emily Von Kohorn '96
Board member since 2018
Committee: Head of School Evaluation (Chair)
Emily Von Kohorn attended GFA from kindergarten through graduation. She holds a B.A. in History and Literature from Harvard College and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She is the co-head of the Global Real Assets Practice at Sheffield Haworth, a financial services-focused executive search firm. Prior to becoming a search consultant, Von Kohorn worked primarily in real estate finance, with an interlude in education. While living Istanbul, Turkey, from 2011-15, she worked as the founding director of advancement for the Hisar School, a bilingual PreK–12 independent school. She is thrilled to bring her experiences and passion for GFA to the role as a second-generation board member, following her father, Henry Von Kohorn, honorary trustee. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, daughter and son.
Honorary Trustees
- Jill Birinyi, P '06, '09
- James P. Bradley, P '85, '88, '90, '90 '93
- Jonathan T. Dawson, P '91
- Anne J. C. Goldenheim, P '99, '00, '03, '06
- Shelley Goldsmith P '15, '17, '20
- Michael Greenberg, P ’19, ’21
- Stephen Lawrence, P '10, '20
- Edwin H. Morgens, P '97
- Michael Rintoul, '84, P '15, '17, '19
- Tricia Vanacore, P '13, '14, '16, '20
- Henry Von Kohorn, P '93, '96
Jill Birinyi, P '06, '09
Jill Birinyi, P '06, '09
Board member 2006–2013
Jill was an active participant in the GFA community while her daughters Natalie ('06) and Anna ('09) attended GFA from 1998 through 2009, and until she stepped down from the position of Co-Chair/Co-President of the Board of Trustees in 2013. She is a former member of the Builders Beyond Borders Board of Directors and is a former Charter Oak Foundation mentor. Jill has a B.S. in Education from the State University of New York at Oneonta and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. Prior to becoming a full-time mother, Jill worked for several years in the investment field with positions at the New York City Comptroller's Office and Forstmann-Leff Associates. She lives in Southport with her husband, Laszlo.
James P. Bradley, P '85, '88, '90, '90 '93
James P. Bradley, P '85, '88, '90, '90 '93
Board member 1974–1996
Jim served on GFA's Board of Trustees from 1974 until 1996 in a variety of capacities: treasurer (1976-1980); vice chairman and treasurer (1980-1987); vice chairman (1987-1992); and board chair (1992-1996). In recognition of his longstanding service to GFA, Jim was honored with the Lucie B. Warren Award in 1996 and was named an Honorary Trustee in the fall of that year. Jim studied at the University of Bridgeport and St. John's University Law School. He is the former president of THP Group of Trumbull and former president of the Fairfield Dock Company. Two of Jim's children and three of his stepchildren attended GFA.
Jonathan T. Dawson, P '91
Jonathan T. Dawson, P '91
Board member 1983–1989 and 1997–2003
Jon, the managing member of Southport Management LLC in Wilson, Wyoming, is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B., 1966), Stanford University (M.B.A., 1968) and Fordham University (J.D., 1974). He has served on the boards of the Pequot Library, the New Hampshire Audubon Society, the Quebec Labrador Foundation, the Montana Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and the Deering Foundation. Jon is the co-founder of New Beginnings Family Academy, a K-8 charter school in Bridgeport. Jon’s daughter, Alexandra, graduated from GFA in 1991 and his son, Christopher, attended from 1980 to 1987.
Anne J. C. Goldenheim, P '99, '00, '03, '06
Anne J. C. Goldenheim, P '99, '00, '03, '06
Board member 1996–2006
Anne Goldenheim was a member of the Greens Farms Academy community for 13 years as a parent of four graduates (David ’99, Catherine ’00, William ’03, and Julia ’06). Anne was a long-term member of the board of Horizons at GFA and served on GFA’s Board of Trustees for 10 years (1996-2006), the last five years as Board Chair. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (A.B. ’73), Harvard Graduate School of Education (Ed.M. ’74), and Columbia School of Library Service (M.S.’92), and enjoyed a career in educational testing for children and adults with learning and neurological issues. Anne now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband, Paul.
Shelley Goldsmith P '15, '17, '20
Shelley Goldsmith P '15, '17, '20
Board Member 2013-2019
Shelley is the parent of three daughters, Campbell ’15, Lily ’17 and Marguerite '20. Shelley was a leader in the GFA community and Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees from 2013–2019. She served on nearly every committee, including five years as Co-Chair of the Board, helping to guide GFA through the School’s largest capital campaign. She received her B.A. from the University of Vermont and her M.A. Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught at the Spence School earlier in her career and later as a lower school teacher at Princeton Day School. When Shelley and her family moved to Darien, Connecticut, she served on the Board of Trustees of Princeton Day School.
Michael Greenberg, P ’19, ’21
Michael Greenberg, P ’19, ’21
Board member 2011–2021
Committees: Advisory Council (Co-Chair), Committee on Trustees (Co-Chair), Educational Policy, Executive
Mike Greenberg is host of ESPN’s morning show Get Up! For 18 years, he co-hosted ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike with Mike Golic. Together, Greenberg and Golic have been inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame. Greenberg is also a member of the Medill Hall of Achievement at Northwestern University. In addition, he has authored five books, all of which have made the New York Times Best Seller list. Greenberg and his wife, Stacy, donate all of their proceeds from his novel All You Could Ask For and their children’s book, MVP, to the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Stephen Lawrence, P '10, '20
Stephen Lawrence, P '10, '20
Board member 2007–2020
Steve is president of Investment Capital Partners, Ltd., a commercial real estate investment and management firm in Shelton. He is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. '65) and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A. '71). He retired from the United States Marine Corps as a captain in 1970. He and his wife Lisa serve on the board of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation, which focuses on awareness and treatment of primary immune deficiency diseases. Two of Steve's sons attended GFA in the 1980s, his stepson Michael graduated in 2010, his grandson Gregory graduated in 2019, and his son Owen graduated in 2020. Steve and his family live in Lordship.
Edwin H. Morgens, P '97
Edwin H. Morgens, P '97
Board member 1987–1999
Ned is the chairman of Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis and Company of New York. A graduate of Cornell University (B.A., 1963) and Harvard (M.B.A., 1967), Ned was a GFA Trustee from 1987 to 1999 and also served as vice chair of the board. He was named an Honorary Trustee in 1999. His volunteer activities include membership on several nonprofit boards. His daughter, Lauren, graduated from GFA in 1997.
Michael Rintoul, '84, P '15, '17, '19
Michael Rintoul, '84, P '15, '17, '19
Board Member 2013-2020
Mike is the Head of Investment Banking, Americas at Nomura Securities. Mike is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Mike’s great grandmother, Mary Bolton, founded The Bolton School, the predecessor to GFA, in 1925. His three daughters have all attended GFA, representing his family’s fourth successive generation to have done so. Mike has been a member of the GFA Alumni Council and a member of Vanderbilt's Alumni Association Board. Mike and his wife Lisa reside in Darien.
Tricia Vanacore, P '13, '14, '16, '20
Tricia Vanacore, P '13, '14, '16, '20
Board member 2007–18
Tricia was a leader in the GFA community and Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees from 2013–2018. Her four children, Reed '20, Avery '16, Cole '14 and Caroline '13 graduated from GFA. Tricia graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Economics. She worked for 10 years in sales and marketing management for high-tech firms. She serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for The Children's School, where she also co-chaired its capital campaign; additionally, she is an executive committee member for the Board of Trustees for The Island School/Cape Eleuthera Institute in the Bahamas, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Adam J. Lewis Academy in Bridgeport, CT. Tricia lives in Darien with her husband, Mark, and their children.
Henry Von Kohorn, P '93, '96
Henry Von Kohorn, P '93, '96
Board member 1985–1992, 1996–2001, and 2003–2009; Board Chair 1996–2001
Henry graduated from Princeton University (AB, 1966), received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School (1968), and served for three years as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Now retired, Henry spent his career in the field of real estate investment. A former GFA board chair, Henry was the founder of the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, a program sponsored by Princeton University, which since 2004 has recognized high school age students who have made a difference in furthering the cause of race relations in their schools or communities. He is also a past President of the Alumni Association of Princeton University. Henry's children, Isabelle and Emily, attended GFA for 13 years each, graduating in 1993 and 1996, respectively. Emily is a current GFA trustee. After 38 years in Westport, Henry and his wife Meredith have lived in Princeton, New Jersey, since 2011.