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Leadership
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Meet Head of School Lise Charlier
Head of School Lise Charlier joined the CSW community in 2019. Born and raised in Haiti, she was educated in the Haitian, French, and American educational systems. Her father, Gérard Frédérique, was a Haitian ophthalmologist and her mother, Esther Eshelman, was a Mennonite nurse from a Pennsylvania farming family.
She holds an MS in education from Johns Hopkins University and a BS from Georgetown University.
Prior to CSW, Lise served as director of studies and strategic initiatives at Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland. Before this role at Severn, Lise was upper school assistant principal at Friends School of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. She serves as President of the Board for the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), a membership organization of over 270 independent schools. Lise has also served on the board of trustees for Green Street Academy, the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS), the Cowles Charitable Trust, and most recently the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE).
She holds an MS in education from Johns Hopkins University and a BS from Georgetown University.
School Leadership
List of 8 members.
The Power of Voice
CSW is proud to be one of two independent schools in the nation to have students serve on its Board of Trustees with full voting privileges. One boarding and one day student are elected by the student body to serve one-year terms as full voting members, representing student views to the board. In addition, two teaching faculty members are elected on a biannual basis to serve two-year terms.
2025-26 Board of Trustees
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Mike Flanagan P'20, '22, Vice Chair of the Board
Mike Flanagan is CEO of “NewOrg”—the organization being created by the merger of Educational Records Bureau (ERB) and the Enrollment Management Association (EMA). New Org is a national nonprofit membership organization that works to deepen school impact and foster whole student growth by generating data-driven insights that serve, develop, and cultivate a community of enrollment and academic leaders.Read More -
Allie Altman P'12, Treasure, Finance Committee Chair
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Ssanyu Birigwa '95
Read MoreSsanyu Birigwa '95 is a narrative medicine clinician, indigenous bone healer and shaman. She is also a faculty member in the Masters of Science & Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University. -
Michael Fleming '81, Development Committee Chair
Michael Fleming is the President and Founding Executive Director of the David Bohnett Foundation, a grantmaking organization dedicated to “improving society through social activism.” Since 2000, he has directed over $130 million in funding to causes aligned with the foundation’s mission.Read More -
Cynthia Harmon
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Chin Lin P'18, Secretary; Buildings & Grounds Committee Chair
Read MoreChin Lin is a registered architect with a focus on sustainable design for educational institutional facilities. He is Senior Project Manager and Owner’s Project Management of Vertex (Boston, MA). -
Ann Marie Lindquist P' 10, '19, Governance Committee Chair
Read MoreAnn Marie is a consultant specializing in capacity-building for non-profits in the performing arts and perinatal fields. -
Jed Lippard P'26, '26
Dr. Jed Lippard has served as the Chief Learning Officer at Buckingham Brown & Nichols School since August 2020. In this role, he oversees curriculum and instruction, teaching and learning, professional growth and development, and innovation B-12. Prior to joining BB&N, Jed served as Dean of Children’s Programs and Head of the School for Children at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City.Read More -
Anne Meinke, Faculty Representative
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Youhua (Nancy) Nie P'25
Read MoreNancy Nie is Chief Technology Officer for Shanghai Huazhen Science & Technology Co., Ltd., a leading product and company search engine in the global pharma industry. -
Adam Olivier, Boarding Student Representative
Adam Olivier is a senior at The Cambridge School of Weston who, despite his age, brings years of nonprofit leadership, civic service, and entrepreneurial experience to his role on the Board. Grounded in values of equity, advocacy, and youth empowerment, Adam is a dynamic force for change within and beyond the CSW community.Read More -
Meredith Oppegard, Faculty Representative
Anne Meinke is a faculty representative to the Board of Trustees. She currently serves on the Science Department Faculty, coaches Cross Country, and is a Dorm Parent.Read More -
Dmitri Rabin P'22, Investment Committee Chair
Dmitri Rabin joined the CSW community as a parent in 2018 and was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2022. He currently chairs the Investment Committee and also serves on the Finance and Leadership Committees. Dmitri is a Managing Director at Jennison Associates, where he leads the Structured Finance team, and brings over 25 years of experience in investment management, strategy, and financial markets.Read More -
Will Stansbury P'20
Read MoreWill Stansbury is Vice President of Technology & Services/Customer Success at Blackbaud (global provider of software and services to non-profit organizations). -
John Thompson P'05, '07
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Remke van Zadelhoff P'25
Read MoreRemke van Zadelhoff draws on 15+ years of experience in finance, strategy and sustainable development in corporate and non-profit settings, both in Europe and in the US. As the founder and CEO of Good Clout Consulting, she partners with firms across industries to drive and scale positive social & environmental impact. She is a frequent speaker on sustainability leadership and serves on the Advisory Boards of two environmental non-profits, the Appalachian Mountain Club and Land’s Sake Farm.
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CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.