Board of Managers

Annette Engler, President

Bob Hidell, Vice President

Parfait Bizimana, Treasurer

• Parfait Bizimana, ’16 Member at Large

• ByungKyu Choi,  ’09 Member at Large

• Jeff Contelmo, Member at Large

• Thembi Dube, ’85 Member at Large

• Annette Engler, ’87 Quaker Member

• Liza Estony, ’21 Quaker Member

• John Fargis, Member at Large

• Abigail Golden-Vazquez, ’86 Member at Large

• Bob Hidell,  Quaker Member

• Kathy McClain, Member at Large

• Kate Moss, Quaker Member

• Imani Schectman, ’08 Member at Large

• Dare Thompson, Quaker Member

Ex Officio Members:

• • Chad Cianfrani, Head of School

Oakwood Friends School is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Managers and is under the care of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, a broad regional meeting covering all of New York State, northern New Jersey, and western Connecticut. The Board includes up to 20 members, including Quaker and non-Quaker members. The Board Trustees, comprised of Quaker members and board officers has fiduciary responsibility for the financial and real estate assets of the school.

Board meetings and committee meetings are conducted according to Quaker business practices. The full board meets four times a year. Smaller committees meet monthly in matters of finance, diversity and equity, enrollment, development, facilities and governance.

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