Leadership

Elderly woman smiling

In Memoriam: Phyllis Gottlieb

Phyllis Gottlieb served as a General Member on the Oakwood Board of Trustees for over 40 years. In the words of Headmaster Emeritus, Jim Astman, “She deeply understood the soul of the school and worked endlessly to preserve it.”

Phyllis chaired Oakwood’s Building Committee for the entirety of her Board membership and had a hand in every master plan and building project, including the Elementary Campus PlaySpace and the Secondary Campus bridge. Phyllis gave her time and energy to our school so generously, and her presence will be greatly missed.

Read a touching tribute to Phyllis by Headmaster Emeritus Jim Astman

Board of Trustees

  • Meryl K. Chae
    Chair
  • David Simon
    Vice Chair
  • Jeffrey Markowitz ’82
    Treasurer
  • Nancy Carell
    Secretary
  • Jamie Bakal ’92
  • Brian Diamond
  • Ken Fritz
    General Member
  • Wendy J. Greuel
  • Marta F. Kauffman
    Past Chair
  • Kaye Popofsky Kramer
  • Greg Kurstin ’87
  • Jen Lichtman
  • David Lipsey
  • Barbara Marshall
    General Member
  • Michael Marshall
  • Linda Wight Mazur
  • Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali ES ‘76
    General Member, Past Chair
  • Ira Pianko
    General Member
  • Rey Rodríguez
  • Mark Roybal
  • William Sherak
  • Greg Silverman
  • Monifa Sims
  • Andrew B. Sugerman
  • Alexandra Lang Susman
  • Bonnie Vitti
  • Laura A. Wasser

Executives

  • Jaime A. Dominguez
    Head of School
  • Chris Thomas
    Chief Operating Officer

Guest Members

  • Denise Ross
    Elementary School Principal
  • Erin Nowak
    Middle School Principal
  • William Perkins Tift
    High School Principal
  • Nancy Leptuch Virrey
    Director of Advancement
  • Bret Nicely
    Director of Marketing & Communications
  • Ginger Sherak
    President, Parent Organization
  • Tiffany Kolchins
    President-elect, Parent Organization
  • Zach Suchin ’02
    Chair, Alumni Council

Senior Administrative Team

  • Jaime A. Dominguez
    Head of School
  • Nancy Leptuch Virrey
    Director of Advancement
  • Margie Llinas
    Director of Institutional Technology
  • Bret Nicely
    Director of Marketing & Communications
  • Erin Nowak
    Middle School Principal
  • William Perkins Tift
    High School Principal
  • Denise Ross
    Elementary School Principal
  • Chris Thomas
    Chief Operating Officer

Parent Organization Officers

  • Ginger Sherak
    President
  • Tiffany Kolchins
    President-elect
  • Talin Tenley
    Vice President, Elementary Campus
  • Chip Matthews
    Vice President, Secondary Campus
  • Amy Schonfeld
    Secretary
  • Kathy Bell
    Vice President, Finance
  • John Jones
    Treasurer

Alumni Council

  • Zach Suchin ’02
    Chair
  • Treani Swain ’03
    Vice-chair
  • Jeremy Adler ’99
  • Weston Cookler ’01
  • Andrew Fryer ’96
  • Sandy Gervay ’83
  • Michael Gitig ‘99
  • Katie Seligman Gurvitz ’02
  • Mike Lam ’93
  • Jenny Meza ‘12
  • Julia Dosik Nickerson ’96
  • Zach Schau ’05
  • Lori Rothman Story ’73
  • Jen Winston ’02

Student Representatives

  • Lola Bodé ‘21
  • Lauren Horowitz ‘21