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  • History
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In This Section

  • 90th Anniversary Celebration
  • Mission and Vision
  • Who We Are, What We Do
  • FCE Board and Committees
  • Strategic Initiatives
  • FCE Membership
  • Contact and Directions
  • History
  • Policies
  • Nominations to Friends Council Board/Committees
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  • Board of Directors
  • Grants Committee
  • Development Committee
  • Membership Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • National Voice Work Group
  • Executive Committee of the Board 2020-21
  • Nominations & Governance

Board of Directors

Board of Directors
James W. Clay
James W. Clay

Parent Support Facilitator, Barnard College

Kathryn Park Cook
Kathryn Park Cook

Head of School, Frankford Friends School

Shu Shu Costa
Shu Shu Costa

Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Moorestown Friends School

Darrell Cotton
Darrell Cotton

Head of School, High Point Friends School

Brenda C. Crawley
Brenda Crawley

Head of School, Plymouth Meeting Friends School

Karen Cumberbatch
Karen Cumberbatch

Head of School, Carolina Friends School

Jane Fernandes
Jane Fernandes

President, Antioch College

Bryan K. Garman
Bryan Garman

Head of School, Sidwell Friends School

Mike Hanas
Mike Hanas

Head of School, San Francisco Friends School

J. Sam Houser
Sam Houser

Head of School, George School

Christopher Kerr
Chris Kerr

Trustee, Buckingham Friends School

Christopher Kimberly
Christopher Kimberly

Head, Friends Meeting School

John McKinstry
John McKinstry

Former Head of School, Lansdowne Friends School

Matthew Micciche
Matthew Micciche

At Large

Celeste Payne
Celeste Payne

Equity & Inclusion Coordinator & Science Teacher, Westtown School

Karyn Robinson Payton
Karyn Robinson Payton

LS Principal, Westtown School

Jay Rapp
Jay Rapp

Vice President for Professional Development, NAIS

Margaret Sayers
Margaret Sayers

Trustee, Abington Friends School

Earl Sissell
Earl Sissell

Head of School Media-Providence Friends School

Katie Smith Sloan
Katie Smith Sloan

President and CEO - LeadingAge

Kirk Smothers
Kirk Smothers

Head of School, Delaware Valley Friends School

Whitney Thompson
Whitney Thompson

Head of School, Tandem Friends School

Dana Weeks
Dana Weeks

Head of School, Germantown Friends School 

Toni Graves Williamson
Toni Graves Williamson

Director of Equity & Inclusion, Friends Select School

Debbie Zlotowitz
Debbie Zlotowitz

Head of School, Mary McDowell Friends School

Board of Directors

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Grants Committee

Grants Committee
  • Develops and revises guidelines of Council's small grants program for recommendation to the Board
  • Makes decisions to distribute Council funds in response to proposals from member schools

Kelly Banik (2017) : Moorestown Friends School
Angela DiMaria (2017) : Media-Providence Friends School
Clerk, Rebecca Zug * (2012) : Wilmington Friends School

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Development Committee

Development Committee
  • Oversees Friends Council's fundraising efforts
  • Determines funding needs at present and in the future
  • Identifies people, corporations and foundations which might support Friends Council

Clerk Mike Hanas * (2015) :  San Francisco Friends School
Matthew Micciche * (2019): Friends School of Baltimore
Phyllis Mincer (2009)  : At Large
Jack Rogers (2009) : William Penn Charter School
Kirk Smothers (2019) : Delaware Valley Friends School
Toni Graves Williamson (2019) :  Friends Select School

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Membership Committee

Membership Committee
  • Annually reviews the membership status of all Council member schools and global affiliates
  • Reviews new applications for membership in light of the Council's criteria
  • Makes recommendations to the Board regarding the membership status of schools
  • Visits membership applicant schools and reports to board on membership applications in process

John Baird : At Large
James W. Clay * : At Large
Darrell Cotton : High Point Friends School 
Nancy Donnelly * : United Friends School 
Brenda Esch *: Friends School of Wilmington
Wilson Felter * : William Penn Charter School
Jane Fremon : At Large
Bryan K. Garman * : Sidwell Friends School
Rose Hagan : At Large
Karen Suplee Hallowell : William Penn Charter School
Stephanie Judson : At Large
Clerk,  Christopher Kimberly * : Friends Meeting School
Lee Payton * : William Penn Charter School
Christy Reardon : At Large
Nancy Starmer : At Large
Sarah Sweeney-Denham : At Large 
Whitney Thompson * : Tandem Friends School
Nancy van Arkel : Westtown School
Toni Graves Williamson * : Friends Select School

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Finance Committee

Finance Committee
  • Oversees the Council's finances, budget development and investment policies
  • Recommends annual budget to Board
  • Oversees the annual audit of the Council's finances
  • Establishes investment subcommittee; considers recommendations for investment policy and procedure

Clerk, Shu Shu Costa * (2016) :  Princeton Friends School
Sis Kamal (2017) * : Friends Seminary
Earl Sissel (2017) : Media-Providence Friends School
Bill Wilson (2011) : At Large

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National Voice Work Group

National voice Work Group - Mission / Charge
  • Provide idea generation and thought leadership to Friends Council on Education in support of the national voice strategic initiative “Boldly raise the visibility and brand of Quaker education” as highlighted in FCE’s 2017 Strategic Vision.
     
  • Support Friends Council on national voice objectives, for example:
    • Broaden the general awareness and understanding of the distinctive value of Friends education
    • Help position FCE as a thought leader and guide on behalf of Friends education
    • Strengthen member school’s understanding of and commitment to lifting up a national voice for Friends education
       
  • Provide feedback, suggestions and implementation assistance on national voice efforts, including but not limited to:
    • Monthly e-newsletters and alumni stories
    • Social media campaign
    • Issuing statements on matters of national importance and impact
    • Engagement of the collective communications’ strength of the national network of member schools
    •  Blog
       
  • Review and provide detailed feedback to staff, as needed, on prospective publications, print and/or electronic.
     
  • Advise on the FCE website and digital publications to enhance communications with and between schools.

Clerk, Guybe Slangen : San Francisco Friends School
Michelle Holland (2008) : Friends School of Baltimore
Jessica Hurwitz (2013) : Princeton Friends School
Celeste Payne (2015) : Westtown School
Michelle Sonsino (2018)  : Germantown Friends School

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Executive Committee of the Board 2020-21

Executive Committee
  • Oversees orientation of Board and Clerks of committees
  • Conducts the business of the Council between meetings of the Board
  • Serves as the Personnel Committee
  • Reviews issues and organizes the agenda and calendar for the Board and its committees
  • Supervises, supports and evaluates the Executive Director

Shu Shu Costa * (2016) Treasurer : Moorestown Friends School

Mike Hanas * (2015) Secretary : San Francisco Friends School 

Kirk Smothers * (2019) Asst. Clerk : Delaware Valley Friends School

Clerk, Toni Graves Williamson * (2019) :  Friends Select School

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Nominations & Governance

Nominations & Governance
  • Recommends to the Board nominees for the Board, its committee members and committee clerks
  • Fills unexpired terms through recommendations to the Board
  • Seeks and develops a database of qualified candidates to fill future openings

Brenda Crawley * (2019) : Plymouth Meeting Friends School
Clerk, Karen Cumberbatch * : Carolina Friends School
Samuel Houser *  : George School
Christopher Kimberly * : Friends Meeting School
John McKinstry * : At Large

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