Development & Communications Committee

Development & Communications 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. 
• 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”.
• Support Friends Council on national voice objectives.
• Provide feedback, suggestions and implementation assistance on national voice efforts.
• 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.

Ann Burns (2022) : Westtown School
Clerk Michelle Holland * (2008) : Greene Street Friends School
Jessica Hurwitz (2012): Princeton Friends School
Chris Kerr * (2020): Buckingham Friends School
Phyllis Mincer (2009)  : At Large
Celeste Payne * (2020): At Large
Savannan Renehan (2025) : Sandy Spring Friends School
Jack Rogers (2009) : William Penn Charter School
Margaret Sayers * (2022): Abington Friends School
Chris Singler (2023) : Friends Select School
Guybe Slangen (2018): At Large
Courtnay Tyus (2022): Westtown School

* = Member of the board of directors

Executive Committee

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

Ken Aldridge  * (2023) Assistant Clerk : Wilmington Friends School
Matthew Bradley * (2022) Treasurer : Plymouth Meeting Friends School
Michelle Holland * (2023) Secretary : Greene Street Friends School
Karyn Payton * (2021) : Westtown School
Clerk, Kirk Smothers * (2019) : Delaware Valley Friends School
Whitney Thompson * (2019) : Tandem Friends School

* = Member of the board of directors

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

Matt Bradley* (2022): Plymouth Meeting Friends School, Clerk
Christian Acemah* (2024): Olney Friends School
Maggie Chiles* (2024): Gwynned Friends School
Peter Gaines* (2025): Princeton Friends School
Dorothy Lopez* (2023): Friends School of Atlanta

* = Member of the board of directors

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

Clerk, Angela DiMaria (2017) : Media-Providence Friends School
Kiri Harris* (2022): Greene Street Friends School 

* = Member of the board of directors

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

Crissy Cáceres * (2024): Brooklyn Friends School
James W. Clay * : At Large
Brenda Esch : At Large
Jane Fremon : At Large
Bryan K. Garman * : Sidwell Friends School
Rose Hagan : At Large
Makai Kellogg : School for Friends
Christopher Kimberly : Friends Meeting School
Elizabeth Kriynovich : Friends' Central School
Lee Payton : Friends' Central School
Renee Prillaman * (2025) : Carolina Friends School [ret]
Christy Reardon : At Large
Sarah Sweeney-Denham : At Large 
Clerk,  Whitney Thompson * : Tandem Friends School
Laurence Van Meter: At Large
Toni Graves Williamson * : Friends Select School
John Zimmerman : Scattergood Friends School

* = Member of the board of directors

Nominations & Governance Committee

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) : At Large
Polly Duke * (2024) : Friends Academy
Beth Johnson * (2024) : Friends Central School
Clerk, Karen Payton * (2024) : Westtown School
Dana Weeks * (2018) : Germantown Friends School
Toni Graves Williamson* (2019) : Friends Select School

* = Member of the board of directors