Trustees at Chesapeake Academy
We are extremely proud of our active Board of Trustees. These volunteers work tirelessly on behalf of the school community. Trustees are current parents, past parents, alumni and friends of the Academy. As a Governing Board, each member draws on personal experience to ensure a strong future for Chesapeake Academy. They work to ensure that the school is here for the children of our current students!
The Board of Trustees is responsible for strategic planning to support the school's mission and vision and establishes policies consistent with this goal. Throughout the year the Board of Trustees' work is accomplished through committees, which meet on a frequent basis. The committees include Executive, Finance, Governance, Long Range Planning, Development, Buildings & Grounds, Education, and ad hoc committees as needed.
Board meetings are scheduled seven times during the school year plus there are three planning sessions each year.
2010-2011 Executive Committee
- Margaret M. Nost, Chair
- Albert D. Bugg '92, Secretary
- Robert B. Bragg IV '82,Vice Chair
- Jeff Szyperski, Treasurer
- Ronald L. Mihills, Past Chair
2010-2011 Board of Trustees
- Beth Altaffer
- Jeff Bowman
- Bo Bragg '82
- Tripp Bugg '92
- Debbie Cook
- Charles Chase
- Jane Chilton Higgins
- Kristen Knull
- Ron Mihills
- Margaret Nost
- Kenneth Rioland
- Rawleigh Simmons '76
- Peggy Stalnaker
- David Stinson
- Jeff Szyperski
- Brownie Watkins
Ex-Officio Members
- Charles Chase, Foundation Board President
- Deborah M. Cook, Head of School
- Kristen Knull, CAPPA President
- Rawleigh Simmons '76, Alumni President
For more information contact the Trustee Chair or the Head of School.
Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees
The Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees shall be the Executive, Finance, Strategic Planning, Building and Grounds, Nominating and Governance, Development, Marketing, and Education. Other committees may be formed at the pleasure of the Board Chair on a yearly basis. Committee chairs shall select members with the advice and consent of the Board Chair who shall notify all committee members of their appointment. Except for the Executive, Finance and Nominating and Governance committees, membership is not limited to Board of Trustee members, and the membership of the committees may be reformed upon the appointment of the new Chair in consultation with the Head of School.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Board of Trustees, the Head of School and any Committee Chairman invited by the Chair. The Head of School and the invitees shall not have a vote. This Committee shall meet when called by the Chair and shall conduct all usual and necessary business occurring between full Board of Trustee meetings. Actions of the Executive Committee are subject to Board affirmation at a later time or date.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee shall be composed of five members; three representing the Board of Trustees, one representing the Chesapeake Academy Foundation Board and the Head of School. The Treasurer of the Board of Trustees shall chair this Committee. The Head of School shall not have a vote. The Committee shall meet whenever called by the Treasurer to deal with the school’s finances.
Strategic Planning Committee
The Strategic Planning Committee shall be composed of the Executive Committee, the Head of School, Chairs of the Board of Trustees Standing Committees, the CAPPA President, the Alumni Association President, the Director of Development and staff members selected by the Head of School. It shall make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on mission, goals, and strategies and monitor the progress of the Academy’s Strategic Plan (“the Plan”). It shall design a minimum three-year Plan, update the Plan on a yearly basis and present the Plan to the Board for approval in May of each year.
Buildings and Grounds Committee
The Building and Grounds Committee shall be composed of five members, one of whom should represent CAPPA (i.e., the Chair of the Campus Beautification Committee). This Committee shall confine its research, work, and recommendations to those projects necessary to the proper operation of the Academy’s physical plant which exceed unbudgeted expenditures of $1,000.
Committee on Trustees
The Committee on Trustees shall be composed of not less than three members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers, the Vice President of the Foundation Board, and the Director of Development who shall serve as a representative member of the Academy, with voice but without a vote. This Committee shall receive recommendations for possible nominations and election to the Board of Trustees, their officers, and Foundation Board members and it shall also present slates of nominees for the Board's consideration two weeks in advance of the March meeting of the Board of Trustees. This Committee shall be responsible for the Education and Orientation of newly elected Board of Trustee and Foundation Board Members. The committee shall also evaluate the performance of trustees.
Development Committee
The Development Committee shall be composed of the President of the Chesapeake Academy Foundation, the Director of Development and at least six additional members, two of whom shall be Board of Trustee members and at least two of whom shall be Chesapeake Academy Foundation Board members. The Director of Development shall have a voice but no vote.
The Development Committee shall ensure that the Academy has a program to produce current and future financial support. It shall aid in the implementation of all aspects of fund raising. It shall cultivate donors and plan ways and methods of soliciting gifts. It shall coordinate such actions in concert with the Academy’s long-range Plan.
Enrollment & Marketing Committee
The Enrollment & Marketing Committee shall be composed of the Director of Admissions, the Director of Development and at least six additional members. The Committee shall include at least two members of the Board of Trustees as well as parents, faculty, alumni, etc. who may be of assistance in accomplishing the yearly objectives of the Committee. The Director of Admissions and the Director of Development shall have a voice but not a vote.
The Marketing Committee shall also ensure that the Academy has a marketing program that enhances the organization’s public relations program. The Committee shall identify sources of qualified students and methods of attracting them to the Academy in concert with the Director of Admissions. The Committee shall be responsible for supporting the Academy’s development plan, promoting the Academy’s brand identity, enhancing its public relations and ensuring the marketing program links to the mission and philosophy of the Academy.
