Board of Trustees
The Robert C. Parker School's Board of Trustees is a devoted group of individuals, consisting of community members, school friends, parents, grand parents, alumni, teachers, and the Head of School, who bring a wide range of expertise and perspectives from various fields, including law, education, medicine, business, finance, engineering, technology, and design.
The Board's primary responsibility is to govern the school by establishing policies that align with the school's mission and ensuring its long-term financial stability. It convenes regularly and its members actively participate in subcommittees such as Finance, Governance, Development, Head Support and Evaluation, Marketing, and Community Engagement. Every board member serves on at least one subcommittee.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to Parker's mission and the Board reflects this commitment by actively seeking nominees from diverse backgrounds. The Governance committee nominates potential board members and the full Board elects them each spring.
2025-26 Board of Trustees
Marjorie Castro
President, Head Support Committee Chair
GP '32
BS, Bucknell University
MA and EdD, Columbia University Teachers College
Head of School, Eagle Hill School, Retired
Superintendent of Schools, Croton-Harmon School District, Retired
Steph Long
Vice-President, Development Committee Chair
BA, Sarah Lawrence College
MS, Columbia University
Director of Communications, Buckley Country Day School
Jennifer Gresens
Head of School
MS, Hunter College
BA, University of New Hampshire
Head of School, Robert C. Parker School
Amelia Sessions
Secretary
P'25
BA, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
MS, Sage Graduate School
Jaron Kuppers
Treasurer
P '29, '31
BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
MS and PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Visiting Professor, Union College
Co-Founder and CTO, Vistex Composites
Grant Writing Consultant, Amala Consulting
Lisa Brown
Finance Committee Chair
BA, Reed College, SUNY Albany
MSEd, College of Saint Rose
Head of School, Saratoga Independent School, Retired
Interim Head of School, Associate Head of School, Doane Stuart School, Retired
Anne Maxwell Foster
Marketing Committee Chair
P '27, '29
BA, Boston College
MS Columbia University
Co-Founder and Principal, Tilton Fenwick LLC
Stacia Snow
Governance Committee Chair
P '25
BA, SUNY New Paltz
MSIS, SUNY Albany
Senior Director, New Tech Network
JoAnn Bennett
BA, Canisius College
MA, Early Childhood Ed., University of Southern Connecticut
Teacher, Robert C. Parker School, Retired
Co-Director, Teacher, Child’s World Pre-School/Beth Emmeth Pre-School, Retired
Fletcher Haulley
P '27, '32
BA, New York University
MA, Columbia University
Managing Director, Morning Consult
Dan Flannery
P '32
BA, Rutgers University; MA, Tufts University
Chris Clemente
P '33
BS, SUNY Albany; MA, UCLA
Senior Marketing Lead, Aquent
Kristen Hessler
BA, Gettysburg College; PhD, University of Arizona; Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Iowa State University
Associate Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University at Albany
Kristen Williams
P '28
BS, Carnegie Mellon
Senior Recruiter and HR Manager, Talent Acquisition and Management
Carmel Schettino
BA, Manhattanville College
MA, Boston College
PhD, SUNY Albany
Teacher and Teacher Educator, Phillips Exeter Academy, Deerfield Academy, Emma Willard School
Global Academic Dean, Avenues the World School
Independent Consultant
Nicole Levy
P '30
BA, College of St. Rose
Director of Communications, Department of Labor
Jennifer Doyle
P '33, '35
BA, Russell Sage College, MS, The Sage Colleges
Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, Inspect Point
Thomas Lanni
BS, MS, SUNY Albany
PhD, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
Senior Research Scientist, State of New York, Retired
Adjunct Faculty, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Retired
Founding Director, Environmental Preservation Association, Inc., Retired
Consulting Technologist, Negentropy Technologies
Michelle Sweeny
BS, Wagner College, MS CUNY, The College of Staten Island
Founding Teacher of New Tech Network School, Tech Valley High School
Susan Merrett
Trustee Emeritus
Jane Carol Glendinning
Trustee Emeritus