Board of Directors 2012-2013
Board of Directors Overview
The Board of Lake Ridge Academy has the ultimate responsibility for our school. The Board is responsible for the integrity of the school, the standing and reputation built by its founders and by those who have labored over the years. The Board holds in trust the school’s future as well as its present.
Responsibilities include:
· Preparing a clear statement of the mission of the school’s philosophy.
· Establishing policies under which the President will administer the school.
· Overseeing and ultimate accountability for fiscal affairs of the school including assets represented by buildings and grounds.
· Developing and implementing the Long-Range Plan.
· Making early contributions to annual and capital fund drives.
· Recommending the school, as appropriate, to prospective families and students.
· Avoiding conflict of interest and the appearance of conflict of interest in all activities on behalf of the school.
2012-2013 Board of Directors
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Donald W. Kaatz ‘70 |
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Benjamin P. Norton - Secretary |
Lakhbir S. Lamba |
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Deborah F. O’Neill - Treasurer |
Rebecca Ruppert McMahon |
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Michelle Belardo |
Bridget Moreno |
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Michael Bramhall |
Donna M. Plecha |
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Sean Decatur |
Joyesh Raj ‘89 |
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Thomas J. Dresing ‘83 |
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Don R. Esch |
Hayden E. Stafford ‘89 |
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Committees
The Committee on Directors shall assess the qualifications of candidates for the Board of Directors and shall propose and submit to the Board of Directors names of persons nominated for election as Directors and as officers of the corporation. The committee will circulate a notice of all proposed nominations to each Board Member not less than seven (7) days prior to such a meeting. The Committee on Directors recognizes the need for effective succession planning and will make every effort to nominate current Directors in officer positions based on their leadership strengths and skill set relative to the current needs of the Corporation and the Corporation’s strategic plan. Additional responsibilities include conducting board orientation, board development, making committee membership recommendations, facilitating board self-assessment, removal of Directors if necessary and conducting Director exit interviews.
The Development Committee coordinates the Corporation’s fund-raising activities, advises the board on the financial goals of the annual campaign and on the capital or endowment campaign, reviews case statements for endowment and capital campaigns, facilitates including all Directors and other volunteers in fund and friend-raising activities, and raises funds.
The Enrollment and Marketing Committee shall address enrollment and marketing trends and activities in coordination with staff and administration, reviews admissions policies and standards, marketing literature, the master calendar for Corporation promotion and strategies for recruiting and retaining students and their families. Monitor and facilitate ways for the Corporation to contribute to the greater community.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the four (4) officers of the Board and other members appointed by the Board Chair. The total number of committee members must be less than a majority of the Board of Directors. The committee shall exercise such powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, except the power to adopt, amend, or repeal the Bylaws, as may be delegated to it by the Board. The committee shall be solely responsible for negotiating with the Corporation President the terms of his/her employment contract. The Executive Committee shall meet on call of the Board Chair or any two (2) members of the Executive Committee. A majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum.
The Finance Committee shall be responsible for the financial affairs of the Corporation and shall make recommendations to the Board of Directors from time to time in regard to operating and capital budgets. The Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall be an ex officio member of the Finance Committee. In concert with staff the committee develops the long range financial plan and yearly budget, including setting tuition levels for board approval, monitors the implementation of the budget, makes periodic reports to the board on the Corporations financial status, annual audit and educates the board on non-profit financial reporting and trends affecting the Corporations finances.
The Finance Committee shall, in cooperation with the Corporation’s President and Chief Financial Officer, be responsible for reporting on the overall management and supervision of the financial affairs of the Corporation. The Finance Committee shall be responsible for the preparation of the annual Corporation budget.
Ad Hoc Committees may be appointed by the Board Chair for such special tasks as circumstances may warrant. Such ad hoc committees shall limit their activities to the accomplishment of the particular tasks for which they are created. Upon completion of its assigned task, each such ad hoc committee shall stand discharged.