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Board of Trustees

North Star Academy is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees, in accordance with the school's charter.

Seven trustees are appointed for two-year terms and two trustees are elected members of school Parent Councils, who serve one-year terms.

Nicole Bearce Albano Firm Member, Lowenstein Sandler PC
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo Managing Director, Board Secretary
Ravi Bellur Vice President, BlackRock
Bob Howitt Executive Director, WKBJ Foundation
Micheal Lytle Project Service Manager, ADP
Gia Rys O'Keefe SumRidge Partners LLC Director
Rick Rieder (Chairman)

Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Alternatives, BlackRock

Tricia Scipio-Derrick Parent Council President
Crystal D. Wortham Parent Council President

 

 

Other non-voting officials.

Michael Ambriz Chief Operating Officer, Vice President
Carolyn Hack Treasurer
Julie Jackson Vailsburg Elementary School Principal
Michael Mann High School Head of School
Jesse Rector Clinton Hill Middle School Principal