Board of Trustees

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

Board Meeting Dates and Times

All meetings run from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Meetings are open to the public.

2025
Sept 29 Location: 18 Washington Place, Meeting Hall, Newark, NJ at 6p.m.
Dec. 2 Location: via zoom at 6p.m: Click here to join.

2026
Feb. 2 Location: 18 Washington Place, Meeting Hall, Newark, NJ at 6p.m.
Mar. 23 via zoom at 6p.m: Click here to join.
May 18 Location: 18 Washington Place, Conference Hall, Newark, NJ at 6p.m.
June 17 via zoom at 6p.m: Click here to join.

TBA

May Board Meeting Agenda

to be held at 18 Washington Place, Newark, NJ07102 on May 18, 2026

Ten trustees are appointed for two-year terms, two trustees are elected members of school Parent Councils, who serve a one-year term and a student representative who serves a one-year term.

Rick Rieder (Chair), CIO of Fixed Income & Head of Global, Allocation Investing, BlackRock rdrieder@comcast.net 
TBA (Secretary)
Nicole Bearce, Vice President & Chief Litigation Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Spectrum Brands Holdings
Ann D. Borowiec, Retired, CEO Private Wealth Management, J.P. Morgan
Ravi Bellur, Chief Investment Officer and Founder, Ripple Effect Asset Management
Lawrence Evans, Private Wealth Manager at UBS Stackman, Casriel & Evans
Thomas Redburn, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler PC
Scott Sleyster, Executive VP & COO, International Businesses, Prudential Financial
James Verrilli, Senior Dean of Faculty Development, Relay Graduate School of Education
Trisha Scipio, Administrative Affairs, DLJ Communications Group  
Ezdehar Abuhatab, Professor, Essex County College (Parent Representative)
Steven Creekmur, Investor Services Manager, JGM Fund Services (Parent Representative)              

Michael Mann, Washington Park High School (Head of School)
Onome Ufinomue, Washington Park High School (Student Representative)

2023-2026

2023

2024

2025

2026

Board minutes and agendas from previous years can be found here. Minutes for board meetings are posted after approval at the subsequent board meeting.

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