About Bullis

Board of Trustees

Blair Family Center for the Arts

Board Overview

Governance for Bullis School is provided by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. The Board carries the overall and ultimate responsibility of the School’s management, policies and financial well-being. It hires and evaluates the Head of School, who is responsible for the oversight of the daily operations and for the implementation of Board policies. The Board of Trustees serves as a major resource for the support and growth of the School.

The Board’s responsibilities include:

Providing sound and competent management of the School’s financial, physical and human resources
Ensuring the School’s long-term financial health
Establishing policy
Understanding and perpetuating the School’s mission, keeping in mind its unique history and tradition.

The Board is comprised of no less than eight members and no more than 26 elected and ex-officio members. It strives to reflect diversity consistent with the stated mission of the School. Its members include alumni, current parents, past parents and individuals from the broader community who bring particular expertise and perspective. The length of an initial term is one year; elected trustees shall serve no more than three consecutive regular terms, or nine successive years.

As a team, the Board of Trustees and the Head of School work to maintain the vision for the School, consistent with its mission, and to develop and approve long-range and strategic plans.

Board Committees

The Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees are the Executive, Finance, Governance, Development, and Buildings and Grounds. Three other committees have been formed to assist the Board in the execution of its responsibilities. They are: Ad Hoc Marketing, Head of School Search Committee and Ad Hoc Capital Campaign Steering. Additionally, in any given year, task forces may be created to address other strategic issues.

2012-2013 Board Members

Officers of the Board are nominated by the Executive Committee and are elected by the full Board each year. For biographical information, please click on the Trustee name.

Officers

Chair: Tom Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan

Elected to Board: 2001

Occupation: Private investor

School Affiliation: Daughter, Courtenay ’09; Son, Tommy ’11; Daughter, Jordan ’13

Professional Background: Owns and operates companies involved in construction, real estate, telecommunications and agriculture. Previously he was the Founder and President of TeleCorp PCS (“TPC”). Co-founder of Telecorp Wireless and its predecessor company, Telecorp Holding Corp., Inc. Partner of, and counsel to, the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery.

Board Committees: Executive; Finance; Governance; Development; Head of School Search, Chair

Vice Chair: Adam Greenberg

Adam Greenberg

Elected to Board: 2009

Occupation: President and founder of Restaurant Zone, Inc.

School Affiliation: Daughter, Amanda ’14; Son, Kyle ’16, Blake ’19

Professional Background: A lifelong Marylander, is the president and founder of Restaurant Zone, Inc., the company that manages Potomac Village Deli Catering, as well as four Potomac Pizza restaurants located in Potomac, Chevy Chase, Rockville and Gaithersburg. In his previous life he started and ran the Cone Zone ice cream parlors.

Secretary: Lesley Lavalleye

Elected to Board: 2010

Occupation: Worked as a manufacturing engineer and financial analyst after graduating from MIT with an SP in chemical engineering and an MBA from The Wharton School.

School Affiliation: Daughter, Alexandra ’06; Daughter, Courtney ’08; Daughter, Jacqueline ’10. Served as president of the Bullis Parents Association, 2007-2009.

Professional Background: Volunteers with a number of organizations including CAUSE, an organization providing services to soldiers at military hospitals.

Board Committees: Governance. Co-chair of Annual Giving

Treasurer: Andrew Blair '86

Andrew Blair

Elected to Board: 2003

Occupation: President and CEO, Federal Medical Bank

School Affiliation: Bullis graduate, Class of 1986; Daughter, Abigail ’11; Daughter, Alexandra ’12; Son, Lane ’20; Brother, David ’87; Sister, Jennifer ’89; Former Alumni Board Member

Professional Background: President and CEO, Federal Medical Bank

Board Committees: Executive, Treasurer; Finance, Chair; Finance; Investment

Trustees

Marian C. Bennett

Elected to Board: 2003

Occupation: Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Transportation Security Administration

School Affiliation: Daughter, Marie McNair ’06

Professional Background: National Labor Relations Board; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Energy; appointed Inspector General of the U.S. Information Agency in 1993.

Board Committees: Governance, Chair; Development; Executive

Patrick Caulfield

Elected to Board: 2012

Occupation: Co-owner and officer in charge of operations, human resource management and financial activities of Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc.

School Affiliation: Son, Owen ’14; Daughter, Fiona ’20

Professional Background: Joined Coakley & Williams in 1977 and has been responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company since 1984. He has overseen the construction and renovation of hundreds of commercial, government and institutional projects throughout the U.S. and overseas, including many award winners recognized by leading national and regional industry organizations. Also serves as chairman of the board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area and is on the board of advisors for the Universities at Shady Grove.

Michelle Cohen '87

Michelle Cohen

Elected to Board: 2011 (ex-officio)

School Affiliation: Bullis graduate, Class of 1987; Spouse, David Cohen ’87; Son, Adam ’14; Daughter, Carly ’16

Professional Background: Volunteer with a number of charitable organizations as well as an active volunteer at Bullis. Served as Alumni Chair of the Annual Fund. Member of the Parents Association Board for the past seven years.

David Fink

Elected to Board: 2012

Occupation: President and founder of Finmarc Management, Inc.

School Affiliation: Son, Gregory ’09; Son, Alec ’14; Daughter, Mira ’19

Professional Background: President, Finmarc Management, Inc., a commercial real estate management company based in Bethesda, Md., that manages and owns a portfolio of retail, office, flex and industrial properties in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Holly Funger

Elected to Board: 2007

Occupation: Counselor, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School; Licensed Clinical Social Worker

School Affiliation: Son, Edward (Teddy) ’09; Son, Samuel ’10; Son, Nicholas ’13

Professional Background: Formerly served on the Bullis Parents Association Board

Board Committees: Executive, secretary; Annual Fund Ad Hoc; Campaign Planning

Gary Friedlander, M.D. '79

Gary Friedlander

Elected to Board: 2009

Occupation: Private practitioner, Urological Consultants

School Affiliation: Bullis graduate, Class of 1979; Daughter, Marni ’11; Daughter, Melanie ’14; Son, Michael ’19

Professional Background: Chairman, Department of Urology, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital; Formerly served on the Bullis Alumni Board

Jonathan Halle '88

Elected to Board: 2012

Occupation: Architect and real estate developer

School Affiliation: Bullis graduate, Class of 1988; Daughter, Lauren ’15; Son, Benjamin ’17, son Matthew (future Bulldog ’26)

Professional Background: Master ’s in architecture from Tulane University; master in science in real estate from Johns Hopkins University.

Board Committees: Advancement

Kathryn Hanley

Elected to Board: 2005

Occupation: Executive Director, The Hanley Foundation

School Affiliation: Son, Connor ’03; Daughter, Casey ’05

Professional Background: Board member, Wendt Center for Loss and Healing; Steering committee for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s Women’s Leadership Group; Weekly podcast for the Georgetown Women’s Bible Study.

Board Committees: Capital Campaign Steering; Buildings and Grounds; Development, Chair; Head of School Search; Executive

George Mavrikes

Elected to Board: 2010

Occupation: President of Mavrikes and Associates, representing and managing National Football League players; Managing member of Blue Skye Construction and Development.

School Affiliation: Son, Paul ’14; Son, Christopher ’17

Professional Background: Vice chair for the 2011 US Open at Congressional Country Club, Board member of Randall Communications. Has served on a number of other boards. Varsity golf coach at Bullis.

Tammy McKnight

Elected to Board: 2012

School Affiliation: Daughter, Fallon ’15; Daughter, Siena ’18, co-chairing the Bullis 2013 Gala

Professional Background: Worked in data telecom for 15 years and now volunteers with several charitable organizations.

Board Committee: Advancement

Chris Nordeen

Elected to Board: 2008

Occupation: Former President, International Business Group, GMAC-RFC

School Affiliation: Son, Davis ’12; Son, Maxwell (Max) ’13

Professional Background: At GMAC, Nordeen was responsible for securitization, mortgage lending, servicing and investments in Europe and Latin America. Previously, Nordeen worked for Drexel Burnham Lambert in Dallas, Texas, and Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation in Texas and Michigan.

Board Committee: Finance

Xiumin Overall

Elected to Board: 2008

Occupation: Director of Computer Operations, Common Cause

School Affiliation: Son, Jesse ’07; Son, John ’11

Professional Background: Overall joined the national staff in 1987 and today manages all aspects of the Common Cause membership database systems and related software and hardware.

Board Committees: Marketing; Head of School Search; Development

Milton Theo

Elected to Board: 2009

Occupation: Retired practice in international law

School Affiliation: Daughter, Oriana ’14; Son, Maximillian ’17.

Professional Background: Business ventures include mining and steep refractories in Germany, wind farms in France and a film company, Earth Touch, in South Africa

Kenneth (Ken) Thompson

Kenneth Thompson

Elected to Board: 2004

Occupation: Chairman and Owner, CWS Industries; Vice Chairman, Newview Technologies, Inc.

School Affiliation: Son, David ’08

Professional Background: Served as President and COO of NewView from 1999 to 2002. Thompson joined Newview after nine years at Manugistics Group Inc., where he served as Executive Vice President.

Board Committees: Chair, Board of Trustees; Head of School Search

James Berry Trimble

Berry Trimble

Elected to Board: 2010

Occupation: Managing director, political affairs, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

School Affiliation: Son, Ware, ’10; Daughter, Cassie, ’13

Professional Background: Executive director of the Democratic House and Senate Council, Democratic Congressional Dinner Committee

David Trone

Elected to Board: 2006

Occupation: CEO, Total Wine and More

School Affiliation: Daughter, Natalie ’12; Son, Rob ‘14

Professional Background: Trone has been involved in the alcohol beverage business since 1985. With his brother Robert, Trone entered the wine business in 1991 in Delaware.

Board Committees: Finance; Capital Campaign Steering; Head of School Search

Cyndi Bullis Vasco '83, Chair, Alumni Board

Cyndi Bullis Vasco

Elected to Board: 2009 (ex-officio)

Occupation: Nurse practitioner

School Affiliation: Bullis graduate, Class of 1983; Spouse, Kevin Vasco ’84

Professional Background: Holds a B.S. in nursing from the University of Vermont, an M.S. in nursing from the University of Massachusetts and a graduate certificate in business of medicine from Johns Hopkins University, Carey School of Business. Has worked at the Washington Hospital Center as a nurse practitioner in cardiac surgery and interventional radiology since 1999.

Dell Warren

Elected to Board: 2008

Occupation: Discovery Communications, Inc., ; Director, Hard Copy Field Sales – Discovery Education

School Affiliation: Son, Dell ’10; Son, Dexter ’13

Professional Background: Over 20 years of experience in education, consumer products and technology sales for major businesses in the Washington metropolitan area.

Board Committees: Development; Head of School Search

Mark Weinberger

Weinberger

Elected to Board: 2009

Occupation: Ernst & Young Global Management Group

School Affiliation: Daughter, Rachel ’14, Son, Noah ’16; Sons, Ben ’18 and Sean ’18

Professional Background: Ernst & Young’s Global Management Group; heads their Tax Executive committee; previously served as assistant secretary of the United States Treasury/Tax Policy; holds a B.A. from Emory in Georgia, an M.B.A. and J.D. from Case Western, and an LL.M. from Georgetown University.

Paula Widerlite

Elected to Board: 2012

Occupation: Chief Development Officer and Vice President for System Strategy, Adventist HealthCare

School Affiliation: Daughter, Elise ’11; Daughter, Chelsea ’14; former Parent Association President

Professional Background: Strategic planning, market and business development, public relations/communications, marketing, physician relations and philanthropy for the healthcare industry. Active in a number of professional healthcare associations and community organizations.

Trustee Emeriti

Edmund Bartlett
Bryant F. Foulger ’73
Jerome Friedlander
Ronald A. Howard
Bruce Kogod
Thomas L. Nordlinger
BGen Lewis S. Norman, Jr. ’39, USAF (Ret)
David H. Pensky
James F. Rill
Melvin O. Wright