Exeter is fortunate to have a dedicated body of alumni volunteers, with diverse and expert backgrounds, to oversee the administration of the school and the management of its financial and physical resources.
There are 21 Trustees, and the group consists of the principal, who is appointed by the Trustees and serves as a member for the duration of his tenure; 17 term trustees, who serve one or two five-year appointments; and the president and two vice presidents of the General Alumni Association (GAA), who are elected by that association’s board of directors. These GAA-elected trustees serve one or two terms of two years.
Our current Trustees share a passion for Exeter’s mission, a belief in the potential for transformation and discovery within all of our students, and a vision for Exeter’s ongoing excellence and leadership in secondary school education.
Ciatta Z. Baysah '97
New York, NY
Trustee since 2018
President, GAA
Committees: Education and Student Life, Institutional Advancement, Strategic Planning
Education: B.A., Georgetown University; J.D., Seton Hall Law School
Occupation: CEO & Founder, Baysah Global Consulting
Wole C. Coaxum '88
Larchmont, NY
Trustee since 2012
Vice President of the Trustees
Committees: Executive Committee, Information Technology, Institutional Advancement (Chair), Strategic Planning
Education: B.A., Williams College; MBA, New York University
Occupation: Founder and CEO, Mobility Capital Finance, Inc.
Suzi Kwon Cohen ’88
New York, NY
Trustee since 2017
Committees: Audit and Risk, Budget and Finance, Investment
Education: B.A., Brown University; MBA, Stanford Business School
Occupation: Chief Investment Officer, Mousse Partners Limited
Marc C. de La Bruyère '77; P'09, P'18
Edmonton, Canada; New York, NY
Trustee since 2009
Committees: Buildings and Grounds (Chair), Education and Student Life, Student Safety
Education: B.A., Williams College; MBA, INSEAD
Occupation: Managing Director, Maclab Enterprises
Walter C. Donovan '81
Boston, MA
Trustee since 2010
Committees: Audit and Risk, Budget and Finance (Chair), Executive Committee, Investment
Education: B.A., Amherst
John A. Downer '75; P'06, P'06, P'07
Stamford, CT
Trustee since 2006
President of the Trustees
Committees: ex officio member of all committees
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Education: B.A., J.D., MBA, Harvard
Occupation: Venture Partner, Oak Investment Partners
Mark A. Edwards '78; P'12, P'14
Boston, MA
Trustee since 2012
Committees: Institutional Advancement, Strategic Planning, Work and Life
Education: B.A., Harvard
Occupation: Co-founder, Upstream
Claudine Gay ’88
Cambridge, MA
Trustee since 2017
Committees: Buildings and Grounds, Education and Student Life, Work and Life
Education: B.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., Harvard University
Occupation: Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Peter A. Georgescu ’57
New York, NY
Trustee since 2017
Committees: Audit and Risk (Chair), Institutional Advancement, Strategic Planning
Education: B.A., Princeton University; MBA, Stanford University
Occupation: Chairman Emeritus, Young & Rubicam; Author
Jennifer P. Holleran '86
Lincoln, MA
Trustee since 2011
Committees: Buildings and Grounds, Education and Student Life, Executive Committee, Strategic Planning (Chair)
Education: B.A. and M.Ed., Harvard; MBA, Yale
Occupation: Educational Consultant
Sally Jutabha Michaels '82; P'12, P'14, P'17, P'19
Bangkok, Thailand
Trustee since 2015
Committees: Committee on Trustees (Chair), Education and Student Life, Information Technology
Education: A.B., Stanford; MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: Executive Officer, GMS Power Public Co., Ltd.
Daniel C. "Dan" Oakley '80; P’12, P’14, P’15, P’17, P’17
Cutchogue, NY
Trustee since 2018
Vice President, GAA
Committees: Audit and Risk, Information Technology, Institutional Advancement
Education: B.S., Harvard; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Deidre G. O'Byrne '84; P'18, P'20
Kensington, NH
Trustee since 2014
Committees: Audit and Risk, Committee on Trustees, Education and Student Life (Chair), Executive Committee
Education: A.B., Princeton; M.A., Yale; J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Occupation: General Counsel
William K. "Bill" Rawson '71; P'08
Exeter, NH
Trustee since 2018
Interim Principal
Committees: ex officio member of all committees
Education: B.A., Amherst; J.D., Stanford Law School
Occupation: Interim Principal, Phillips Exeter Academy
Nina D. Russell '82
Seattle, WA
Trustee since 2009
Committees: Education and Student Life, Strategic Planning, Student Safety, Work and Life
Education: B.A., Yale; M.D., Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Occupation: Deputy Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation HIV Vaccines Initiative
Peter M. "Scotch" Scocimara '82; P'16, P'18
Menlo Park, CA
Trustee since 2016
Committees: Budget and Finance, Information Technology (Chair), Work and Life
Education: B.A., Brown; MBA, Harvard
Occupation: Senior Director for Global Support, Google
Serena Wille Sides '89
Washington, DC
Trustee since 2016
Committees: Audit and Risk, Student Safety (Chair), Work and Life
Education: B.A., UNC, Chapel Hill; J.D., Harvard; M.Div., Virginia Theological Seminary
Occupation: Episcopal Priest
J. Douglas "Doug" Smith '83
Los Angeles, CA
Trustee since 2009
Committees: Committee on Trustees, Executive Committee, Work and Life (Chair)
Education: B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Virginia
Occupation: Professor and Author
Morgan C.W. Sze '83; P'19
Hong Kong
Trustee since 2012
Committees: Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Trustees, Investment (Chair)
Education: B.A., Cornell; MBA, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Occupation: Chief Investment Officer, Azentus Capital
Kristyn A. (McLeod) Van Ostern ’96
Concord, NH
Trustee since 2017
Committees: Budget and Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Information Technology
Education: B.A., Connecticut College; MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Occupation: Strategy and finance consultant; Co-founder of Wash Street
Janney Wilson '83
Wellesley Hills, MA
Trustee since 2018
Vice President, GAA
Committees: Budget and Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Institutional Advancement
Education: B.A., Yale University; MBA, Harvard
Occupation: Executive Dean, Harvard Kennedy School