Governance

List of 15 members.

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  Steven Bacher 

  Bio

  Steve is a member of Newtown Meeting and has a child in the NFS class of ’23 and an NFS graduate in the George School class of ’23. His career has been in the nonprofit, higher education and government sectors, in management, marketing and grant writing. Positions he has held include Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vortex Repertory Company in Austin, Texas, Executive Director of Cape May’s Center for Community Arts and Director of Digital Marketing for Bucks County Community College. He is a member of the NFS Diversity Committee and Newtown Meeting’s Children’s Religious Education and Peace & Service Committees. A passionate advocate for environmental sustainability, he co-founded Bucks 350.org and helped organize the Bucks Environmental Action Coalition. He holds a B.A. in English/Theater from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A in Drama (Directing) from The University of Texas at Austin.
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  Rohan Arjun 

  Bio

  Rohan is director of enrollment management and financial aid at Friends Select School (PA). Prior to his appointment at Friends Select, Rohan spent time at George School (PA) as director of admission where he is also an alum. He spent five years at St. Mark’s School (MA) holding several titles including assistant director of admission, associate director of admission, acting director of community & equity affairs, and associate director of admission & financial aid. Before St. Mark's, he served as an admission, global service & scholarship, and multicultural affairs fellow at The Taft School (CT). Rohan is a principal consultant with The Glasgow Group, a founding member of the National Diversity Practitioners Institute (NDPI), and a founding chair of My Brothers' Keeper: A Retreat for Men of Color in Education. He serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) Commission of Accreditation, and chair of the faculty search committee for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). Rohan is also a member of Newtown Friends School Board of Trustees, Far Hills Country Day School Board of Trustees, Co-Chair of The Enrollment Management Association Enrollment Management Leadership Council (EMLC), the Admission Advisory Council for ASSIST, and the Clarity Advisory Group. Rohan earned a B.A. from Temple University in African-American studies with a minor in history. While at Temple, Rohan was initiated into the Lambda Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He received a M.S.Ed. for school leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, where he returned and gave back by conducting alumni interviews for undergraduate applicants, served as Tri-Chair for the School Leadership Program (SLP) Alumni Steering Committee (ASC), is a mentor in SLP, and was a member of The Penn First Plus Alumni Leadership Committee.

• David Beckelman 

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  James Demetriades 

  Bio

  James Demetriades is the CEO of Penn Medicine Princeton Health. He has been with Penn Medicine Princeton Health for 21 years, serving as a key player in some of Princeton Health’s most important milestones that included joining the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
  
  In his prior role as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Princeton Health, Mr. Demetriades led the overall system planning and execution process to become part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He collaborated with other senior leaders to execute the Medical Staff Development Plan and served as the management liaison to the Princeton Health Board of Trustees’ Strategic Planning Committee that developed a five-year strategic plan for 2020-2025. In addition to his previous responsibilities for clinical departments and ancillary and support services, he also provided leadership for emergency management at Princeton Health, including the comprehensive work done throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  

  Mr. Demetriades is the chair-elect of the Board of Princeton Community Housing. He is also on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Hospital Association and on the Board of the Princeton Mercer Chamber of Commerce.
  
  

  A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pa., Mr. Demetriades earned a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration and was valedictorian of Scranton’s Panuska College of Professional Studies. He earned his MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, Philadelphia and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and an officer in the Reserve Medical Service Corps of the United States Navy.
  
  

  James and his wife, Laura Prosser, are the parents of NFS students Anna ’28 and Elena ’30.

• Ariel Matos 

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  Stephen McGerty 

  Bio

  As Chief Technology Officer of Bright MLS, the largest Multiple Listing Service in the United States, Stephen focuses on the development and deployment of technologies and services that support real estate agents and brokers as they assist consumers in buying and selling properties. Stephen has over 20 years’ experience in building and growing Software-as-a-Service businesses across a diverse set of industries including healthcare, tax technology, carbon emissions management and real estate. Prior to joining Bright MLS, Stephen enjoyed working at other
  innovative organizations ranging from start-ups to large MNCs such as Thomson Reuters and S&P Global.
  
  Stephen holds a Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is both an Irish and US citizen. Stephen enjoys spending time with his family, traveling the world, sampling good food, and exercising as regularly as possible!
  
  Stephen and his wife, Suminder Ervine, are parents of NFS students Ethan Ervine ’31, Liam-Dev Ervine ’28, and Connor McGerty ’34.

• Todd McGrath 

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  Amy Peruzzi 

  Bio

  Amy has been a parent at Newtown Friends School for the past 13 years, with a student in the class of 2022 and 2025. She is also a graduate of George School. Amy has served in many capacities at Newtown Friends School, including clerk of the Parent’s Association and clerk of the 75 th Anniversary Gala. Amy holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing and works as a registered nurse for a pulmonary and internal medicine practice.
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  Alex Roinishvili Grigorev 

  Bio

  Alex, a parent of an NFS student (‘28), is the President of the Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) where he facilitates talks of political and ethnic leaders from the Balkans and leads programs on resolving bilateral disputes, fostering democratic governance, enhancing regional accord, and advancing minority inclusion. He works with the U.S. State Department and various European ministries of foreign affairs. An expert in diplomacy, Balkan politics, and ethnic relations he has been working in the Balkans since 1991 and, prior to heading CIG, he was the Executive Director of the Princeton-based Project on Ethnic Relations. Alex holds various degrees in international affairs and history from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the Harriman Institute, the Central European University, the State University of New York, as well as a mediator’s certificate from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. 
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  Rachel Renshaw 

  Bio

  Rachel is the parent of an NFS student ’20 and George School ‘24. She has worked in the ophthalmology/retina field for 27 years, serving as editor-in-chief of multiple ophthalmic magazines. She has volunteered with ORBIS International for a medical mission to Kolkata, India. Rachel has also held roles as director of strategic communications for Allergan, and most recently was a thought leader liaison at Genentech. She currently consults with several ophthalmology pharmaceutical and device companies for strategy pre-launch and post-launch sight-saving products. She also serves on the board of Langhorne Open Space. Rachel is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University with a BA in English Literature.

• Andrew Scheurer 

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  Erica Stockton 

  Bio

  Erica Stockton is clarinetist, teaching artist, and arts administrator active in the Philadelphia area. Erica is the Executive Director of the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County (Newtown, PA), where she has served in various capacities since 2014. Passionate about both performance and education, she also maintains a vibrant private studio of clarinet and piano students. Erica enjoys being involved in the Bucks County community and is proud to serve on the NFS School Committee. She currently is the Principal Clarinet of the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra and greatly enjoys performing with friends and colleagues in the Bucks County area.
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  Jess Walcott 

  Bio

  Jess is a parent of an NFS alum from the class of ’25. She is an educator with experience teaching at both the college and secondary school levels. She has taught neuroscience. biology, various levels of high school math and AP Chemistry.  She also home-schooled one son for four years. She has served on the Friends Camp Association Board of Directors for 12 years and has other experience guiding Quaker organizations. With her husband Gene Sonn she co-leads Friends Couple Enrichment workshops and serves as president to the organization. When she is not in a classroom, Jess can most likely be found creating landscaping projects that highlight the importance of native plants to both educate humans and feed wildlife. Jess continues to coach cross country at NFS.  
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  Deborah Watts 

  Bio

  Deborah is a musician and career educator with over 35 years of experience directing orchestras and jazz ensembles in Independent Schools in Michigan, Virginia, and New Jersey. Currently, she chairs the Performing Arts Department and directs music at the Hun School of Princeton. She is a member of Newtown Friends Meeting and serves on several committees there. Deborah holds a B.M. degree in cello performance and a M.M.T. degree in music education from Oberlin Conservatory of Music. 
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  Donald Wenzel 

  Bio

  Donald Wenzel is a graduate of George School and his two children graduated from NFS in 2014. He previously served nine years on the School Committee and was on the Committee on Trustees, Marketing and Finance Committees, and served as the Clerk of Finance. After leaving the SC, Don continued to serve on the Finance Committee.
  
  After graduating from Johns Hopkins University with a BA and MBA, he joined Wenzel & Company, an advertising, marketing and public relations firm in Pennington, NJ. He became President of Wenzel & Company and was actively involved with many industry associations. Don was elected Chairman of the North American Advertising Network, an alliance of 50 agencies across the US, Canada and Mexico.
  
  Don served on the Board of Directors of the Mercer County Chamber of
  Commerce and was the President of the Hopewell Township Division. He was a Rotarian and a Paul Harris Fellow.
  
  Don is currently a Relator with Coldwell Banker Hearthside, and is a member of the National, Pennsylvania and Bucks County Association of Realtors.