School Leadership
Meet the Leadership Team
The Potomac School's Administrative Team is composed of experienced leaders, working together to develop the school's overall strategy and policies, as well as managing the school's operations. Together they ensure that the school is delivering upon its mission, vision, and values.
Head of School
Associate Head of School
CFO and Associate Head of School
Assistant Head of School for Academics
Head of Upper School
Head of Intermediate School
Head of Middle School
Head of Lower School
Director of Communications
Chief Operating Officer
Director of Student Diversity Recruitment and Retention
Director of Community Engagement
Director of Technology & Innovation
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for establishing broad policy goals that align the operation of the school with its mission, providing fiduciary oversight of the school’s operations, and supporting long-range strategic planning to ensure Potomac’s future.
The board is comprised of between 17 and 26 members. It strives to reflect diversity consistent with the stated mission of the school. Its members include alumni, current parents, past parents, grandparents, and individuals from the broader community who bring particular expertise and perspective.
Members may serve two three-year terms. Requests for trustee nominations to fill board vacancies are made each fall to the parent, faculty, and alumni communities. The Committee on Trustees then selects its candidates based on a set of specific criteria and presents a slate to the full board for election in the spring.
Committees of the Board of Trustees currently include the Executive, Advancement, Audit, Committee on Trustees, Diversity & Inclusions, Finance, Investment, and Master Plan/Buildings and Grounds. In any given year task forces may be created to address other strategic issues. Officers of the board are nominated by the Chair of the Board and are elected by the full board each year.
2025-26 Board of Trustees
Noha Abdalla
Yousef Al Otaiba
Randy Altschuler
Scott Barbee
Peter J. Barris
Henry D. Berg
Henry M. Ellenbogen
Mina C. Faltas ’96
James B. Fleming
Nitin Goyal, MD
Catherine Hunt Ryan
Christopher D. Graham
John J. Kowalik
Kimberly A. Kuryea
Reed W. Landry ‘99
Maryanne R. Lavan
Stefanie A. Martin ‘03
Diana Mears
Robert D. Moser
Patricia Potts
Norma C. Ramsey
Anu Saxena
Paul F. Sheridan, Jr.
Sarah Murphy Starr ‘99
Martin W. Sumner
Christine Wang
| 2025-26 Officers |
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| Norma C. Ramsey, Chair |
| Martin W. Sumner, Vice-Chair |
| Christopher D. Graham, Treasurer |
| Noha Abdalla, Secretary |
| Mina C. Faltas ’96, At Large |
| Stefanie A. Martin ‘03, At Large |
| Paul F. Sheridan, Jr., At Large |
| John J. Kowalik, Head of School |