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.

Executive Committee
Chair	Sameer Bhargava
Vice-Chair	Norma C. Ramsey
Secretary	Karen Sonneborn
Treasurer	Tom Rietano
Member-at-Large	Michael L. Davis
Member-at-Large	Charles O. Rossotti
Member-at-Large	Abigail Spangler
Head of School	John Kowalik
Audit
Chair	Tanya La Force
Members	Dan Fisher
	Charles Rossotti
Committee on Trustees
Chair	Norma Ramsey
Members	Sameer Bhargava
	Natalie Bush
	Tanya La Force
	Eric Rosenthal
	Karen Sonneborn
	Martin Sumner
Advancement
Chair	Karen Sonneborn
Members	Noha Abdalla
	Natalie Bush
	Mina Faltas
	Chris Graham
	Reed Landry
	Maryanne Lavan
	Norma Ramsey
	Susan Schieffer
Diversity and Inclusion
Chair	Michael Davis
Members	Noha Abdalla
	Natalie Bush
	Ellen Dwyer
	Won Kim
	Kim Kuryea
	Tanya La Force
	Eric Rosenthal
	Stefanie Thomas
Finance
Chair	Tom Rietano
Members	Sameer Bhargava
	Ellen Dwyer
	Kim Kuryea
	Maryanne Lavan
	Eric Rosenthal
	Paul Sheridan
	Abigail Spangler
	Martin Sumner
Investment
Chair	Jim Rooney
Members	Mina Faltas
	Dan Fisher
	Charles Rossotti
	Paul Sheridan
Master Plan/Buildings and Grounds
Chair	Eric Rosenthal
Members	Chris Graham
	Reed Landry
	Norma Ramsey
	Jim Rooney
	Charles Rossotti
	Susan Schieffer
	Stefanie Thomas
Mental Health & Wellness
Chair	Natalie Bush
Members	Won Kim
	Jim Rooney
Liaisons
Board Liaison to PA	Tanya La Force
Board Liaison to AGC	Reed Landry
Board Liaison to FAPS	Jim Rooney