Board of Directors 2024—2025
Officers
Sara Elsasser ’02
Board Chair
Chair, Advancement
Jaqueline Avitia-Guzman
Treasurer
Erika Joyce ’94
Secretary
Chair, Community Engagement
Directors
Doug Ackerman
Neha Biggs
Joan Miles (Criswell)
Chair, Marran Grants
Megan Cummins
Lenny Feller
Steven Fifita
John McGuinness ’77
Sarah Ricciardi
Cathy Shaw ’79
Honorary Directors
Rob Faurot ’77
Janet Hersh ’74
Chris West ’68
Ex-Officio
Nicole Dizon
Director of Communications
and Alumni Relations
Denise Dubravec
Winnetka Campus Principal/
Assistant Superintendent
Jean Hahn
Board of Education
Vice President
Chris Johnson, EdD
Associate Superintendent
Jenny Keller
Co-President,
New Trier Parents’ Association
Liz Mayer ’02
Executive Director,
New Trier Educational Foundation
Paul Sally, EdD
Superintendent
Peter Tragos
Assistant Superintendent
for Curriculum and Instruction
Paul Waechtler
Northfield Campus Principal
Kristen Whisner
Co-President,
New Trier Parents’ Association