CWS Board

The Cincinnati Waldorf School Board of Directors is responsible for the financial health, safe operation and general oversight of the guidelines and regulations of the organization. The major responsibilities of the Board of Directors are:

  • Determine the Organization's Mission and Purpose
  • Select the Administrative Team Leader
  • Support the Administrator and Faculty Chairs and Review their Performance
  • Ensure Effective Organizational Planning
  • Ensure Adequate Resources
  • Manage Resources Effectively
  • Determine and Monitor the Organization's Programs and Services
  • Enhance the Organization's Public Image
  • Serve as a Court of Appeal
  • Assess Its Own Performance

Gordon Barnhart
Board President
President and CEO of Corporate Change Systems
Board member since 2004
CWS parent

Education: BA Duke, MA Antioch

 


James Bennett
CWS parent
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Dale Kavalew
Technology Associate Director - Materials Technology - Procter and Gamble
CWS Finance Committee
Sustainability Leader - Procter and Gamble
Board member since 2006

Education: BS Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University; MBA International Business, Xavier University

 

Lori Kran
Grade 7 class teacher
With CWS since 1993 as parent, 1994 as teacher
Board member since 2008 (2 prior terms on Board)

Education: PhD US History, UMASS, Amherst; Waldorf Training 2001


Amy Merrell
Principal/Founder - Jack Rouse Associates
Board member since 2007

Education: BFA in Opera and Musical Theater Design, UC-College Conservatory of Music


Jim Paulson
Owner/VP Sales Carthage Mills, Inc.
Board member since 2008

Education: BA History Ohio Wesleyan University 1985

 


Kathleen Smythe
Associate Professor of History, Xavier University
CSA member, Turner Farm, Indian Hill
Co-Director, Ethics, Religion and Society Program, Xavier University
Board member since 2008

Education: PHD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Colleen St. John
Rose Blossom Kindergarten Teacher

 

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