About
Leadership
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HEAD OF
SCHOOL
Audrius Barzdukas P’20
Head of School
Our 10th Head of School since 1854, Audrius Barzdukas came to Poly in 2016 from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where he served as Head of Athletics, Associate Head of School, and Head of Upper School during his time there from 2003-2016. Previously, he was a Director with United States Swimming and Associate Director, Coaching with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Virginia native earned a bachelor’s in philosophy and master’s in education from the University of Virginia.
ACADEMIC AND
PROGRAM
LEADERSHIP
Michal Hershkovitz P’16, ’18
Assistant Head of School, Academics
Sarah Bates
Head of Upper School
Richard Corso
Head of Athletics
Andre Del Valle Jr. P’29, ’33
Head of Middle School
Michael Robinson
Head of Arts
Francis Yasharian
Head of Lower School
BUSINESS &
OPERATIONS
Lynda Casarella
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Peggy Cook
Chief Advancement Officer
Kyle Graham
Associate Head of School, Enrollment Management and Student Outcomes
Matt Stelluto
Head of Operations
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2019-2020
Officers
Chair: Nicholas Gravante, Esq. ’78, P’20, ’23
Vice Chair: Arnold F. Mascali ’84
Treasurer: Robin L. Bramwell-Stewart ’86, P’16
Secretary: Andrew Foote P’27, ’29
Board Members
Indhira Arrington P’29, ’31
Lawrence S. Brandman ’78, P’16
Jeanne M. Cloppse ’84
Michael A. Correra ’87
Gary E. Hanna, Esq. ’84, P’22, ’22
Hans Humes P’12, 15, ’21, ’35
Thomas Iannelli ’82, P’18, ’19, ’24
Sang Lee P’22, ’23
Michael Liburd P’21, ’24
Stephen Maharam P’25
Kristerfor Mastronardi ’95
Cassandra Metz P’26
Jennifer Powers P’26,’28
Jennifer J. Ramberg P’26, ’27, ’28
Kareem Raymond P’31, ’33
John J. Regan ’86, P’23, ’24
Laurie T. Rosenblatt P’23
Wade E. Saadi, Jr. ’95
Robert G. Sabbagh ’87, P’27, ’30
Elizabeth R. Schlesinger P’28, ’30, ’32
Irwin Simon P’18, ’22
Daniela Vitale-Howell P’20, ’23, ’25
Maxwell T. Wiley P’18, ’21
Board Member, Non-Trustee
Alexandra Maresca Azara ’00, P’33 (Pres. Alumni Board of Governors)
Trustees Emeriti
Clifford Barr, Esq. ’48
Dr. Karen Burke Goulandris P’15
Harry J. Petchesky, Esq. ’55
Organized as a not-for-profit corporation under the laws of the State of New York and granted 501(c)3 status by the IRS, Poly Prep Country Day School is governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of alumni and parent volunteers, who provide strategic oversight and ensure that Poly Prep fulfills its educational mission. The Board meets approximately once every two months throughout the school year. Through Board committees—ranging from Education and Co-Curriculars to Development and Finance—the Board has frequent and regular campus contact with parents, alumni, and school administrators.
Poly Prep also benefits from the active support of a Parents’ Association, and its Alumni Association and its Board of Governors.