Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of Prospect Hill Academy is charged with the overall governance of the school, ensuring that (a) the school is faithful to the terms of its charter; (b) the academic program is a success; and (c) the organization is viable. Furthermore, the Board 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 the school’s future

Committees of the Board of Trustees currently include the Governance, Finance, Human Resources, Academic Affairs, and Facilities. In any given year, task forces may be created to address other strategic issues. Officers of the Board are nominated by the Governance Committee and are elected by the full Board each year.

  • KyAnn Anderson

    Architect and Designer
    Member since 2008
    Member of Facilities Committee

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  • Paul Blackborow

    CEO, Energetiq Technology, Inc
    Member since 2007
    Chairperson of Human Resources Committee
    Member of Governance Committee

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  • Alburn E. Blankenship

    Retired Businessman
    Member since 2008
    Member of Facilities Committee
    Member of
    Finance Committee

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  • David Bryson

    Carpentry Instructor
    Member since 2010
    Member of Facilities Committee

  • Ellen Davidson

    Professor, Simmons College
    Member since 2004
    Chairperson of Academic Affairs Committee
    Member of Human Resources Committee

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  • Edward Feinman

    Consultant, Peabody Public Schools
    Member since 2005
    Vice Chairperson of Board of Trustees
    Member of Governance Committee
    Member of Finance Committee
    Member of Human Resources Committee

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  • Susan Istock Hanlon

    Senior Communications Strategist, ING U.S. Retirement Services
    Member since 2010
    Co-Chairperson of Development Committee

  • Salim Kabawat

    Medical Director, Quest Diagnostics
    Member since 1997
    Member of Facilities Committee
    Member of Governance Committee

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  • Carolyn McGowan

    Trial Attorney, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Committee for Public Counsel Services/Public Defender Division
    Member since 2005
    Chairperson of Governance Committee

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  • Charles McGrath

    Business Manager of Lynn Branch, Salem Five Savings Bank
    Member since 2004
    Treasurer of Board of Trustees
    Chairperson of Finance Committee

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  • Parviz Parvizi

    Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company
    Member since 2006
    Chair of Board of Trustees
    Member of Facilities Committee
    Member of Governance Committee

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  • Vijay Jun Patel

    MIT Sloan School of Management
    Member since 2008
    Co-Chairperson of Development Committee
    Member of Finance Committee

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  • Trecia Reavis

    Regional Director, Raytheon Company
    Member since 2010
    Member of Development Committee

  • Justin Roberts

    Harvard Business School
    Member since 2008
    Member of Development Committee
    Member of Finance Committee

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  • Lisa Robinson

    Sr. Underwriter, ProMutual Group Insurance
    Member since 2010
    Member of Academic Affairs Committee

  • Alan Steinert Jr.

    Member since 2010
    Member of Governance Committee