What is the Board of Trustees?

The Board of Trustees is comprised of current and former parents, grandparents, alumni, and community leaders who volunteer their unique talents and experiences to ensure the Triangle Day School’s continued success. The Board supports the School’s mission, oversees its fiduciary responsibilities, and assists the Head of School in carrying out the long-term strategic plan.

Committees

The Board has six standing committees: Finance, Trusteeship, Development, Facilities, Executive, and Diversity, Equity & Belonging.

The Executive Committee is made up of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Its primary role is to evaluate the Head of School on an annual basis.

The Diversity, Equity & Belonging Committee was formed in 2016-17 in order to ascertain the climate of diversity and inclusion at the school and determine areas for improvement. The committee focuses on curriculum, recruitment/retention, community engagement, and assessment. Learn more about DEB at TDS here.

The Finance Committee is comprised of trustees and non-trustees. It meets regularly with the Head of School and the Business Officer and is responsible for overseeing the annual budget and financial affairs of the school.

Comprised of trustees and non-trustees, the Development Committee is responsible for Board-initiated institutional advancement and fundraising, including the annual fund, capital campaign, auction, endowment funds, and gifts.

The Facilities Committee is comprised of trustees and non-trustees. This committee along with the Head of School is responsible for reporting to the board on the overall condition, adequacy, and management of the facilities.

The Trusteeship Committee is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and recommending individuals for future trustee nominations. New board members are selected based upon their positive commitment to the school along with the immediate and long term needs of the school.

When the need arises the Board may create special committees, such as the Strategic Planning Committee.

The Strategic Planning Committee is created in order to review its previous Strategic Plans and Mission Statement and update them to reflect a variety of factors such as changes in enrollment, the parent body, the financial health of the school, technological advances, the community, and the local economy. The current Strategic Plan was approved by the full Board in July 2022.

Board FAQs

The Board is primarily responsible for the strategic aspects of the School such as selecting and evaluating the Head of School, ensuring adequate financial resources including fundraising of various kinds, providing proper financial oversight, building a competent Board, ensuring ethical integrity, and enhancing the School’s public standing.

A Board member is elected to a first term of three years and may be asked to serve a second term of three years. After one year off, the Board member may be elected to serve an additional term.

The Head of School, rather than the Board, is primarily responsible for the operational aspects of the School such as selecting and evaluating the faculty, managing the day-to-day operation of the School, leading in the development of the School’s curriculum, acting as the School’s key liaison with parents, grandparents, alumni, Board members, and community leaders, and preparing the school’s annual budget including staffing needs and instructional resources and presenting it to the Board for its approval.

If parents have concerns about operational matters (e.g. faculty or staff members, the curriculum, the facility), then these should be discussed with the appropriate administrator. If, however, the concern is with the Head of the School, then this should be brought to the attention of a member of the Board’s Executive Committee.

The Board governs itself according to its own TDS Board Bylaws.

To learn more about this process, or to recommend someone for the Board of Trustees, please contact a member of the Board’s Trusteeship Committee or the Board Chair. Board members are nominated by the Trusteeship Committee and elected by the full Board. New Board members are selected based upon the immediate and long term needs of the School, and for their commitment to the School.

The full Board meets on a monthly basis in August through December. In the new year, the Board meets every other month in February, April, and June. The Board may meet on or off campus, to receive and discuss reports from the Head of School and other administrators, Board Committees, outside consultants and students, when appropriate.

2025-2026 Board Members

  • Kim Sue-Ling photo

    Kim Sue-Ling

    Current Parent ’29

    Board Chair

  • Rachel Casipit photo

    Rachel Casipit

    Current Parent ’28, ’30

    Board Vice-Chair

  • Pat Scheper photo

    Pat Scheper

    Current Parent ’26, ’29

    Board Treasurer

    Finance Committee Chair

  • Rachel Byrne photo

    Rachel Byrne

    Current Parent ’28

    Board Secretary

  • Marc DiRienzo photo

    Marc DiRienzo

    Current Parent ’28

    Facilities Committee Chair

  • Nathan Hixson photo

    Nathan Hixson

    Current Parent '30, '34

  • Hallie Kennedy photo

    Hallie Kennedy

    Current Parent '32, '35

  • Aaron Kyle photo

    Aaron Kyle

    Current Parent ’30

    Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Committee Chair

  • Patrick McWilliams photo

    Patrick McWilliams

    Current Parent ’26, ’26

  • Ali Paksima photo

    Ali Paksima

    Current Parent ’28 ’32

  • Alaina Pantoja photo

    Alaina Pantoja

    Current Parent ’27, ’30

    Development Committee Chair

  • Ryan Park photo

    Ryan Park

    Current Parent ’27, ’32

  • Stuart Smith photo

    Stuart Smith

    Alumni Parent ’06, ’14, ’16

  • Tim Tinnesz photo

    Tim Tinnesz

    Community Leader

  • Julie Williams-Swiggett photo

    Julie Williams-Swiggett

    Current Parent ’26, ’29