Board of Trustees

The Chapin School Board of Trustees is the primary governing body of the school. It functions according to bylaws established in 1951 and most recently revised in 2025. The Board by-laws provide for up to 18 term trustees, five of whom must be parents of current students at the time of their election. The Board is responsible for the establishment of policy, the appointment of the Head of School, and the preservation of the school's mission, finances, facilities, and programs. The Head of School is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees.

TRUSTEES 2026-2027

OFFICERS 

President
Ted Golfinopoulos '80 P'17 '21

Vice President
Pooja Kothari Datta P'33

Secretary
Kari Hart P'30 '35

Treasurer
Ajay Choudhri P'18 '20

TRUSTEES

Christina Hughes P'28 '31

Joy Irizarry P’25

Anjani Jha P'30 '30

Lakshmi Mandava P'28 ' 31

Sujoy Paul P'30

Peter Quinn P'14 '17

Radwa Saad P'24 '27

Julia Steinberg P'10 '12

Subu Venkataraman P'22

Jia "Stephanie" Wang P'26 '29

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

Christiana Foglio P’17 

Phiroze Rao P’12 ’14 ’21 

Pete Wilby P’94 ’00 ’06 ’12 ’18 

CHARTER TRUSTEE

Michelle Bajwa P'19 '22 '25

EX-OFFICIO

Steven C. Bristol P'13 '16 - Head of School