William (Bill) Devers is the son of Congressional’s Founders, Evelyn and Malcolm Devers. His involvement with Congressional began at a very young age and has continued throughout his life to the current time. He took over the day-to-day operations of school and camp in the early ’70’s when his parents passed away. During that time, he achieved full enrollment at the school and grew the camp to its present-day size. In 1979, he changed the operation from a for-profit, privately held corporation to the not-for-profit corporation it is today. One of the main objectives in creating the not-for-profit was to establish the school and camp as an institution in perpetuity. As part of that transition, he donated all the buildings, the bus fleet, and other structures and equipment to the newly formed not-for-profit corporation to provide a strong foundation for continued operations. He has served as Chairman of the Board since the not-for-profit’s inception and continues to do so. In the late ’80s, when the Board decided to wind down the high school, he was instrumental in creating and implementing the Early Childhood program. In 1994, he donated 5 acres of land to build the gym. In 2005, he and his wife, Gretchen, donated funds to purchase the horse tent and temporary stalls to enhance the camp’s horse program. During his tenure on the Board, he has served on the Executive, Finance, and Head of School Search and Evaluation committees. He continues to actively serve the Board as a non-voting member.

Dr. Lindsey (Devers) Basileo, Ph.D., is a founding family member of the Board of Trustees and has served on the Board since 2004. She is also the Executive Director of Research & Evaluation at Instructional Empowerment with more than 15 years of experience in social science research and 8 years in education research and evaluation.

Dr. Basileo earned her Ph.D. from Florida State University in 2010 and is a nationally certified What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewer in Group Design Standards Versions 4.0 and 4.1. She specializes in rigorous research design, program evaluation, and large-scale quantitative and qualitative analysis focused on creating meaningful, research-based change in real-world settings.

Her expertise spans experimental and quasi-experimental research, longitudinal and panel designs, hierarchical linear modeling, survival analysis, survey development and implementation, data validation, and large-scale educational and social science datasets. She has extensive experience leading outcome and process evaluations, performance measurement initiatives, and research proposal development across education and applied social science contexts.

Dr. Basileo is deeply committed to the ethical collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and believes that research-based practice can range from gold-standard experimental designs to the systematic investigation of important educational and social phenomena.

Gretchen G. Devers joined the Board in 2006 as a family member. During her tenure on the Board, she has chaired the Committee on Trustees and Camp Committee (no longer active). She has served on Strategic Planning initiatives, including developing a comprehensive comparison of similar Metro-area independent schools to assist the Board and the Head of School in understanding our competitive strengths and identifying our weaknesses. She has been involved in two Head of School searches and has assisted in developing the Head of School evaluation criteria. In 2005, Gretchen and her husband Bill funded the purchase of the horse tent and temporary stalls to enhance the camp’s equine program. She continues to actively serve the Board as a non-voting member.

Chair: Latoya Asia Smith

Tasks:

● Exercise powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation

● Provide overall guidance and leadership to the Board

● Establish and approve agendas for Board meetings

● Recommend Trustees to serve as committee chairs

● Approve annual goals for each committee

● Form a sub-committee to evaluate the Head of School in accordance with the bylaws and any additional procedures required

Chairs: Carly Schacknies & Allyson Judge

● Identify, assess, and recommend candidates for election to the Board on an annual basis

● Appoint officers, as needed

● Assess the Board’s organization, operations, policies and procedures, and Trustee attendance to assure maximum effectiveness on a yearly basis

● In addition to other duties as may be delegated by the Board from time to time

Co-Chairs: Caroline Kane & Lauren Harris

Ensure that appropriate processes are in place to:

● Identify, report, and control areas of material risk, including internal controls within the financial systems

● Develop and recommend general policies on financial matters to the Board

● Appoint the external auditors annually

● Provide an avenue of communication among the external auditors, management, the internal finance/audit function

● Oversee other compliance and regulatory functions for the Board of Trustees

Co-Chairs: Charles Clancy & Emily Hughes Ilich

Advisory committee to the Advancement Team – Fundraising, Admissions, and Marketing & Communications

Chair: Jeanette Allen

The committee works alongside the Head of School, guiding the institution’s long-term direction, viability, and overarching goals, looking 3 to 5+ years into the future.

Chair: Dana Maisano

The committee works in an advisory capacity with the Head of School and CFO/COO on strategic oversight, risk management, and governance of school finances.

Chairs: Donald Gibson & Anthony Chang

The committee acts in an advisory capacity, working with the Head of School and CFO/COO to provide strategic oversight for the school’s physical infrastructure, land, and long-term capital assets.