Board Members
Sheri Bojanowski has been an Oak Meadow parent and has served in various volunteer roles at the school such as Room Parent, 30th Anniversary Gala Committee member, and Treasurer of the Parents’ Association. Her professional background is as a sales manager and program manager in the telecommunications industry.
Fiona Carr currently serves as Honorary Trustee on the Board. She was a Trustee for nine years and Board Chair for eight years. Fiona has a B.Ed., and MBA and worked for over twenty (20) years in the high-tech industry. Fiona and Bill Carr's daughter graduated from Oak Meadow in 2006.
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Nijan Datar serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees. He has been an Oak Meadow parent since 1999 and the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2007. He has a Master’s in Electrical Engineering and is an independent consultant in the electronics industry. Nijan taught in the Graduate program at Northeastern University for five years. He has two children at Oak Meadow.
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Mike Dempsey is the father of two Oak Meadow students and an Oak Meadow graduate (class of 2007). Mike is the founder of a Lawrence based high-technology company called Radianse. He has also recently become more involved with a medical products incubator that is part of Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Robin Foley serves as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees. She is a fixed income portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments. She has two daughters at Oak Meadow and is, herself, a Montessori alumna. Robin earned a BA in Economics from The University of Michigan and an MBA in Finance from Boston University. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
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Craig Gemmell is Associate Director of College Counseling and a Science teacher at Groton School. Craig is father of two Oak Meadow students. He recently earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Antioch University.
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Lyn Goldman has been an Oak Meadow parent for three years. Her two children attend Lower Elementary and Children’s House. Lyn has seven years business development and event planning experience within a management consulting firm. She holds a BA and is Elementary Ed. Certified.
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Jeanne Gorham holds a BS in Mathematics from UNH and has a professional background in sales and operations management. Jeanne’s three sons are Oak Meadow students.
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Tom Hotchkiss has been affiliated with Oak Meadow since 1998. He has been a member of the Board since 1999 and has served as Clerk and Chair of the Board. He is the father of an Upper Elementary student and an Oak Meadow graduate (class of 2006).
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Molly Richardson has worked for twenty years at Lawrence Academy and presently serves as their Associate Director of Development in the Office of Alumni and Development. Molly provides expertise in the field of independent school development and institutional advancement.
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Marc Romvos has a twenty year career in business banking with an extensive background in business development. He presently serves as Vice President and Business Banking Manager for Cambridge Trust. Marc is the parent of a Lower Elementary Oak Meadow student.
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John Saywell has over twenty years experience in computer software engineering and management, and currently manages teams of globally distributed software engineers for Hewlett Packard in Nashua. He is the father of a middle school student and an Oak Meadow graduate (class of 2006) both of whom attended Oak Meadow since Children’s House.
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Joann Stemmermann has been an educator for over twenty years with experience in out-of-school programming, higher education and non-profit work. She has a Master’s in Education degree and is currently pursuing a philosophy of education degree at the University of New Hampshire. Joann has been an Oak Meadow Parent for six years. She has served on the Board for four years and is a past Board Chair.
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David Stettler has served as Head of School since 2005. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Politics from Princeton University and a Master’s Degree in Education Leadership from Columbia University Teachers College. As Head of School, he is an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board of Trustees and serves on all committees of the Board.
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Mark VanDorpe joined Oak Meadow in 1998 and joined the Board in 2000. He currently has three children enrolled at Oak Meadow. Mark serves as Clerk to the Board. Mark has a B.A. in Business Management from Assumption College in Worcester and a law degree from New England School of Law in Boston.
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