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School Board of Directors

The Casa Esperanza Board of Directors regularly meets once a month on the dates denoted on the Board Events Calendar, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. If you would like to offer your talents or service to help build Casa Esperanza Montessori, please consider volunteering on one of the board committees.  The board of directors represent the  nonprofit organization established in 2000 to make a language-studies based, Montessori education available to children in the Triangle area of North Carolina through a private preschool and public elementary and middle grades charter school, which serve students ages 3-14 years. The Board of Directors is responsible for writing the Casa strategic plan to guide the growth and development of the school, including excellence in academic performance, fiscal responsibility, managed growth, community involvement and clear leadership.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the school.

MEETING DATES

Board Meetings will be held every 3rd Thursday of the month beginning at 6:00 pm in UE1 Classroom.

August 26, 2011 November 17, 2011 February 16, 2012 May 17, 2012
September 15, 2011 December 15, 2011 March 15, 2012 June 21, 2012
October 20, 2011* January 19, 2012 April 19, 2012

*The Board of Directors will be considering changes to the bylaws at its October20th meeting. Click below to see the proposed changes.

Changes to Bylaws

 

Board of Directors Members

Name Role Contact
Zachary Donahue 2011-2012 Chairperson* zdonahue@cemcs.org
Dianne Goode Vice-Chair* dgoode@cemcs.org
Wade Hudson Secretary* whudson@cemcs.org
Sonya Judd Treasurer* sjudd@cemcs.org
Christopher Morgan Member at Large cmorgan@cemcs.org
Michel Miller Member at Large mmiller@cemcs.org
Kate Griffith Member at Large kgriffith@cemcs.org
Andrea Bascom Member at Large abascom@cemcs.org

*Executive Committee Members

Committee Structure

Committee Name Meeting Days & Time
Board Affairs Second Friday at 8:30 am
Finance Second Thursday at 6:00 pm
Human Resources Second Thursday at 7:00 pm
Facilities Second Thursday at 8:00 pm
Strategic Planning Third Tuesday at 6:00 pm
Development Second Tuesday at 8:20 am
Executive Second Friday  at 11:00 am
Board Meetings Third Thursday at 6:00 pm

 

If you are interested in serving on a committee as a committee member or committee chairperson please contact our Board  Chairperson, Zachary Donahue.

School Officers

Diana Bush, Head of School

Zachary Donahue, Board Chair

Diane Goode, Vice Chair

Wade Hudson, Secretary

Sonya Judd, Treasurer