Board of Trustees
Tracie Benjamin-Van Lierop
Academic Response Team Specialist
NYC Department of Education
Shawn Clark
Associate
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Suzanne Fogarty
Head of School
Chapin
Cavel Khan
Chief Revenue Officer
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Allison Keil
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Community Roots Charter School
Swati Malik
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
David Manheimer
Co-Founder
Brooklyn Standard Properties
Jerry Petit-Frere
Case Team Leader
The Bridgespan Group
Nigel Pugh
Institute for Student Achievement
Milad Sedeh
Vice President
Moelis & Company
Brian Shaw
Principal
Sespe Growth Partners
Christine Spadaro
Middle School Learning Specialist
Saint Ann’s Brooklyn
Sara Stone
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Community Roots Charter School
Scott Strasser, Board Co-Chair
Managing Partner
Perennial Advisors, LLC
Tracey Strauss, Board Co-Chair
Operating Partner
L Catterton
Josh Thomases
Executive Vice President
Great Oaks Charter Schools
Board Meetings
CRCS governing Board of Trustees meets monthly. The public has the right to attend the meeting at any of the locations.
2021-2022 CRCS Board of Trustees Meeting Information
- Tuesday, July 13, 2021: 8:30am via Zoom video
- Tuesday, August 10, 2021: 8:30am via Zoom Video
- Monday, September 20, 2021: 6:00pm via Zoom Video
- Tuesday, October 12, 2021: 8:30am via Zoom Video
- Monday, November 15, 2021: 6:00pm via Zoom Video
- Tuesday, December 7, 2021: 8:30am via Zoom Video
- Monday, January 10, 2022: 6:00pm via Zoom Video
- Tuesday, February 8, 2022: 8:30am via Zoom Video
- Monday, March 7, 2022: 6:00pm via Zoom Video
- Monday, April 4, 2022: 6:00pm via Zoom Video
- Tuesday, May 3, 2022: 8:30am via Zoom Video
- Monday, June 13, 2022: 6:30pm at CRCS Elementary School [51 Saint Edwards Street, Fl. 3, Brooklyn, NY 11205]
Occasionally, some board members may join the meeting via video conference.*
*On 3/16/22, Governor Hochul, by executive order, extended NYS’s State of Emergency until April 15, 2022. This extension allows for entitles subject to OML, including all charter schools, to continue to hold meetings virtually. In addition to charter school board and committee meetings being held virtually, charters holding their lottery on or before April 15, can hold the lottery virtually.
Meeting minutes and agendas are accessible here.
