The Governing Board provides strategic direction for and oversight of the Association’s mission, ministry, and work. The board, which is self-electing, is comprised of school leaders, clergy, and friends from throughout the community of Episcopal schools. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is the honorary chair of the board. The Association’s executive director serves as an ex officio voting member. Members’ terms of service conclude June 30 of the year noted.
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The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Honorary Chair
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
Edward Kim, President (2023)
Pacific Palisades, CA
Silvia Larrauri, Vice President (2023)
Head of School
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School
Coconut Grove, FL
The Rev. Michael E. Spencer, Secretary (2023)
Vice Rector for Faculty
St. Paul’s School
Concord, NH
D. DuBose Egleston, Jr., Treasurer (2023)
Head of School
Porter-Gaud School
Charleston, SC
The Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens, D.Min. (2025)
Bishop Suffragan
The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
Paul A. Barton (2025)
Head of School
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Atlanta, GA
Rex W. Bates (2023)
Director of Business Development
Annie Wright Schools
Tacoma, WA
Dr. Natalia Rico Hernández (2025)
Head of School
Breck School
Minneapolis, MN
Betsy J. Hunroe (2025)
Executive Director
Virginia Association of Independent Schools
Cynthia Gibbs-Wilborn (2024)
Head of School
Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School
Washington, DC
Canon A. Burns Jones (2024)
Headmaster
Cathedral School for Boys
San Francisco, CA
Mr. Byron M. Lawson Jr. (2025)
Head of School
Trinity Preparatory School
Winter Park, FL
Sean Murphy (2024)
Austin, TX
Lawrence Sampleton (2025)
Associate Head of School for Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
Austin, TX
Dana Toedtman (2023)
Governing Board Chair
St. Thomas’ Preschool
Fort Washington, PA
Jenn Foley Tolbert (2025)
Head of School
St. Mark’s School
Altadena, CA
The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth (2024)
Rector
Trinity Episcopal Church
Indianapolis, IN
The Rev. Mauricio Wilson, D.Min. (2023)
Rector
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Oakland, CA
The Rev. David A. Madison, D.Min. (ex officio)
Executive Director
National Association of Episcopal Schools