National Council
The Warner School of Education National Council is the leading volunteer advisory group for the Warner School of Education and Human Development. The Council’s membership consists of distinguished national leaders who provide guidance and expertise on key initiatives for the school. The Council meets with our Dean semi-annually, and most recently, played an integral role in drafting our Campaign themes and goals.
Members
Cicily Backus
Community Advocate
Lee Backus ‘62
Retired portfolio manager and partner at Buckingham Capital Management
Mary Ellen Burris ‘68W (MS)
Retired Senior Vice President, Consumer Affairs, Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
William M. Carpenter
Managing Director, WMC Ventures, LLC
Former Chairman and CEO, Bausch and Lomb
James Farrar
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ
Kathy Farrar ‘89W (MS)
Retired Teacher and RCSD Volunteer
Susan Critchlow Gangemi '96W (MS)
Community Advocate and Project READ Volunteer
Guilbert C. Hentschke
Stoops Dean and Cooper Chair Emeritus at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education
Herbert R. Miller ’62, ‘64W (MA)
Corporate Education and Training Consultant
Vivian A. Palladoro ‘76W (MS), ‘97W (EdD)
Retired Pathology Administrator, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ
Thomas S. Richards
Board of Trustee Member and Chair of URMC Board, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ
Former Mayor, City of Rochester
Former Chairman, President and CEO, RGS Energy Group (parent company of RG&E)
Meredith Rowe ’93, ‘95W (MS)
Professor of Early Learning and Development and Faculty Director of Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University
Michael Scandling
Retired Vice President of Marketing, Faron Melrose Communications
Independent Consultant for Marketing and Marketing Communications
Charles Symington ’80, ‘81S (MBA)
Retired Chief Operating Officer, MetLife Investments
Margaret Symington
Retired Principal Consultant, Investment and Securities Operations, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Co-Chairs
Diane Boni ’84
Retired Director of ELA, Social Studies, & Libraries, Greece Central School District
Ellen G. Rusling ‘66W, ‘79W (MA), P’03, P’06
Retired School Psychologist/Family Therapist, Monroe BOCES #1
Life Discernment Consultant
Emeriti Members
Mariko Sakita-Mozeson ‘83
Founder & President, Project Job
Elizabeth F. Schultz ‘80M (MS), ‘97M (MD), ‘02M (Res)
Donna Lechleiter Thompson ‘65W, ’79 (MS)
Co-Founder and Former COO, Fusion Productions, Inc.
Judith Wertheimer ’69W (BS), ‘73W (MA)
Phyllis V. Wettermann ‘57N (BS), ‘59W (BS), ‘62N (MS)
Retired Teacher and Horizons Volunteer