Our School

Board of Trustees

As of February 2024

Landmark is governed by a capable and diverse group of trustees whose commitment to the organization is deep and meaningful. Our trustees oversee the fiduciary health of Landmark School and Landmark School Outreach and establish and steer key policy decisions. 

Jeffrey Alpaugh P'21

President, North America for Aon
Jeff Alpaugh is the president of North America for Aon. He is responsible for driving revenue growth across the region, including improving new business production, advancing the sales production model, enhancing the client experience and strengthening client retention. Prior to joining Aon, Jeff worked at Marsh McLennan for 34 years with an impeccable track record in developing and executing industry-specific go-to-market growth strategies. He most recently served as the U.S. and Canada growth and industry practice leader, leading Marsh’s 22 industry practices. Jeff also served as the company’s U.S. chief country officer (CCO), working with leadership teams from Mercer, Oliver Wyman and Guy Carpenter to leverage content, capabilities, commercial growth platforms and connections to strengthen long-term revenue growth. Jeff holds a BA in political science from Kenyon College and earned his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Jeff enjoys golf, skiing, squash, and cycling. He and his wife Larisa live in Wellesley, MA with their five children: Harrison, Lindsey, Laurel, Landon, and Haley.

Karen Altman P’26

Parent and Volunteer
Trained in public relations and communications, Karen is delighted to bring her experience across multiple education and non-profit platforms to the Landmark Board of Trustees.  Most recently, she worked with The Schenck School managing all aspects of the annual Auction and Gala and leading Parents Association efforts as a member of the development team. Karen received her Bachelor of Science in Communications with distinction in Public Relations from the University of Georgia.  She holds Associate Level Certification with the Orton-Gillingham Academy as well as Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator Certification.  

Karen and her husband Mike are the proud parents of two teenagers.  Their daughter Samantha is a second-year boarding student at Landmark and their son Andrew attends an independent school in their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. 

Mike Altman P’26

Chief Investment Officer, Cortland
As Chief Investment Officer for Cortland, Mike Altman directs the firm’s investment strategy with a focus on asset management. Mike joined Cortland in 2007 as a development associate and has played an integral role in growing the company, becoming Executive Vice President of Investments in 2010 before assuming his current role in 2013. Over the course of his career with Cortland, he has led many core aspects of the business, including capital raising and portfolio strategy, which have directly influenced Cortland's evolution from a small development company to one of the largest companies in the multifamily industry.

Mike serves in Board positions for multiple corporate entities in the United States and The United Kingdom.  Most proud of his involvement with Project Destined, Mike helped launch the organization in Atlanta in 2018, which has now expanded into six states.

Mike holds a master's degree in real estate from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree in environmental science from the University of Georgia. He is a licensed real estate broker and is associated with the Atlanta Multifamily Network and the U.S. Green Building Council.

Troy Baker

Upper School Director, Breck School
Dr. Baker currently serves as the Upper School Director for Breck School, a P-12, coed, independent day school located in Golden Valley, Minnesota. With 19 years of experience in education, Troy has worked in a vast array of environments, including traditional public schools, charter, and independent schools. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Troy earned his Master of Arts in Teaching from Brown University and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy from Vanderbilt University where his research focused on independent school board governance and strategic leadership. He also served as the Athletic Director and Director of Student Life for Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia.  Troy is a passionate, caring, and thoughtful school leader who embraces complexity and holds firm to shared beliefs and values. Troy has three children, Mckenzie, Logan, and Dylan and enjoys fishing and all things outdoors.

Jennifer Casey P'02, '06

Community Volunteer and Artist
Jennifer served on the Landmark School board of Trustees for two terms from 1998–2004 and is delighted to be back to deepen her involvement with an organization that has played an important role in her life. Jenny’s sons, Oliver and Forrest Schwab, both attended Landmark school for several years before graduating from Proctor Academy. Jenny runs the Casey Family Foundation and is an active volunteer having served on a variety of non-profit boards including the Peabody Essex Museum, Anchor To Windward, and Tower School, among others. She enjoys sailing with her husband, Gerry Johnston, and is an avid folk artist exhibiting her work in galleries, shops, and fairs all over New England. Jennifer and her two sons Oliver Schwab ‘02 and Forrest Schwab ’06 founded Pinkham Management, LLC, a real estate investment and property management company.

Josh Clark P'28, 31

Head of School, Landmark School
Josh Clark is the Head of School at Landmark School in Beverly, Mass. He previously served as head of The Schenck School in Atlanta, Ga. and the Bodine School in Memphis, Tenn. Josh began his career in education at Lausanne Collegiate School, an International Baccalaureate World School in Memphis, Tenn., where he served as assistant head of the Middle School and a middle and high school English teacher for seven years. He's involved with several professional organizations and currently serves as the chair of the International Dyslexia Association and is an expert contributor to Made by Dyslexia, an awareness-raising, educational, and advocacy group. He also co-founded the Association of LD Schools (ALDS) and sits on their board. Josh is very interested in promoting the science of reading as a vehicle for education reform and social good. Josh and his wife, Melanie, also an educator, have two children, Rigby and Dalloway. When not working to further the cause of reading challenges, Josh loves to run, read, and travel.

Nancy Crate P'17, '21 

Past Parent and Volunteer
Nancy is a former Chair of the Board at Brookwood School where she served as a trustee from 2011 to 2017. Prior to joining the board, she was co-chair of the school’s The Time is Now Campaign helping to raise over $12 million for the school’s endowment. While serving as chair, Nancy oversaw the completion of an $8MM building project, the launch of a $10MM capital campaign, and the search for and transition to a new Head of School. In addition to her roles at Brookwood, Nancy has been a member of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Board of Advisors since 2006, served as a trustee for the Montserrat College of Art from 2009-2015, and is a founding member and Vice-Chair of the Leadership Council for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry. Nancy earned her BA from Bucknell University and her MBA from Columbia Business School. Following her undergraduate years, Nancy worked at JP Morgan until 1998. There she held positions in Corporate Trust, as well as college and MBA recruitment for Sales, Trading, and Research and Asset Management in New York and London. From 1998 to 2001, Nancy worked at Cambria Consulting in Boston as an organizational development consultant. Nancy splits her time between Massachusetts and New York.  She has four children—three of whom, Emma, Audrey, and Ellie attended Landmark EMS between 2010-2015. 

Alan Dachs 

Chair of the Board, Fremont Group
Alan M. Dachs is Chair of the Board, and retired Chief Executive Officer, of the Fremont Group, a San Francisco-based private investment firm. Mr. Dachs served on the Board of Directors of Bechtel Group, Inc. from 1997 through 2021. He is a retired member of the Board of Directors of the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, and a member of the Board of Directors of X2X, LLC. He is a Senior Trustee of the Brookings Institution, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences where he retired as Chair of the Academy’s Trust and Vice Chair of its Board of Directors in 2021. Mr. Dachs is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of The Conference Board. He retired from the Board of Trustees of MIT Corporation in 2019. Mr. Dachs serves on the Board of Trustees of The Landmark School, and is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University where he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Mr. Dachs has a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA from New York University.

Bill Gersh '06

Agent, Alternative and Digital Packaging Division, The Gersh Agency
Bill Gersh ’06 graduated from Emerson College in 2010 with a degree in Studio TV Production. For the next four years he held production positions on live television shows such as The Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, and large-scale televised events including the Super Bowl Halftime Show and two Presidential Inaugurations. In addition, Bill was a Director and Technical Director on the CBS reality show "Big Brother" for three seasons.
Since 2014 Bill has been working at The Gersh Agency, the oldest talent agency in Hollywood that was started by his grandfather in the 1940s. The agency represents actors, writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, and comedians in television, film, and theater. Bill is currently an agent in the Alternative and Digital Packaging Division, which represents many of the people in the fields in which Bill worked prior to joining the agency.

Thilo Henkes P'24​

Landmark School Board Chair
Managing Director and Partner, L.E.K.Consulting
Thilo joined Landmark School's Board of Trustees in 2018. He and his wife Lucy have three sons, the youngest of whom is a student on the High School campus. The other two boys attend Governor’s Academy. Thilo is a managing director and partner in the Boston office of L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting company. Thilo has served as a trustee at Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill for six years and for ten years at the First Lutheran Church of Boston. Thilo earned his MBA at Harvard Business School and his BA in Mathematics from Hamilton College. Thilo is an avid triathlete and enjoys sailing, tennis, and squash with his family.  

Gretchen Hover Moreschi, P’23

Founder and Managing Partner, Imbue Partners
As a behavioral change expert, Gretchen has more than 25 years of experience in understanding people and the choices they make. She is a strategist, speaker, author, and facilitator who partners with biopharma and medical technology organizations to reimagine how they engage with their most important stakeholders – patients, caregivers, healthcare teams, and each other. Gretchen has unique expertise in developing operating models, facilitating advisory boards, and delivering cognitive / behavioral programs. She helps teams tap into and activate the critical motivators of positive change. Her work includes strategy and solution development in customer centricity, market growth, product launch, and competitive readiness. Her track record includes collaborations with Alexion, Biogen, Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda, Sunovion and the US National Security Agency (NSA). Her work has been published in the journal of Clinical Therapeutics and at conferences for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) and the Drug Information Association (DIA). Gretchen holds a BA from Loyola University of Maryland and a Master’s in Organization Development and Behavioral Change from the Pennsylvania State University. She has been a guest speaker at WITI (Women in Technology International), Bentley University, and Boston University. She is an active member of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio). Gretchen enjoys kayaking, hiking, snowshoeing, and gardening. She lives in Middleton, MA with her husband Mark and two sons, Mason and Gaven (’23).

Brandi Johnson

Endicott College, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Brandi has worked at Endicott College since 2008 in a variety of student-facing roles.  She currently holds the title of Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer in addition to being an adjunct lecturer.  Brandi has a M.Ed. from Lesley University and a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. An AmeriCorps alum, Brandi served two years working with inner city youth in Boston and has held multiple roles at several other educational organizations, including Regis College, Brookline Public Schools, UMass Amherst, Boston Public Schools, and Citizen Schools. 

Dedicated to serving her community, she is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Harborlight Montessori School and Pathways for Children.  In addition to her board work she is also a Grant follow-up Site Visitor for the Cummings Foundation and a 2023-2024 North Shore LEADS 5.0 Fellow.  Brandi is a regular guest speaker at area high schools, and has delivered keynote addresses at numerous diversity and belonging webinars and seminars.   She is originally from Ashland, MA and currently resides in Beverly, MA with her husband, Lance Greene and her 9 year old daughter Nevaeh. Brandi cherishes spending time with her family and exploring new places with them.   In her spare time, she collects coins, puzzles, crafts and makes candy. She also loves searching for and listening to vinyl records and most recently enjoys supporting her daughter’s entrepreneurial endeavors as she currently aspires to create her own business. 

John Leslie P’21

Landmark School Board Secretary
Former Partner, IHS Markit
John was a partner with the firm IHS Markit, an information, insight, and data science company. Formerly a member of the office of the CTO, John was product lead for the firm’s major data aggregation and distribution technology platforms. Prior to this, John was a founding member of Wall Street On Demand, where, as CTO, he led the effort to build a technology platform that now hosts web sites for a majority of North American brokerage and financial media firms. Wall Street On Demand was sold to IHS Markit upon which John and his family moved to London, IHS Markit’s headquarters, where he served a variety of technology roles. John graduated from Princeton University where he majored in Political Economy. John, his wife Heather, and their twin boys moved to Boston in 2017. Their son Nick started Landmark in eighth grade and graduated from the high school.

Nicholas A. Lopardo P'92, GP'20, '22, '23, '24

Lifetime Trustee
Retired Vice Chairman, State Street Corporation
Nick Lopardo distinguishes himself among his fellow trustees as the parent, father-in-law, and grandparent of two Landmark alumni and five current students. Nick was the longest-running Chairman of the Board serving 19 productive years for the institution and also co-chaired the Landmark Matters capital campaign. He is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of NAL Group, a privately held investment holding company with properties in sports and entertainment, promotional marketing, golf shoe company, and real estate. Prior to forming NAL, Mr. Lopardo retired as the Vice Chairman of State Street Corporation where he served as the Chairman and CEO of its global investment management arm, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Throughout his career, Nick has been active on the board of directors of corporations as well as non-profit institutions. Nick and his wife, Diane, have three children and 10 grandchildren. His son, AJ, and daughter-in-law, Amanda, were 1992 graduates of Landmark and all five of their children proudly attended Landmark. 

Joseph H. Morgart P'12

Landmark School Board Treasurer
Alternative Investment, Amundi Pioneer Investments
Joe’s son, Alexander, attended Landmark School from 2007 to 2010 and his daughter Sarah attended the high school for one year. Professionally, Joe is responsible for Alternative Investments at Amundi Pioneer Investments. Prior to Amundi Pioneer, he most recently served as a Senior Vice President at Pyramis Global Advisors, where he was integral to the articulation, architecture, and implementation of growth for the firm’s alternative investments. Prior to 2007, he co-founded Boldwater Capital Management, a company specializing in credit-oriented hedge fund investment strategies and before that Joe spent seven years at Deutsche Bank Alex Brown. Earlier in his career, Joe held various roles at Anchor/Russell Capital Advisors, Bank of Boston, and IBM. Joe earned a BA from Johnson State College and his MBA from Northeastern University. He chairs the Investment Committee of The Landmark School. He is a past Board Chair of Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister and currently chairs their Endowment Board and Investment Committee. He also serves as a member of the Investment Committee for Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Joe has been a guest lecturer at the Harvard Business School and the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He has four children and in his free time Joe enjoys tennis, golf, yoga and bicycling.

Shelley Moses-Reed P'23

Former Customer Experience Executive, Medallia
Shelley discovered Landmark School by way of Woodin Math in 2012 while searching online in the middle of the night to find tips on teaching math facts to her son. This led to her son attending two Landmark Summer programs in 2013 and 2014. The family then decided to co-locate for middle school between Colorado and Massachusetts from 2016-2019. Shelley brings 30 successful years of sales, operations, and customer relations experience to the Board.  She has led strategic, global client teams for Oracle and Medallia.  She has a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from the University of Kansas. She also served on the Executive Committee and Boards for Craig Hospital and the International Dyslexia Association-Rocky Mountain Branch. Shelley enjoys mentoring colleagues, entertaining family and friends, gardening, and hiking.

Michael Pehl P'21

Landmark School Board Vice Chair
Managing Partner, Guidepost Growth Equity
Mike Joined Landmark’s Board of Trustees in June of 2017. He has extensive experience working with growth-stage businesses as both an investor and an operator. He is a founder and multiple-time CEO with a deep understanding of the unique operational challenges that growing companies face. He has taken several companies public and has worked at Advent International, Razorfish, i-Cube, International Consulting Services, and is the co-founder of SAP America. Mike and his wife Randa, have a child who attended Landmark from 2014 to 2019.

Spencer Smitherman '08

Founder/CEO, Switchboard Technologies, Inc.​
Spencer is a former student and graduate of Landmark School. He attended both the Elementary•Middle School and High School over the course of eight years. After Landmark, Spencer attended Bentley University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors focusing on Entrepreneurial Studies and Global Perspectives. Spencer lived in Denver for several years where he served as the Director of Client Onboarding & Technical Support at Returnly. Spencer, and his wife Holly, recently relocated to Orange County, California. He currently runs Switchboard Technologies, an Integration as a Service provider for e-commerce vendors and their customers.

Brian D. Stein P’26 

LEED AP, Owner/Principal, BDS Design, Inc.
Brian joined Landmark School’s Board of Trustees in 2022. He and his wife Stephanie have triplet daughters, one of whom has been a student at Landmark’s Elementary/Middle School for the last 6 years and will be moving on to the Landmark High School. Brian is the owner and principal of BDS Design in Hamilton, MA, an architectural firm he founded in 2018. He has nearly 25 years of experience designing high-end residences and developments throughout New England and other areas of the US. Brian currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hamilton Development Corporation, having served since its inception in 2012 and acting as chairman until 2020. He also served 11 years on the Hamilton Planning Board, serving as chair the final 4 years. He was a past member of the Hamilton Affordable Housing Trust and Commercial Overlay District committee.

Lisa Taffe P'31

Parent and Volunteer
Lisa is a dedicated parent and community advocate. As a proud parent, Lisa cherishes the role of nurturing and guiding their three children. Her son, Wyatt, has been attending Landmark for three years, benefiting from a supportive educational environment.

Beyond her commitment to parenthood, Lisa demonstrates a strong dedication to community service. She has served as a past Co-President and current member of the Board of Directors for Hill House in Boston.  Through her position, Lisa actively contributes to shaping and improving the programs and initiatives provided by Hill House, fostering a vibrant and inclusive community.  

Lisa grew up in Connecticut, graduated from St. Lawrence University and lives in Boston with her husband and three children.  In her free time, Lisa enjoys exploring new books, engaging in outdoor activities with her family and travel. 

Alex Tatum P‘28

Partner, Constitution Capital Partners
Mr. Tatum is responsible for originating, screening, evaluating, negotiating, monitoring and disposing of private equity investments. Prior to Constitution Capital, Mr. Tatum was an Investment Manager at Standard Life Investments Private Equity USA. Previously, he was a financial analyst with Goldman Sachs. Mr. Tatum began his career with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as a financial analyst in their investment banking division. Mr. Tatum earned his MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College where he completed a major in Economics.

Sam Vigersky '98

Senior Humanitarian Advisor, United States Mission to the United Nations
Sam Vigersky is the Senior Humanitarian Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. He oversees humanitarian policy and negotiations in the UN Security Council and General Assembly and is lead advisor to the Permanent Representative on crises in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He previously served in USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, where he annually developed and managed a $400 million humanitarian response portfolio funding the World Food Program World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other frontline humanitarian actors working across two dozen countries. He has led USAID Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs), including the Ebola outbreak in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the 2016 drought in Ethiopia, and the complex emergency caused by Boko Haram in Nigeria. Sam previously worked at the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the WHO, leading preparedness and response operations throughout the Caribbean, including PAHO’s earthquake and cholera response in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sam attended Landmark from 1994-1996 and holds a BA from Reed College and a MSW from the University of Michigan.