Boards: Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of volunteers who govern the Academy and exercise control of property and finances and operates except as otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws. It is responsible for strategic planning, developing policies and providing for effective management of the Corporation.
The Board's Purpose is to provide leadership and strategic direction to advance the mission of St. Joseph’s Academy.
St. Joseph’s Academy is a college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet. Our mission at the Academy is to provide quality Catholic education for young women in an environment that challenges them to grow in faith, knowledge, and respect for self and others. Our community expects these young women to make a profound impact in the world.
Guiding Values of the Board of Directors include:
- Integrity and Accountability – As members of the Board of Directors we will be accountable to each other to ensure the continual pursuit of our Core Purpose. Integrity will guide us as we act with board and not individual purpose. The actions we take in our roles as board members will support and advance the mission and reputation of SJA in our community.
- A Spirit of Open Mindedness – We will engage in board communication with thoughtful consideration. We will encourage our fellow board members as they bring forth ideas and solutions to our challenges and we will view alternative ideas to our own with an open mind.
- Commitment – to Catholic beliefs and values; engagement in the work of the Board; to the support of SJA. We will embrace with intensity our responsibilities as board members. We will demonstrate our commitment by attending all meetings and making the necessary time commitment to other board activities, by supporting the school financially, by utilizing external relationships for the benefit of SJA and by seeking committee assignments and leadership roles.
DESIRED RESULTS FOR 2010
TO BE ON TRACK FOR FULFILLING OUR VISION, WE WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING IN THE 2009/2010 SCHOOL YEAR:
- THE PRESIDENT’S SEARCH AND SUCCESSION PROCESS IS DEFINED AND HAS CLEAR LEADERSHIP FROM THE BOARD. (ACCOUNTABILITY – SEARCH COMMITTEE)
- THE ANNUAL FUND = $350,000 AND THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND =$1.6M (ACCOUNTABILITY – DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE)
- WE HAVE RECRUITED 3 NEW DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD FARM TEAM HAS X NEW MEMBERS (TO BE DEFINED BY BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS AS PART OF THEIR PLAN). (ACCOUNTABILITY – NOMINATING)
- THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IS DEFINED AND THE FIRST SESSION HAS BEEN COMPLETED (ACCOUNTABILITY – STRATEGIC PLANNING)
Board of Directors
Helen Antoine ΄81
Deborah M. Bird ΄78
Barbara H. Boyle, Secretary/Treasurer
James G. Castellano
Susan Conrad ΄83, Chair
Mary Denness ΄56
R. Anthony DiLeo, Vice-Chair
Barbara Dreher, CSJ
John R. Jordan, Jr.
Marion Renkens, CSJ
John Poppell
Joseph T. Ambrose
John M. Meeersman
Barbara A. Moore, CSJ
Elizabeth T. Mosher ‘76
Colleen Schoendienst ‘69
Michaela M. Zahner, CSJ
Emeritas
Kathleen Felke Baalmann ΄55
Jennifer R. Schaefer
