About
Leadership
The Winsor School has long benefited from strong, stable leadership. There have been just eight heads of school since Winsor’s founding in 1886. The trustees serve as the governing body of the school. The Winsor Corporation, part of the school’s governance structure, approves nominations to that board. Its ranks include many of the school’s most ardent and loyal supporters and ambassadors.
Sarah Pelmas
Head of School and
O’Donnell Family Chair
Sarah Pelmas is the eighth head of The Winsor School, continuing a strong tradition of visionary women as school leaders. She continues to forge and share a compelling vision for Winsor’s future.
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Her Education
Ms. Pelmas received her A.B. in English and Creative Writing from Princeton University and her M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Syracuse University. She earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric from the University of California Berkeley. -
Her Experience
Sarah Pelmas joined Winsor in July 2016 after a "profoundly fulfilling" tenure at National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., one of the country's pre-eminent girls' day schools. During her six years there, she served as associate head and head of the Upper School.
Prior to NCS, she served for a decade on the faculty and administration at San Francisco University High School, gaining experience in the many facets of school operations in her roles as dean of students, English teacher, and interim athletic director at a school known for its high-achieving students.
Ms. Pelmas has also taught in the English departments of Stanford, Syracuse University, the City College of San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley. While her career path began in higher education, she says that a shift to independent schools taught her “how much more there is to the education when it includes the whole person.” -
Her Passion
“We’re in a world where girls and women are still fighting for so many things,” Sarah Pelmas reflects in her first interview as Winsor’s new head of school. “It can be difficult to watch. I feel fervent about this: I want to see women achieving more, and more often, and to know they deserve it. I want Winsor girls to get out in the world, embrace their challenges, and love and be proud of what they are doing.”
Sarah Pelmas
“Winsor has always been forward-thinking about the education of women, and has had a history of extraordinary leaders. I am so proud to join their ranks.”
Winsor Directors through the years
- 1886-1922: Mary Pickard Winsor
- 1922-1939: Katherine Lord
- 1939-1951: Frances Dorwin Dugan
- 1951-1963: Valeria Addams Knapp
- 1963-1988: Virginia Wing
- 1988-2004: Carolyn McClintock Peter
- 2004-2016 Rachel Friis Stettler
- 2016-present Sarah Pelmas
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Miss Virginia Wing, The School's Director from 1963 to 1988
Trustees & Corporation
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Board of Trustees of the Winsor School 2020-2021
The trustees serve as the governing body of the school. The Winsor Corporation, part of the school’s governance structure, approves nominations to that board. Its ranks include many of the school’s most ardent and loyal supporters and ambassadors.
President
Allison Kaneb Pellegrino ’89, P’21, ’22
Vice President
Lori Whelan P’23, ‘25
Treasurer
Bart Epker P’13
Assistant Treasurer
David E. Goel P’23
Clerk
Elizabeth Bennett Carroll ‘89
Eman Ansari P’20, ’24, ‘28
John R. Barker P’21, ’23
Rachel Casseus ’02
Larry Cheng P’23, ’25, ‘28
Mark Condon P’16, ’18, ’18, ‘21
Wendy Cromwell P’21
Jennifer Dolins P’23
Audrey Fenton ’93, P’26
Mary Gallagher ’94
Claire Pasternack Goldsmith ‘01
Jonathan Goldstein P’22, ’24
Mary Beth Gordon P’23, ‘26
Charlie Hebard P’24
Lisa Jackson P’23
Sam Kennedy P’23
Jessica Lutzker P’25
Mallika Marshall P’27
Joseph J. O’Donnell P’05, ’07
Sarah Pelmas, Head of School
Marion Russell ’91, P’22, ‘25
Jill Shah P’25
Kerry Swords P’23, ‘27
Perry M. Traquina P’09, ’13
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The Winsor School Corporation
Todd M. Abbrecht P’21Lee Lawrence Albright ’57, P’88, GP’17Martina Albright P’17Desiree Allen ’98April Anderson P’23Eman Ansari P’20, ’24, ’28Colette Aufranc P’20Hope Baker ’62Katharine Baker-Carr ’80Rajeev Balakrishna P’21Bhaskar Banerjee P’22John R. Barker P’21, ’23Edith Bastian P’17Anne E. Becker P’18Ted Berk P’24Leslie Cohn Bernstein ’81, P’09, ’11Allan BezanBrant Binder P’20Allie Flather Blodgett ’52Stephen J. Blyth P’19, ’20Sheila Borboli-Gerogiannis P’23, ’25Robert D. Brace P’73*Kerry BrennanCasey Brock-Wilson ’07Jane Brock-Wilson P’07, ’11Hillary Brown ’80, P’17Casey O’Donnell Buckley ’07Sarah Beatty Buller ’84Jim Carlisle P’25Kiera Carlisle P’25Adelina Carney P’23Elizabeth Bennett Carroll ’89Rachel Casseus ’02Jennifer Chan P’23Candace Cheatham P’21Mary Chen P’19Joanne Cheng P’23, ’25, ’28Larry Cheng P’23, ’25, ’28Kasia Chmielinski ’02Hassan Chowdhry P’26Philip Chu P’23Julian Chun P’16, ’23Raymond Chung P’18, ’21Helen Clement P’24Roberta Cohn P’81, ’89, GP’09, ’11William P. Collatos P’03, ’05, ’09Andrew Compaine P’20Mark Condon P’16,’18, ’18, ’21Christina Condron ’92, P’26Thomas Copeman P’20, ’24Wendy Cromwell P’21Michael F. Cronin P’07Caitlin Crowe ’89Patience Crozier ’92Edith LaCroix Dabney ’48, P’72, ’77*Stephan Danik P’25, ’27Laura Knapp Davidson ’86, P’21Leslie Dewan ’02Ousmane Diop P’22Jennifer Dolins P’23So-June Donohue P’20, ’21Alicia L. Downey ’80, P’15Jeffrey D. Drucker P’18Scott Eckert P’24John R. Egan P’09, ’13Pamela J. Egan P’09, ’13William R. Elfers P’14, ’17John Englert P’20, ’22Lee Englert P’20, ’22Bart Epker P’13Laurie Healy Ewald ’91, P’23, ’25Margaret O’Brien Eysenbach ’81, P’10, ’16Audrey McAdams Fenton ’93Wendy Colten Finnerty ’64, P’92, GP’25Maurice FitzMaurice P’23Valerie Glauber Fleishman ’88, P’25Kristin Forbes P’27Courtney Forrester P’23Kelly C. Friendly P’21, ’23John N. Fulham, III P’10Sarah R. Mars P’19Mallika Marshall P’27Tomoyo Matsuzaka P’24Georgia Simpson May P’24Jane B. Mayer P’91, ’95, GP’25Erica Mayer ’91, P’25Katherine McCord ’02Elise McDonald P’26, ’28F. Warren McFarlan P’92Marlyn E. McGrath ’66, P’96, ’03*Anne C. McNay P’16Richard I. Melvoin P’96Bartholomew J. Mitchell P’09, ’11Jameson Morris-Kliment P’23Mary Mullen P’18, ’21Jeanine Murphy P’21Michele Norman P’20, ’22Suzanne Ranere Norris ’94Arden O’Connor ’96Joseph J. O’Donnell P’05, ’07Kate O’Donnell ’05Ethlyn M. O’Garro P’16, ’19Constance O’Hare P’20Nancy Mahoney O’Leary ’86Anne Phillips Ogilby ’76, P’08Holly Oh P’19, ’24Mina Okochi P’25, ’27Jane Hoeffel Otte ’57, P’84, ’86, GP’25Krishna G. Palepu P’21Saul J. Pannell P’07Robert Park P’19, ’24Poonam Patni P’98Allison Kaneb Pellegrino ’89, P’21, ’22Sarah H. Pelmas, Head of SchoolCarolyn McClintock Peter*Jennifer Morgan Peterson ’89, P’20, ’22, ’26Megan Pickette P’21Nancy H. Place P’20Keziah Robinson ’96Anne Swinton Ruggles ’85, P’14Marion Pantazelos Russell ’91, P’22, ’25Kristen Hoffman Ryan ’88, P’22Catherine Frankl Sarkis ’82, P’23Gregory SchneiderChristina Capodilupo Schwefel ’97Jill Shah P’25Susan Simon P’16Sandee T. Simshauser P’17, ’20Forbes Singer ’72Elizabeth Skates ’88Gilda Smart P’24Lee Thorndike Sprague ’58Kimberly Stanfield P’15, ’20Donald R. Stanton P’93, ’97Elizabeth Stanton ’97Rachel Friis Stettler*Cathleen D. Stone P’13Genevra Stone ’03Kristen Samuelson Stuart ’98Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. P’01, ’03, ’07Marjorie O. Sullivan P’01, ’03, ’07Kerry Swords P’23, ’27Carol M. Taylor P’88, ’01Linda H. Thomas P’02, ’06D. Higgins Thompson ’72Kamaya Prince Thompson ’00Elizabeth Tillman ’83Susannah Barton Tobin ’96Carolyn Kimball Tolles ’58Nancy Tooke P’98Michele Toscani P’25, ’27Meredith Traquina ’09Perry M. Traquina P’09, ’13Nora Ross-Johnson Vernazza ’97Ngoc-Tran Vu ’06Margaret Otte Warren ’84Leah Weintraub ’02Kent Weldon P’16John M. Westcott, Jr. P’90Lori Whelan P’23, ’25Emily Woods ’91, P’26Elizabeth Yntema ’76Jeanne Yu P’24Bryn Zeckhauser ’89 P’24, ’27
