How our Community is Governed

New Garden Friends School is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The NGFS Board of Trustees exists to create plans, set policies, and make decisions that will ensure the vitality of the institutional mission for our current and future generations of students.

2026-2027 Board of Trustees:
Tony Allen  
Tracy Avant   
Sarah Bruce  
Kim Costello 
Gina Howard  
Chelle Jeffery  
Katherine Pappa   
Nick Purrington - Clerk   
Meredeth Summers
Susan Wooster

As a former NGFS student and current parent, serving the school as a board member is a privilege and a responsibility. I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to guide the school forward in ways that keep a Friends education possible in our community after my own experience at NGFS shaped so much of who I am today. Contributing to the sustainability and success of the school is the least I can do in return for the impact it has made in my own life.

-Chelle Jeffery, Alumna and Alumni Parent