Diversity & Inclusion | DEI Committee of the Board of Trustees
“Now is the time for us to enact changes that ensure equity and accountability across our programs and policies, and establishing this committee is an important step as we seek to turn ideas into action.”
– Elizabeth G. Hines ’93, Board of Trustees Co-President
The DEI Committee includes trustees, administrators, faculty, staff and alumni. It is charged with supporting the work of the School in devising and implementing ongoing changes to create a fundamentally inclusive institution at all levels, and to fully realize the mission of The Hotchkiss School, which is to inspire a diverse range of students who are committed to the betterment of self and society. As such, the DEI Committee supports the school in the areas of admissions and financial aid, faculty hiring and training, curriculum and pedagogy, alumni engagement, parent engagement, community life and student experience.
The Hotchkiss mission statement opens with the words, ‘The Hotchkiss School seeks to inspire a diverse range of students who are committed to the betterment of self and society.’ We cannot claim to have loved up to that mission unless we take action to ensure that every student in our care learns and grows in a community that is fair and equitable. Such a community benefits every one of its members.
DEI Committee Members
Co-Chair
Rebecca van der Bogert Vice President of the Board of Trustees
Co-Chair
Annika Lescott ̕06
Board of Trustees
Craig W. Bradley
Head of School
Kinyette Henderson
Co-Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Lisanne Norman
Co-Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Ninette Enrique
Chief Advancement Officer
Danielle S. Ferguson ̕97
Board of Governors
Merrilee Mardon
Associate Head of School and Dean of Faculty
Raymond J. McGuire ’75, P’21
Board of Trustees
Erby L. Mitchell Jr. P ̕21
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
Hope Reisinger Cobera ̕88,
P ̕24
Chief Communications Officer
Laurie Ross P ̕22
Director of Human Resources
Thomas R. Seidenstein ̕91,
P ̕24
Board of Trustees
Rhonda Trotter ̕79
Board of Trustees
Ex officio
Robert R. Gould ’77
Co-President of the Board of Trustees
Ex officio
Elizabeth G. Hines ̕93
Co-President of the Board of Trustees