School Leadership
Meet the Leadership Team
The Potomac School's Administrative Team is composed of experienced leaders, working together to develop the school's overall strategy and policies, as well as managing the school's operations. Together they ensure that the school is delivering upon its mission, vision, and values.
Head of School
Associate Head of School
Assistant Head for Academics
CFO & COO
Doug McLane
Head of Upper School
Ryan Woods
Head of Intermediate School
John Mathews
Head of Middle School
Donnette Echols
Head of Lower School
Director of Advancement
Director of Communications
Director of Community Engagement
David Grant
Director of Student Diversity Recruitment and Retention
Sean Moran
Director of Technology & Innovation
Danyel O'Farrell
Director of Human Resources
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for establishing broad policy goals that align the operation of the school with its mission, providing fiduciary oversight of the school’s operations, and supporting long-range strategic planning to ensure Potomac’s future.
The board is comprised of between 17 and 26 members. It strives to reflect diversity consistent with the stated mission of the school. Its members include alumni, current parents, past parents, grandparents, and individuals from the broader community who bring particular expertise and perspective.
Members may serve two three-year terms. Requests for trustee nominations to fill board vacancies are made each fall to the parent, faculty, and alumni communities. The Committee on Trustees then selects its candidates based on a set of specific criteria and presents a slate to the full board for election in the spring.
Committees of the Board of Trustees currently include the Executive, Advancement, Audit, Committee on Trustees, Diversity & Inclusions, Finance, Investment, and Master Plan/Buildings and Grounds. In any given year task forces may be created to address other strategic issues. Officers of the board are nominated by the Chair of the Board and are elected by the full board each year.
2023-24 Board of Trustees
| Noha Abdalla |
| Yousef Al Otaiba |
| Randy Altschuler |
| Natalie F. Bush |
| Victoria J. Davis |
| Ellen M. Dwyer |
| Mina C. Faltas '96 |
| James Fleming |
| Nitin Goyal |
| Christopher D. Graham |
| Won Kim |
| John J. Kowalik |
| Kimberly A. Kuryea |
| Reed W. Landry '99 |
| Tanya L.R. La Force |
| Maryanne R. Lavan |
| Robby Moser |
| Patricia Potts |
| Norma C. Ramsey |
| Paul F. Sheridan, Jr. |
| Sarah Murphy Starr ’99 |
| Martin W. Sumner |
| Stefanie A. Thomas '03 |
| 2023-24 Officers |
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| Norma C. Ramsey, Chair |
| Natalie F. Bush, Vice-Chair |
| Tanya L.R. La Force, Secretary |
| Martin W. Sumner, Treasurer |
| Noha Abdalla, At Large |
| Mina C. Faltas, At Large |
| Christopher D. Graham, At Large |
| John J. Kowalik, Head of School |
BIOGRAPHIES
Learn more about our trustees.