Board of Directors
School operations are overseen by a Board of Directors with the assistance and supervision of the Superintendent of Schools of the Bridgeport Diocese. The Board is responsible for directing curriculum, setting policies, hiring of principal, finances, strategic planning, and fundraising. The board is comprised of individuals from various fields including education, law, finance, and accounting but who share the common desire to promote classical education within the framework of the school mission.
Nancy Grimm
Co-Chair
Nancy Grimm is an intellectual property paralegal and a mother of six children. Nancy has a BA in Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, where she received a classical education in the Great Books program. She has taught apologetics and catechism to adults in RCIA programs as well as those seeking to turn their lives around while incarcerated. She has also taught and tutored teens in apologetics, math, science, and standardized testing. Nancy rediscovered her love of classical studies while homeschooling her young children. She and her husband, Leon, are raising their family in Ridgefield.
Frank Marchetti
Co-Chair
Frank Marchetti owns and operates restaurants and commercial and residential real-estate investment properties in Fairfield County. Mr. Marchetti has a BS in Biology from Boston College and studied theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. Mr. Marchetti serves on the board of advisors of the Men’s Leadership Forum in New York City and the Monks of Norcia Foundation. He is active in his parish, the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, and enjoys hunting, fishing, and bird watching. He currently lives in Norwalk with his wife, Sharon, and four children.
Janet Lancaster
Treasurer
Janet Lancaster is a certified public accountant and volunteers full-time as CKA’s interim Business Manager. Mrs. Lancaster has a BS in Business and Economics from The King’s College and earned her MBA in finance and international finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She worked in the corporate world until the birth of her daughter, now a graduate of CKA. Through nine years of homeschooling, she became familiar with and ultimately passionate about classical education materials and methods. The Lancasters live in Greenwich.
Sandra Bethray
Secretary
Sandra Bethray received a BS in chemistry from the University of Cape Town and additionally earned a MA in education administration, statistics and research methods from the University of South Dakota. She taught chemistry and physics at King School and chaired their science department. She has worked as an adjunct chemistry professor at Marymount College, Southern Connecticut State University, and Fairfield University. She has tutored numerous high school and college undergraduates in chemistry, mathematics, and standardized testing. Mrs. Bethray lives in Stamford, where she is a parishioner of Holy Spirit. She is currently active as a certified Scottish Country Dance teacher.
Sean Fieler
Sean Fieler is the president and CIO of Equinox Partners, a global value fund focused on emerging markets and gold mining. A graduate of Williams College with a degree in political economy, Mr. Fieler speaks and publishes on the monetary system. He has given talks on monetary policy at the annual Grant’s Conference and at the Atlas Liberty Forum. He has written for the Wall Street Journal and the Weekly Standard. Mr. Fieler serves as chairman of the American Principles Project, Communio, and the Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund. Mr. Fieler lives in Stamford with his wife Cecilia and six children.
Angelo Liberatore
Angelo Liberatore is an equity analyst and has worked at various bulge-bracket investment banks and well-known hedge funds for more than two decades. Mr. Liberatore has a BS in finance and a theology minor from Georgetown University. He is an active member of the Knights of Columbus, has taught catechism to middle school students, and is active in his home parish of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady in Tuckahoe, NY. Angelo and his wife, Colleen, live in Westchester County with their three children - all of whom attend CKA.
Barbara Logsdail is the mother of six children, the youngest of whom graduated from CKA. Mrs. Logsdail served as principal of the Regina Pacis Academy, a classical Catholic grammar school in Norwalk, for two years before joining the start-up team for CKA and is currently serving as principal of St. Theresa School in Trumbull. She holds a BS in business management from Rowan University, New Jersey. She lives with her husband, Leonard, and family in Stamford.
Barbara Logsdail
Grace Melton
Grace Melton covers life, religious liberty, human rights, and social issues at the United Nations for the Heritage Foundation. Mrs. Melton has a BA in political science from Williams College. She lives with her husband, Jonathan, and family in Stamford, where they are parishioners of the parish of St. Cecilia-St. Gabriel.
Matthew Kelsey
Matthew K. Kelsey is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and a member of its Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. Mr. Kelsey’s legal practice focuses on representing companies, financial institutions, and creditor groups inside and outside bankruptcy in numerous industries. He received his JD from Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, and his BA from Thomas Aquinas College. Mr. Kelsey is a member of the Sponsorship Committee of Catholic Renewal, a charitable organization that fundraises for Catholic Charities of New York. He and his wife, Nona, are the parents of eight children including a set of triplets. They are parishioners of Saints John and Paul in Larchmont, N.Y.
Dr. Steven Cheeseman
Dr. Steven Cheeseman serves on the board ex officio and is the superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Bridgeport.