Our School

Board of Trustees

From the National Association of Independent Schools' Trustee Handbook (sixth ed.), page one:

"The board of an independent school has the ultimate responsibility for the institution. School heads and trustees come and go: only the board is permanent. The board is responsible for the integrity of the school, the standing and reputation built  by its founders and those who have labored over the years. The board holds in trust the school's future as well as its present; the board's collective judgment will affect how the institution can serve constituencies to come...The board has four principal responsibilities:

  • To organize and manage itself so as to fulfill its duties to the school.
  • To plan, develop and establish policy, and to assess the school's performance.
  • The board is responsible for the school's financial condition and physical plant.
  • The board selects the head of school and works cooperatively with that person."

Board of Trustees
2007-2008

  • Irene Fisher
    President

  • MIchelle McCarthy
    First Vice President
    Diana Broze
    Second Vice President

  • John Holt
    Treasurer

  • Sergio Pineda
    Secretary
  • Rick Borish '70
    Polly Close ’80
    Michael Fialkow ’85
    Katharine Golding
    Betsy Herring
    Eugene Hill
    Kathy Mares
    Bernie Matsuno
    Walter Parsons
    Preston Sargent
    Kate Webster
    Jonathan Weintraub
    Steven Wood
  • Mary “Sis” Pease ’41
    Life Trustee
  • Frank E. Magusin
    Head of School
  • Ex Officio:
  • Penny Gordon
    President,
    Parent Association
  • Betsy Dennis
    Past President,
    Parent Association

  • Michael Fialkow ’85
    Chair, Alumnae/i Council
  • The Board of Trustees meets at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month.
    Meetings are open to parents, faculty, and staff. Meeting locations vary; please ask the school receptionist for location.
© 2008 The Bush School
The Bush School
3400 E. Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98112
206 322-7978