MKA Announces Appointment of New Trustees
Montclair Kimberley Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new members to their Board of Trustees.
James Bromley is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP, a member of the American College of Bankruptcy and a Fellow of the International Insolvency Institute. He and his wife, Kris, have two sons who attend MKA, one in 8th grade and one in 9th grade.
Christina Cotton, a retired Director at Merrill Lynch, is an active volunteer with the Family Service League, the Human Needs Pantry and St. Cassian’s Church in Montclair, and is familiar to many in the MKA parent community through her work as the organizer of the Sunday Book Fair Ice Cream Social. Christina is currently responsible for the PAMKA Directory. She has a son in 8th Grade.
Lynn Randall has served as an MKA Admissions Ambassador, the Upper School New Parent Liaison Chair, a PAMKA Press Editor, a member of the Book Fair Committee and an active member of the MKA Campaign Committee. She is a past Board Member of the Montclair YMCA, and she her husband, Arthur, have three daughters, a member of the class of 2011 and current students in grades 9 and 12.
Ken Rivlin is a Partner at Allen & Overy LLP, a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia University and an Adjunct Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He is a Director of the Blacksmith Institute and a Trustee of the Montclair Human Needs Pantry, and he and his wife, Renee, have two children, a daughter in 10th grade and a son in 8th grade.
Richard Stanton ’87 joins the Board as the incoming President of the MKA Alumni Association. An active Alumni Council member for many years, he is a Partner in the local real estate brokerage Stanton Company. Rich volunteers on the Finance Committee of Immaculate Conception Church, plays in a Men’s Soccer League, is a Youth League Soccer Coach and an avid fisherman. He and his wife have four children.
Elizabeth Weiswasser is a partner with the law firm of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLC, where she litigates patent cases in the biotech and pharma technology areas. She is an adjunct professor of law at NYU Law School, where she teaches Biotechnology Patent Law. She is a regular lecturer and writer on biotech and pharmaceutical patent law matters. She and her husband, Jonathan, have two daughters, one in 8th grade and one in 10th grade.
Lori Yanes joins the Board as the incoming PAMKA President. Known to virtually the entire MKA parent body, Lori has served PAMKA in almost every capacity, including Grade Rep, as Primary and Upper School Campus VP, as Special Events VP and as the Book Fair Chair. She and her husband, Jose, have three sons who attend MKA in grades 8, 10 and 12.