Meet the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees establishes the broad direction and policies of the school so as to realize the original mission and vision of the school’s Founder. The Board’s role is to appoint and oversee the Head of School and to strategically plan for the school’s future. Christina Seix Academy was incorporated in 2007. Today, the school has ten trustees:
Christina Seix, Emeritus & Founder
| Trustee Since: | 2007 |
| Education: |
Fordham University, BA Mathematics '72 State University of New York (Stony Brook), MA Mathematics ’73 |
| Business: |
Founder & President, Board of Trustees, Christina Seix Academy Chairman Emeritus, Seix Investment Advisors LLC |
Robert S. Dow, Board Chair
| Trustee Since: | 2007 |
| Education: |
Newark College of Engineering, BS Civil Engineering ’69 New York University, MS Civil Engineering ’70 Columbia University, MBA ’74 |
| Business: | Retired Managing Partner, Lord Abbett & Co. LLC. |
Rob Connor, PhD., Secretary
| Trustee Since: | 2009 |
| Education: |
Morehouse College, BA History ’96 University of Pennsylvania, PhD. Policy and Management '11 |
| Business: |
Head of School, Christina Seix Academy Former Assistant Head of School, Beaver Country Day |
Lindsay Dow, Trustee
| Trustee Since: | 2017 |
| Education: |
Yale University, BA History ‘12 |
| Business: | Associate, Evercore Partners |
Charlotte Jacobs, PhD., Trustee
| Trustee Since: | 2020 |
| Education: |
Columbia University, BA Psychology, Spanish Literature & Language ‘05 Lesley University, M.Ed Middle School Humanities ‘06 University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, PhD Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education ‘17 |
| Business: |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Associate Director for the Independent School Teaching Residency program (ISTR) |
Rob Mooney, Trustee
| Trustee Since: | 2007 |
| Education: |
Franklin and Marshall College, BA History ’82 George Washington University Law School, JD ’85 |
| Business: | Managing Principal, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC |
Stephen Murray, Trustee
| Trustee Since: | 2017 |
| Education: |
Williams College, BA French and Political Science ‘85 Harvard University, EdM & MA French Literature ‘87 |
| Business: |
Head Master, Lawrenceville School |
Ruth Perry, MD., Trustee
| Trustee Since: | 2020 |
| Education: |
Swarthmore College, ‘78 Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, ‘82 Medical School of Pennsylvania & Hospital, Residency, Internal Medicine, ‘85 |
| Business: | Founder, Board Member, Chief Medical Advisor, Big Heat Technologies |