Governance

Board of Trustees

The Belmont Day Board of Trustees is entrusted with maintaining the long-term health and welfare of the school. It establishes the school mission, sets school policy, and monitors the school’s overall direction. It appoints the head of school, to whom it delegates responsibility for the school’s day-to-day operations. The board establishes the annual budget for the school, approves rates of tuition, salary increases, and other charges, and oversees the management of the school’s facilities.

The board membership includes current parents, the head of school, an outside educator, a parents’ association representative, and two faculty representatives. Members of the board of trustees, other than the faculty and the PA representatives, are nominated and confirmed in rotation at the corporation’s annual meeting to serve a term of up to three years. The board meets regularly during the school year.

2026-27 Executive Committee

Stuti Shukla, President
Katie Leeson, Vice President
Ryan Akkina, Treasurer
Elise Bayard Franklin, Clerk

2026-27 Trustees

Ryan Akkina
Carolyn Atinizian
Kassie Bettinelli, Faculty Representative
Anna Chetoukhina
Christina Cosman ’91
Catherine Fullerton
Marc Gottesman
Jeffrey Huang
Claire Kinzler
Matthew Kishlansky
Brendan Largay, Head of School
Katie Leeson
Xin Liu
Raku Martin
Emily Phan, Faculty Representative
Gigi Saltonstall
Jorge Quiroz
Amy Selinger
Jay Tuli
Jessica Turco
Mustafa Ulukan
Allison Webster, Head of School, Dedham Country Day School
Shanying Zhang, Parents’ Association Representative

Board Committees

• Advancement
• Audit and Risk
• Committee on Trustees
• Diversity
• Finance
• Operations
• Strategic Planning