Board of Trustees & Corporation

AOSR is a non-profit, independent day school in Rome that is governed by a 12 member board of trustees.  The Board of Trustees is responsible for appointing the Head of School, strategic planning, and fiscal oversight of the school.

The AOSR Board of Trustees, as an independent, non-profit entity, delegates management to its only employee, the Head of School, who is the Executive Officer for AOSR and is responsible for implementing Board policies, the school's curriculum, personnel and programs.

The Board of Trustees adheres to standards of good practice in governance established by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). This includes exercising fiduciary oversight of institutional performance. The Trustees serve as volunteers without compensation in any form.

The AOSR Board of Trustees currently consists of 12 voting members plus the Head of School, who is a non-voting member. Trustees are elected to a three-year term and may serve for a maximum of three consecutive terms. The Board of Trustees meets eight times per year. 

AOSR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

AOSR Board during the Fields Opening Ceremony

 

Board Members

  • Belinda M. Knudson - Chair
  • Annamaria Petrilli - Vice Chair
  • Susan Pemberton - Treasurer
  • Jeffrey Steelman - Secretary
  • Giovanni Boccardi
  • Chiara Brunori
  • Massimo Di Gregorio
  • Maren Gazulis
  • Carolina Gualtieri
  • Kelly Kilburg
  • Maryna Mananikova

Honorary Board of Trustees

  • Dr. Franco Pavoncello, President, John Cabot University Rome

Board of Trustees Committees

  • Governance
  • Finance
  • Strategic Planning 
  • Facilities 

To contact the AOSR Board of Trustees, please write to aosrboard@aosr.org.

The American Overseas School of Rome is owned and operated by the parents of the students who attend the school. All parents WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL are eligible to join the AOSR Corporation.

AOSR Corporation

The AOSR Corporation is responsible for electing the members of the Board of Trustees and for approval of the yearly Audited Financial Statement. This occurs at the Annual Assembly of the Corporation which is held in November. 

Board of Trustees Hero AOSR