Board & Administration
The primary responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to oversee the management of the Center, as well as to provide guidance and insight, offer perspectives on Waldorf Education as practiced in schools, and support for the work of the Center. The staff is responsible for operational aspects of the organization.
Board of Trustees
- Lisa Mahar, President & Board Chair
- Karin Meadows, Treasurer
- Beverly Boyer, Recording Secretary
- Randy Evans
- Karine Munk Finser
- Douglas Gerwin
- Jennifer Helmick
- Amy Lloyd
- Jan Lyndes
- Signe Motter
- Jeffrey O’Brien
- Diana Tesni
Attending board meetings Ex Officio:
- David Barham, Executive Director
- Torin Finser, Director of Development
- Milan Daler, Administrator
Administrative Staff
- Milan Daler, Administrator
- Karen Atkinson, Director of Renewal Courses, Director of the Mentor Training Program, and Coordinator for Waldorf Leadership Development Program, Marketing Coordinator
- David Barham, Director of Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program (WHiSTEP)
- Bev Boyer, Director of Explorations Online Program
- Torin Finser, Director of Outreach and Program Development (Explorations, Building Bridges)
- Karine Munk Finser, Director of Kairos Institute
- Sage Lewis, Technology
Center for Anthroposophy Board of Trustees 2024
Lisa Mahar, President & Chair
Karin Meadows, Treasurer
Beverly Boyer, Recording Secretary
Randy Evans
Karine Munk Finser
Douglas Gerwin
Jennifer Helmick
Amy Lloyd
Jan Lyndes
Signe Motter
Jeffrey O’Brien
Diana Tesni
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