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 (As of March 2026)

• Lisa Mahar, President & Board Chair
• Karin Meadows, Treasurer
• Beverly Boyer
• Randy Evans
• Karine Munk Finser
• Douglas Gerwin
• Jennifer Helmick
• Amy Lloyd
• Jan Lyndes, Recording Secretary
• Signe Motter
• Jeffrey O’Brien
• Diana Tesni

Attending board meetings Ex Officio:

• David Barham, Executive Director
• Torin Finser, Director of Development
• Milan Daler, Administrator

Board Executive Committee

• David Barham, Chair
• Deborah Dornemann, Scribe
• Karen Atkinson
• Torin Finser
• Karine Finser
• Milan Daler

Administrative Staff & Program Directors

• David Barham, Executive Director, Director of Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program (WHiSTEP)
• Milan Daler, Administrator
• Kellee O’Shea, Administrative Assistant
• Karen Atkinson, Director of Renewal Courses, Director of the Mentor Training Program, and Coordinator for Waldorf Leadership & Community Development Program
• Torin Finser, Director of Waldorf Leadership & Community Development and Building Bridges Programs and Director of Development 
• Karine Munk Finser, Director of Kairos Institute 
• Deborah Dornemann, Director of Explorations Online Program