Governance
About Our Trustees
The Touchstone Community School Board of Trustees is a dedicated group of volunteers including faculty and staff, parents of current and alumni students, and members of our broader community. This group holds the school in trust––they are committed to supporting the long term viability and sustained vibrancy of TCS.
Officers
Emily Shugarman, Chair, parent of a TCS student; veteran middle school teacher and counselor; Grafton, MA
Meredith Brisson, Vice Chair, parent of a TCS student; MSW, mindset coach; Mendon, MA
Katherine Bates, Treasurer, parent of a TCS student; higher education textbooks developer and marketer; Grafton, MA
Emily Rose,
Clerk, parent of a TCS student; North Grafton, MA
Members
Peter Bagg, parent of two TCS alumni; retired from marketing, planning, and business development; Portland, ME
Linda Pape, parent of two TCS alumni; retired physician; Hopkinton, MA
Dan Berman, parent of two TCS students; Teacher; Grafton, MA
Suzannah Ranzo,
TCS alumni; Attorney; Houston, Texas
Olivia Brochu, 2011 Touchstone graduate; policy associate for the Scholars Strategy Network; Washington D.C.
Alyssa Schmidt, parent of a TCS student; Associate Professor of Theatre at Boston Conservatory at Berklee College; Upton, MA
Marcy Carpenter, parent of two TCS students; arborist; Douglas, MA
Molly Shea-Hines, TCS alumni, freelance theatrical stage manager; Irvington, NY
Liz Harris, LICSW, parent of two TCS students; clinical social worker and school counselor; Sutton, MA
Elisabeth Swain, TCS Head of School; Grafton, MA
Nicole Larson, parent of a TCS student; TCS early childhood head teacher; Hopedale, MA
Bridget Waitkus,
parent of a TCS student; contracts administrator, N.E. Bridge Contractors, Inc.; Mendon, MA
Brad Maltz, parent of a TCS alumnus; Senior Development Director, Dell; Douglas, MA
CJ Williams, parent of two TCS students; TCS OSP head teacher; Grafton, MA
Taylor Migner,
parent of a TCS student; Paralegal; Northbridge, MA