Karen Amrhein teaches English as a second language to children through an online program based in China. She has been a preschool teacher, elementary school teacher and counselor, and a case manager for children with special needs. Karen has volunteered at ARS’ Carnegie Library and at the Bereavement Center of Westchester, as a group counselor for children. She currently serves as a Deacon of Second Presbyterian Church.
Nancy M. Hughes is a clinical social worker and recently consulted at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, advising MSW students studying childhood trauma. She formerly worked in interactive multimedia design and video production. She is Clerk of the Session of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Nancy Ireland is a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and an Adjunct Faculty member at CCNY. Before changing her career path to education she was a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley and an insurance underwriter at Travelers Insurance and CNA. Her son, Bryan, graduated from ARS.
Suzannah Kellner chaired ARS’ Parents Association and its Auction Committee for three years before her son, Marshall, graduated in 2017. Between ARS and Friends Seminary she has racked up 13 years of volunteer experience. She previously worked in Membership at the American Folk Art Museum.
Eli Lederman is the youngest of four brothers who attended ARS in the 1960's and 70's. He has started and run innovative businesses in electronic trading and financial technology, including a pan-European stock market. He is the author of two novels, HIGH FINANCE and FROM PILLAR TO POST.
Rachael Levine is a Corporate Vice President at CCS, a strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits to plan, manage and implement campaigns and development programs. She is also an adjunct instructor at New York University. She serves as Vice President of the Board of Trustees at All Souls School and supports Princeton University’s fundraising efforts as a member of the Special Gifts Committee in her reunion years. Her son, James, is in second grade at ARS.
Ali Meli, a partner at Goldman Sachs, is global co-head of Structured Finance, Investing and Lending (SFIL). He was previously based in Hong Kong and before that London, where he was co-head of Principal Funding and Investment (PFI) in Europe. His experience includes structuring, pricing, risk management and execution of various debt financing transactions globally. His son, Taj, is in second grade at ARS.
Kenneth B. Miller is an executive at Tutor.com, an online education company. He has been involved with the Smithsonian Institution for forty years including service on the National Board, where he was founding co-chair of the Education Committee, and as Chief Strategist for the Smithsonian Science Education Center. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and a board member at the American Foundation for the Blind, UrbanBioRecovery, and Sessions College for Professional Design.
Asumana Jabateh Randolph is a science teacher and varsity soccer coach at Hunter College High School and has coached its Science Bowl Team since 1993, leading them to four regional championships. He was a guiding force behind the school’s I-HELP Liberia Project, which takes American students and scientists to Liberia to train their science teachers and encourage their students to excel in science and math. I-HELP also supports several Liberian schools with laboratory equipment and curricular expertise.
Sam Rittenberg is a Certified Financial Planner, recently retired. Prior to establishing his practice he was Executive Vice President of Victoria Hotels, where he serves as an advisor. He is a member of the board of Aqualibrium, LLC, and is President of his condominium association.
Dr Lydia Spinelli is the Director of Brick Church School on the Upper East Side. She served on the Accreditation Commission and Professional Development Committee of the New York State Association for Independent Schools (NYSAIS) for eight years, and currently chairs its annual conference for Early Childhood Directors and Lower School Heads. She founded and directs Summer Steps, a summer program for low income students preparing to enter independent school kindergartens.
Sally Wheeler Maier is an actor and producer in television, film and theater. Her company, A Friend of a Friend, produces both documentary and narrative films. Only Make Believe brings interactive theater to children in schools and hospitals. She is a nationally ranked amateur competitor in the Arabian horse industry and serves on the boards of Wheeler Farms, Wheeler Companies, Boston Mining, Preservation of Natural Florida, and Queens University of Charlotte.
Carol Feinberg, Vice Chair, is a nationally recognized leader in marketing and a start-up entrepreneur. She serves on the Boards of the Smithsonian Science Education Center and the Stephen Gaynor School. She is the former Board Chair of CityArts, a youth-empowerment public art program, and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Elaine Song, Secretary, is a former adjunct lecturer in Journalism at Queens College, CUNY. She is a Program Manager at the Episcopal Service Corps of New York, a social justice fellowship program for young adults. She is an Elder at the Second Presbyterian Church where she has chaired the Worship and Music Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee.
Clayton Young, Treasurer, was an Assistant Treasurer and Director of Investments of Exelis Inc., responsible for the investment and management of over $7 billion in defined benefit and defined contribution assets. Prior to the spin-off of Exelis from ITT Corporation in 2011, he was ITT's Director of Investments. Retired since 2016, he now consults for the family business, Harold L. Lee & Sons, New York Chinatown's oldest insurance agency, serves on the West Side YMCA’s Finance Committee, the Investment Committee of the YMCA of Greater New York, and is President of the Board of Trustees of Second Presbyterian Church
Bram Lewis, Chair, is a theatrical director and producer. He was the founder and artistic director of the Westchester-based Phoenix Theatre Company. He has had a long association with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has produced Shakespearean workshops at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Public Theatres. He is an Elder of the Second Presbyterian Church and a member of its strategic planning committee.
The Alexander Robertson School is a co-educational Junior-Kindergarten through 5th Grade community of creative learners. We welcome families of every configuration, ethnicity, and religious tradition and believe that empowerment and education go hand in hand.
I am delighted to welcome you to the Alexander Robertson School. I became Head of this “little gem” of a school in 2014 and am proud to carry on a long tradition of commitment to academic excellence.