Board of Trustees
Trustee since 2005
President of CSN Board of Trustees since 2011
Member of the Executive Committee
Trustee - Community School Foundation, Inc.
Two-time Co-Chair of Angel Ball
President, CEO and sole principal of Industrial Equities, LLP
Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services (1981-1995)
Multiple recipient of the Colbert Coldwell Award
Chairman of the Board of Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin - 2002-2011
Northland College Board Member 1997-Present
Chairman of Naples Airport Authority 2008-2010, Commissioner 2006-2010
Member of International Advisory Council of Antique Boat Museum of America
President of Port Royal Property Owners Association 2006-2008, Board Member 2005-2008
Received the Edina N.C. Little Hospice Man of the Year
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northland College in Ashland
Received Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law in 1980
Received an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Northland College
Received the Distinguished Alumnus of Northland College
Received the Distinguished Alumnus of Hamline University School of Law
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2004
Vice President of CSN Board
Co-Chair of CSN’s Advancement Committee
Member of CSN’s Academic, Executive, Finance, and Trustees Committees
Director, Community School Foundation
Past Co-chair of Polo
Officer of the Naples Seahawks Football Club, Inc.
Senior Vice-President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, responsible for Middle Market Banking in Collier and Lee Counties
Served on EDC of Collier County along with
Chairman of The Partnership of Collier’s Future Economy, a subsidiary of The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce
B.A. from Bowling Green State University
Parent of Alumni
Vice President and Treasurer of CSN Board of Trustees
Chair of Finance Committee
Member of Advancement, Buildings & Grounds, Executive, and Strategic Planning Trustees Committees
Director and Treasurer of Community School Foundation, Inc.
Two-time Co-Chair of Angel Ball
Co-founder and principal of Falcon Capital Management – 1997- current
Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) - Dallas, Texas – 1988 - 1997
President of the Port Royal Club 2019-2021, Board Member 2017- 2021
President of Port Royal Property Owners’ Association 2013-2016, Board Member 2011-2016
President of Greater Naples Little League
Senior Warden and Vestry of Trinity-by-the-Cove Church
President of the Lantern Lake Association
BBA with Distinction (Finance) – George Washington University
Head Coach of CSN Varsity Baseball Team
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2012
Secretary of CSN Board of Trustees
Member of Executive, Advancement, Finance, and Strategic Planning Committees
Chairman/President - Community School Foundation, Inc.
Managing Partner - Ferrante Group
Former Managing Director - Bain Capital (1999-2011), Founder Bain Capital's Hedge Fund Business (1996)
Served on the Board of Trustees and as Chair of the Governance Committee - Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School
Active in non-profits including Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and University of Michigan Investment Advisory Committee
BA in Economics - University of Michigan
MBA - Harvard Business School
Current Parent, Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2015
Co-chair of Trustees Committee
Member of Executive and Advancement Committees
CSN Medical Director
President and Medical Director, Collier Urgent Care Centers
University of Notre Dame, cum laude
University of Michigan Medical School
Current Parent, Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2010
Co-chair of Academic Committee
Member of CSN’s Advancement Committee
CSN Classroom Volunteer
Participant in family real estate development ventures in Kentucky, Virginia, and Florida
Former board member of the Village Banc of Naples
Volunteer on committees serving Naples and Pikeville charities and the Madeira School
Graduate of The Madeira School
Graduate of George Washington University
Graduate of the University of Miami School of Law
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2014
Member of CSN's Executive, Finance, Strategic Planning, and Trustee Committees
President of Bowood Holdings, LLC.
Director of Western Refining Logistics, L.P. (NYSE:WNRL)
Previously held various positions at Inergy Holdings, L.P. (now Crestwood Equity Partners) (NYSE:CEQP)including Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.
Previously worked in the Corporate Development Group of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI)
Trustee of the Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, MO.
Trustee of the Atterbury Family Foundation
A.B. - Dartmouth College
MBA - Columbia University
Current Parent, Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2021
Member of Academic Committee Past Co-President of CSN Parent Association Books for Collier Kids (Naples, FL) Volunteer Book Donation and Distribution and Reading Tutor Special Olympics (Naples, FL) Volunteer and Athlete Coach Flip-Flop (children’s book stressing the value of optimism and resilience) Co-Author Sophie’s Bakery & Café (Tampa, Florida) Former Owner/Operator Small Blessings Preschool (Tampa, FL) PreK2 Teacher Charlotte Country Day School (Charlotte, NC) Parents Association Board, JK-4 Substitute Teacher Urban Ministry Center for Homeless Assistance (Charlotte, NC) Volunteer and Front Desk Volunteer International Business Machines Marketing Representative University of Michigan BA in Economics Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2018
Member of CSN’s Advancement, Buildings & Grounds, and Finance Committee
CEO and Founder of Titan Consulting
Director at the Derenzo Charitable Foundation
Senior Advisor to A10 and Associates
Senior Advisor to Hebert Resources
B.S. in Economics and Communication from Marquette University
Current Parent
Trustee since 2007
Co-chair of Trustees Committee
Member of Executive, Academic, Advancement and Finance Committees
Two-time past Co-chair of Angel Ball
Former Account Representative with Art Direction in the Graphic Design Industry, in San Francisco, CA and St. Louis, MO
Trustee of Ladue Chapel Nursery School - St. Louis, Mo
B.A. from Wells College
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2015
Member of CSN’s Advancement Committee
University at Buffalo: BS Finance
Niagara University: MBA
Director of Operations for the Park Associates’ Health Centers of Texas
Served on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora, NY
Past Co-Chair Polo at CSN
Past Co-Chair Angel Ball
Member of CSN’s Booster Club Executive Council
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2012
Member of Advancement and Buildings & Grounds Committees
President and Principal of Diamond Custom Homes, a Naples-based Luxury Homebuilder and remodeling company
Member of the Collier Building Industry Association
Naples Area Board of Realtors
Florida Certified General Contractor
Florida Real Estate Broker
Previous non-profit board experience includes Canterbury School in Fort Myers, Jewish Federation of Lee County, Temple Beth-El in Fort Myers as well as Temple Shalom in Naples.
Diploma Taft School Watertown, CT
Colgate University B.A. History
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2016
Member of CSN’s Advancement and Buildings and Grounds Committees
Founder and President of DLD Builders, LLC
Graduated from Noble and Greenough School
Attended St. Clare’s Oxford and College of Wooster
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2005
Member of Academic and Finance Committees
Director - Community School Foundation, Inc.
Chairman of Aeolus Re, Ltd., a Bermuda based property catastrophe reinsurer
Founding Partner of Aeolus Capital Management Co.
Former President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Renaissance Re, Ltd.
Former Head of Treaty Underwriting for the Reinsurance Division of Berkshire Hathaway
Emeritus trustee on the Foundation Board of College of William & Mary (BA, Economics 1982
Actively involved in Covenant House, the National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
Coaches youth sports
BA in Economics - William & Mary College
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2016
Member of Academic and Advancement Committees
Currently a Guardian ad Litem
Fun Time Childhood Academy Board Member 2011-17
Founding Member Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples Guild
Past Co-President of CSN Parents Association
Youth Haven Foundation Board of Directors 2000-2009
Youth Haven Board of Trustees 2000-2009
Realtor, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty 2000-2009
Co-Owner Picasso Kids, Arts & Crafts Studio for Children 2004-2007
Legislative Assistant to Congressman Billy Tauzin R-LA, United States House of Representatives 1995-1999
B.A. in Political Science from Boston College
Current parent
Member since 2021
Member of Finance Committee
Chairman & CEO of Motion & Control Enterprises, LLC
Lawson Products – Member of Board of Directors
Holland Pump Company – Member of Board of Directors
Former Vice Chairman of Test Equity, LLC
Former Chairman of Liquid Technologies
Former CEO & CFO of FCX Performance
Ohio University – BBA in Management/Finance, Honors Tutorial College, Corporate Leadership Fellow
Texas A&M University College of Engineering – Senior Lecturer
Current Parent of Xavier Bailey (2024) and Rhyann Hale (2034)
Trustee since 2021
Member of CSN’s Finance Committee
B.S., Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Polytechnic University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University
M.B.A., Pace University
Honorary Degree Ph.D., Commercial Science, Pace University
Prior to 1987 Member of Technical Staff at Bell Labs. Served as vice president of sales and marketing for Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company and Hilti, Inc., and chief operating officer of Southern Fastening Systems and Unifast Industries, Inc.
1987-1999 Joined Textron, Inc. and held positions as group vice president and president of various Textron business segments and was President and Chief Operating Officer
1999 President and Chief Operating Officer, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited
1999-2000 President and Chief Executive Officer, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited
2000 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited
2001-2010 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Ingersoll-Rand plc
2011-2015 Operating Partner, Advent International
2017-2021 Non-executive Chairman, Hertz Equipment Rental (HERC)
Current Grandparent
Trustee since 2018
Member of CSN’s Academic and Advancement Committees
Member of CSN’s Teacher Treats Committee
Volunteer for CSN’s Parents Association
Director of Public Relations Provident Jewelry, West Coast
B. A. in Psychology from Florida Gulf Coast University
Current Parent
Trustee since 2015
Chair of Advancement Committee
Member of Executive, Finance, Strategic Planning Committees
Trustee - Community School Foundation, Inc.
Graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana in Accountancy and Finance
Attended University of Illinois on the Evans Scholarship
Passed CPA, CFA exams
Graduated from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Business in Finance
Managing Director at Tiger Management 1991- 1997
Founder, CEO Northsound Capital 2001- current
Serves on Board of Directors for the Evans Scholars Foundation and the Western Golf Association
Current Parent
Trustee since 2018
Member Advancement Committee
President & CEO of Miller Capital Advisory, Inc.
MBA – University of Chicago, BS – University of Illinois
Former Vice President, Capital Markets for Homart Development Co.
Current Parent
Trustee since 2010
Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee
Member of Executive, Academic, and Finance Committees
Principal at Florida Gulfshore Capital, an early stage venture investment firm where he works closely with portfolio companies, including serving as a Director or Observer on several boards
Undergraduate Degree in Civil Engineering - Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Masters Degree - Yale University School of Management
Current Parent, Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2014
Member of Academic, Advancement, and Finance Committees
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Board Certified Ophthalmologist
Residency in Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Wilmer Eye Institute)
Retina Fellowship , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Wilmer Eye Institute)
Medical Director and Founder, Florida Retina Center
Scientific Advisory Chair, Rebion
As an undergraduate at Cornell University, collaborated on an invention which is currently being used in imaging systems for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy
Co-Inventor of Blinq®, a medical device that can instantaneously detect amblyopia, the leading cause of vision loss in children
STEM volunteer at CSN
Current Parent
Trustee since 2021
Founding Partner and Executive Director of Fountain 33 Foundation
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA. Lic. 91085)
Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
GoodTherapy.org , topic expert contributing writerMember, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Member, EMDR International Association and Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Past Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Program of Organizational Psychology, Vanguard University of Southern California
Vanguard University of Southern California, MS in Clinical Psychology
Claremont Graduate University, MS in Organizational Behavior Studies
Northwest Nazarene University, Educational Leadership PhD program, Burnout Research
Current parent
Trustee since 2006
Co-chair of Academic Committee
Member of Advancement, Executive, Finance, and Trustees Committees
B.A. from Meredith College
D.V.M. degree from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Parent of Alumni
CSN Founder
CSN Board President 1982-1986
Former Trustee Emeritus
Former Angel Ball Chair
B.A.- Stanford University
M.S. Journalism – Columbia University
Founder and Director, Naples Winter Wine Festival
Founder and Former Owner, Swanson Vineyards and Winery
Former Director, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Foundation
Former Director, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Director, Festival Napa Valley
Founder and Former Director, Lincoln Theater, Napa
Former Chairman, Napa National Bank
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2009
Chair of Buildings & Grounds Committee
Member of Advancement, Executive, Strategic Planning, and Trustees Committees
A Principal in Halstatt Management Company, manager of a private equity real estate fund actively making investments throughout Florida
Board Member - Naples Airport Authority, Notre Dame Club of SW Florida, Winged Foot Foundation
Graduate of Leadership Collier and involved in numerous community organizations
B.A- University of Notre Dame
Parent of Alumni
Trustee since 2014
Member of Advancement and Finance Committees
Founder CEO, First American Commercial Bancorp, Inc. d/b/a First American Equipment Finance
Former Chairman at Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, ELFA (2008)
Served on ELFA’s board of directors and Executive Committee
Former VP and Div. Manager at Tokai Financial Service
BA - University of MichiganMBA - University of California Los Angeles, Anderson School of ManagementJD - Cornell Law School (Business Law and Regulation)Current Parent, Parent of Alumni
Mr. Ed Cheffy
Mr. Maurice (Moe) D. Kent (Board President: 2003-2011)
Mr. Kenneth Johnson
Mr. Anthony (Tony) Ridgway (Board President: 1986-1996)
Mr. Benjamin Briggs
Dr. Irving S. Cooper
Mrs. Lucille M. Drackett
Ms. Laurie Ferguson
Dr. Marilyn King Fisher
Mr. Jefferson Hassell
Mr. Frank Neubek
Mr. Michael Noch
Mr. Joseph Spezio
Mr. Duane (Pat) Stranahan (Board President: 1996-2003)
