Dr. Judith D. Wallach, Chair of the Board, is a professional psychologist and recent Chair of Palladia, Inc., a $40 million human services agency. She served on the Ethical Culture Fieldston School Board of Governors. Having graduated from ECFS, Dr. Wallach was inspired to “give forward” by providing children from families of modest means with the kind of superb education she was privileged to receive.

Dianne La Basse, Treasurer, most recently served as Executive Vice President of HSBC and head of its U.S. Private Bank. As a senior officer for 12 years at HSBC and its predecessor, Republic National Bank of New York, she established and expanded the banking group, delivering HSBC products and services to high net worth U.S. individuals. By 2006, the business had offices in New York, Massachusetts, Florida and California. Ms. La Basse was also a member of various senior management committees, including the Executive Committee for Private Bank activities in North and South America.

Ms. La Basse currently serves on the Board of Directors and Finance/Development Committee of Palladia, Inc., which is a major New York City social services organization, and the Audit Committee of Planned Parenthood of NYC. She is also a director of the Pascal Rioult Dance Theater, an international modern dance company; and the Broadway Malls Association, a non-profit organization affiliated with the New York City Parks Department.

William N. Fitzpatrick, Jr. is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Maryland School of Law. He is a Vice President and Senior Analyst of the Public Finance Group at Moody's Investor Service. Mr. Fitzpatrick has been an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland, where he previously resided, with experience in the Housing and Community Development and the Mass Transit Administrations. He was a partner in a real estate finance and general corporate law firm and has administered a small non-profit foundation, including budget and payroll management, where he developed community service programs in Baltimore City public high schools as a strategy for dropout prevention.

Elizabeth Juviler is the parent of a student at TECCS.  She is a managing director of Commercial Sales and Leasing at Tungsten Properties.  A native of Brooklyn, she graduated from Yale University with a BA in English and Theater Studies.  Prior to her career change to Real Estate in 2005, she was an actress and Yoga teacher in Alaska, Washington and New York.

Jeffrey Meyer is President and CEO of Apple Direct Mail Services, Ltd., a company founded in 1979 now employing 60 people in Manhattan. He is responsible for all aspects of the operation of the company, human resources, accounting, financial management, labor relations, and legal compliance. He is a former chair of the Partnership for the Homeless.

Anthony E. Shaw is the founder and one of the principals of Anthony E. Shaw Consultants, Inc., a human resources and management consultancy with clients in the finance, health care, retail and manufacturing industries. Mr. Shaw is also a Senior Faculty member at the New York Center for Leadership Development, a learning organization that develops the leadership capabilities of middle- and senior- managers in New York Metropolitan area not-for-profits.

Mr. Shaw was formerly Vice President of Human Resources for DHL Danzas Air and Ocean, Executive Vice President of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Deputy Mayor of the City of Yonkers, New York and founder and first Director of the Internal Control Unit of the New York City Department of Investigation. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the Federalist Society and the Eagle Forum.

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