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Three NEW TRUSTEES NAMED
The SKS Board of Trustees is pleased to announce
the appointment of the following trustees:
David Chirls
is the father of current student Dylan ’14. He
attended Tufts University and received a BS in engineering;
followed by an MBA in computer application and finance from
New York University’s Stern School of Business; and in 2000
graduated from Pratt Institute with a BA in architecture. David
has held key positions at American Express and MasterCard
International. He later served as president of one of the largest
corporate communications companies in the U.S.
David has two other children. He and his wife, Roberta,
live in Brooklyn Heights, NY. David is seen often on campus
especially on the athletic fields watching Dylan play.
Myles Megdal
,
a former business colleague of SKS’s Chief
Financial Officer Ray Hecht, is one of the world’s leading
authorities on the use of data and analytics for marketing and
advertising applications. During his 30-plus year career, Myles
has worked for companies such as American Express, Kraft/
General Foods, and Glaxo/SmithKline.
He served as president of
Decision Sciences Group for
Experian.
Myles lives in Sands Point,
New York and Montauk,
New York. His favorite
hobby by far is fishing for
large game, primarily tuna.
Michele
DeFreece
holds
an undergraduate
degree in
elementary/
special education
and a masters in
education from
Howard University.
She has more
than 25 years
of progressively
responsible college
level academic
and student
affairs leadership experience. Michele has worked at the State
University of New York, College of Technology since 1985
when she served as the admissions/student development
counselor. Today she is the director of three programs at the
university.
Michele’s daughter, Dominique ’14 is a leader among her
peers. Michele is well known by all on campus. She is involved
with the Parents’ Association; has helped Admissions at open
houses; and will be this year’s chair of the Parents’ SKS Fund
for Annual Giving.
In addition to “Nique,” Michelle has two sons and she lives
in Delhi, New York.
We welcome David, Michele and Myles to the Board of
Trustees and thank them for volunteering their time, talents
and treasure to make SKS the best it can be.
Top: Michele DeFreece, Left: Myles Megdal, Right: David Chirls
THE
STORM KING
SCHOOL
How
Big
Can You
Dream
?
Help us sustain the environment of excellence
in which each student has the support needed
to reach their true potential.
Become a sustaining member
For more information or to make a contribution,
please contact Michelle at 845.534.7892 x222 or
mmartinetti@sks.org.
The SKS Fund for Annual Giving
