The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce five new members who were elected at a special meeting on Monday, September 3.

David J. Anable of Harrison, Maine, is a graduate of Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England. David spent more than two decades working as a journalist for The Christian Science Monitor, serving as managing editor from 1985-1988. He then became a journalism professor and chair of the School of Journalism at Boston University. Before retiring to freelance writing in 2006, David was president of the International Center for Journalists in Washington, D.C. David and his wife Isobel (JC’58) have three daughters – Alex (C’90), Tessa Bollinger (C’92), and Perryn Ferris (US’90).

Gary B. Fleener (US'81, C'85) of Salida, Colorado, has a Master's and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He was a member of the Principia College faculty from 1997-2007.  During that time, he served as an associate professor, chair of the Biology  and  Natural Resources  Department, and director of the Office of Special Programs.  He also led many study abroad programs and volunteered countless hours coordinating land stewardship activities for the College's 2,500-acre campus.  Last summer Gary, his wife Gwen Beacham (C'88), and their 22-month-old son Sage moved back to Colorado, where he is serving on the Board of Directors at  The Link School and working to  develop a non-profit foundation for  advancing mountain education. 

James W. Suber (US’76, C’80) of Irvine, California, is a partner at a commercial real estate brokerage firm, representing large corporate tenants on a national basis. Jim and his wife Irene (C’ 81) have four children – Annika (US’03, C’07), James, a freshman at Principia College, Julia, a high school sophomore, and Annelise, a seventh-grader.

R. Ryder Stevens (US’72, C’76) of Auburn, Washington, received a Masters of Divinity from Boston University. Ryder is a Christian Science practitioner and a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. He served as a chaplain in the United States Army from 1980-2003 and retired with the rank of colonel. He and his wife Beverly (C’78) have a son, Eric, a junior at the University of Southern California.

Carol D. Worley (US’72) of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, is a Christian Science nurse and has been listed in The Christian Science Journal since 1976. She is currently the director of Christian Science Nurses Training at Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association. Carol served as a staff nurse and director of nursing at Principia for 24 years. She has two daughters – Heather (US’93) and Lauren Cornthwaite (US’95).

These newly elected Trustees will take office at the November meeting. Please join us in welcoming these new Board members to our campuses.

After serving faithfully and joyfully as a member of the Board of Trustees since 1989, Margaret Foerster has announced her retirement from the Board. Maggi brought to the Board a deep commitment to assessing issues from a metaphysical as well as educational perspective and a compassionate, caring approach. Please join us in thanking Maggi – and her husband Cliff – for their unselfish, wholehearted commitment to Principia.

As announced in our July 16 communication to the community, the Trustees have concluded that the CEO should not serve as a member of the Board. Therefore, Stuart Jenkins will be leaving the Board in November. Katharine Bullock, Michael Sharples, and Tuck Spaulding will also be rotating off the Board after the November meeting.

The Board is grateful for the community’s input to this process through the submission of names for prospective Trustees. We extend an open invitation to continue participating in this way. You may submit suggested names for nomination to the Board through the Trustee website nomination form.