Board of Directors
Board Meetings
Parnassus' Board of Directors meet on the first Tuesday of each month
7-9 PM. Next scheduled meetings are:
September
7th
October 5th
November 2nd
Location:
Government Center of
While we have listed here a few people involved in the process, there are many others providing significant assistance and support. In addition, charter schools are free to determine their own governing structures, which include parents and teachers as active members. That means you!
Parnassus is about you, committed parents and teachers interested in offering students the highest academic standards. We appreciate everyone's involvement and welcome anyone interested in participating in the development of Parnassus.
Laura Bottenfield
Laura Bottenfield holds a B.A. in International Relations with a minor in
marketing from the
Greg Friess
Greg Friess holds a B.A. in both Economics and Political Science.
He earned an M.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
where he also worked as a teaching assistant. He has 4 years
experience at NSP company (now Xcel Energy) in financial analysis and
regulatory filings including developing and supporting short and long term
forecasts. His focus on educational issues includes classroom volunteering
and serving on the community financial advisory committee for the
JP
Jongerling
JP Jongerling is a
Heather Ross has a B.A. degree from the
Kenneth Zigrino has a J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Syracuse
University College of Law and a B.A. degree, with honors, in English
Literature from SUNY at
Advisory Role:
Kurt Schneiber - Syncada from Visa CEO joins Parnassus' Advisory Board!
Mr. Schneiber has over 20 years of business experience including
business development, marketing, leadership, and management. Prior to
joining Syncada in January of 2010, Mr. Schneiber spent over 15 years at
Citibank managing different divisions from consumer products and student
loans to global transactions services. In addition, he is passionate
about education, classical education specifically, (The Great Books is part
of his collection) is an avid reader (he is tackling a list of 100 books
every human being should read!), has lived abroad in many countries and has
experienced first hand different education methods and its impact on his
children. He is excited about Parnassus’ mission and goals, has accepted a
role at Parnassus Board of Advisors, and will kick-off
Dr. Jeremiah Reedy earned his bachelor's degree in Italy, a master's
degree in Classics from the University of South Dakota (1960), another
master's (1964) and a Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of
Michigan (1968) where he specialized in classical philology and
comparative linguistics. He taught Classics at Macalester College from
1968 to 2004 and served for nine years as chair of the department and for
fifteen years as coordinator of the Humanities Program. Dr. Reedy was the co-founder and the founder of two
charter schools in Minnesota both based on Core Knowledge.
Dr. Roger Prestwich has an extensive background in developing curriculum and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 20 years. Since 2001, he has held the position of Professor and Director of the International Business Program at Metropolitan State University. Dr. Prestwich has served on many boards including Minnesota World Trade Association, Midwest Global Trade Association, St. Paul/Minneapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, and American Committee on Foreign Relations. His educational background consists of:
M.Phil. in International Relations, University of Cambridge, England (1984),
Ph.D. in Geography (minor-Economics), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1971),
M.A. in Geography (minor-Economics), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1968),
Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Sheffield, England (1965), B.A. (Econ.) Honors, University of Sheffield, England (1964)