Montgomery Bell Academy - A Premier Independent School in Nashville, TN ~ MBA Fund Leadership Team

2025-2026 MBA Fund Leadership Team

Leadership Giving Chair
Mauro Mastrapasqua ('90)
MBA Trustee; Alumni Parent (Mauro '21)

Parent Chairs

Cynthia and Franco Recchia
(Luca '24 and Nico '26)

Alumni Chair

Jonathan Gluck ('04)

Grandparent Chair
Jennifer Kyle
(James, Grandson '30)

Alumni Parent Chairs
Hillary and Mark Kaplan ('80)
(Aaron '15, Andrew '17, Matthew '20)

Faculty & Staff Chairs

Travis Barclay and Will Hannon ('08)

Board of Trustees Chair

Ward Waltemath ('93)
(Edward '27)

12th Grade Team (2026)

Bree and Jim Abernathy
Elinor and Peter Adams
Kim and Damon Drake
Kelsey and Barry Jackson
Kerry and William Kirkland
Heather and Will Norton
Jean Ellen and Craig Spengler

11th Grade Team (2027)

Irene and Philip Head (Chairs)
Kelly and Chan Dillon
Kate and Ben Griffin
Tricia and William Hastings
Mary and Tal Lefler
Elizabeth and Whit McCrary
Melinda and Trevor Sava
Joanna and Chris Wooten

10th Grade Team (2028)

Ashley and Scott Tomichek (Chairs)
Marisa and Bill Adair
Caroline and West Cook
Claire and Jon Corby
Trina and Mark Ewald
Necie Elizabeth and Larry Pable
Katherine and Colby Paxton
Lauren and Jackson Ross

9th Grade Team (2029)
Virginia and William Seibels (Chairs)
Christina and Ben Burns
Ali and Justin Davis
Mimi and Dan Gannon
Tysha and Todd Huber
Tricia and Hudson McCarter
Amy and Ken McDonald
Amy and Clay Richards
Holly and Brince Wilford

8th Grade Team (2030)

Shelby and Wick Ruehling (Chairs)
Natalie and George Clements
Amy and Sam Crosby
Connell and Dale Crow
Suzannah and Ben Green
Eileen and Sal Hernandez
Renee and Andrew Smith
Caroline and Tee Tompkins
Katie and Andrew Tudor-Thomas

7th Grade Team (2031)

Leigh and Morgan Hillenmeyer (Chairs)
Grace and John Bearden
Kelli and Bo Dill
Amanda and Jon Gaston
KC and John Hutchinson
Carey and Mark McDonald
Anna and Jameson Norton
Kristin and Carter Paine

2024-2025 Alumni Class Captains

1970 Rob Barrick and Jay Ramsey
1971 Tom Neff
1972 Marc McNamee
1973 Bill Shell
1974
1975 Jack Nuismer
1976 Jerry Patterson
1977 Chuck Lassing
1978 Gerry Mace
1979 Jody Johnson
1980 Josh May
1981
1982
1983 Trey Rochford
1984 Dave Wood
1985
1986 John Griffith
1987
1988 Todd Wise
1989 George Crawford
1990 David Trainer
1991 Drew Healy
1992 Justin Crosslin
1993
1994 Hugh Gaston
1995 Bill Hancock
1996 Jon Gaston and Whit Polley
1997 Jarrett Carden
1998 Jeremy Hall
1999 Stuart Burkhalter
2000 Josh Ritter
2001 William Liles
2002 Gray Skinner
2003
2004 Lee Noel Jr.
2005 Patrick Bradley and Matt Bubis
2006 Jeffrey Zager
2007 George McGinn and Andrew Triggs
2008 Anderson McLaughlin and Tom Wall
2009 Hooper Paty
2010 Will Tanner
2011 Braxton Fralick and Warren Smith
2012 Weston Bell
2013 Sam Turner
2014 Keith Gambill
2015 Ben Kelly
2016 Nick Dreher
2017 Jacob Kovick
2018 Palmer Thombs
2019 Cole Crider
2020 Tripper Capps and Brennan Roach