About
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of The Country Day School is a group of volunteers with diverse interests and fields of expertise who serve the School through participation on the Board and the Standing Committees of the Board. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, this volunteer Board is tasked with overseeing the governance of the School including the oversight of strategy, policy and management.
Members include business and community leaders who are drawn from the larger CDS community including CDS alumni, current or past parents and independent representatives. Each spring the Governance Committee ensures that the Board is appropriately populated to meet the objectives of the coming year and calls for nominations of interested candidates. Directors are selected based on an assessment of the technical skills, experiences and governance capabilities required to advance the interests of the School. New members are elected at the Annual General Meeting in the fall and serve set terms.
Should this opportunity be of interest to you, please send the Nomination Form to the attention of the Chair of the Governance Committee, Tina Mithra, in the Senior School Office.
Board of Directors 2024-2025
List of 15 news stories.
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Mrs. Tina Mithra
Read MoreChair, Board of Directors
Member of all Board Standing Committees
Mrs. Tina Mithra and her husband, Mr. Manpreet Mithra, have been CDS parents since 2017. Their two sons are in the Senior School. -
Mrs. Charley Butler
Read MoreGovernance Committee, Member
Human Resources Committee, Member
Mrs. Charley Butler and her husband, Mr. Gordon Butler, have been CDS parents since 2022. Their son is enrolled in the Middle School. -
Mr. Luis Chacin
Read MoreSecretary, Board of Directors
Governance Committee, Member
Mr. Luis Chacin and his wife, Dr. Mercedes Rodriguez, were CDS parents for seven years. Their son graduated in June 2022. -
Mr. David Creglia
Long Range Planning Committee, ChairRead More
Advancement Committee, Member
Mr. Creglia and his wife, Mrs. Deana Creglia, have been CDS parents since 2019. Their eldest son graduated in June 2023 and their youngest son is in the Senior School. -
Ms. Sandra De Carolis
Read MoreBuilding Committee, Member
Governance Committee, Member
Ms. Sandra De Carolis is a new member of the Board having joined in September 2024. Ms. De Carolis and her husband, Mr. Jamie Cartwright, have been CDS parents since 2020. Their two daughters are in the Junior School. -
Mr. Craig D'Souza
Human Resources Committee, MemberRead More
Long Range Planning Committee, Member
Mr. Craig D’Souza and his wife, Ms. Melissa Elia, have been CDS parents since 2023. Their son is in the Junior School. -
Mr. Jim Emanoilidis
Read MoreAdvancement Committee, Chair
Building Committee, MemberMr. Jim Emanoilidis and Mrs. Maricke Emanoilidis have been CDS parents since 2015. They have four children, two sets of twins, two daughters in the Middle School and two sons in the Senior School. -
Mr. Jeff Hershberg
Read MoreFinance & Investment Committee, Member
Governance Committee, MemberMr. Jeff Hershberg is a new member of the Board having joined in September 2024. Mr. Hershberg and his wife, Ms. Daniela Gallo-Hershberg, have been CDS parents since 2023. Their daughter is in the Junior School. -
Dr. Varun Kapila
Read MoreBuilding Committee, MemberHuman Resources Committee, MemberDr. Varun Kapila and his wife, Dr. Natasha Sukhai, have been CDS parents since 2022. They have three daughters in the Junior and Middle Schools. -
Mr. Basheer Khan
Read MoreVice Chair, Board of DirectorsBuilding Committee, ChairFinance & Investment Committee, Member
Mr. Basheer Khan and his wife, Mrs. Reem Khan, have been CDS parents since 2011. Their son graduated in June 2023 and their daughter is in the Senior School. -
Mr. David Reid
Read MoreBuilding Committee, Member
Finance & Investment Committee, Member
Mr. David Reid and his wife, Mrs. Niana Reid, have been CDS parents since 2022. Their daughter is in the Senior School. Mrs. Reid (McNally) is a CDS alumna having graduated in 1996. -
Dr. Priya Suppal
Advancement Committee, MemberRead More
Long Range Planning Committee, Member
Dr. Suppal and her husband, Mr. Rick Walia, were CDS parents for seven years. Their eldest son graduated in 2019 and youngest son graduated in 2022. -
Mr. Jamie Wakeam
Human Resources Committee, ChairRead More
Long Range Planning Committee, Member
Mr. Jamie Wakeam and his wife, Mrs. Cheryl Wakeam, have been CDS parents since 2021. They have two children enrolled in the Senior School. -
Mr. Glen Way
Read MoreFinance & Investment Committee, ChairMr. Glen Way and his wife, Mrs. Katherine Way, have been CDS parents since 2021. They have two sons enrolled in the Middle and Senior Schools. -
Ms. Celine Yuan
Advancement Committee, MemberRead More
Finance & Investment Committee, Member
Ms. Celine Yuan and her husband, Mr. Yongquan Jiang, have been CDS parents since 2017. Their daughter is in the Senior School.
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Mr. John Liggett, Head of School
Read MoreMember of all Board Standing Committees
John was appointed Head of The Country Day School in 2011 and is the proud CDS parent of Joshua (Class of 2015) and Aiden (Class of 2021).
"At this half-century milestone, CDS is now hitting its stride. We are incredibly fortunate to have this group of dedicated volunteer directors who have moved mountains and generously given their time and financial support to achieve this timeline in the face of unexpected obstacles."
Karen Adams, Board Chair 2020-2023
Karen Adams, Board Chair 2020-2023
| 2023-present | Tina Mithra |
| 2020-2023 | Karen Adams |
| 2017-2020 | David Myers |
| 2014-2017 | Paul Jewer |
| 2011-2014 | Dimitris Polygenis |
| 2008-2011 | Stacie A. Stanton |
| 2005-2008 | James H. Nelles |
| 2002-2005 | John Timothy Stanley |
| 1999-2002 | Kenneth E. Little |
| 1997-1999 | Carol Y. Proudlock |
| 1995-1997 | H. Glenn Fagan |
| 1993-1995 | Diana M. Dunlap |
| 1990-1993 | William W. Moriarty |
| 1988-1990 | John T. Mollard |
| 1986-1988 | Peter E. Peachey |
| 1984-1986 | Susan N. M. Plamondon-Wilson |
| 1981-1984 | Donald M. Rogers |
| 1978-1981 | Janet R. van Nostrand |
| 1977-1978 | H. Michael Burns |
| 1977 | Margaret H. Bindhardt |
| 1975-1977 | Jane H. Hayes |
| 1972-1975 | Edmond G. Eberts |
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
