Head of School Search

Head of School Kenyatte Reid recently announced in a letter to the community that the 2026–2027 school year would be his last at Saint Ann’s. Kenyatte remains fully committed to Saint Ann’s through the end of the 2026–27 school year, focused on ensuring that the School will endure and thrive. The Board of Trustees is deeply grateful to Kenyatte for his many meaningful contributions to our school, commitment to our children, and service to our academic ideals.

The Board of Trustees has begun the process of searching for a new Head of School. As that process proceeds, we will share updates and information on this page. To read Board President Josh Epstein’s note regarding Kenyatte’s departure, please click here.

Updates & Timeline

August 2026
Kenyatte announced his plan to step down following the 2026–2027 school year.
The board announced the trustees who will serve on the Head of School Search Committee.

Search Committee

Committee Co-Chairs

  • Tony Charuvastra

    Tony is the parent of three current Saint Ann’s students. Tony is a practicing psychiatrist who works primarily with children and adolescents. He is also a teacher, working with residents as Assistant Professor at New York University Medical Center in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and with undergraduates through NYU’s College of Arts and Sciences. Tony received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University, his adult psychiatry training at UCLA-West Los Angeles VA training program, and his child and adolescent psychiatric training at the NYU Child Study Center. He joined the Board in 2017.


  • Ashley Mathis ’08
    After graduating from Saint Ann’s, Ashley earned her B.A. in Sociology from Boston College and her M.Ed. in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ashley currently works as a Global People Partner at S&P Global. Previously, she served as a Global Workplace Engagement Lead, spearheading the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to foster inclusion across the Energy and Mobility divisions. Beyond her professional endeavors, she actively contributes to her community as a leader on the Young Leadership Council at the Brooklyn Museum and a board member at the Brooklyn Community Housing & Services. Ashley began her Young Alumni trustee term in 2020 and was elected to a full-term trustee position in 2023.


  • Kavita Patel

    Kavita is the parent of two current Saint Ann’s students. Kavita is Chief of Radiology at Lenox Health Greenwich Village. She received her undergraduate degree from Yale University, her M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical College, and completed fellowships at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Duke University Medical Center. Kavita joined the Board in 2021.


Committee Members

  • Tamara Belinfanti

    Tamara is the parent of three current Saint Ann’s students. Tammy is a Professor of Law at New York Law School. Her scholarship focuses on corporate governance systems design and the nature of corporations. Tammy holds a B.S. from the University of Florida and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She also serves as a trustee of the Brooklyn Museum. Tammy joined the Board in 2018.


  • Martin Bell

    Martin Bell is the parent of two current Saint Ann’s students. He is a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he focuses on government and internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and trials. Previously, he served for nearly eleven years as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. He holds undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University. He also serves as a trustee of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He joined the Board in 2025.


  • Josh Epstein ’95, Board President

    Josh is the parent of three current Saint Ann’s students. He is an executive, entrepreneur, and investor building businesses at the intersection of media and technology. He is currently the founder and CEO of Pix, an entertainment discovery platform. Earlier in his career, he led corporate strategy at Viacom, was part of the formative team at ad tech pioneer aQuantive (acquired by Microsoft), and was founder and CEO of Periodic, a video news service. Josh received an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of
    Management. Josh joined the Saint Ann’s Board in 2021.


  • Andrew Ferrer

    Andrew is a current parent of three Saint Ann’s students. Andrew is a Managing Director at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the Consumer sector. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2014, Andrew worked at Sycamore Partners, Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners, where he also focused primarily on consumer investments. Andrew started his career in the Private Equity Group at Goldman Sachs. Andrew received his A.B. from Princeton University in Public and International Affairs and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Andrew joined the board in 2024.


  • Alice Goldman Reiter

    Alice is a parent of two current Saint Ann’s students. She is a partner in Wang Hecker LLP, a civil rights law firm, where she has represented victims of discrimination and abuse for more than a decade. She received her B.A. in political science from Yale University and her J.D. from New York University School of Law. Alice joined the board in 2023.


  • Kit Tollerson ’04

    Kit attended Saint Ann’s from preschool through twelfth grade. He is currently a Partner at TNTP, a non-profit dedicated to ending educational inequity and creating pathways for socio-economic mobility. Kit began his career teaching in New Orleans through Teach for America, and was Founding Principal of an elementary school in the California Bay Area. Kit earned an undergraduate degree in public policy from Princeton University and an M.A. in school leadership from Columbia University. Kit also serves on Manhattan Community Board 4, which represents Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. Kit joined the board in 2022.