Board of Trust

At St. Bernard Academy, we are an independent Catholic day school governed by a Board of Trustees.

Full board meetings take place bi-monthly during the school year and trustees serve three-year terms. The Board is primarily responsible for the following:

ensuring all aspects of the school are consistent with the school Mission

ensuring good stewardship of school resources

assisting with the development of the school's Strategic Plan

providing consultative advice to the Head of School

2022-2023 BOARD OF TRUST

*Stephen Zralek,
President of the Board 
Spencer Fane Bone McAllester

Julie Boos,
Flood Bumstead

LaTandra Collins, 
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Chris Crane,
Bank of America

*Matt Davis,
The Wilson Group

Terry Doherty,
Loden Vision Center

*Amy Johnston Eubanks, Holy Family Catholic Church

*Elizabeth Grace Herbert,
BookPage

Travis Kelty,
President & CEO of Kelty Real Estate

Sr. Judith Kapp, RSM,
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Allan Leslie,
Family & Children’s Service

*Mary Pietrzyk, 
NextEra Energy

Courtney Ross,
Amazon

John Tumminello,
Centennial Park Conservancy 

Paul Worley,
Former executive at Sony Tree Publishing, Sony Music Nashville, and Warner Bros Nashville.

Chase Wright,
Cherry Bekaert Advisory 

 

Non-Voting Members:

Philip Mattingly, Chairman Emeritus
Leigh Toomey, Head of School 

* Alumni / Former Students

BOARD COMMITTEES

Advancement Committee
Mary Pietrzyk (Chair)
Terry Dougherty
Courtney Ross
John Tumminello
Paul Worley

Audit
Chase Wright (Chair)
Chris Crane

Buildings, Grounds and Safety
Travis Kelty (Chair)
Matt Davis

Finance
Chris Crane (Chair)
Julie Boos
Allan Leslie
Chase Wright

Mission / MESA
Amy Johnston Eubanks (Chair)
LaTandra Collins
Sister Judith Kapp

Nominating and Governing
Elizabeth Herbert (Chair)
 

My daughter learned so much about taking responsibility for her academic career and her actions beyond the classroom while at St. Bernard. I feel a tremendous sense of gratitude for the education and the experience.

Chase Wright
Board of Trust and past parent