Naisha Bradley is a current CHS parent (Classes of '22 and '25).  Naisha is a diversity and inclusion strategist who serves as the Assistant Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Naisha is an active community member - her portfolio spans from working on Boston’s ONEin3 Mayoral Advisory Council to contributing to the White House Council for Women and Girls as a participant in the United State of Young Women Forum during the Obama Administration. Naisha graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a bachelorette degree in Business Administration and earned a master's degree in Gender and Cultural Studies from Simmons College.  In May of 2018, she attained a second master's degree in Public Administration and a certificate in Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. 

Kirsten Champlin (Secretary) is a current CHS parent. She previously worked at PGR Media and Hill Holliday where she focused on the advertising & media strategy, buying and measurement for clients such as New Balance, Celebrity Cruises, and Dunkin' Donuts. She has her bachelor's degree from American University, and her MBA from Suffolk University. As a current parent, Kirsten has been a class representative, a co-chair of the Admissions Committee, and a volunteer for various other Family Association events. She is also involved in several charities including Light the Night Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Gift of Life Marrow Registry. 

Jeff Dodge is a parent to one current and two former CHS students, having joined the CHS community in 2013. Jeff is a founding member and Partner of Periphas Capital, a middle market focused private equity firm. He previously worked at Berkshire Partners in Boston and Goldman Sachs in New York. Jeff earned an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth and a BA in Economics from Yale University. He is active in the Newton and surrounding community as a leader in the Boy Scouts and Little League coach. Jeff serves on the Board of Stewards at the Wellesley Hills Church. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Mesa de Vida, a creator of globally inspired clean label cooking and seasoning sauces.

Thomas Fox is a current CHS parent (Class of '25).  Tom spent 20 years as an investment advisor with BLX Group LLC, first in Los Angeles, then established an office in San Francisco, and then stayed with the firm in Boston.  As a senior member of the BLX Management Team, Tom was responsible for the firm’s nationwide marketing and business development efforts. Tom graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. from Harvard College in Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences.  Tom has always had a strong interest in teaching, first as a tutor to younger students while at Belmont Hill School, and then spent a gap year before college teaching first and second grade at the American International School in Vienna.  He also played basketball for the high school there, and lead the team for the first time to the championship game of the AIS tournament in Paris.  (His impact on the Harvard JV team the following year was more muted.) 

Jennifer Hines serves as Dean of Enrollment Management at the Noble and Greenough School. Jennifer graduated from Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. Jennifer has worked for over twenty years at Nobles and oversees admission and financial assistance. She is a member of the Nobles senior administrative team and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leadership team. Jennifer also serves as a member of the Enrollment Management Association’s National Admission Leadership Council, which seeks to provide leadership in the area of professional development for admission professionals. Prior to Nobles, Jennifer began her career with a brief stint in commercial bank lending and subsequently worked at Wellesley College as the Associate Director of Admission in charge of the Alumnae Admission Program. She previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Fessenden School.

Christopher Johnson is a current CHS parent. Chris is the President of Cranebridge Investment Partners.  Chris began his career as an attorney and then joined Lehman Brothers Investment Bank in New York. Following the acquisition of Lehman Brothers by Barclays Bank, Chris stayed on to lead its Wealth Advisory and Strategic Solutions Divisions. Chris was born in Trinidad and raised in Canada. He received an LLB from York University in Toronto, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Oxford University in England and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School.  

Steve is currently a CHS parent and serves as a Co-President on the school’s board. Steve a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners where he leads up their healthcare practice. He currently sits on the boards of a number of leading healthcare and biotechnology companies. Prior to joining Bessemer, Steve worked for a growth-stage, private equity firm as a management consultant at Bain & Company. He has also worked on several different political campaigns throughout his career. Outside of work, Steve serves as an Observer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an advisor to Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard Business School’s Center for Entrepreneurship, and on the investment committees of BCBS Massachusetts and Rock Health. Steve graduated summa cum laude from Yale University and earned his MBA from Harvard, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Dr. Neil Maniar is a current CHS parent. Neil received his PhD from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and his Master of Public Health from the Yale University School of Public Health. He has a BA from Connecticut College with a double major in English and Zoology. Neil is a Professor of Public Health Practice, Associate Chair of the Department of Health Sciences, and Director of the Master of Public Health program in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University and was recently elected President of the Massachusetts Public Health Association. Prior to joining Northeastern, Neil worked at the American Cancer Society’s New England Division as well as the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Community Health and Health Equity. Neil was also the founding director of the Massachusetts Youth Violence Prevention Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. He also founded and co-chaired the Massachusetts Coalition for Youth Violence Prevention. Neil currently serves on the board of directors of UTEC, Inc and was part of the Eastern New England Board of the American Cancer Society from 2017-2020.

Shradha Patel is a current CHS parent (class of ‘25). She graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree and Tufts University with a master’s degree. She brings almost 20 years of education experience as a teacher, college placement counselor, and former Principal and Founder. She launched her teaching career in both Boston and Cambridge public schools, and since 2003 has joined the Roxbury Prep Charter and Uncommon Schools family. At Roxbury Prep/Uncommon she has taught History, supported high school and college placement, led 2 middle schools, one in Brooklyn, NY, and founded Roxbury Prep High School (RPHS) in 2015. She currently serves at RPHS as an English Teacher and Instructional Leader.

Lindsey Valente is a current CHS parent (Classes of '22 and '25). Previously, she worked as the Director of Admission at The Catherine Cook School in Chicago. She left the school when her family was relocated to London, where she became the Director of Communication for The American Women's Club of London and volunteered at a primary school, Eaton House The Vale. Lindsey has also worked in admissions at St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's in New York City, and in marketing for Lazard Asset Management and Putnam Investments. She holds a BA in finance from The Carroll School of Management at Boston College and an MS from Teacher's College at Columbia University for Psychology in School Counseling. Most recently, Lindsey finished her role as President of the Board at Bowen Cooperative Nursery School.