Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting and board elections will be held in conjunction with our Spring Concert on June 20th, 2017. The concert and annual meeting will be at the Weyerhauser building on the Macalester College campus at 2:30PM.
Board Meetings
The board meetings are typically from 6:15-7:45 PM on the third Tuesday of the month at the following location:
Laura Jeffrey Academy, 1550 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105
We suggest calling the school office at 651-414-6000 to confirm the meeting date and time if you wish to attend as there are occasional changes to the schedule.
Board meeting dates for the 2016-2017 school year are on the following dates:
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Tuesday, October 18
Tuesday, November 15
Tuesday, December 20
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Tuesday, February 21
Tuesday, March 21
Tuesday, April 18
Tuesday, May 16
Tuesday, June 20
Monday, June 26th, 6:15PM – closed meeting for executive review pursuant to MN statute 13D.
Board meeting dates for the 2017-2018 school year are on the following dates:
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Tuesday, October 17
Tuesday, November 21
Tuesday, December 19
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Tuesday, February 20
Tuesday, March 20
Tuesday, April 17
Tuesday, May 15
Tuesday, June 19 - Annual Meeting at the Spring Concert at 2:30 and regular meeting at LJA at 6:15.
Board annual meeting election results, June 20, 2017
Laura Jeffrey Academy's Board of Directors
Devavani Chatterjea, Co-Chairperson, parent (2015-2018) 651-699-2334 chatterjead@macalester.edu
Devavani Chatterjea is an immunologist and educator who believes that women and the practice of science powerfully transform each other to make the world a better place. A proud alumna of Mount Holyoke College, the oldest continuing college for women in the US, she is a member of the biology faculty at Macalester College in St. Paul where she also helped found and currently co-directs an interdisciplinary program in global health. She looks forward to serving the Laura Jeffrey community as a board member.
Laurie Hamre, Co-Chairperson (2015-2018) 651-343-1402 lauriebhamre@comcast.net
Laurie, a recently retired Macalester College administrator, spent her entire career working in higher education. As Dean of Students and Vice President, she had oversight of critical support services and with many staff, responsibility for programs, experiences, and resources that promoted the development of leadership, responsible citizenship, communications, identity exploration, understanding of difference, and personal well-being. She loved working day-to-day with traditional age college students. Involvement on the LJA Board provides continued opportunities to enhance the development of talented young people.
Laurie currently serves on the Advisory Board for Culture of Respect, a national online evidence-based resource for colleges and universities working to eliminate sexual assault on their campuses.
Jennifer Schiller, ExOfficio, LJA Executive Director 651-414-6000 jennifers@laurajeffreyacademy.org
Annie Hotop, Secretary, community member (2015-2018) 651-308-9043 amhotop@gmail.com
Annie Hotop is a proud graduate of the College of St. Catherine and passionate about strong education for girls and women. Her positive experiences and connections in both undergraduate and graduate programs at St. Kate's, as well as travel opportunities around the world, have inspired her to be a champion of education. She currently works as a Senior Research Coordinator in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Professionally, Annie enjoys serving as a team leader on project based work, and carrying out the details to see a project through from start to finish. She believes in working locally to create bigger, more global change. In her spare time she enjoys working in her yard, canning food from her garden, volunteering with the Macalester Groveland Community Council, and traveling.
Maggie Struck, community member (2015-2018) 651-792-6683 stru0234@umn.edu
Maggie is a Ph.D. candidate of Critical Literacy in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. She is a critical literacy scholar devoted to equity in education and critical literacy practices in public schools. Prior to being in graduate school, she was a community youth worker for six years with the Jane Addams School for Democracy on the Westside of Saint Paul and a fifth/sixth grade teacher for seven years at both Minnesota and Texas public elementary schools. Maggie believes that equity for all learners in educational settings is contingent upon the strength of the bridges built between teacher preparation programs, the day-to-day practice of students and teachers in schools, and the community and home practices of students and their families. Maggie lives with her wife Elizabeth and their four pets in the vibrant, diverse, loud, chaotic, and graceful community of Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis. Her home community grounds her in her commitment to work across lines of gender, sexual orientation, race, and class not only in her professional life but her personal life as well. She is drawn to working with the LJA community to help support students and families who identify on the LGBTQ spectrum.
Sharon Gifford, community member (2015-2018) 612-867-5458 sharon.gifford@gmail.com
Sharon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.The daughter of an elementary school teacher, she has a deep understanding of the importance of education in providing opportunities for success. Her professional and volunteer efforts have focused on her passion for women/girls and education. Sharon is a highly successful fundraising and sales professional who has worked for a variety of organizations including Greater Twin Cities United Way. She has been a supporter of LJA since 2010. Sharon brings a new network of personal and business contacts to the organization. As a board member, Sharon looks forward to using her sales and development experience to assist LJA in establishing new corporate partnerships and expanding the organization’s base of individual donors.
Danielle Jones-Glaser, community member (2016-2019) 773-230-1534 danielle_jones2002@yahoo.com
Danielle is a senior marketing analyst at ICF Olson in Minneapolis. Danielle is a mother of 2 daughters who is inspired by LJA’s mission to educate scholars to ask questions and make choices through scientific and social critical lenses. She brings her expertise in marketing and coding to the LJA board.
Jason Fritts, community member (2016-2019) 612-386-2569 frittja@gmail.com
Jason is an accountant/manager at Eide Bailley, a CPA and business advisory firm in Minneapolis. LJA’s focus on STEM at a critical developmental age resonates with Jason who has a six year-old daughter he would love to see embrace STEM learning as she grown. Jason brings his expertise in the financial sector to support the LJA board and school.
Anna Robinson, teacher (2016-2019) 651-414-6000 annar@laurajeffreyacademy.org
Anna is our 7/8 LASS co-teacher. Anna studied Social Studies Education and Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Shortly after starting her teaching career, she returned to school for a Masters of Education through St. Mary's University, focusing on Social Justice Education. Her teaching career has been in a variety of settings in Minnesota and New York and in all settings her passion for the transformative power of education has persevered and grown. She is excited to begin her third year at LJA working to empower students to find and use their voices.
Janet Gracia, parent (2016-2019) 612-600-1800 jgracia468@gmail.com
Anna Veit-Carter, community member (2017-2020) 612-222-0605 anna.veitcarter@gmail.com
Anna is an Iowa transplant and employment-law attorney, currently practicing Minneapolis. Prior to becoming an attorney, Anna taught middle-school math and science and knows that it is a critical time for nurturing interest in these subjects, especially among female students. Given this background - and with a young daughter of her own - Anna is excited to serve on the LJA board to assist in ensuring STEM-focused educational opportunities for young women in the Twin Cities.
approved board minutes
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
Board committee minutes
Executive Committee Minutes:
Board Policies
LJA Building Company
1550 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
LJA BUILDING COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Josh Rohde, President - (Term 2013-2016)
Josh joined the board in 2013 and is living in St. Paul with his three daughters, all of whom have attended Laura Jeffrey Academy. He has been active at LJA helping with the Family Network and the Farmers Market. Having three daughters, it was important for Josh to find a place where they could explore and thrive. He has found this at LJA, and wants to continue the amazing work that goes into building confidence and educating our girls by bringing this unique perspective as a parent of three LJA students. shoe3200@gmail.com
Jennifer Schiller, ExOfficio
jennifers@laurajeffreyacademy.org
Ken Simon, Secretary - (Term 2013-2016)
LJA BLDG Co BOARD MINUTES