Meet the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is our School’s governing group that serves as the guardian of the MICDS Mission. Comprised of 23 members and leaders from both the MICDS and the St. Louis community, 12 of whom are alumni of the School, its primary work is long-term and strategic, including the development and oversight of the Strategic Plan that ensures the continued success and growth of MICDS.

• McKay Baur Mills ‘92, Chair
• Brad Werner ‘86, Vice Chair
• Steve Mackin, Treasurer
• Michael Riney ‘04, Secretary
• Ashley Amos Clennan ’94
• Lisa Dennig Coulter ’75
• Farrell Galt Crowley ’93
• Nikki Doughty
• Brad Foss
• Jen Hogan
• Michelle Li
• John Lochhead
• Omar Malik
• Jake McDonald ’98
• Jill Spitzfaden Meyer ’95
• Daphné Morgan
• Priya Rajasekaran
• David Steward II ’95
• Christy Kloecker Thompson ‘84
• Sarah Thompson ’96
• Meghan Trilling
• David Weiss ’81
• Vijay Yalamanchili

Click here to read a letter from McKay Baur Mills ’92, Chair of the MICDS Board of Trustees, to launch the 2026-2027 school year.

Dear MICDS Community,

I am deeply honored to be stepping into the role of Chair of the Board of Trustees. As a proud alumna of the Class of 1992 and the parent of three boys, including an alum (2023) and a current student (2028), I have a great love for all things MICDS. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to turn that love into action by serving as President of the Alumni Association and the Parents Association, both of which gave me a greater respect and understanding for the many different parts of our community.

This insight into our diverse, vibrant community will inform my work as Chair, and I am grateful that I get to work with a talented Board of Trustees. Our Board—your Board—is composed of 23 incredible alumni, parents, parents of alumni, and friends of MICDS. Each one of these dedicated volunteers is committed to helping guide the School through the transition of a new Head of School and the completion of major construction.

As we look forward, the Board’s role remains focused on stewardship, strategic oversight, and ensuring that MICDS remains a place where our students thrive. This year, we are particularly focused on welcoming our new Head of School, Chelle Wabrek, and her family into our community. As you may have already seen and heard, Chelle is diving in headfirst! She arrived in St. Louis at the end of June and hit the ground running, meeting with students, faculty, staff, trustees, and other members of our community. Her warm and genuine nature is evident to anyone who has spent time with Chelle. She is a uniter of people and has a leadership style that values listening and collaboration. MICDS is in very good hands, and I can’t wait for the rest of you to meet her.

In anticipation of Chelle’s arrival, the Board of Trustees worked over the past several months to develop a Head of School Charge to help Chelle establish priorities in her first few years. We focused on character attributes identified in the HOS position statement, which was informed by feedback from the survey sent to the community at the start of our search over a year ago. We also provided a list of ongoing objectives for Chelle to focus on that arose in our Board Retreat last winter. This HOS Charge can be revised and amended over time but should serve as a valuable roadmap for Chelle as she begins her work here. Top priorities include getting to know the community (which she is already doing very well!), partnering with the Board, faculty, and staff to establish points of action for the Strategic Plan, nurturing and supporting relationships with faculty and staff, building stronger connections between our three divisions, and continuing to focus on academic excellence.

In this ever-changing world, we must continue to live our Mission and provide an environment where our students learn to think critically, embrace differences, and are prepared for lives of achievement and purpose. I am so grateful for the partnership of our community as we look forward to a spectacular year ahead.

Warmly,

McKay Baur Mills ’92 P’23 ’28
Chair, MICDS Board of Trustees