Upcoming Board Meeting Dates

The Board has resolved to meet the third Tuesday of the month at 5pm unless it is necessary to reschedule. Pursuant to Board bylaws re-scheduled meeting days and times will be posted at least seventy-two hours in advance of the newly scheduled meeting. The Board has resumed in-person meetings on-site at Vertus.

July 21, 2026
August 18, 2026
September 1, 2026 – Board Retreat*
September 15, 2026
October 20, 2026
November 17, 2026
December 15, 2026
January 19, 2027
February 09, 2027**
March 2, 2027 – Board Retreat*
March 16, 2027
April 20, 2027
May 18, 2027 – Annual Meeting & Monthly Board Meeting***
June 15, 2027

*Board Retreats meet at 8am
**3rd Tuesday 16th falls in February break
***Annual board meeting starts at 4pm

Past Agendas & Meeting Minutes

Vertus Charter High School Board Members

Ian Anderson
  • Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, L3Harris
Allison Bell
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
  • Private Wealth Advisor, LVW Advisors
Sylvia David-West
  • International Program Manager, Communication Systems (CS), Northeast Regional Director
  • Employees of African Descent (LEAD)
  • L3Harris
Dr. Calvin Gantt
Board Chair
  • Executive Director, Downtown Campus, Monroe Community College
  • Deke, Co-Vice Chair; Senior Analyst of Information Security – Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Fanatics, Inc
Evan Gallina
  • Partner, Gallina Development Corp
Laura Gustin
  • President & CEO of TogetherNow
Dekedrian Johnson
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst, Fanatics
Michael Mandina
  • Chairman, Optimax
John (Jack) O’Connell
Co-Vice Chair
  • Senior Contracts Manager, Google
David A. Paul, MD, MS
Fundraising Committee Chair, 2025 Warrior Gala Co-Chair
  • Assistant Professor and Director of Brain and Spine Trauma at the Department of Neurological Surgery
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
Matthew Sydor
  • President Sydor Optics
Victoria Van Voorhis
  • CEO, Second Avenue Learning
Jeff Wynn
  • Associate Broker with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services