Parents Council of Washington Officers
Board of Directors
Katrina Holliday
Ex. Officio
Erik van der Merwe
President
Jen Scott
Vice President – Programming
Karen Gibian
Vice President – Internal
Cara Hur
Treasurer
Denise Price
Secretary
Board Members-at-Large
Lauren Barber
Lisa Monroe Briscoe
Patricia Garffer
Jenny Gillespie
Brian Jacobson
Nisha Sankaran
Nicole Lewis Tyson
Mary Vitale
Denise Yarbough-Smith
2026-2027
Board Liaisons to Member Schools
The Academy of the Holy Cross
Lisa Monroe Briscoe
Aidan Montessori
Patricia Garffer
Alexandria Country Day School
Lauren Barber
Beauvoir School
Mary Vitale
Browne Academy
Karen Gibian
Bullis School
Nisha Sankaran
Burgundy Farm Country Day School
Lauren Barber
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Lisa Monroe Briscoe
Commonwealth Academy
Lauren Barber
Concord Hill School
Cara Hur
Congressional School
Karen Gibian
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Jen Scott
Edmund Burke School
Patricia Garffer
The Field School
Lauren Barber
Flint Hill School
Denise Prince
Foxcroft School
Jenny Gillespie
Georgetown Day School
Nicole Lewis Tyson
Georgetown Preparatory School
Denise Yarbough-Smith
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
Cara Hur
Gonzaga College High School
Brian Jacobson
Grace Episcopal Day School
Nicole Lewis Tyson
Green Acres School
Denise Yarbough-Smith
Green Hedges School
Nisha Sankaran
The Harbor School
Karen Gibian
Holton-Arms School
Jenny Gillespie
Holy Trinity School
Jen Scott
The Lab School of Washington
Mary Vitale
Landon School
Jenny Gillespie
The Langley School
Karen Gibian
Lowell School
Brian Jacobson
Madeira School
Denise Yarbough-Smith
Maret School
Nisha Aankaran
McLean School
Brian Jacobson
National Cathedral School
Cara Hur
National Child Research Center
Patricia Garffer
National Presbyterian School
Mary Vitale
Norwood School
Denise Yarbough-Smith
Oneness-Family School
Jen Scott
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Denise Yarbough-Smith
The Potomac School
Lauren Barber
The Primary Day School
Cara Hur
The River School
Nisha Sankaran
Sandy Spring Friends School
Karen Gibian
Seneca Academy
Lisa Monroe Briscoe
Sheridan School
Nisha Sankaran
Sidwell Friends School
Nicole Lewis Tyson
The Siena School
Lisa Monroe Briscoe
St. Alban’s School
Denise Prince
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Nicole Lewis Tyson
St. Anselm’s Abbey School
Jenny Gillspie
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
Denise Prince
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School
Jen Scott
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Denise Prince
Washington Episcopal School
Brian Jacobson
Washington International School
Patricia Garffer
Washington Waldorf School
Mary Vitale
The Woods Academy
Lisa Monroe Briscoe
