Board of Directors

General Corporate Information

East Side Charter School of Wilmington, Inc. is incorporated in Delaware as a non-stock membership corporation. The persons who are the directors of the corporation are also the members.

The School is an IRS qualified 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Our federal taxpayer identification number is 51-0377733.

Board Members

Chair
Jocelyn Stewart
Barclays, Retired

Vice Chair
Cecil Gordon, MD
Brandywine Women's Health Associates

Treasurer
Rick Taglione
Chase

Secretary
Hon. Charles H. Toliver, IV 
Of Counsel, Law Offices of Leroy A. Tice, Esq.
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​Chief Executive Officer
Aaron Bass,  EastSide Charter School
Ex Officio, Non-Voting 
Tinu Akeredolu
Capital One

Sophia Cisler, MD
Anesthesia Services, P.A.

Kristyn DiIenno
CSC Global​

Kim F. Fortunato
Campbell Soup Foundation

​Renee Greene
Goldman Sachs
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David McBride, Esquire
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

Charles McDowell, Esquire
Potter Anderson & Corroon, Retired

Maurice Ragland
Barclays

Michelle Reardon
Campbell Soup Company

Owen Ricciardi
Mastery Charters Schools

Alexis Simms, Parent Representative
Red Clay School District

Ashley Rossello
Teacher Representative

EastSide Charter School Board Committees

Executive
Chair - Jocelyn Stewart
Vice-Chair Cecil Gordon, MD
Treasurer - Rick Taglione
Secretary - Charles Toliver IV, Esq.
At Large – Kim Fortunato
Finance and Operations
Chair – Rick Taglione
Charles McDowell *
Jocelyn Stewart
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Academics
Chair - Open
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Development
Chair - Jocelyn Stewart
Charles McDowell *
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Governance/Nominating
Chair - Kim Fortunato
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Marketing/Communications
Chair - Open
Human Resources
Chair - Kristyn DiIenno
Audit
Chair - Open
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Citizen Budget Oversight (CBOC)
Chair – Alexis Simms
Aaron Bass
Peter Kennedy *
James Dalle Pazze *
Marco Alberti *
Richard Riggs, DOE Rep *
Foundation Finance
Chair - Rick Taglione
Charles S. McDowell *
Jocelyn Stewart
Aaron Bass, ex officio
CBOC Selection
​Chair - Crystal White *
Aaron Bass
* Bylaws of the organization authorize non-board members to serve on board committees, save for the Executive Committee.