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
Thomas C. Humphrey
E. I. DuPont, Retired

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 
​Kristyn DiIenno
CSC Global​

Kim F. Fortunato
Campbell Soup Foundation

​Michael Hare
Buccini Pollin Group
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Donna G. Mitchell
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Delaware, Retired

Maurice Ragland
Barclays

Michelle Reardon
Campbell Soup Company

Owen Ricciardi
Mastery Charters Schools

H. M. (Chip) Sawyer, III
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC

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 - Thomas C. Humphrey
Secretary - Charles Toliver IV, Esq.
At Large – Kim Fortunato
Finance and Operations
Chair – Thomas C. Humphrey
Charles McDowell *
Jocelyn Stewart
Mike Hare
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Academics
Chair - Open
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Development
Chair - Jocelyn Stewart
Charles McDowell *
Don Dewees *
Rod Ward *
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Governance/Nominating
Chair - Kim Fortunato
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Marketing/Communications
Chair - Open
Human Resources
Chair - Kristyn DiIenno
Audit
Chair - Chip Sawyer
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Citizen Budget Oversight (CBOC)
Chair – Open
Aaron Bass
Thomas C. Humphrey
Alexis Simms
Donna Mitchell
Peter Kennedy *
James Dalle Pazze *
Ashley Rossello *
Richard Riggs, DOE Rep *
Foundation Finance
Chair - Thomas C. Humphrey
Charles S. McDowell *
Jocelyn Stewart
Chip Sawyer
Aaron Bass, ex officio
CBOC Selection
​Chair - Crystal White *
Aaron Bass
Donna Mitchell
* Bylaws of the organization authorize non-board members to serve on board committees, save for the Executive Committee.