Whitby School in Greenwich, a co-educational independent school that provides an educational continuum for children 18 months through grade 8, recently announced that Jon Downs of Millbrook School, New York; Stephanie Pax Flanigan of Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, New York; and Khalil Rahman, founder and trustee of East West University, Bangladesh; have joined its Board of Trustees.
“On behalf of the board, I”™m thrilled to welcome these new trustees,” said Deepa Javeri, chair of the Whitby Board of Trustees. “Each brings a wide range of experiences and perspectives deeply rooted in education, especially in the independent school sector.”
Downs, associate headmaster and headmaster-elect at Millbrook School in New York, has an extensive 16-year career in independent school education.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College, a Master of Arts degree from Bread Loaf School of English and a Master of Arts degree in education from Harvard.
Flanigan is the Head of School at Brooklyn Heights Montessori School (BHMS). Before joining BHMS in 2019, she held an 18-year tenure as head of school at the Montessori School of Denver. Prior to her career in education, she was a trial lawyer. Flanagan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Rahman is a founder of East West University, a leading private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and currently serves on its Board of Trustees. He retired from the United Nations in 2016 after having served the organization for 25 years in various senior positions. Rahman began his career as an executive at the American Express International Bank in 1978. The following year, he joined the foreign service of Bangladesh and rose to become a director-general in the foreign office. He earned his Master of Arts degree in law and diplomacy and a Ph.D. in economics from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in 1983. He also received a Master of Arts degree in economics from Dhaka University in 1978.
