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The Board at Stone Ridge is composed of Religious of the Sacred Heart and lay men and women.

Board of Trustees 2008-2009
David J. Bates, Chair
Eileen C. Mayer, Esq.* Vice-Chair

Catherine Ronan Karrels, Ex-officio
Richard W. Beckler, Esq.
Jane Belford, Esq. *
J. Paul Carey
Ann M. Conroy, RSCJ*
Ellen M. Dugan, MD *
Jan Dunn, RSCJ*
Brian W. Keane
Robert S. King
Virginia Koss
Edward J. Krause, III
Donna S. Mangold, Esq.*
Daniel J. McMahon, Ph.D
Marilyn McMorrow, RSCJ
Wayne H. Meyer, MD
George C. Milne
Barbara Rogers, RSCJ*
Margaret Seitz, RSCJ*
Kathryn Stewart
Jane D. Trevisan
Sheryl Wilbon Watkins, Esq. *


* Denotes Sacred Heart alumna

 

David J. Bates was elected Chair of the Stone Ridge Board of Trustees on June 3, 2007. A Trustee since 2000, Mr. Bates has served Stone Ridge as Board Vice Chair (2005-2007), Finance Committee Chair (2001-2007), and a member of the Head Search Committee (2005-2007). Mr. Bates, formerly with the World Bank, is involved in a number of startup companies and private investment initiatives, and serves on numerous for profit and non-profit boards.

A native of Australia, Mr. Bates earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from The George Washington University, as well as an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bates enjoyed a career with the World Bank Group, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), spanning 25 years. A specialist in project finance at the IFC for 12 years, Mr. Bates covered a broad range of industrial sectors in Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East until 1996. Prior to joining the IFC in 1984, he held various positions at the World Bank, focused primarily on agricultural policies, investment and rural poverty issues in Africa.

He and his wife Carol reside in Bethesda, Maryland and have four children.