The Common Ground Board of Directors

Common Ground is governed by a Board of Directors – volunteer community members who provide oversight and support to the organization so it can fulfill its mission as a community non-profit organization and public charter high school. Board members come from different backgrounds and reflect the rich diversity of our community.

Robert Parker, Co-chair. Retired School Principal & Communications Executive, Email 

Alexis Smith, Co-Chair. Executive Director of New Haven Legal Aid, Email

Beth Klingher, Treasurer. Artist & Educator, Email

Terri Snell, Secretary, Email

Kyeen Andersson, Public Health Policy Analyst, Email

Errol C. Saunders II, Doctoral Student, Teachers College, Columbia University; Hopkins School, Email

Charles J. Negaro, Founder and Chairman of Chabaso Bakery, Email

Monica Maccera Filppu, Common Ground’s Executive Director, Email

Peter Ludwig, Tropical Resources Institute at Yale University, Email

Gioia Connell, Roche Dinkaloo and Associates, Email

Carly Osborne, Pootatuch Watershed Association and Go Fish Memorial Fund, Email

Jennifer Burke, Common Ground High School Reading Teacher, Email 

Jeff Carter, Owner: The Westmount Group, Email

Abigail Roth, Director of Communication, Medical Education, Yale School of Medicine, Email 

Michelle Sepulveda, Dropout Prevention Officer at New Haven Board Of Education, Email

Patience Christopher, Student Representative