{"id":12179,"date":"2026-06-29T22:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/?page_id=12179"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:15:31","slug":"board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/board\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bt336lv-b5f3be30d8180636600714632e7273d4\">\n.avia-section.av-bt336lv-b5f3be30d8180636600714632e7273d4{\nbackground-color:#f5f7fa;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-bt336lv-b5f3be30d8180636600714632e7273d4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_codeblock  avia-builder-el-first  board-members avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-12179'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mr0kpeyo-3d44bdc857e83bb1e4f94327156f2f71 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-1apif7x-1e70a7612d41d34b8b5345a6dffd39e8 \">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h2>BOARD OF TRUSTEES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The primary responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to see that the School operates in the best interests of its students, teachers, and parents. The board sets the purpose and policies of the School, ensures its financial stability, plans for its future, and hires the Head of School, who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the School.<\/p>\n<p>The involvement of the WSMS board has been instrumental in so many important accomplishments over the years. Among the highlights are the purchase of our current building in 1974; the hiring of Marlene Barron as head of school in 1979; the renovation of our rooftop play space and Garden level in 1983; the construction of a two-story addition at the rear of our building in 1996; the \u201cgreening\u201d of our classrooms and kitchen in 2009; the creation of our Parents Room\/Library in 2011; the establishment of the Founders Fund for Financial Aid in 2013; and the hiring of current head of school Loren\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DeNicola<\/span> in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>We are deeply grateful to our current\u00a0and former board members, all of whom\u00a0have given of themselves so willingly and\u00a0generously in helping to secure the future\u00a0of our school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-26qn5o3-7b6465e8cb825af1196dc4ab754523db av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-1jjga9f-6c4726cce2f30ca33a4c41064853d485  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12238 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12238 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.02.25-PM.png?fit=164%2C206&ssl=1\" alt='Nikki Chase-Levin'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"206\" width=\"164\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Nikki Chase-Levin<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >President<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3i3k1kj-cd880924718085fac7bd7302b8194998 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kb0ny-ba252a015530b2551d402583dadc14e9  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12241 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12241 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.02.45-PM.webp?fit=154%2C208&ssl=1\" alt='Iva Mills'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"208\" width=\"154\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Iva Mills<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2lymiur-4d09276a7cd60d7b8e8c74e1eaecec00 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-20n6s37-d1602719379a4414893178dea0d8605c  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-11674 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-11674 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1\" alt='Loren DeNicola'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"80\" width=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=36%2C36&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loren-denicola-portrait.png?resize=705%2C705&amp;ssl=1 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Loren DeNicola<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Head of School<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2tfhvn7-6743177466b031ee96565234090437ac av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kcn47-84b1b8e1cd591337ffc24fccc1294517  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12244 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12244 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.02.51-PM.png?fit=158%2C212&ssl=1\" alt='Tenille Skelton'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"212\" width=\"158\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Tenille Skelton<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Vice President<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2jqwkyb-e2a46ab8338d4acf634d4e2f89fbf5c1 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kdvgx-2d470dc623d6a63bc23288aba2729e66  avia-builder-el-11  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12246 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12246 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.02.58-PM.png?fit=156%2C202&ssl=1\" alt='Greg Feldman'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"202\" width=\"156\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Greg Feldman<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Treasurer<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-b5k87qr-6176232d4ddf739af04f52d494c52616 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kj3pt-4b338582383d1261b8bf01e3c2205235  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12248 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12248 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.04-PM.png?fit=156%2C202&ssl=1\" alt='Geoffrey Karapetyan'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"202\" width=\"156\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Geoffrey Karapetyan<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Secretary<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1pgar0z-0b09700b92d51b366de169e9400c41b6 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0knp2f-1dac42b41538dae2cac40ff8a474e006  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12284 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12284 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.04.50-PM.png?fit=154%2C202&ssl=1\" alt='Jordan Blitzer'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"202\" width=\"154\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Jordan Blitzer<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-aql6cmr-27b6fea182ab6728392e658889562613 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kjed0-01a0fd66318c52d5b159ae4fb3984c60  avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12250 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12250 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.11-PM.png?fit=152%2C208&ssl=1\" alt='Ellie Burrows Gluck'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"208\" width=\"152\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Ellie Burrows Gluck<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-afs7v4j-88d663241a7930a2a0e54bc43aa32b97 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kjmv0-8b3dd278a44c9b4115fa4de054cfe817  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12252 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12252 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.23-PM.png?fit=158%2C202&ssl=1\" alt='Kristin Crawford'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"202\" width=\"158\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Kristin Crawford<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-9rw2xgz-62ec74b1448fe435c1393dfd9aef5f7f av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kjtvr-1e56c3660b143359a9d28feab03d04f3  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12254 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12254 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.17-PM.png?fit=156%2C206&ssl=1\" alt='Julia Emanuel'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"206\" width=\"156\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Julia Emanuel<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8zeys37-f862dd4eda742c78a0e479260296d116 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kk8sx-a35a248aedc00e58bc0e9da5e3c8c8f6  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12258 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12258 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.40-PM.png?fit=154%2C212&ssl=1\" alt='Leigh Hughes'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"212\" width=\"154\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Leigh Hughes<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-9h1c55f-b733091857e69ea3dcf70c04e57dc190 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kk2de-0a8e6a1d73f1b668d637e4d772b8c97d  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12256 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12256 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.28-PM.png?fit=152%2C206&ssl=1\" alt='Avner Husen'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"206\" width=\"152\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Avner Husen<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-v86xub-64a518abe9053ef18153f2696d3587e0 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kkgna-864aefbd079c30f8b7065f756f00f6f7  avia-builder-el-27  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12260 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12260 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.33-PM.png?fit=154%2C204&ssl=1\" alt='Ankur Keswani'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"204\" width=\"154\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Ankur Keswani<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-84cm5df-72b8479ffc5d75235d0d5f370ac7f34d av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kknyr-47511658f46c9359543429b96b20bdb6  avia-builder-el-29  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12553 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12553 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-at-6.12.28-AM.png?fit=278%2C300&ssl=1\" alt='Annie Kim'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"300\" width=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-at-6.12.28-AM.png?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-at-6.12.28-AM.png?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Annie Kim<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7k1yzsj-bcadaaebaf930d35e92776a55b433315 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kkv7a-bd04cfd32b8d73adf649f8faa12868ca  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12264 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12264 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.04.15-PM.png?fit=156%2C208&ssl=1\" alt='Kurt Miller'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"208\" width=\"156\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Kurt Miller<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Vice President<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-ps96nn-028c4e70015236f140195889f46df6aa av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kl24v-efaa7118eac2028aef3972c4d3f643be  avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12266 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12266 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsmsnyc.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-16-at-2.03.45-PM.png?fit=150%2C206&ssl=1\" alt='Yasmin Nozari'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"206\" width=\"150\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Yasmin Nozari<\/h3><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >West Side Montessori School<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6j6chxv-0faa8c4f98160ed349b0c8f1f1fb7912 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mr0kl8ch-b3cfca4b4d8f67c531fddc69ebb2b5e9  avia-builder-el-35  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-12268 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12268 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