Governance

Ms. Abramson, in addition to her position on the Heifetz board, is currently on the Board of Trustees for Friends of Cancer Research, Operations Embrace, Project Medishare and the MCPS Educational Foundation. She is President Emeritus of the American Committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Dr. Robert Braun received his BA from USC in 1970, his MD from UAG in 1975, and his specialty in Psychiatry from LAC-USC Medical Center in 1979. Dr. Braun worked as the Medical Director of the Los Angeles Professional Standards Review Organization from 1981 to 1983, and as Medical Director for US Administrators from 1983 to 1985. In 1985, he became the President of S.M. Morgan, Inc., a real estate management company. Robert Braun is a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Board of Overseers, Board of Directors of the Museum of Latin American Art, Board of Directors and Treasurer of LA Opera League, and is President of the Board of Directors of the Long Beach Opera. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Council of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. He has served as a Board Member/Treasurer of the Los Angeles Committee for Philanthropic Arts and the Business and Professional Committee for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Robert Braun and Joan Friedman are Founders of the Los Angeles Music Center.

Laurence M. Cafritz, CR, President and Owner of Laurence Cafritz Builders and Legend Construction, Inc., was raised in Bethesda, MD and is a third generation Washingtonian. A graduate of Sidwell Friends School and Lafayette College (BS Civil Engineering, Cum Laude and Honors), Larry has over 30 years experience building and remodeling hundreds of homes throughout our region. Larry served as President of the Custom Builders Council of the Maryland Building Industry Association (MBIA) from 2008-2021, and is a member of the MBIA Board of Directors.

Ms. Duprey is an attorney for the Northern New England law firm of Bernstein Shur. Previously she was a shareholder at Devine Millimet Attorneys at Law. During her time at the firm, she has specialized in zoning and planning issues, municipal law, and commercial real estate. In 1998, Mrs. Duprey served as President of the firm and has been instrumental in the firm’s continued growth throughout the region. Mrs. Duprey’s leadership activities extend well into the local and national community. She currently serves on the Board of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. and the Advisory Board of Ocean Bank. Her numerous awards include inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2011 and being named as an “Ideal Lawyer” in the Town Lawyer category in New Hampshire Magazine in 2003. Duprey earned her JD from Northeastern University School of Law School and her BA from the Maxwell School of Political Science at Syracuse University. She is admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She resides in Concord, New Hampshire with her husband, Steve. They have three grown sons, Sam, Thad and Luke.

Diana Ely Epstein is a native Washingtonian with a BA from Tufts University and Masters work in speech and drama at the University of Maryland. For the past 30 years she has been a radio and television personality in the Washington/Baltimore region. She does commercial voice-overs and narrations for local, regional and national clients. For six years, she was co-host of the award winning cable TV talk show, “Diana, Mike and the Rabbi.” She is active in local and national organizations such as Aish Hatorah, the National Gaucher Foundation, United Jewish Communities, Israel Bonds (twice co-chair of the annual prestigious Ambassadors Ball), Beth Sholom Congregation, Chabad Lubavitch, and the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, where she is a past president of the board of directors and current development chair.

Deb Kosits has more than 30 years’ experience creating significant organization change for businesses and individual leaders as a global HR executive and consultant. Her consulting practice has focused on partnering with individuals, boards and organizations to navigate change, transform culture and position themselves for growth. She was the founding board president of the New Hampshire Master Chorale, and is Acting Chair of the Board of Land for Good, a New England based non-profit organization focusing on sustainable farming and land access. She is also on the Advisory Council of the New Hampshire Music Festival, following a successful six-year term as the organization’s Executive Director.

Dr. Pieczenik is the Founder of S & R Literary, a company that publishes Surfless Guides, topic-specific guides to the best sites on the Internet. She is a sociologist with extensive background in evaluating criminal justice programs nationwide.

Amy Tang Seto is an Endowments & Foundations senior advisor and partner at the Baltimore-based firm of Brown Advisory, where she serves as a resource to leading a best-in-class service model for endowments and foundation clients. She joined the firm in January 2017 as the Strategic Operations Director, leading a team of 75 colleagues with an eye toward globalization, scalability, and bolstering the Brown Advisory. Amy was formerly the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Baltimore Community Foundation where she held various executive, operations and financial management roles during her 13 years of service.

Beverly has served as President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Howard County since May 2012, bringing broad experience in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. She positioned the organization as a hub for connecting philanthropic residents with local nonprofits to improve the lives of those living in Howard County, while also building a new leadership team and investing in better processes and systems. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Beverly earned a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. Beverly also donated her time and talent to serve on over 30 nonprofit boards while pursuing a career as a practicing attorney. Beverly enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, son-in-law and grandson as well as with her large and exceedingly close extended family.

Director & Co-Chair of Education Law Group at McLane Middleton, David advises independent schools and colleges on all aspects of risk avoidance and crisis management. David is able to offer clients advice based on his years of substantial and varied experience in key legal areas that impact schools, including employment, mental health, contract, criminal, fiduciary and tort law. He is a pioneer in applying behavioral risk management concepts to promote healthy school cultures. David acts as general counsel to many schools, overseeing all aspects of their legal needs. He serves as a consultant to schools experiencing critical incidents relating to student health and safety. He conducts reviews of the policies and procedures of schools to assist schools in meeting the evolving standard of care relating to student health and safety. He trains his clients on how to promote healthy relationships with students, how to recognize and address early signs of inappropriate behavior, and how to respond to allegations of misconduct. David has a consulting practice with a national and international reach. He is a popular speaker and trainer at schools throughout the country and abroad. He presents to national organizations, including the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) and international organizations, including the European Council of Independent Schools (ECIS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS). He has significant trial experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been qualified as an expert witness and testified on the adequacy of independent school policies and procedures relating to the protection of students from harassment, hazing, bullying , sexual assault and related misconduct. David received his J.D. from the University of Michigan (1975), M.A. from Harvard University (1971) and his A.B. from Washington University (1968).