2025-2026 Members

The Barstow School is a nonprofit corporation overseen by a board of trustees — alumni, parents of current or former students, and supporters from the Kansas City community. The board's governance began upon the retirement of Mary Louis Barstow in 1923. Members appoint heads of school, preside over campus acquisitions and improvements, set investment guidelines for financial resources and uphold Barstow's mission "to promote sound scholarship and to give symmetrical development to mind, body, and character."
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Meet the Trustees

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  • Chair

    2025–2026 Chair Rob Rothhaas is owner and vice-president of Louis Foods. he began his service on the Barstow Board of Trustees in 2015.
    Rob has been an active board participant serving on the Building and Grounds Committee, International Committee, and the Executive Committee holding the position of treasurer and vice chair. 

    Rob and Ginger have two children who have attended Barstow: Chase, Class of 2024, and Lauren, Class of 2025.

Executive Committee

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  • Robert Rothhaas

    Chair

  • Greg Graves

    Vice Chair

  • Jennifer Gille Bacon

    Secretary

  • Peter A. Vrooman '88

    Treasurer

  • Jason Backstrom '03

    Member-at-Large, Advancement

  • Mira Mdivani

    Member-at-Large, International

  • Tiffany Simpson

    Member-at-Large, Buildings & Grounds

  • Srikala Subramanian

    Member-at-Large, Trustee Governance

Members

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  • Nicole Baker

  • Andrea Becker '08

  • David Bell

  • James Byrd

  • Tim Cowden

  • Neha Doshi

  • Erin Garrison

  • Soni Patel

  • Jennifer Thiessen Waldeck '90

  • Art Hall

    Ex Officio
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