Board of Trustees
The American School of Antananarivo Association, hereinafter called the Association, is a body of persons who have combined to operate an exclusively educational and non-profit institution without political or religious aims. The Association is represented by the Board of Trustees.
The Board consists of six elected members and one member appointed by the U.S. Ambassador.*
Elections of the Board of Trustees are held by the ASA Association. Membership in the Association is automatically conferred on parents of children enrolled in ASA and on the ASA faculty.
The Board sets the overall strategy for the school, and works closely with the Director on budget, personnel, curriculum and contractual issues. Board meetings are held five times per year, plus there are two general Association membership meetings each school year. Open meetings of the Board are open to the parent/teacher community.
*In case an elected member is unable to complete her/his term; the Board must appoint a replacement to serve the remaining period of that term.
2025-26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Nicolas Sauvage – Chair
Nicolas is a French national and a father of two boys, one in Grade 2 and the other in Grade 5. He currently serves as an international civil servant with the United Nations (UNICEF) and is specialized in Child Protection. He was previously a lawyer in the Paris Bar Association.
Ram Akers – Vice Chair
Ram is currently the Resident Representative of the International Finance Corporation. He has two children; one of whom is enrolled in Grade 4 at ASA.
Ryan Kelly – Treasurer
Ryan has lived and worked in Madagascar for over 14 years, initially as a Peace Corps Volunteer and later in the private sector. He is now growing a start-up, Madagascar Coffee Company. He has two children enrolled in Grades 3 and 5 at ASA.
Craig Ferguson – Secretary
Craig is the Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy of Madagascar. Craig’s daughter is enrolled in Grade 7 at ASA.
Hansina Valaydon
Hansina has been living and working in Madagascar as a lawyer for over 15 years. Her two daughters have attended ASA since Kindergarten and are now in Grade 9 and 12.
Richard Hays
Richard “Rick” Hays assumes the role of Regional Security Officer for the U.S. Mission to the Republic of Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros. Rick has two sons; one of whom is in Grade 8 at ASA.
Stephanie Arnold
Stephanie is the US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission and is the US Ambassador’s appointed representative to the ASA Board of Trustees.
