Board of Trustees
As an independent, not-for-profit school, ASA is owned by parents who are represented by the Board of Trustees. The Board consists of six elected members and one member appointed by the US. Ambassador. Elections 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 policy 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. Meetings are open to the parent/teacher community.
2024-25 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Hansina Valaydon – Chair
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 8 and 11.
Richard Hays – Vice Chair
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 Middle School at ASA.
Arjan Sleurink
Arjan is currently serving as Head of Operations at Catholic Relief Services Madagascar. He has three children in Grades 7, 5 and 4.
Paul Colombini
Paul currently serves as an Economic Officer for the U.S Embassy in Antananarivo. His two children are both in Elementary school at ASA.
Ram Akers
Ram is currently the Resident Representative of the International Finance Corporation. He has two children; one of whom is enrolled in Grade 3 at ASA.
Ryan Kelly
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 2 and 4 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.
