GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute (FCI) announced that Faith Gagliardi and Caitlin Greer Meister have joined the organization's Board of Directors.

 

Faith Gagliardi is a business manager with nearly 20 years of hands-on work experience covering marketing, operations, analytics, and leadership. She currently serves as Account Manager at Working Planet and previously worked as the Senior Director of Owned Media at Go Fish Digital (formerly Agital/Exclusive Concepts). Gagliardi earned a Masters of Science degree in Communications from Lasell University, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

 

"The future I want to help build is one filled with science and art, wonder and awe. I look forward to working with Flying Cloud Institute on bringing hands-on experiences to youth — helping our communities grow in return," said Faith.

 

Caitlin Greer Meister is a specialist in strengths-based learning, neurodiversity-affirming practices, giftedness, and executive functioning. As a parent educator, instructional leader, founder, and mom of two, Meister is Orton-Gillingham trained and holds a certificate in Instructional Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work and words have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Parents, and more, and she provides professional development for schools, workshops for parents, and speaks for organizations and conferences in the United States and abroad.

 

"In my 12 years as a mom, I've been a public school parent, private school parent, homeschool parent, and worldschool parent. I have seen a lot of different educational environments, and I've never encountered another one like Flying Cloud. After experiencing firsthand what FCI can do for families like mine, I'm eager to help expand their impact on families, classrooms, and communities," said Meister.

 

These professionals join officers Cathy Ingram, Director of Development at Miss Hall's School, as Chair; Dana Vorisek, Economist for the World Bank Group, as Treasurer; and Barbara Viniar, retired former President of Berkshire Community College, as Clerk; as well as Board members Leigh Doherty, Executive Director of the Literacy Network; Liliana Atanacio Garcia, Grant and Program Administrator at Mill Town Foundation; and Sarah Reynolds North, founder and baker at Found Bread.

 

"I am honored to serve as Board Chair with dedicated and talented board members and staff as we embark on a new year of innovation and community impact," said Cathy Ingram.