Charter School Board
Gentry Academy hosts regular board meetings in accordance with its bylaws. All times listed are in Central Standard Time.
Currently, our monthly board meetings are held online.
- January 31, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- February 28th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- March 27th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- April 24th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- May 23rd, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- June 26, 2024 – 4:30 pm – Review Notes
- July 31, 2024 – 4:30 pm – Review Notes
- August 21th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- September 25th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- October 30th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- November 26th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- December 18th, 2024 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- January 29th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- February 26th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- March 26th, 2025 – 4:30pm – No Meeting Held
- April 30th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- May 27th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- June 25th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- July 30th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- August 26th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- Sept 24th, 2025 – 4:30pm
- October 29th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- November 25th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- December 17th, 2025 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- January 28th, 2026 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- February 25th, 2026 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- March 25th, 2026 – 4:30pm – Review Notes
- April 29th, 2026 – 4:30pm
- May 26th, 2026 – 4:30pm
Board Members
Ellie Neumann
Secretary of the Board
Ellie Neumann is the Secretary of the Board of Gentry Academy. Ms. Neumann is currently licensed in Minnesota as a teacher. Her experience is in middle school and high school education in the public and private school sector. She has been a full-time teacher with Gentry Academy and dance instructor since its inception and taught ESL (English as a Second Language) at the elementary level in the South Washington County School District prior to 2014. She grew up in the White Bear Lake School District and holds strong community relationships, especially as a dance coach in the community.
Samuel Fellows
Board Member
Samuel Fellows (Sam) is serving as a member on the Gentry Academy School Board. Sam was a Gentry Academy hockey player and 2020 graduate.
Megan Stone
Board Member
Megan Stone is a Director on the Gentry Academy Board. She has served as the Leadership Director of Gentry Academy and a teacher since its start as a private school in 2014. Ms. Stone is also the founder and president of Stone Foundations of Learning, Inc. and has been working with students and faculty members across the country for over 19 years to provide the leadership tools they need to achieve success inside and outside the classroom. Through her leadership programming and influence in the school, Gentry Academy designed an academic model for high-achieving leaders in life. Now, Ms. Stone provides essential guidance to the Board to further develop Gentry Academy's high-quality Leadership and Life Skills Program and help more students of all backgrounds achieve success in life. Ms. Stone has a degree in human biology and a master's degree in life science education from the University of Minnesota. Early in her career, she taught science in the highly ranked Edina Public Schools before launching Stone Foundations of Learning, Inc. Ms. Stone is also a board member ofAfrica Jam Youth Outreach; a non-profit, volunteer driven, youth empowerment organization serving young people in South Africa.
Akiko Ziegler
Board Member
Akiko Ziegler is a member of the Gentry Academy Board. Ms. Ziegler holds a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. And has held a career in financial planning over many years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Ziegler is currently a parent of Gentry Academy students.
Jennifer Kurth, M.Ed
Ex-Officio
Jennifer Kurth is the Education Director at Gentry Academy and an ex-officio board member. Ms. Kurth has served as the Education Director of Gentry Academy since its start in 2014 as a private school and offers the Board an excellent vantage point into the operations of the school as a successful charter institution as well as guidance in the development plan to uphold the obligations of a charter school. Ms. Kurth provides leadership in enrollment initiatives and student services, using her intimate knowledge of the current student population and perspective related to the White Bear Lake and surrounding communities. As Education Direction, she has supervised faculty and was responsible for all hiring and evaluation processes as well as developmental objectives of the school. Prior to serving Gentry Academy, she spent 16 years in the public-school system, holding Special Education Coordinator and Administrative Intern titles in addition to her teaching experience. Ms. Kurth holds a K-12 Administrative License and a Special Education Director License as well as a Masters of Educational Leadership from St. Mary's University of Minnesota.