Board of Regents

The Board of Regents is the governing authority of Saint Ignatius High School. Board duties include: develop and establish policy for the school; provide oversight for the school’s educational mission and Catholic tradition; assess the performance of the President and senior staff; oversee the school’s financial viability and its physical plant and support the school financially. 

Board Chair: 

Patrick Brennan '93
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Selective Insurance

Board Members: 

Michael Barkley '84
Retired CEO, KIND Snacks; Board Director, The Honest Company

Timothy Barnett, MD
President of Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital

Br. James J. Boynton, S.J.
President, University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy

Bryan Carter '76
President & CEO of Gesu School, North Philadelphia

James Danko '71
President, Butler University

Fr. Dan Dixon, SJ
Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Student Parish at the University of Michigan

James Free '86
Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA

Bret Furio '86
Partner, Highlander

Brian Gale '92
Consultant and Investor with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, growing businesses, financial turnarounds, strategy and leadership; Chair of the Board, Malley’s Chocolates

Lauren Gore '03
General Partner, LDR Partners

Rev. Raymond P. Guiao, S.J. '82
President and Chief Mission Officer, Saint Ignatius High School

Catherine Karl
Retired principal of Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago; former Provincial Assistant for Secondary Education, Midwest Province USA of the Society of Jesuits

Lynn Larsen
Partner & National Co-Chair of Litigation for Taft

Sean Lynch
Principal, Walsh Jesuit High School

Shannon Patton
Shareholder-Attorney at Littler Mendelson P.C.

Michelle Ryan Stewart 
Senior Vice President of Engagement, Playhouse Square

Greg VanSlambrook 
Principal of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Jack Walton '68
Managing Member of Lytle Holdings, LP 

Katherine E. Wensink
Member, McDonald Hopkins

Brian Zimmerman
Cleveland Metroparks Chief Executive Officer

Faculty Representative:

Joseph Zebrak '87
Languages Department

Student Representative: 

Omar Shahed '26
Student Senate President 2025-2026