Administration

Our leadership team is composed of our Principal and Vice Principal (Academics) as well as the School Committee, consisting of currently nine members. They work in tandem to uphold our mission of immersing students from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds in the cultures of German speaking countries, thereby fostering their appreciation of global citizenship

Academic Leadership

The Principal leads the faculty at the German Saturday School Boston and is responsible for developing and overseeing the curriculum. She is supported by the Vice Principal.

Principal

Claudia Bonmassar

principal@gssb.org

Vice Principal (Academics)

Hanna Lücke

hanna.luecke@gssb.org

School Committee

Our all-volunteer School Committee sets forth the school mission and policies, and manages all aspects of its operations. It reports regularly to its authorizing body, the Boylston Schul-Verein in Walpole, MA.

School Committee members are typically parents of students and can remain on the committee for a maximum of two terms of three years each. While the committee collectively works together on general school policies, each committee member has been assigned to specific work areas.

The School Committee members for the 2023/2024 school year are:

Chair

Holger Kunst

Holger joined GSSB with two children in 2013 and has been volunteering in various capacities. Holger started as treasurer in 2019 and chair in 2021.

committee@gssb.org

Communication

Stephanie Cradick

Stephanie joined GSSB in 2016 and has been volunteering in the Communications team. Stephanie started as Communication liaison in 2023.

news@gssb.org

Library

Stephan Richter

Stephan joined GSSB with two children in 2013 and has been volunteering in the library and started as library liaison in 2021.

library@gssb.org

Events

Dr. James Downs

James joined the GSSB with two children in 2021 and started as Events liaison in 2022.

events@gssb.org

Parent Helper Coordinator

Dr. Inga Claudia Wienhöfer-Simard

Inga joined GSSB with in 2019 with two children and has been volunteering as room parent. Inga started as Parent Helper Coordinator in 2023.

ParentHelpers@gssb.org

Finances

Jenny Jolig

Jenny joined in 2020 and started as Operations liaison in 2021. She assumed responsibility for finances in July 2023.

finance@gssb.org

Information Technology

Michael Sassin

Michael joined GSSB with two children in 2016 and has been volunteering for the IT team. Michael started as IT liaison in 2021.

it@gssb.org

Strategic Innitiatives

We are Looking for A Volunteer

please contact committee@gssb.org if interested

strategic@gssb.org

Staff

Front Desk Manager

Yvonne Casey

Yvonne has been involved in GSSB since 1998. Her four daughters have graduated from the GSSB, and her 3 sons are currently enrolled at the school.

Her previous experience at the school includes various substitute teaching assigments as well as parent volunteering. Yvonne is originally from Bern, Switzerland, and immigrated to the US in 1986.

In her current position, Yvonne is responsible for setting up and running the front desk. She is the point person for teachers, students, parents and visitors.

administration@gssb.org

Assistant to the Principal

Daniela Mrozinski

Daniela joined the GSSB community two years ago shortly after she moved with her family from Germany to the US. While helping out in various classrooms, she also joined the administration team to assist Claudia Bonmassar with administrative tasks and support Yvonne at the front desk every Saturday.

In Germany, she has worked in an accounting department and additionally taught French in several kindergartens.

Since 2019 she teaches her own class at the German Saturday School Boston.

administration@gssb.org

Controller

Irina Mavrodieva

Irina Mavrodieva administers the registration and financial operations at GSSB. She holds advanced degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Northeastern University, and is a licensed CPA in the state of Massachusetts. Prior to joining the school, she has worked in the financial sector for 16 years focusing on audit and financial reporting. Besides working in the administration, Irina is also a GSSB parent.

accounting@gssb.org