Board of Directors

Meet the Board of Directors – 2023-2024

The present Kodai Friends International, Inc. (KFI) Board of Directors consists of 9 elected members and 2 ex officio members – the Principal of KIS, and the Administrator of KFI.

Margaret “Meg” Greene, Class of 1979

President

Margaret Greene lived in Afghanistan, Iran and the US before spending 7th, 8th, and 9th  grades at Kodai while her parents were with the US Consulate in Chennai. She is filled with joy and longing when she attends reunions at Camp Kirchenwald and connects with Kodai friends old and new. Kodai made a lasting mark on Meg’s outlook on life and her lifelong search to find her place and make a contribution to the world.

She has worked for over twenty years on the social and cultural determinants of health and well-being. She has conducted research on men and masculinities, adolescent health, and child marriage, highlighting how programs and policies could shift harmful practices. Meg heads up GreeneWorks, a consulting firm focused on social change for health and development; she has also worked at several NGOs and was a faculty member in the Department of Global Health at George Washington University. For ten years, Greene served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Promundo, which promotes caring and equitable masculinities and gender relations internationally. She has a PhD in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Linguistics from Yale University, and is a passionate advocate for gender equality.

Meg was elected to the KFI Board in 2020.

Rebecca Clothey, Class of 1986

Vice President

Rebecca Clothey is an associate professor of education and the associate department head of the Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages at Drexel University, where she has worked since 2006. Her expertise is in comparative and international education, which she has had a passion for since attending KIS in the early 1980s. Though currently based in Philadelphia, she has also lived and worked in China, Turkey, and Bosnia-Herzegovina in various educational capacities.  She has a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.

Rebecca was elected to the KFI Board in 2021.

Daryl Miller, Class of 1971

Treasurer

Daryl graduated KIS in 1971. His last visit was a legacy trip with his late father and brother Dave Miller ’72, in 2009. He was pleased to see KIS (and Spencer’s — [those tins of cheese and Cadbury’s!] — and the Carlton) which have retained most of their lasting character. Among special memories are Granner’s English class, participation in musicals, handball, hiking, and the dances. Oh, those dances.

Daryl has an MBA / CPA, having spent seven years at KPMG in Chicago and Seattle in both Audit and Consulting. He owns his own business group, and serves on several boards, including that of Seattle Pacific University. He is also part of the current startup effort to set up Immanuel University in Hyderabad to provide faith-based Business and Leadership education for those less fortunate.

Daryl is married to Elsie. They have two sons, Brent and David. Daryl and Elsie live in Seattle, but make frequent trips to Scottsdale, Arizona to track down the missing sun. Daryl loves golf and driving motorcycles or sports cars in the mountains. He looks forward to reconnecting with Kodai as a KFI board member.

Daryl was elected to the KFI Board in 2017.

Siddharth Gore, Class of 2013

Secretary

Siddharth “Sid” Gore was born in Bhopal, India, and relocated to the United States with his family at the tender age of two. Over the years, Sid has frequently moved back and forth between the US and India. This transnational upbringing has endowed him with a sense of “cultural fluidity,” a trait many in the KIS community can relate to. Sid has harnessed this cultural dexterity to explore 33 countries – and counting.

A proud alumnus of the class of 2013 at KIS, Sid furthered his education at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There, he attained both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering, with a research focus on Robotics and Automation. An ardent explorer of new technologies, Sid is continually fascinated by their potential to enhance the human condition – a passion he accredits to his transformative experiences at KIS.  Currently residing in Arlington, Virginia, just a stone’s throw away from Washington DC, Sid applies his expertise as a Senior Systems Engineer at the leading aerospace and defense company, Lockheed Martin.

Deeply passionate about the pivotal role Kodai can play in today’s intricate and evolving global landscape, Sid is eagerly committed to supporting KFI’s mission and contributing his unique insights and experiences to further its cause.

Siddharth was elected to the KFI Board in 2023

Shiv Narayan, Class of 1995

Treasurer (in Training)

Shiv attended Kodai International School from 1989-1995, and has some of his most fond memories during this time. He is always looking for an opportunity to give back to the institution and community that holds a very special place for him.

Shiv has an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and BA in Economics from Grinnell College. He has served as CFO, Controller, and Treasurer of a number of different companies and also worked in operational and consulting roles earlier in his career.  Shiv is a CPA and CFA.

Shiv was elected to the KFI Board in 2023

Lyn Krause, Class of 1966, Former Staff

Director

Lyn was elected to the KFI Board in 2021.

Kristina Aier, Class of 2001

Director

Kristina has a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a BA in History and Comparative Literature from Ohio Wesleyan University. An attorney, Kristina lives and works in Los Angeles, California, and is active in the KIS alumni network. She is excited at the opportunity to serve on the Board, giving back to a community that holds a special place in her heart. 

Kristina was elected to the KFI Board in 2022.

Shrikant Ramamurthy, Class of 1980

Director
Shrikant Ramamurthy attended Kodaikanal International School from 1975-1980. Shri describes his time at Kodai as a most profound and life-shaping experience. Friendships formed then carry on to this day. It was and is a very special place.
 
Shri attended Earlham College and received a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics. He also has a MBA from Duke University. He has spent his career on Wall Street, working in the bond markets, in various senior research, trading and sales functions. He currently resides in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia.
 
Shri loves to travel, has visited 163 countries, and hopes to see many more.

Shrikant joined the KFI board in 2022.

(Photo: Shrikant with the endangered Mountain Gorilla of East Africa)

Sylvia Trautmann Rogers, Class of 1973

Director

Sylvia was born in Ambur, Tamil Nadu, and moved to Kodaikanal in 1958 where her parents were boarding parents at Loch End until 1968.  She treasures her years of having Loch End and Kodai as her playground.  Sylvia received her BA from the U of Missouri in South Asian Studies.  Over the years she has worked as a legal court reporter and estate manager, and at present her other part-time job is with the Saint Louis Zoo.  She has served as the KIS Alumni St. Louis Chapter Co-President and unofficial organizer of the monthly St. Louis Curry Clubs for many years.  Her interests include reading, hiking, traveling, and walking/running the dogs at the local animal shelter.

She has been lucky to have revisited Kodai many times; one of her recent visits was in January of 2018 with her four siblings – truly the trip of a lifetime.

Corleigh “Corey” Stixrud, Class of 1986

KIS Principal/Ex-Officio Director

Corey has been at KIS from July 2012, first in the capacity of Vice Principal, and since 2013 as Principal.  Corey was a student at KIS from 1977 to 1986.  Before returning to Kodai as an administrator, Corey, along with his wife Nandita (also KIS Class of 1986), lived in Portland, Oregon, where Corey was a classroom teacher, curriculum planner, literacy consultant, and youth program coordinator.  He holds an MA degree in education from Concordia College in Portland.

Corey enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and remains, at best, an average golfer. Corey and Nandita are thrilled that their son Tarun has the opportunity to attend KIS.

Louise Riber, Class of 1973

KFI Administrator, Ex Officio

Louise was born in Madurai and attended Kodai School during the “season” for Kindergarden through grade 2, then boarding from grade 4 through to graduation in 1973.  She is married to alumni John Riber, and has many extended family connections with the school.  After completing a Bachelor of Science in Michigan, Louise and John returned to India in 1979 and made several films, kicking off her career as a film Producer and Editor.  They moved to Zimbabwe in 1987 for a six month film project, and ended up staying 32 years in Africa, making entertainment films with a message.  They decided to semi-retire in 2019 and moved to Bellingham, Washington to be near their sons and grandchildren.

Louise has maintained deep connections with Kodai and her life-long friends from childhood, making sure to return to India for visits as often as possible.