Board members

Children’s Own School is managed by a board of directors. Meet our board members:

Heidi Enea

Heidi currently serves on the COS board and its Education Committee and holds the position of Clerk. Heidi is the mother to Stella, a graduate of the Purple Room, and Luca, a graduate of the Vermillion Room. Heidi is a Boston Public School district Equitable Literacy Coach supporting grades K- 8. Before becoming a literacy coach, she taught first grade in an inclusion classroom providing special education and general education services to young learners. She is a supervising practitioner for IMSE Orton Gillingham practicum students, a local LETRS trainer, and an adjunct professor at Northeastern University. Heidi is passionate about evidence-based structured literacy and is certified in Orton Gillingham and a certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist. Heidi and her family live in Winchester.

Christina Marshall Santarpio

Christina is our COS board president, and the mother of Thomas, an Orange Room graduate, and Eloise, who is currently in the Orange Room. She is a partner at the law firm Anderson & Kreiger, focusing on advising municipalities, state agencies, and airport authorities on regulatory and litigation matters, including Board governance and other compliance issues. Christina is grateful for the opportunity to play this new role in the COS community and give back to such a special place her children have loved. Christina and her family live in Winchester.

Gina Tracey

Gina currently serves on the COS board, sits on the Finance Committee, and currently serves as board Treasurer. Gina is the mother of two daughters: Charley graduated the Purple Room and Morgan is currently in the Purple Room. Gina is a CPA with over 14 years of experience in public accounting. She currently works as a Senior Director, Accounting at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and oversees the accounting for global revenue, inventory and manufacturing. Gina, her husband Pat, and her two daughters live in Winchester.

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Maura Ragster

Maura currently serves on the COS board and serves on the Facilities and Development Committees. Her daughter, Victoria, is a Children’s Own School Alumna and also attended Cambridge Montessori School. Her son, Brian, attended primary through 4th grade at Cambridge Montessori School. She is also a dedicated stepmother to her daughter, Kaela, who attends Emory University. Maura currently works for The Shoreline Corporation and has 19 years of experience with both commercial and residential property management. She has valuable experience with facilities management, operations, marketing, and fundraising. Maura is a strong believer in the magic of a Montessori education and is committed to the continued development of Children’s Own School. She resides in Winchester with her husband, Albert, and their children.

Philip Frattaroli

Philip, who serves on the Facilities committee, is father of four; COS alumni Olivia and Adeline, Carolina who is currently enrolled in the Vermillion Room, and Argeo is a Yellow Room student. A licensed attorney, Philip is a local restaurateur and real estate developer. Philip lives in Winchester with his family, he is an elected member of Winchester Town Meeting and the Board of Directors of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. He, along with his three siblings, is an alumni of Children’s Own School.

Smita Gupta

Smita joined the COS board in 2021 and currently serves on the Finance Committee. Smita is the mother of Aarav and Aayan. Aarav graduated kindergarten in 2022 in the Vermilion Room after 3 years in the Blue Room. Aayan is currently in the Vermillion Room. She started her career in the Auto Industry in Michigan and then acted as a consultant for a number of years. She currently works at global private equity firm TPG Capital, for the past 10 years. She is part of the Operations team and works with the Portfolio of Investments on Sourcing & Procurement work. Smita and her family live in Arlington.

Cristina Jain and family

Cristina Jain

Cristina currently serves on the COS board and its Development and Communications committees. Cristina is the mother of Asher, Vermillion Room, and Amara, Yellow Room. She is a VP of Product at Stackpoint Ventures and has spent the majority of her career building and scaling technology companies. Cristina grew up on North Gateway (just behind COS) and is delighted to be back in Winchester raising her family in this wonderful community.

Eryk Nice and family

Eryk Nice

Eryk joined the COS board in 2024 and currently serves as the Clerk and on the Communication Committee. He is the father of Milo (Green Room) and Matilda (Yellow Room). Eryk has spent 20 years in the Boston-area robotics and autonomous driving industry, and currently works as an advisor to tech companies like Boston Dynamics. He is a Montessori alum, and is grateful his children have the opportunity to flourish at COS. Eryk lives with his wife, Robin, and children in Medford.