Board of Directors

The Board is primarily responsible for the overall vision of the school as well as governance and financial oversight. Board meetings are held once a month at the school. The Board Meeting Schedule and Public Comment Policy can be accessed here.

Britany Blaney, Chair

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Britany Blaney joined the Bradford Preparatory School Board in June 2020 and brings expertise in business operations and leadership development. She is presently employed with Nuveen Real Estate, A TIAA company where she holds the position of Business Manager of Multifamily Real Estate Accounting. In this role, she leads the Multifamily Real Estate Accounting operations of the Nuveen investment management firm by working with accounting, asset management, and portfolio management to ensure the application of policies and procedures align with business needs while serving as the SME of the accounting software and ancillary products. She attended the University Of North Carolina At Greensboro, where she studied Business Administration and holds a variety of certifications focused on leadership development and asset management. Her award-winning leadership, training, and support have promoted career development and growth for her teams. In addition to her career, Britany currently serves as a ministry leader at her hometown church, in Mooresville, NC. Britany currently resides in Cornelius, NC, with her daughter.

Jason Darling, Vice Chair
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Jason Darling joined the Bradford Preparatory School Board in March 2017 and brings expertise in marketing and strategic planning. He is presently employed at Huber Engineered Woods, where he holds the position of AdvanTech General Manager. In this role, he is responsible for the development and execution of tactical and strategic plans to achieve annual profit and volume goals for an industry-leading building products brand. Before Huber Engineered Woods, Jason held various project management and strategic marketing positions with The Clark Construction Group (based out of Bethesda, MD) and W.R. Grace (based out of Cambridge, MA). His educational experience includes a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Duke University (1999) and a Master of Business Administration from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University (2006). In addition to his roles with Huber Engineered Woods and Bradford Prep, Jason also serves as a volunteer youth soccer and baseball coach. Jason lives with his wife, Meghan, and three children (two boys and a girl) in Huntersville, NC.

Josh Dzyak, Treasurer
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Josh joined the board in the fall of 2016 to provide assistance to the finance committee.
He has bachelor's degrees in accounting and business, as well as his MBA. Josh is a licensed CPA in Maryland, NC, and DC and has been in public accounting since 2009. He is an owner at Dembo Jones, P.C., where he specializes in providing outsourced accounting solutions, assurance services, and tax preparation services to his not-for-profit clients. Josh and his wife moved to North Carolina from Maryland in 2015. They are excited for their 2 boys to start at BPS in the fall of 2025 and 2027.

Elizabeth Moser, Secretary

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Elizabeth holds a B.S. in Communications/Advertising from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Elizabeth works with local non-profits in the creative development of marketing/fundraising campaigns, brand identity, and strategic communication planning. As a parent volunteer, she has assisted the school in the areas of brand development and fundraising. Currently, Elizabeth serves as the Board Secretary.

Amanda Galindo, Board Member

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Amanda Galindo recently relocated to Charlotte and is joining us this year. Amanda has worked in Sports & Entertainment management for 13+ years in the areas of operations, training and development, human resources, leadership, marketing, and communications. She is currently the Regional Staffing Director for Spectrum Center, Bank of America Stadium, Truist Field, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Atrium Health Ballpark. Amanda, her husband, and their children relocated to Charlotte in October 2021. While Amanda is new to the Bradford family, she comes to us with four years of experience serving on a charter school board for a start-up school in Las Vegas, NV, including supporting the creation of the charter, board selection, model creation, school leader selection, financial planning, and overall support to the planning of the school opening. She also has served on charter school advisory boards in various states. Amanda also worked for a Charter Management company as a Charter Network Liaison and a director supporting 34 charter schools in NV, CO, ID, and AZ. She is passionate about community, family, and supporting great charter schools like ours.

Justin Griffith, Board Member

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Previously a fullback for the Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, and Seattle Seahawks, Justin recently opened up a restaurant in uptown Charlotte called the Famous Toastery. In addition, he is the founder and current president of Angel Way Foundation, an organization that promotes the development of young males through character building, athletics, value systems, conflict resolution, and leadership. Justin has a son attending Bradford Prep.

Melissa Ramirez, Board Member

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Melissa (Mel) Ramirez is presently a Managing Director/Executive employed at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she is the Head of Global Commercial Card Fulfillment, Servicing, and Operations in Global Banking Operations. Mel joined the bank in 2005 as a Quality and Productivity executive, where she supported a number of businesses, including Human Resources and Consumer Credit Cards. She also worked with MBNA, the company’s consumer cards division, and was based in Chester, England, for two years. Mel then joined the Global Commercial Cards team as the Global Product Head, where she managed the global expansion of the business to over 100+ countries. She also held a role as the Global Business Risk and Innovations Executive and the Head of EMEA Commercial Cards for Global Transaction Services based in London for the Commercial Cards business. Most recently, she was a Global Banking and Markets Transformation and Change Executive. Previously, Mel spent 13 years in various operations, Six Sigma, and process management roles for JPMorgan Chase in the credit card, mortgage, and retail banking lines of business. Mel has a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of South Florida and an MBA from the University of Tampa. She lives in Huntersville, NC, with her three children.