The Importance of Honoring Closure as the School Year Concludes: The Mourning/Morning Stage of Group Development

Please join CSS in warmly welcoming our incoming Chief Advancement Officer, Stephen Lynch.

In this role, Stephen will offer innovation, strategy, collaboration, and entrepreneurial leadership to secure philanthropic investments and inspire a culture of philanthropy among our internal and external stakeholders.

Before joining CSS, he spent nearly 17 years at the Jackie Robinson Foundation, most recently as Vice President of Development, where he played a key role in expanding the organization’s mission and strategic goals.

We look forward to partnering with Stephen as we launch further into our 45th anniversary celebration and continue the development of sustaining partnerships and relationships that advance our mission, “Every school…safe, supportive, engaging, and inspiring.”

Welcome, Stephen!

Please join the CSS team in a heartfelt celebration of Catherine Bell in her promotion to Chief Growth & Reach Officer!

Since joining the team 8 years ago as the Executive Director of New Jersey, Catherine has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in increasing CSS’s school partnerships throughout the mid-Atlantic and has been a leading voice in our presence in national and regional conferences, trainings, and exhibitions. 

In her new role, Catherine will partner with senior leaders to author and execute a comprehensive strategy to increase and sustain the CSS footprint across the United States and lead the wider CSS program team as they continue to provide high-quality support to our partner schools.

As CSS continues to advance our mission to support all schools nationwide in becoming places where students want to be, we are excited for the leadership and vision Catherine will bring to the role. Congratulations, Catherine!