Board of Trustees

Grazia earned a BA in English and Economics from Denison University and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.  She currently serves as Client Partner at Meta as Head of Digital Media Investment for Starwood Hotels. She has spent over 20 years in marketing, digital transformation and the travel Industry.  Grazia has been married for 17 years to Gian-Carlo Ochoa.  They have 2 children at CHS - Alessandro in 9th grade and Carolina in 6th grade.  The Ochoa’s attend Harvest Time Church in Greenwich, CT.

Mark received a B.A. in Government from Harvard, an M.D. from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and an M.H.S. (Master in Health Sciences) from Yale University.  He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at Cornell Scott Hill Health Center in New Haven, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Yale School of Medicine.  He and his wife, Julie, have been married for 17 years and have 4 children (6th grade, 4th grade, 2nd grade, Pre-K).  Three children attend CHS and a fourth who will hopefully be starting kindergarten next year.  They attend Vox Church, greater Bridgeport campus.

Mike Angelini is the Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer for Yale New Haven Health. Prior to joining YNHH in February 2013, he served as Associate Vice President for Finance and Deputy Treasurer for Ohio University and as Treasurer for the University of Toledo. Mr. Angelini also held roles with New York Life Insurance Co., the University of Michigan Health System, and Welltower Inc. Mr. Angelini serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, in Hartford, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the NewAlliance Foundation, in New Haven, and as chair of its Investment Committee.  He has a B.S. from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Mike is the parent of two CHS alumni and focused on ensuring the school's financial sustainability.

Joe Orban received an A.S. in Architectural Engineering from Norwalk State Technical College and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Haven. Joe has over 27 years of experience in the development of various medical devices used in minimally invasive surgery. He is currently working for Intuitive Surgical as Director of Mechanical Engineering with over 20 years of experience in the development of surgeon controlled robotic instruments and accessories. Prior to working in the Medical Devices industry, Joe worked in small appliance engineering development and for various architects. He is also a small business owner. He has three children who have all been attending CHS since kindergarten. Joe and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 18 years. The Orbans attend Black Rock Church in Fairfield, CT.

The resolve of Mrs. June Anderson is the same as it was when she and Pastor Anderson first heeded God’s prompting to build a Christian School. They yearned to see a God-honoring school with a strong Biblical foundation, where in every classroom, every day, students would hear the truth of Scripture, skillfully woven into the academic lessons.  It was their desire that deep relationships would be built among teachers and students, based on Christ’s love for us.  Pastor and Mrs. Anderson had the joy of seeing this vision fulfilled when Christian Heritage School was founded in 1977. The first classes began on September 7, 1977.

Pastor Paul & June Anderson accepted a call to Calvary Evangelical Free Church where they served for 37 years and during that time moved the church from Bridgeport to a new building in Trumbull, Connecticut and planted Beacon Hill Evangelical Free Church in Monroe, Connecticut.

In the 1970’s, Pastor and Mrs. Anderson believed that the ideologies in culture were moving away from a tolerance for Christian values in the public schools.  They trusted God, acquired property, and provided the building to begin a school that initially would not have the burden of the cost of the facility in its fledgling years.  They invited many churches in the surrounding communities to participate and support this new special ministry.

With over 1,200 CHS alumni and 39 graduating classes, the vision and faithfulness of the founders along with a faithful army of supporters have impacted a generation for Christ.

Rich graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. Rich recently retired as a partner in a Big Four accounting firm after having served 47 years in the accounting profession. Rich re-joined the Board of Trustees in 2022. He previously served on the CHS Board from 2006 to 2012. Rich also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Christian Heritage Educational Foundation (6 year term from 2017 to 2022). He has also served on numerous other non-profit Boards and currently serves on the Board of The Family Institute of Connecticut. Rich has been married to his wife, Lisa, for the past 37 years. They have three children, Lauren, Catherine and Christian, all of whom attended CHS from K through 12th grade. Rich and Lisa attend Black Rock Church in Fairfield.

Leslie Foster has been on the Board of Trustees since 2021. She is a graduate of Emmanuel College B.A., SCSU with a fifth year in counseling, and Christian Life School of Theology, B.A. and M.A. Leslie served as an elementary school teacher for a total of 12 years spread between the New Haven and Hamden, CT public school systems. She also served as a co-pastor with her husband at Church on the Rock, New Haven, for 18 years. Leslie has been married to Pastor Emeritus Todd Foster for 45 years.  They have two married daughters, a son and 8 wonderful grandchildren. The Fosters transitioned out of pastoring 3 years ago and presently attend Cornerstone Christian Center in Milford, where Leslie oversees the Women’s Ministry.

Hugh D. Hughes has served on the Board of Trustees since 2020.  He graduated from Christian Heritage School in 1988 and holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Princeton University.  He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law cum laude after which he clerked for Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Francis McDonald.  He currently works as inhouse counsel for a project management company in the construction industry.  He is married to his bonnie Irish lass Kerry, and they have nine children.  He is a life-long learner who in a pinch might work for books rather than food.

Ed Morgan grew up In Princeton, New Jersey, the son of a pastor there, graduated from Rutgers University and spent four years as a US Air Force Officer during the Vietnam era.  He returned to school to get an MS at the University of Illinois, marry Judy and move to Washington DC.  While in Washington, Ed joined General Electric in what became a 19 year career, ending up at the former headquarters in Fairfield and becoming one of the first few families to sign up at CHS. Ed served many years on the Board of the fledgling school and all three of his sons graduated from CHS.  In 2001, Ed and Judy moved to Manhattan where Ed began a second career as President of The Bowery Mission, New York’s iconic ministry to the homeless. He served more than 20 years at the Mission, bringing it to a renaissance in growth, funding and effectiveness.  Now back in Trumbull, Ed advises for other ministries and Boards and loves being back in the CHS family that was so important to him for so many years.