Montessori Center School Appoints Tom W. Burk as New Board President

Montessori Center School announces the appointment of Tom W. Burk as President to the school’s 2020-2021 Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2020. Prior to becoming Board President, Burk served as treasurer, vice president and chair of the finance committee.

MCS’s Head of School, Melanie Jacobs, states, “We are excited to welcome Tom as Board President. His long-standing affiliation with and commitment to MCS, coupled with his expertise and knowledge, will guide our growth and continuous improvement to better serve our community.”

About Tom W. Burk CPA

Tom W. Burk is a CPA at Nasif, Hicks, Harris & Co., LLP. He works with a large number of individual, corporate, and partnership clients, assisting his clients to create and maintain wealth by providing complex tax planning and return preparation, IRS representation, entity choice planning, financial statement compilations, business consulting, and retirement planning. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1992, Burk began his accounting career as an accounting supervisor with Circon Corporation and has been with Nasif, Hicks, Harris, & Co., LLP since 1997. A Santa Barbara resident since age three, he is happily married with two children who are students at Montessori Center School.