Leadership
The AAS Board of Directors 25-26
Leadership & Governance
We have more than 160 teachers and operational staff working at the school, dedicated to delivering the highest standard of education in the best facilities.
![AAS director Dr. Tim Fries]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736851213/aassofiaorg/kjp7avxj08q9lbyrdhsi/TimothyFries494x477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1736851213/aassofiaorg/kjp7avxj08q9lbyrdhsi/TimothyFries494x477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1736851213/aassofiaorg/kjp7avxj08q9lbyrdhsi/TimothyFries494x477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736851213/aassofiaorg/kjp7avxj08q9lbyrdhsi/TimothyFries494x477.jpg","width":1200}])
Dr. Tim Fries
Dr. Tim Fries (pronounced “Freeze”) is the Director of the Anglo-American School of Sofia . Tim was previously the Elementary School Principal at AAS-Sofia. Prior to joining AAS-Sofia, Tim gained experience in many different roles in education.
![secondary principal Eric Burnett]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757656704/aassofiaorg/unwxlrqnrrrrhlmanmig/EricBurnett494X477.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757656704/aassofiaorg/unwxlrqnrrrrhlmanmig/EricBurnett494X477.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757656704/aassofiaorg/unwxlrqnrrrrhlmanmig/EricBurnett494X477.png","width":744}])
Eric Burnett
Eric Burnett is beginning his fourth year at AAS as our Secondary School Principal. He has been overseas for 28 years, working in Singapore, Thailand and Russia before joining AAS.
![elementary principal Julie Villers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736852142/aassofiaorg/seb1kmrcyspcktxrd3mf/JulieVillers494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1736852142/aassofiaorg/seb1kmrcyspcktxrd3mf/JulieVillers494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1736852142/aassofiaorg/seb1kmrcyspcktxrd3mf/JulieVillers494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1736852142/aassofiaorg/seb1kmrcyspcktxrd3mf/JulieVillers494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736852142/aassofiaorg/seb1kmrcyspcktxrd3mf/JulieVillers494X477.jpg","width":1500}])
Julie Villers
Julie Villers has been working in education since 1999, first as an Early Years educator, teaching students from Preschool to Kindergarten, then as an Elementary School leader. Originally from France, she moved abroad in 2000 to work at a French school in California, USA.
![curriculum director Angela Assed]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730981432/aassofiaorg/za6mgdsagwx0vxvzpvw5/assed494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730981432/aassofiaorg/za6mgdsagwx0vxvzpvw5/assed494X477.jpg","width":494}])
Angela Assed
Angela Assed joined AAS in 2016 as a Math and Science Specialist. Angela is from Texas, USA. She attended the University of Texas in Austin and holds a Masters in Education. Angela currently serves as Director of Learning and Curriculum.
![aas logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765202002/aassofiaorg/aassofiaorg/fe8p7wbe5fwgnzjbx60q/Brian494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765202002/aassofiaorg/aassofiaorg/fe8p7wbe5fwgnzjbx60q/Brian494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765202002/aassofiaorg/aassofiaorg/fe8p7wbe5fwgnzjbx60q/Brian494X477.jpg","width":800}])
Brian Sullivan
ICT Manager
Board
The Anglo-American School is a not for profit organisation that is governed by a Board of Directors that are all volunteers. The Board develops policies, financial guidelines, and long-term strategic plans.
It entrusts leadership and management-related issues to the Director who, in turn, works with faculty and staff to implement the best educational program possible within the parameters provided by the Board.
There are nine voting members of the School Board. The American Ambassador appoints four board members including the Chairperson. The British Ambassador appoints four Board members including the Vice-Chairperson. The ninth member of the Board is a member of the School community who is nominated by AAS parents and approved by the Board. Ex-officio, non-voting members of the school board include the Director of the School, the Director’s secretary, the PTO President and an elected Staff Representative. The Board reflects the diversity we have in our community and includes a number of parents at the school.
Each person brings different types of expertise to their role as a Board member (management, policy, finance, diplomatic, marketing etc.) and serve on Board Committees as well as attending the monthly meeting of the whole Board.
![Headshot of Evan Fox]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/scd2bnw6rphnudurywua/EvanFox494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/scd2bnw6rphnudurywua/EvanFox494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/scd2bnw6rphnudurywua/EvanFox494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/scd2bnw6rphnudurywua/EvanFox494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/scd2bnw6rphnudurywua/EvanFox494X477.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/scd2bnw6rphnudurywua/EvanFox494X477.jpg","width":2200}])
Evan Fox
Evan Fox has been Chairman of the AAS Board of Directors since 2025. He joined the U.S. Embassy’s Political and Economic Affairs Section in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2024.
![board cochair Gia Raskino]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745477770/aassofiaorg/prg8c2tcs1obtohv5fuu/Gia-Ashley494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745477770/aassofiaorg/prg8c2tcs1obtohv5fuu/Gia-Ashley494X477.jpg","width":494}])
Gia Raskino
Gia Raskino, born in Mumbai, India, has done her degree in Sociology and prior to that did an International Diploma in Child and Youth Development with the University of the Nations.
![Pamela Della Toffola board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731313214/aassofiaorg/xrtg6udmwfwjpcoamvxu/Pamela-De-la-Toffola494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731313214/aassofiaorg/xrtg6udmwfwjpcoamvxu/Pamela-De-la-Toffola494X477.jpg","width":494}])
Pamela Della Toffola
Pamela Della Toffola, born in Italy, received a degree in Italian, French, and Russian Philology from the University of Trieste, which has qualified her as a teacher.
![Nikolay Rashkov board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737014327/aassofiaorg/zyfoxbqm83adh5a4zv9l/Nikolay-Rashkov494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737014327/aassofiaorg/zyfoxbqm83adh5a4zv9l/Nikolay-Rashkov494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737014327/aassofiaorg/zyfoxbqm83adh5a4zv9l/Nikolay-Rashkov494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1737014327/aassofiaorg/zyfoxbqm83adh5a4zv9l/Nikolay-Rashkov494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737014327/aassofiaorg/zyfoxbqm83adh5a4zv9l/Nikolay-Rashkov494X477.jpg","width":1500}])
Nickolay Rashkov
Nickolay Rashkov serves as Bulgarian delegate to the Expert Group for International Transport at the European Commission (DGMove) and COO of EuroSpeed.
![Des Malpass board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731313428/aassofiaorg/k7jqafowreni6tx58cew/Dess-Malpass494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731313428/aassofiaorg/k7jqafowreni6tx58cew/Dess-Malpass494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731313428/aassofiaorg/k7jqafowreni6tx58cew/Dess-Malpass494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731313428/aassofiaorg/k7jqafowreni6tx58cew/Dess-Malpass494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731313428/aassofiaorg/k7jqafowreni6tx58cew/Dess-Malpass494X477.jpg","width":1233}])
Des Malpass MBE
Des Malpass MBE is a law enforcement professional based at the British Embassy Sofia.
![Boris Gurov board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731313521/aassofiaorg/qk6xrusu3lv4qnrblxfq/Boris-Gurov494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731313521/aassofiaorg/qk6xrusu3lv4qnrblxfq/Boris-Gurov494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731313521/aassofiaorg/qk6xrusu3lv4qnrblxfq/Boris-Gurov494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731313521/aassofiaorg/qk6xrusu3lv4qnrblxfq/Boris-Gurov494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731313521/aassofiaorg/qk6xrusu3lv4qnrblxfq/Boris-Gurov494X477.jpg","width":1233}])
Boris Gurov
Boris Gurov is a Bulgarian national who was born in Montreal, Canada, and grew up in Helsinki, Finland.
![Headshot of Shauna Morris]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756202541/aassofiaorg/pq3gfsmkfdhiegw1uhh2/ShawnaMorris494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756202541/aassofiaorg/pq3gfsmkfdhiegw1uhh2/ShawnaMorris494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756202541/aassofiaorg/pq3gfsmkfdhiegw1uhh2/ShawnaMorris494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756202541/aassofiaorg/pq3gfsmkfdhiegw1uhh2/ShawnaMorris494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756202541/aassofiaorg/pq3gfsmkfdhiegw1uhh2/ShawnaMorris494X477.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756202541/aassofiaorg/pq3gfsmkfdhiegw1uhh2/ShawnaMorris494X477.jpg","width":2200}])
Shawna Morris
Shawna Morris joined the AAS Board of Directors in 2025. As a member of the U.S. Embassy community, Shawna and her family have been posted abroad in Switzerland and Bulgaria.
![Headshot of Carla Trajcovic.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/odmijuwuraswvfrf6xwj/CarlaTrajcovic494X477.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/odmijuwuraswvfrf6xwj/CarlaTrajcovic494X477.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/odmijuwuraswvfrf6xwj/CarlaTrajcovic494X477.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/odmijuwuraswvfrf6xwj/CarlaTrajcovic494X477.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/odmijuwuraswvfrf6xwj/CarlaTrajcovic494X477.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1756202540/aassofiaorg/odmijuwuraswvfrf6xwj/CarlaTrajcovic494X477.jpg","width":2200}])
Carla Trajkovic
Carla Trajkovic, born in Hawaii, USA, has been a diplomat for 20 years. She has served at U.S. Embassies in Bulgaria, Romania, Kosovo, Thailand, Afghanistan, and more.