Plato Academy is governed by an Executive Board. Plato’s School Board consists of staff, parents and non-parents. The Board meets every other month, and Plato parents are welcome to attend meetings.
After graduating from Drake University, Rick started his career as a teacher at Plato Academy in 1993. He taught middle school until he enrolled at The John Marshall Law School in 2002. He has practiced law since he graduated in 2005, working first as in-house counsel for State Farm, then for a premier Chicago personal injury firm, and for the last 12 years has worked at The Kitch Firm defending clients in catastrophic injury and death claims. He has been the Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office since 2017. Since teaching at Plato Academy, Rick has stayed consistently involved with the school serving on the School Board since 2001. He served as President of the Board from 2003 to 2019, when he had the honor of resigning the position and nominating his former Plato Academy student, Filisa Mantas as Board President.