Collegiate School
Richmond, Virginia
Palmiero is the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer at The Collegiate School, a JK-12 co-ed independent day school of more than 1,700 students in Richmond, Virginia. In this role, Ms. Palmiero is responsible for the school’s budget and financial management, investments, business services, facilities management, human resources, construction, campus safety & security, information technology, and the school’s auxiliary services. Prior to joining Collegiate in 2008, Ms. Palmiero spent three years as Director, Institute for Effective Governance in Washington, D.C. where she worked with college and university trustees on governance issues in higher education. Ms. Palmiero serves on the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) Financial Officers’ Group and Advocacy Committee and is a member of the National Business Officers Association (NBOA) where she served on their 2017 and 2019 Annual Meeting Program Advisory Committee (AMPAC).