Educational Directions: Appointments

Appointments

for July 2023

Updated 3/16/2023

As a leader in head of school search and transition consulting, and as part of our ongoing research on independent school leadership, Educational Directions has been tracking head of school appointments since 1993.
We are pleased to share with you our list of head of school appointments.

For JULY 2023

Posted in March 2023

Carondelet High School, Concord CA
 Jessica Smith Mix, Interim President, Carondelet High School
Cathedral High School, Boston MA
 Karl Danso, Vice Principal, Catholic Memorial High School, West Roxbury MA
Co-Op School, Brooklyn NY
 Chloe Smith, Head of High School, St. Ann’s School, Brooklyn NY
The Crowden School, Berkeley CA
 Dan Meyers, Head of Middle School, Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek CA
Discovery School, Mansfield OH
 Simon Clark, Assistant Head of School, Discovery School
The Frederick Gunn School, Washington CT
 Emily Raudenbush Gum, Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning, The Frederick Gunn School
King’s Academy, Madaba-Manja JORDAN
 Stephanie G. Townsend, Former Head, Ransom Everglades School, Coconut Grove FL
Mackintosh Academy Boulder, Boulder CO
 Katie Christensen
– Interim, Director of Marketing and Communications, The Havern School, Littleton CO
Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills MI
 Heather Greig Sofran, Assistant Principal, St.Regis Catholic School, Detroit MI
Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills MI
 Stacey Cushman, Academic Dean, Marian High School
Pinecrest School, Annandale VA
 Darren Holgate, Former Director of Middle School, Powhatan School, Boyce VA
The Siena School, Silver Springs MD
 Katie Douglas, Interim Head of Middle School, Friends Community School, College Park MD
St. George's School, Newport RI
 Michael C. Wirtz Head, Hackley School, Tarrytown NY
St. John Paul II School, Hyannis MA
 Phil Vandenbrink, Director of University Foundations & English Faculty, Wasatch Academy, Mount Pleasant UT
St. Matthew's Parish School, Pacific Palisades CA
 Alexandra Michaelson, Principal, New Lebanon Elementary School, Greenwich CT
St. Michael Academy, Nolensville TN
 Shana Druffner, Principal, All Saints Catholic School, Dallas TX
Trinity School of Texas, Longview TX
 Cynthia Verhalen, Director of Special Programs, Longview Independent School District, Longview TX
Westside Christian Academy, Westlake OH
 Randall Russell, Rhetoric School Headmaster, Geneva School of Boerne, Boerne TX


Posted in February 2023

Admiral Farragut Academy, St. Petersburg FL
 Dr. Charles H. Skipper, Head, The Field School, Charlottesville VA

Aidan Montessori School,
Washington DC
 Jamie Rue, Head, Sea Lavender Montessori School, Belmar NJ
All Saints’ Episcopal School, Morristown TN
 Dr. Steven D. Sorrell, Dean of Students, Ascension Episcopal School, Lafayette LA
American School of Guatemala, Guatemala City GUATEMALA
 Dr. Donald Francis, Executive Director, InterAmerican Academy, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Anacapa School, Santa Barbara CA
 Dr. Mari Talkin, Faculty, Cate School, Carpinteria CA

Andrews Osborne Academy,
Willoughby OH
 Gonzalo Garcia-Pedroso, Chief Constituent Relations Officer, South Kent School, South Kent CT
Annapolis Area Christian School, Severn MD
 Chad Dirkse, President, Chattanooga Christian School, Chattanooga TN

Ascension Episcopal School,
Lafayette LA
 Alan "Jeff" Pinnow, Former Head, Washington School, Greenville MA

Atlanta Jewish Academy,
Atlanta GA
 Rabbi Avi Levitt, Head, Katz Yeshiva High School, Boca Raton FL
Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose CA
 Roderick Jemison, Advisor and former Founding Head, United World College ISAK, JAPAN
City and Country School, New York NY
 Dr. Francis Patti, Lower School Principal, Milton Academy, Milton MA

Dallas International School,
Dallas TX
 Jacques A. Weber, Head, Austin International School, Austin TX
The Doane Stuart School, Rensselaer NY
 Marcy E. Cathey, Interim Head, The Doane Stuart School
Field School, Charlottesville VA
 Vito “Bo” Perriello, Director of Admission, St. Anne’s-Belfielf School, Charlottesville VA
Forest Ridge Academy, Schererville IN
 Susan Labovic, Faculty, Forest Ridge Academy
Greene Street Friends School, Philadelphia PA
 Michelle Holland, Lower School Principal, Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore MD
Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News VA
 James "Jay" Lasley, Director of Admissions, Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa FL
Harding Academy, Nashville TN
 Dr. Michael T. Walker, Head, Compositive Primary, Aurora CO
The Heads Network, Nashville TN
 Jennifer Shakeshaft Evers, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Professional Development, International Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Charlottesville VA
Holy Child School at Rosemont, Rosemont PA
 Brian McBride, Associate Head for Community Life and Strategic Initiatives, Concord Academy, Concord MA
Holy Spirit Episcopal School, Houston TX
 Kelly Broaddus, Interim Head, Holy Spririt Episcopal School
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne FL
 Elizabeth A. Miller, President, Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford CT

Idyllwild Arts Academy,
Idyllwild CA
 Jason Hallowbard, Vice Provost of Academic & Artistic Education, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen MI
Island School, Lihue HI
 Nancy Nagramada, Assistant Head and Head of Middle School, The San Francisco School, San Francisco CA
The Janus School, Mount Joy PA
 Heather Strunk, Academics Director, The Janus School
The Logan School for Creative Learning, Denver CO
 Nicole T. Girvan, Head of Lower School, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh NC
Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, Rockville MD
 Rabbi Dr. Hillel Broder, Principal, DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys, Cedarhurst NY

The Miquon School,
Conshohocken PA
 K. Geetha Holdsworth, Academic Dean, Bosque School, Albuquerque NM
Nantucket New School, Nantucket MA
 Danielle Beale
– Interim, Assistant Head for Advancement, Nantucket New School
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Washington DC
 Debra Wilson, President, SAIS, Norcross GA
Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills KY
 Trish Miller, Associate Principal, La Salle High School, Cincinnati OH
Northwest Yeshiva High School, Mercer Island WA
 Rabbi Yehuda Gabay, Former Associate Principal, Cincinnati Hewbrew Day School, Cincinnati OH
The Pennfield School, Portsmouth RI
 Paul R. Amadio, Head, Verde Valley School, Sedona AZ
Presbyterian Christian School,
Hattiesburg MS
 Jimmy Messer, Associate Head, Jackson Academy, Jackson MS
Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn NY
 Kenyatte Reid, Director, Office of Safety and Youth Development, NYC Department of Education, NY NY
St. Luke's Episcopal School, San Antonio TX
 The Rev. Michael E. Robinson
– Interim, Interim Head, St Martin’s Episcopal School, Atlanta GA
St. Mark's Cathedral School, Shreveport LA
 Dylan Deal, Director of the Merle-Smith Campus and Head of Upper School Moravian Academy, Bethlehem PA
St. Mary’s Academy, Inglewood CA
 Dr. Brandi Odom Lucas, Principal, Verbum Dei Jesuit High School, Los Angeles CA

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School,
Thousand Oaks CA
 Dr. Jayme Johnson, Assistant Head for Academic and Student Affairs, St. John’s Episcopal School, Dallas TX
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Harrisburg PA
 Michelle Loucas, Assistant Head of School, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
San Francisco Schoolhouse, San Francisco CA
 Jina Kim, Associate Head, San Francisco Schoolhouse

Stoneleigh-Burnham School,
Greenfield MA
 Lauren G. Lambert, Head of School, Winchendon School MA Campus, Winchendon MA
Thomas Heyward Academy, Ridgeland SC
 Col Scott K. Gibson, III, USAF Ret, Head, Lowcountry Preparatory School, Pawleys Island SC
University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods MI
 Thomas Sheppard, Interim Head, Chadwick School, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA
Verde Valley School, Sedona AZ
 Dr. Benjamin Lee, Principal, Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus, CHINA

Webb School of Knoxville,
Knoxville TN
 Dr. Ansel Sanders, Assistant Head and Dean of Students, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest VA
The Winston School San Antonio, San Antonio TX
 Dr. Michelle Spoonemore, Assistant Head, The Winston School, Dallas TX

Posted in January 2023

All Saints Episcopal Day School, Hoboken NJ
 Kimberly Beck, Director of Lower School, Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn NY
The Brick Church School, New York NY
 Marie Fabian, Interim Head, The Brick Church School
Chapin School, Princeton NJ
 William E. Ennist, Jr., Marketing Consultant, Adam J. Lewis Academy, Bridgeport CT
Fisher Island Day School, Fisher Island FL
 Scott D. Laird
– Interim, Former Head, St. Mary’s Episcopal Day School, Tampa FL
The Hill School, Pottstown PA
 Kathleen Devaney, Founding Executive Director of Horizons at Westminster, Simsbury CT
Holton-Arms School, Bethesda MD
 Penny B. Evins, Former Head, Collegiate School, Richmond VA
Houston Christian High School, Houston TX
 Leanne Messer, Head, Hyde Park Schools, Austin, TX
Immanuel Christian School, Springfield VA
 Nathan Stevens, Assistant Head of Academic Affairs, Whitefield Academy, Smyrna GA
Jackson Hole Community School, Jackson WY
 Ted Smith, Director of Upper School, Berwick Academy, South Berwick ME
James River Day School, Lynchburg VA
 Jennifer Lindsay, Head of Middle School, Baylor School, Chattanooga TN
Many Rivers Montessori, Duluth MN
 Wendy Reinsch Fisher, Director of Education, Greenspring Montessori School, Lutherville MD
Marist School, Atlanta GA
 James D. Childs, President, Bishop O’Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
The Marylhurst School, Oregon City OR
 Dr. Leif Gustavson, Dean, College of EducationDean, Pacific University, Forest Grove OR
Parish Episcopal School, Dallas TX
 Dr. Matthew J. Rush, Assistant Head, The Kinkaid School, Houston TX
Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Springfield MA
 Dr. Josh Keegan, Superintendent of Schools, International Schools Consortium, Tianjin CHINA
The Schenck School, Atlanta GA
 Dr. Kara Loftin, Head, The Craig School, Mountain Lakes NJ
The School at Columbia University New York, NY
 Dr. Sonya Somerville, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Sinai Akiba Academy, Los Angeles CA
 Dr. Lauren Plant, Head of School, Westerly School, Long Beach CA
Sisters Academy of Baltimore, Baltimore MD
 Kaliq Hunter Simms, Founder and Educational Consultant, Higher Learning Group LLC, Baltimore MD
Sophia Academy, Providence RI
 Marie D. Myers, Director of Enrollment Management, Concord Academy, Concord MA
Staten Island Academy, Staten Island NY
 Eileen Corigliano, Acting Head, Staten Island Academy
Sunny Hollow Montessori, Saint Paul MN
 Kira Donnelly, Head, Oak Knoll Montessori School, Pasadena CA
Tower Hill School, Wilmington DE
 Sarah D. Baker, Head of Upper School, Tower Hill School
Trinity Episcopal School, Galveston TX
 Mark J. Fallo, Former Head, St. Nicholas School, Chattanooga TN
The Waldorf School of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
 Niko Hilgerdt, Pedagogical Leader, Austin Waldorf School, Austin TX


Posted in 2022

All Saints Episcopal School, Tyler TX 
 Dr. Mark D. Desjardins, President, Army and Navy Academy, Carlsbad CA
American International School - Chennai, Chennai INDIA
 Leigh Fitzgerald, VP of Academic Affairs, Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, HI
The American School Foundation, Mexico City MEXICO
 Kolia O'Connor, Former Head, Sewickley School, Sewickley PA
The American School in London, London UK
 Matthew Horvat, Head, The Overlake School, Redmond WA
Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, Tualatin OR
 Isaac Enloe, Assistant Head of Beginning School, Catlin Gabel School, Portland OR
 
The Awty International School,
Houston TX 
  Heather Beck, Deputy Head of School, Canadian International School in Singapore, SINGAPORE
Bancroft School, Worcester MA
 Stephanie Luebbers, Head, Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Greenfield MA

The Bermuda High School for Girls,
Pembroke BERMUDA
 Carol Swainson, Head, San Francisco Schoolhouse, San Francisco CA

Brookstone School, Columbus GA
 Henry Faulkner Heil, Head of Upper School, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas TX
Cate School, Carpinteria CA
 Alexandra Lockett, Head of Upper School, Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough CA

Chadwick School,
Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 
  Jessica S. Donovan, Head, Sheridan School, Washington DC
Chandler School, Pasadena CA
 Emily Brown, Lower School Director, Chandler School

Charles River School,
Dover MA 
  Gabe Burnstein, Middle School Director, The Gordon School Providence, RI
Chesapeake Academy, Irvington VA
 Trip Cogburn, Upper School Principal, Carolina Day School, Asheville NC

The Chestnut Hill School,
Chestnut Hill MA
 Dr. Roderick MacLean, Jr., Asst Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington MA

Christ Episcopal School, Covington LA
 Dr. John M. Murray, Dean of Academic Affairs, Franklin Road Academy, Nashville TN
Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt The American School of Lima, PERU 
  Patricia Lee Marshall, Director General, American School of Guatemala, GUATEMALA
Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York NY
  Kate Adams, Chief Academic Officer, The Awty International School, Houston TX
Doane Academy, Burlington NJ
 Erin P. Mayo, Head, Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg ME
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Houston TX
 Hillary Feerick-Hillenbrand, Head of the Upper School, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami FL

Dwight-Englewood School,
Englewood NJ 
  Jeremy Gregersen, Head, Meadows School, Las Vegas NV
Eagle Hill School, Greenwich CT 
  Gretchen Larkin, Head, Charles River School, Dover MA
Emerson School, Ann Arbor MI
 David H. Feldman, Former Head, The Roeper School, Bloomfield Hills MI

Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew,
San Mateo CA
 Quincey T Grieve, Director of Middle School, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, Alexandria VA

Fordham Preparatory School, Bronx NY
 Anthony I. Day, President, Loyola Blakefield, Towson MD
Friends Academy, Locust Valley NY
 Paul J. Stellato, Head, Princeton Day School, Princeton NJ

The Friends School of Atlanta,
Decatur GA
 Dorothy López, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown NJ
Friends School of Wilmington, Wilmington NC
 Anthony McCudden, Director of Enrollment Management, Sandy Spring Friends School, Sandy Springs MD

Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg ME
 Joseph Manning
– Interim, Assistant Head, Fryeburg Academy
The Gow School, South Wales NY 
  John R. Munro, Jr.. Former Head, Fairfield Country Day School, Fairfield CT
Green Acres School, North Bethesda MD
 Deanna Bocchetti, Head, The Co-op School, Brooklyn NY

Greenwich Academy,
Greenwich CT 
  Margaret L. Hazlett, VP and Dean of Student Affairs, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster PA
High Mountain Institute, Leadville CO
 Sam Critchlow, Executive Director, Maine School of Science and Mathematics, Limestone ME

The Hockaday School, Dallas TX
 Laura Leathers, Ph.D., Interim Head of School, The Hockaday School
The Hun School of Princeton, Princeton NJ 
  Bart Bronk, Head, University Liggett School, Grosse Point MI
The Independence School, Newark DE
 Timothy P. Costello, Head, Science & Arts Academy, Des Plaines IL

Jacksonville Country Day School, Jacksonville FL
 Christopher Johnson, Head of Upper School for Scheck Hillel Community School, Miami FL
The Lang School, New York NY
 Mark Otto, Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Nonpublic Schools, NYC Department of Education, NYC NY

Lexington Montessori School,
Lexington MA
 Kevin D. Clark, Head, Aidan Montessori School, Washington DC

Lick-Wilmerding High School,
San Francisco CA 
  Raj Mundra, Deputy Head of School for Academics and Student Affairs, Phillips Academy, Andover MA
Lyceé Français de New York, New York NY
 David B. Hawley, Director General, Ecolint, Geneva Switzerland

Manlius Pebble Hill School,
DeWitt NY 
  James P. Foley, Assistant Head for Leadership and Innovation, St. Luke's School, New Canaan CT
Maret School,
Washington DC 
  Dennis Bisgaard, Interim Head, Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore MD
Mary McDowell Friends School, Brooklyn NY
 André K. DelValle, Head of Middle School, Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn NY

Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus, Pasadena CA
 Laura Farrell, Former Head, Merion Mercy Academy, Merion Station PA
The Meadows School, Las Vegas NV
 Dr. Jay Berckley, Dean of Arts and Innovation, Episcopal High School, Bellaire TX
The Miami Valley School, Dayton OH
 David Long, Assistant Head, The Galloway Shool, Atlanta GA

Middlesex School,
Concord MA 
  Elizabeth C. Speers, Head, Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE
Milton Academy,
Milton MA 
  Dr. Alexandra Callen, Head, St. George’s School, Middletown RI
Monte Cassino School, Tulsa OK
 Christopher M. Burke, Director of Advancement, St. Benedict at Auburndale High School, Cordova TN

Montgomery Bell Academy,
Nashville TN 
  Dr. William Daughtrey, III, Director of Upper School, University School, Hunting Valley OH
Moravian Academy , Bethlehem, PA 
  Adrianne Finley Odell, Interim Head, Moravian Academy
Moses Brown School, Providence RI
  Katherine M. Titus, Interim Head, Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco CA
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Suffolk VA
 Michael R. Barclay, Head, Virginia Beach Friends School, Virginia Beach VA
Norfolk Academy, Norfolk VA
 Travis Larrabee, Assistant Head, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia PA

Norwich Free Academy, Norwich CT
 Dr. Nathan Quesnel, Superintendent, East Hartford Schools, East Hartford CT
Oregon Episcopal School, Portland OR 
  The Rev. Michael E. Spencer, Vice Rector for Faculty, St. Paul’s School, Concord NH
The Paideia School, Atlanta GA
 Thomas Taylor, Head of Upper School, Riverdale Country School, Bronx NY

The Palmas Academy,
Humacao PR
 David Sanabria, Former Upper School Principal, Saint John’s School, San Juan PR
Pardes Jewish Day School, Scottsdale AZ
 Dr. Michelle Bernat, Lower School Principal, TVT Community Day School, Irvine CA

Park Tudor School,
Indianapolis IN
 Christopher Front, Assistant Head, John Burroughs School, St. Louis MO

Princeton Day School,
Princeton NJ 
  Kelley Nicholson-Flynn, Assistant Head of School for Operations, Riverdale Country School, Bronx NY
PS1 Pluralistic School, Santa Monica CA
 Susannah Wolf, Principal, The Miquon School, Conshohocken PA
Regis High School, New York NY
  Charles Heintz, Principal, Loyola Academy, Wilmette IL
Riverbend School, Natick MA
 Brooke Hopkins, Associate Head, Oak Grove Montessori School, Mansfield CT

Riverdale Country School,
Bronx NY
 Kari Ostrem, Former Founding Head of School, Haile-Manas Academy, Debre Birhan ETHIOPIA
The Rivers School,
Weston MA
 Ryan Dahlem, Assistant Head, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano CA
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Amarillo TX
 Jessica Leibowitz Morris, Director of Community Engagement, St. George Episcopal School, San Antonio TX
St. Francis Episcopal School, Houston TX
 Dr. Chelsea Pope Collins, Head, St. Luke's Episcopal School, San Antonio TX
St. George Episcopal School, San Antonio TX
  Thor Kvande, Interim, St. George Episcopal School
St. John’s Episcopal School, Rancho Santa Margarita CA
 Stephen Michael Lovejoy, Former Head, St. Francis Episcopal School, Houston TX

St. Luke's School,
New York NY
 Tracy Fedonchik, Middle School Director, Dalton School, New York NY
St. Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano CA
 Jeneen Graham, Ph.D., Principal of the Upper School, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

St. Martin's Episcopal School,
Atlanta GA
 Maria Croley Madden, Head of Middle School, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia SC

St. Martin's Episcopal School,
Metairie LA
 Whitney Samuel Drennan, Head of Lower School & Director of Strategic Initiatives, Louise McGehee School, New Orleans LA
Saint Stephen's Episcopal School, Bradenton FL 
  Peter A. Kraft, Associate Head, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland OR
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Houston TX
 Troy Roddy, Ph.D., Head, Holy Trinity Episcopal School, Houston TX

St. Thomas' Episcopal School,
Houston TX
 Thomas R. Bendel, Interim Headmaster, Saint Thomas' Episcopal School
San Francisco Day School, San Francisco CA 
  Racheal Adriko, Head, Metropolitan Montessori School, New York NY
The San Francisco School, San Francisco CA
 Juna Kim McDaid, Assistant Head for Academics, The Potomac School, McLean VA
Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle WA
 Robert T. Jordan, Executive Consultant/Chief of Staff, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland CA

Sequoyah School,
Pasadena CA 
  Dr. Rebecca Gale Hong, Director of Institutional Equity, The Spence School, New York NY
Sheridan School, Washington DC
 Courtney Martin. Associate Head, Collegiate School, Richmond VA

Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg SC
  David W. Skeen, Jr., Head, Harding Academy, Nashville TN
Sycamore School, Indianapolis IN 
  John J. Huber, Interim Head, Waverly School, Pasadena CA
The Taft School, Watertown CT
 Peter Becker, Head, The Frederick Gunn School, Washington CT
Tower School, Marblehead MA
 Todd N. Eveleth, Head, Nantucket New School, Nantucket MA

The Valley School,
Seattle WA
 Shana Reiss de Reyes, Assistant Head, The Perkins School, Seattle WA

The Wardlaw+Hartridge School,
Edison NJ
 Dr. Corinna Crafton, Associate Head of School for Curriculum and Instruction, The Wardlaw + Hartridge School
Wasatch Academy,
Mount Pleasant UT
 Anne-Evan Williams, Ph.D., Former Head, Billings Middle School, Seattle WA
The Webb Schools,
Claremont CA 
  Dr. Theresa Ann Smith, Associate Head of Schools, The Webb Schools
Westover School, Middlebury CT
 Polly Oppmann Fredlund, Assistant Head of Community Engagement, The Bush School, Seattle WA
William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia PA
 Dr. Karen Warren Coleman, Former Head, The Hockaday School, Dallas TX
Wyoming Seminary, Kingston PA
 Martin J. Mooney, Head, Bridgton Academy, Bridgton ME


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