Educational Directions: Appointments

Appointments

for July 2025

Updated 10/3/2024

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 2025

The American School in Japan (ASIJ), Tokyo JAPAN
 Eric Feron Niles, Head, The Athenian School, Danville, CA
The Brearley School, New York, NY
 Jenny Rao, Head, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA
 Timothy R. Cottrell, Ph.D., Head, ‘Iolani School, Honolulu, HI

Canton Country Day School,
Canton, OH
 Patrick Ater, MS Math, Canton Country Day School
Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
 Dr. Betty Noel-Pierre, Head of Upper School Student Life, The Brearley School, New York, NY
Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC
 Dr. Tara Christie Kinsey, Head, The Hewitt School, New York, NY
Gordon School, East Providence, RI
 Dr. Meredith deChabert, Assistant Head for Academics, Rye Country Day School, Rye, NY
Marymount School of New York, New York, NY
 Lorraine Riley, Director of Admissions, Marymount School of New York
Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul, MN
 Dr. Lori-Ann Brogdon, Head, Catherine Cook School, Chicago, IL

Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ
 James Hamilton, Head, Berwick Academy, South Berwick ME
Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, NY
 Dr. Noni Thomas López, Head, Gordon School, East Providence, RI
Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT
 Heather Daly, Associate Head, Laurel School, Shaker Heights OH
Rectory School, Pomfret, CT
 Julie M. Anderson, Head, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT
St. Michael's Episcopal Day School, Carmichael, CA
 Christine Saunders, Middle School Principal, Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY
St. Thomas School, Medina, WA
 Peter Lutkoski, Middle School Principal, The American School of London, London, UK
The Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
 Quinton Walker, Assistant Head, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
Windward School, Los Angeles, CA
 Sarah Beck, Assistant Head for Academics, The Potomac School, McLean, VA
Woodward Academy, College Park, GA
 Christopher M. Freer, Ph.D., Vice President for Advancement, Woodward Academy


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