Educational Directions: Appointments

Appointments

for July 2025

Updated 2/10/2025

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

Posted in FEB2025

Alcuin School, Dallas, TX
 Dr. Paola V. Clark, Principal, Holy Cross Catholic School, Overland Park, KS
The Caedmon School, New York, NY
 Dr. Wendy A. Falchuk, Director of Enrollment Management and Community Engagement, Kingsley Montessori School, Boston, MA
Charleston Day School, Charleston, SC
 Jonathan Meredith, Middle School Director, Durham Academy, Raleigh-Durham, NC
Charlotte Preparatory School, Charlotte, NC
 Todd Ballaban, Head of Middle School, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC
Church Farm School, Exton, PA
 Dr. Troy Baker, Upper School Director, Breck School, Minneapolis, MN
Community School, St. Louis, MO
 Laurie Smilack, Upper Elementary Division Head, New City School, St. Louis, MO
Fort Bend Christian Academy, Sugar Land, TX
 Stephen Novotny, Special Advisor, Graybeal & Associates, Colorado Springs, CO
Good Shepherd Episcopal School, Richmond, VA
 Kathy Tappen, Teacher, Good Shepherd Episcopal School, Richmond, VA
The Harley School, Rochester, NY
 Dr. Ryan Kimmet, Head, Elmwood Franklin School, Buffalo, NY
International School of Denver, Denver, CO
 Roberto D’Erizans, Head of School, Millenium School, San Francisco, CA
Lesley Ellis School, Arlington, MA
 Rhiannon McElwee, Director of Curriculum and Innovation, Stevens Cooperative School, Jersey City, NJ
The Meadowbrook School, Meadowbrook, PA
 James Pierce, Principal, Reach Cyber Charter School, Harrisburg, PA
Millennium School, San Francisco, CA
 Lizzie Moore Rogal, Middle School Head, San Francisco Friends School, San Francisco, CA
Morgan Park Academy, Chicago, IL
 Dr. Phyllis Cavallone-Jurek, Director of Education, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
Northwood School, Lake Placid, NY
 Gino Riffle, Director of Admissions, Northwood School, Lake Placid, NY
Sanford School, Hockessin, DE
 Jaime Morgan, Associate Head of School for Advancement, Sanford School, Hockessin, DE
Seabury Hall, Makawao, HI
 Nicholas Brian Rodriguez, Head of School, Corbett Preparatory School of IDS, Tampa, FL
Seneca Academy, Darnestown, MD
 Dr. Karen Tyler, Head of School, Erie Day School, Erie, PA
Valley Forge Military Academy & College, Wayne, PA
 Katie Newsom, Former Chief Advancement Officer, Outward Bound USA, Boulder, CO
The Winsor School, Boston, MA
 Meredith Legg, Associate Head of School, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY


Posted in JAN2025

The Barstow School, Kansas City, MO
 Arthur Hall, Former Head, Lakehill Preparatory School, Dallas, TX
Black Pine Circle School, Berkeley, CA
 Jase Turner, Assistant Head of School for Strategic Priorities, The Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek, CA
The Hewitt School, New York, NY
 Jennifer L. Zaccara, Ph.D., Head, Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT
Holy Trinity: An Episcopal School, Glenn Dale, MD
 DeAndre Calhoun, Interim Head of School, Black Pine Circle School, Berkeley, CA
Honolulu Waldorf School, Honolulu, HI
 Marie-Hélène Harlow, Pedagogical Leader, Austin Waldorf School, Austin, TX
The International School of Uganda, Kampala, UGANDA 
 Daniel Todd, Junior School Principal, International School of Uganda
Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA
 Molly Bozzo, Chief Community and Culture Officer, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA
Princeton Friends School, Princeton, NJ
 Peter Gaines, Assistant Head of School for Mission & Values and Director of Major Giving, Tandem Friends School, Charlottesville, VA
Proctor Academy, Andover, NH
 Amy Bonnefond Smucker, Assistant Head of School for External Affairs, Berwick Academy, South Berwick, ME
University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
 Dr. Chaitanya Reddy
--Acting, Head of High School, University School of Nashville
Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Dallas, TX
 Kayla Brown, Principal, John Paul II High School, Plano, TX
Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT
 Michael Peller, Founding Head of Upper School, Hillbrook School, Los Gatos, CA
The Webb School, Bell Buckle, TN
 Dr. Polly A. Parker, Former Head, Escuela Americana, El Salvador
Yokohama International School, Naka-ku, Yokihama, JAPAN
 Carla Marschall, Director, Dresden International School, Dresden, GERMANY


Posted in 2024

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 Academy, Brentwood, TN
 Dr. John Patterson, Head, First Presbyterian Day School, Macon, GA

Brentwood School,
Los Angeles, CA
 Timothy R. Cottrell, Ph.D., Head, ‘Iolani School, Honolulu, HI

The Bush School, Seattle, WA
 Sarah Smith, Assistant Head of School for Academics, The Bush School
Canterbury School, Fort Wayne, IN
 Marie P. Leary, Head, The Sage School, Foxboro, MA
Canterbury School, New Milford, CT
 Caroline Blatti, Head, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD

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
Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
 J. Thomas Woelper, Former Founding Head, New England Innovation Academy, Marlborough, MA

Dwight-Englewood School,
Englewood, NJ
 Dr. James Calleroz White, Head, The Galloway School, Atlanta GA

Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
 Karen C. Lassey, Assistant Principal, Phillips Exeter School, Exeter, NH

Foxcroft School,
Middleburg, VA
 Dr. Lisa Kaenzig, Dean of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Director of the Centennial Center, Hobart & Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
Friends Community School, College Park, MD
 Rachel Fenton Kane, Middle School Principal, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC

Garrison Forest School,
Owings Mills, MD
 Ann M. Teaff –Interim, Executive Coaching Consultant, Carney, Sandoe & Associates, Boston, MA
Gill St. Bernard's School, Gladstone, NJ
 Delvin Dinkins, Ph.D., Head of School, Springside Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
The Gregory School, Tucson, AZ
 James C. Foreman, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, The Galloway School, Atlanta, GA

Gordon School,
East Providence, RI
 Dr. Meredith deChabert, Assistant Head for Academics, Rye Country Day School, Rye, NY
Indian Mountain School, Lakeville, CT
 Lisa Sun, Former Head, The Philadelphia School, Philadelphia, PA

Kentucky Country Day School,
Louisville, KY
 Deena Carey, Associate Head, Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA
King’s Ridge Christian School, Alpharetta, GA
 Dr. Tony Fajardo, Head, Ben Lippen School, Columbia, SC

Kurn Hattin Homes for Children,
Westminster, VT
 Sue Kessler, Assistant Executive Director, Kurn Hattin Homes for Children
Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH
 Christina D. Breen, Associate Dean of Student Life, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Linden Hall, Lititz, PA
 Dr. Shauna Carter, Middle School Directior, Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA
Marymount High School, Los Angeles, CA
 Dr. Fadia Desmond, President/CEO, St. Francis Catholic High School, Sacramento, CA

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

Nardin Academy, Buffalo, NY
 Dr. Eric Miles, Head, Brandon Academy, Brandon, FL
Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ
 Tom Ashburn, Middle School Principal, Newark Academy
North Seattle French School/Ecole Bilingue de Seattle, Shoreline, WA
 Erin Brust, Assistant Head of School and Director of Institutional Advancement, French Immersion School of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS), Seattle, WA
 Chris Watson, Head, Soundview School, Lynnwood, WA
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy, Philadelphia, PA
 Bridget Bonner, Director of Middle School, Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova, PA
Oak Meadow Montessori School . AKA . Oak Meadow School, Littleton, MA
 Bridget Barrett-Parker, Director, Walnut Park Montessori School, Newton, MA

Peddie School,
Hightstown, NJ
 James Hamilton, Head, Berwick Academy, South Berwick ME
Phillips Brooks School, Menlo Park, CA
 Jennifer Bohnen, Head, Green Hedges School, Vienna, VA

The Pike School,
Andover, MA
 Honor Taft, Head, Friends School, Boulder, CO

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
Radcliffe Creek School, Chestertown, MD
 Jennifer Durham, Ph.D., Director of Learning Support 7-12, The Potomac School, McLean, VA
The Ramaz School, New York, NY
 Noam Wasserman, Dean, Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business, Brookline, MA

Rectory School,
Pomfret, CT
 Julie M. Anderson, Head, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT
Richmond Montessori School, Richmond, VA
 Bethany Heller Suitor, Strategic Consultant, Beth Suitor Consulting, USA
Rocky Hill Country Day School, East Greenwich, RI
 Christine Heine, Head, York Country Day School, York, PA
Sabot School, Richmond, VA
 Emma Ferek, Asst HOS for Enrollment Management and Community Engagement, Allen Academy, Bryan, TX
The Sage School, Foxboro, MA
 Scott Mattoon, Assistant Head/Academic Dean, The College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA

St. Mark's Episcopal School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
 Bill Fiordalis, Associate Head of School, Lake Highland Preparatory, Orlando, FL
St. Michael's Episcopal Day School, Carmichael, CA
 Christine Saunders, Middle School Principal, Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY
St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School, Coconut Grove, FL
 Farrar Richardson, Head of Middle School, Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg, SC

Saint Thomas' Episcopal School,
Houston, TX
 Seraphim Danckaert, Head of School, Allen Academy, Bryan, TX

St. Thomas School,
Medina, WA
 Peter Lutkoski, Middle School Principal, The American School of London, London, UK
Southlake Christian Academy, Huntersville, NC
 Dr. Joel Schuster, Chief Advancement Officer, Fellowship Christian School, Roswell, GA

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy,
Philadelphia, PA
 Dr. Stephen L. Druggan, Superintendent, American School of Dubai, Dubai UAE

Summit Montessori School, Framingham, MA
 Kira Donnelly, Former Head, Sunny Hollow Montessori, Saint Paul, MN
Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX
 Ben Courchesne, Associate HOS, The Pingry School, Basking Ridge, NJ
The Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
 Quinton Walker, Assistant Head, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
Vanguard College Preparatory School, Waco, TX
 Johnny Graham, Head, Williamsburg Christian Academy, Williamsburg, VA
The Webb School, Bell Buckle, TN
 Dr. Polly A. Parker, Former Head, Escuela Americana, El Salvador

Westside School,
Seattle, WA
 Daryl Wright, Ed.D., Assistant Head of School, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA
The Wheeler School, Providence, RI
 Mark J. Anderson, Head, Sandord School, Hockessin, DE

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


Stone Tower for head of school search