Experience

Cannon School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dean Of Students

  • Aug 2016 - Present



Stuart Hall School

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Student Life

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  Oversaw all aspects of student life,grades 6-12, on our Staunton campus: advisory system,SGA and Prefect advisor, activity/event planning, chapel program, discipline, and student guidance. Work closely with our Residence Life Coordinator to provide for a co-educational boarding program of approximately 90 students.

• Upper School Director

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  Oversaw all aspects of grades 9-12: faculty mentoring and supervision, curriculum work and planning, activity/event planning, advisory system, student activity advising, chapel program, discipline. Also worked closely with Residence Life Coordinator to implement boarding boarding program for girls in grades 8-12.

• Upper School Dean of Students

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012



Queen Anne School

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean of Students, Assistant Head, Acting Head

  • Jul 2001 - Jun 2011

  After teaching music and theatre at QAS for four years (2001-2005), I moved into part-time administration, acting as Middle School Dean of Students for three years (2005-2008). As Dean of Students, I handled most of the non-academic side of the Middle School: discipline, advisory system, chapel coordinator, general student counseling - while also continuing to teach two classes and serve as Fine Arts Department Chair. In the fall of 2008, I was appointed the Assistant Head of the whole school (the Middle and Upper School Divisions had been combined into one position), and became the Acting Head of School in February 2009 when the Head of School stepped down unexpectedly. I served as Acting Head of School from February 2009- June 2011, when the school closed. In my capacity as Assistant Head, I took on supervision of all faculty and curriculum, and in the role of Acting Head, added financial planning and oversight, long-range planning, and close work with the Board of Directors as we worked to save the school. All in all, a crash course in school leadership and working with faculty and staff under incredibly stressful situations, and while we ultimately lost the battle to save the school, I am incredibly grateful for the lessons I learned and the experience I gained in the process.