Congratulations to our client schools and their newly appointed school leaders, who will take office in July 2010:
San Antonio, TX
School type: Independent day school of 430 students in grades K-12.
The newly appointed Head of Keystone School is Brian C. Yager. He is the Upper School Director of The Community School in Sun Valley, ID.
Houston, TX
School type: Independent coeducational day school of 1,200 students in grades K-12.
Mark Desjardins, Ph.D., will be the next Head of St. John's. Mark is now the Head of Holland Hall School in Tulsa, OK, and was previously the Head of Texas Military Institute.
Gainesville, GA
School type: Independent coeducational day school of 840 students in grades K-12.
John P. Kennedy, Ed.D., has been appointed to head Lakeview Academy. He is the Principal of St. Anthony Catholic School in San Antonio, TX.
Charlotte, NC
School type: Independent coeducational day school of 1,600 students in grades JK-12.
Warren Sepkowitz is the newly appointed Head of Middle School at Charlotte Country Day. He is the Middle School Director and Assistant Head of School at Redwood Day School in Oakland, CA.
Portola Valley, CA
School type: Independent coeducational day school of 250 students in grades PS-8.
Anita L. Grossman will be the founding Director of Development at Woodland. She is a fundraising consultant in Mountain View, CA.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
School type: Independent day school of 700 students in grades PK-12.
The next Head of Saint John's is Maria M. Melendez Ramos, Ph.D, the former Deputy Superintendent of Schools in Greenwich, CT.
Princeton, NJ
School type: Roman Catholic Sacred Heart independent day school of more than 500 students, all-girls in grades K–12 with coed Pre-School and Junior Kindergarten.
Stuart's Head of School elect is Patty L. Fagin, Ph.D, the Principal of Villa Duchesne High School in St. Louis
Philadelphia, PA
School type: Urban public charter elementary school of more than 400 students, age 4 through grade 6.
Drew Smith, the Head of School at Friends School Mullica Hill in Mullica Hill, NJ, is the Head-elect at Russell Byers.
Orme, AZ
School type: Independent boarding and day school of 120 students, grades 6-12.
K.C. Cassell will be the next President of Orme. He is an Associate Vice President at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.
Princeton, NJ
School type: Independent day and boarding school of approximately 600 students, grades 6-postgraduate.
Steven C. Bristol will be the next Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at The Hun School. He is the Director of Client Services for WhippleHill Communications in Bedford, NH.
Wayne, PA
School type: College preparatory all-male boarding school (grades 7-PG) with 250 students and coeducational two-year college with 315 students.
Col. David R. Gray, Ph.D., has been appointed to the post of President at VFMA&C. He is the Director of the Office of Policy, Strategic Planning, and Assessments at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Fairfield, CT
School type: Independent day school of 280 boys in grades K-9.
John R. Munro Jr., Assistant Head and Middle School Director at Nichols School in Buffalo, NY, is the newly appointed Head of Fairfield Country Day.
Montgomery, AL
School type: Coeducational college preparatory day school enrolling 840 students in grades K-12.
David J. Farace will be the next Head of The Montgomery Academy. He is the Director of Advancement and External Affairs & Director of the Youth Leadership Council at Randolph School in Huntsville, AL.
New York, NY
School type: For-profit college preparatory day school enrolling more than 500 students in grades Preschool-grade 9.
Rob Cousins is the newly appointed Lower School Head at Claremont Preparatory School. He is the Assistant Director of Lower School at Packer Collegiate School in New York City.