Serving independent schools well since 1986
Searches in Progress at a Glance

Upcoming Deadlines for 2012 Searches in Progress

Full position descriptions for these searches are available now. Click the link under Learn More to read and/or print the pdf document.

Position School Location Type Grades Students Deadline Learn More
High School Principal Mid-Pacific Institute Honolulu, HI Day PS-12 1,550 (840 in the High School) 2/1/12 View Opportunity Statement
Ongoing Searches (application deadlines have passed)
Position School Location Type Grades Students Status Learn More
Head of School Rockwern Academy Cincinnati, OH Day, Jewish PS-6 190 Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Founding Head of the Upper School The Nueva School Hillsborough, CA Day, gifted and talented students PK-8 (adding a high school in 2013) 400 Search Committee will review applications shortly View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NY Day PS-8 340 Search Committee will review applications shortly View Opportunity Statement
Middle School Director Lakeside School Seattle, WA Day 5-12 776 (257 in Middle School) Semifinalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of Lower School

Head of Upper School

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart

Princeton, NJ

Day, Catholic

PS-12

475
Finalists have been selected
View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Aaron School (encompassing Aaron Academy) New York, NY Private special education school K-10 (expanding to K-12) 165 on two campuses Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Saint Timothy's School Raleigh, NC Day, Episcopal JK-8 480 Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary School San Francisco, CA Day, Catholic, Girls K-8 335 Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Iolani School Honolulu, HI Day K-12 1,800+ Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Columbia, SC Day, Episcopal N-12 773 Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of School The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico Guaynabo, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Day PPK-12 817 Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
President Schools of the Sacred Heart | San Francisco San Francisco, CA Day, Catholic, single-sex boys and girls K-12 1,000+ in 4 schools on 2 campuses Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Head of School Saint Mary's School Raleigh, NC Girls boarding/day 9-12 279 Finalists have been selected View Opportunity Statement
Completed Searches: Announcements of Appointments for 2012

Congratulations to the following schools and their newly appointed leaders:

Nancy Erichetti12/19/2011: The Montessori School of Raleigh (NC) has announced the appointment of Nancy B. Errichetti as the next Head of School. Ms. Errichetti has been the Director of Development and Alumni Affairs at MSR since 2010.  She is a former Director of Development at The Phillips Brooks School in Menlo Park, CA, and previously served as Director of Annual Fund, Director of Special Events, and Planned Giving Officer at Windward School in New York. A former consultant and facilitator in nonprofit governance, she is also the co-author of a book, Who Knew Raising Kids in New York Could Be This Easy? Ms. Erichetti holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and a J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School.

Established in 1974, The Montessori School of Raleigh serves more than 400 children from 18 months through grade 9.

Christian Talbot12/8/2011: The Board of Trustees of Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, announced the appointment of Christian M. Talbot as Malvern’s 13th Head of School. Mr. Talbot has served for 14 years at Regis High School in New York City, from which he graduated in 1993. Mr. Talbot teaches English and is in his seventh year as department chair. He is President of the Faculty Council and is in his second year of a Presidential Practicum, shadowing Regis President Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J. Mr. Talbot holds an M.A. degree in Psychoanalysis from the New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis and a B.A. in English and Art History from Georgetown University.

Malvern Preparatory School is an independent, Catholic school of approximately 615 boys in grades 6 through 12. For more than 165 years, the school has been committed to academic excellence and Catholic values, rooted in the Augustinian tradition.

Brian E.M. Johnson11/30/2011: Brian E.M. Johnson, the Headmaster of Alexander Dawson School in Boulder, Colorado, has been appointed the next President and Head of School for The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to his five-year tenure as Head of Dawson, Mr. Johnson srved as Upper School Head at Louisville Collegiate School in Kentucky. Earlier, he held leadership positions at Severn School (MD), Pomfret School (CT), and in the United States Army, where he served in several capacities including leading a platoon of Apache helicopters. Mr. Johnson received an A.B. from Stanford University in 1986 and a master's degree in education from Harvard University.

Founded in 1933, The Bolles School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school serving more than 1,650 students in grades PK-12 on four campuses.

Daniel Hildebrand11/30/2011: Robinson School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has appointed Daniel Hildebrand as its next Head of School. Mr. Hildebrand has been the Head of The Calverton School in Huntingtown, MD, for the past eight years. Previously, he served as Head of the Upper School at The Harley School (NY) and as a teacher, coach, and Dean of Students at Holland Hall School (OK). He holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from The University of Chicago.

Established in 1902, Robinson School is the oldest private school in Puerto Rico. An English-language, coeducational, college preparatory school affiliated with the Global Ministry of the United Methodist Church, Robinson serves more than 600 students, preschool through grade 12.

David Braemer11/29/2011: The Board of Trustees of Ensworth School in Nashville has announced the appointment of David J. Braemer as Ensworth’s next Head of School. Mr. Braemer is the Head of Upper School at Greenhill School in Addison, TX, and a former teacher, coach, and Dean of Students at Durham Academy (NC). He previously taught and coached at Culver Academies (IN) and Blair Academy (NJ). Mr. Braemer received a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.Ed. from Boston College. He is a former Klingenstein Fellow and Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar.

Founded in 1958, Ensworth School is an independent college preparatory day school serving more than 1,045 students in grades P1-12 on two campuses.

Father Jack Dennis11/16/2011: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis has appointed Father Jack Dennis, SJ, as its 11th President. Fr. Dennis is the Director of Campus Ministry at Loyola University in Baltimore and previously served as President of Loyola Blakefield in Baltimore. He has also served in senior staff positions at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and St. Ignatius College Preparatory School in Chicago. Fr. Dennis holds a master’s degree in Education from Harvard University, a master’s degree in Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley California, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Villanova University. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1986.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School is a private college preparatory school founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Opened in 1962 as a preparatory day school for boys, Brebeuf Jesuit became coeducational in 1976. Approximately 800 students are enrolled in grades 9-12.

Zachary Lehman11/14/2011: Zachary Gimbel Lehman has been named as The Hill School’s 11th headmaster. Mr. Lehman is the Assistant Head of School for Advancement at Gould Academy in Bethel, ME, where he also teaches filmmaking, coaches boys’ varsity lacrosse, is an academic student adviser, and works in the dormitories. Previously, he was the founding Executive Director of MetroLacrosse, a not-for-profit community organization that provides integrated lacrosse and character education programs to youth from underserved urban communities. Prior to leading MetroLacrosse, Mr. Lehman was an attorney at Ropes & Gray and clerked for the Chief Judge of the United States District Court in Boston. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Lehman also earned a B.A. in Geography at Dartmouth College, with cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa distinctions.

Founded in 1851, The Hill School in Pottstown, PA, is a coeducational boarding and day school enrolling 503 students in the 3rd to 6th forms (grades 9-12) and a postgraduate year.

Peter Huestis 11/14/2011: Bayside Academy in Daphne, AL, has announced the appointment of Peter Huestis as Head of School. Mr. Huestis is the Upper School Division Director at Casady School in Oklahoma City; the former Headmaster of Davidson Country Day School in Lexington, North Carolina; and the former Associate Headmaster and Athletic Director at Forsyth Country Day School in Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Huestis received his B.A. in History from Bishop's University in Quebec, Canada, and a master's degree in Sport Management from Barry University.

Bayside Academy, a coeducational independent school educating 750 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12, is located on an historic 22-acre campus overlooking Mobile Bay.

Earl Kim11/11/2011: Earl T. Kim has been appointed the next Head of School of Kamehameha-Kāpalama in Honolulu, HI. Mr. Kim is the Superintendent of Schools for the Montgomery County School District in New Jersey. Born and raised in Hawai’i, he earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Cornell University on a Navy ROTC scholarship, and then entered the U.S. Marine Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant. Mr. Kim earned a master’s degree in Public Affairs, Domestic Policy Analysis, from Princeton University in 1993, and served as Assistant Principal and Principal at two New Jersey high schools between 1993 and 2003. He was named District Superintendent of Schools for Verona Township in 2003 and then for the Montgomery School District in 2006.

Founded in 1883 by the will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, great-granddaughter and last royal descendant of Kamehameha the Great, Kamehameha Schools exists to create high-quality educational opportunities for Native Hawaiian children. The oldest and largest of Kamehameha’s three K-12 schools, Kamehameha Kapālama enrolls 3,200 students, including 550 boarders, on a 600-acre campus.

John Kazmark8/16/2011: The Gramon Family of Schools in Fairfield, NJ, has announced the appointment of John Kazmark as Executive Director. Dr. Kazmark has more than 35 years of educational experience and most recently served as the Superintendent of Schools for the Mountain Lakes School District in New Jersey. He previously held the position of Principal in several schools in New Jersey. Dr. Kazmark holds an Ed.D. from Rutgers University in Educational Psychology and Public School Administration and Supervision.

The Gramon Family of Schools includes four schools serving more than 300 children and young adults with special needs who are drawn from more than 50 school districts in New Jersey.