New heads of school typically begin their tenure on July 1. The list that appears here reflects information submitted to NAIS as of April 18, 2026, and it may not be comprehensive. The list that appears here has been updated as new announcements have come in. Please send new head announcements from NAIS member schools to ismag@nais.org.
Ann and Nate Levine Academy (TX)
Lisa Vardi
Austin Jewish Academy (TX)
Karyn Hopper Rayburn
Beacon Academy (IL)
Justin Pitts
Browne Academy (VA)
Robert Mitchell
Carolina Day School (NC)
Ben Farrell
Catlin Gabel School (OR)
Aline García Rubio
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School (MA)
Joshua Bubar
Chesapeake Bay Academy (VA)
Krishna Davda
Christ Episcopal School (LA)
Charles Latour
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School (NY)
Rey Fernández
Connelly School of the Holy Child (MD)
Julia Maurer
Dublin School (NH)
Sam Bicknell
East Woods School (NY)
Alexander Carter
Episcopal School of Acadiana (LA)
Nowell Hesse
French American School of Princeton (NJ)
Fabrice Urrizalqui
French American School of Puget Sound (WA)
Barbara Martin
Friends' Central School (PA)
Andy White
Friends Seminary (NY)
Chris Singler
Gillen Brewer School (NY)
Amy Salomon
Golden Hills School (CA)
Kimberly Waite
Good Hope Country Day School (Virgin Islands)
Alikhan Morgan
Green Hedges School (VA)
Kyle Armstrong
Gulliver Preparatory School (FL)
Tom Milaschewski
Harbor Day School (CA)
Joseph Powers
Harding Academy (TN)
Tim Boyd
Headwaters Academy (MT)
Sara Driscoll
International School of Los Angeles (CA)
Conrad Hughes
'Iolani School (HI)
Melinda Bihn
Kingsley Montessori School (MA)
Tara Hofherr
Lynnhaven School (VA)
Daniela Fenwrick
Magellan International School (TX)
Jonathan Silver
Many Rivers Montessori (MN)
Catherine Gillach
Marin Primary & Middle School (CA)
Linda Hoopes
Metairie Park Country Day School (LA)
Nathan Washer
Mill Springs Academy (GA)
Taniah Jones
Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School (Canada)
Alison Wearing
Morristown Beard School (NJ)
Ryan Liese
New England Innovation Academy (MA)
Raymond Chang
New Garden Friends School (NC)
Michelle Klosterman
New Horizon School Irvine (CA)
Raghad Atari
New Roads School (CA)
Samuel Houser
Norfolk Collegiate School (VA)
Jonathan Day
Notre Dame School of Manhattan (NY)
Mary Kate Blaine
Oakwood School (CA)
Cameron Helvey
Peabody School (VA)
Charles Rudnick
Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
Jennifer Karlen Elliott
Plymouth Meeting Friends School (PA)
Matthew Bradley
Quest Academy (IL)
Lynette Breedlove
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (GA)
Robert Ahren
Roland Park Country School (MD)
Lara Wulff
San Francisco Friends School (CA)
Brenda Leaks
School Year Abroad (MA)
Sally Mingarelli
Schools of the Sacred Heart (LA)
Angela LaGrange Scott
Sierra Canyon School (CA)
Stephanie Rubin
Solebury School (PA)
Patricia Sasser
Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago (IL)
Nanci Caplan
St. Anne’s Episcopal School (DE)
Robert Orlando
St. John’s Episcopal School (CA)
Ryan Bourke
St. John’s Episcopal School (MD)
David Peden
St. John’s-Ravenscourt School (Canada)
Myke Healy
St. Louis University High School (MO)
Matthew Stewart
The Athenian School (CA)
Jay Roberts
The Bement School (MA)
Anna Casey
The Bishop Strachan School (Canada)
Meagan Enticknap
The Blake School (MN)
Chris Torino
The Harbor School (MD)
Colleen Brown
The Harvey School (NY)
Paul Adler
The Hotchkiss School (CT)
Anne Bruder
The IDEAL School of Manhattan (NY)
Tara Slinn
The Independent School (KS)
Jessica Stong
The International School of San Francisco (CA)
Eric Thuau
The Lamplighter School (TX)
Michael Johnson
The Meridian School (WA)
Jessi Christiansen
The O’Neal School (NC)
John Samples
The Oaks School (CA)
Deborah McLean
University Liggett School (MI)
Paul Rossi
Villa Duchesne (MO)
Alice Dickherber
Virginia Episcopal School (VA)
Henry Clarke
Waterside School (CT)
Paris McLean
Wichita Collegiate School (KS)
Matthew Carolan
Wildwood School (CA)
Matt Levinson