New Heads in 2026-2027

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