Featured Colleagues

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Sarah D. A. Baker

Head of School, Tower Hill School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Sarah D. A. Baker. Sarah has spent her life in independent schools, having fallen in love with schools and schooling when she attended The Episcopal...read more

Adrianne Finley Odell

Head of School, Moravian Academy

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Adrianne Finley Odell. Adrianne’s first professional position was working for the state of Hawaii as an economic development specialist at a unique f...read more

Jessica Hooper

Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Jessica Hooper. In her current role as President of Nativity Prep—an independent, all-scholarship, Catholic middle school, and college access program...read more

Justin Brandon

Head of School, George School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Justin Brandon. Justin was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. Justin is a proud independent school alumnus of Riverdale Country School. He holds a Bac...read more

Tambi Tyler

Head of School, The Ellis School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Tambi Tyler. Tambi began her teaching career in Des Moines Public Schools, where she worked for 19 years in multiple leadership roles from teacher to...read more

Derrick D. Willard

Head of School, Augusta Preparatory Day School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Derrick Willard. Derrick has been named the Head of School at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina effective July 1, 2024. In his current ro...read more

Josh LeRoy

Head of Upper School, Nichols School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Josh LeRoy. Josh currently serves as the Head of Upper School at Nichols School in Buffalo, NY. Before joining Nichols, Josh worked at Cardigan Mount...read more

Henry Fairfax

Head of School and Dresden Endowed Chair, Concord Academy

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Henry Fairfax. Henry serves as the Head of School and Dresden Endowed Chair at Concord Academy in Concord, MA. Before joining Concord Academy as its...read more

Cecil Stodghill

Head of School, The Altamont School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Cecil Stodghill. Cecil serves as the Head of School at The Altamont School in Birmingham, Alabama. Cecil brings years of diverse experience in indepe...read more

Gonzalo Garcia-Pedroso

Director Constituent Relations, South Kent School

Each month RG175 does a "deeper dive" to get to know one of our Independent School colleagues. This month we are spotlighting Gonzalo Garcia-Pedroso. Gonzalo is a school administrator with over 20 years of experience. He is currently serving as Director of Constituent Relati...read more