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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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