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Head of School Search
This webpage provides information about The Wheeler School’s search for our ninth Head of School. This is the position statement for this important role at Wheeler. Below you will find additional details about the search process and timetable; our search firm, Search Committee, and Faculty-Staff Advisory Committee; and an archive of search updates sent to the school community.
Letters to the Community
- Aug. 21, 2024: Search Update, sharing information about finalist visits
- June 3, 2024: Search Update, looking ahead to candidate review this summer and finalist visits in the fall
- April 15, 2024: Search Update, sharing information about the survey response and position statement
- March 25, 2024: Head of School Search Survey
- March 7, 2024: Drop-In Sessions with Head of School Search Firm
- Feb. 20, 2024: Search Update, sharing information about the committees, search process, timetable, and webpage
- Feb. 12, 2024: Head of School Allison Gaines Pell Announces 2024-25 School Year Will Be Her Last at Wheeler
The Search Firm
We have partnered with Resource Group 175 (RG175) to lead the Head of School Search. You may be familiar with RG175 because they previously partnered with Wheeler on a number of searches, including our recent search for the next head of Lower School.
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RG175 is committed to guiding highly personalized leadership and governance consulting to schools, based on the values of integrity, inclusivity, knowledge, and flexibility. Their consultants are considered leaders in the independent school world, many of whom served as heads of school themselves or in high level roles of independent school administration. In short, they understand the unique needs of independent schools. RG175 consultants have led searches for schools throughout the country and the world. Their expansive network allows them to identify candidates whose leadership and management skills align with a school’s culture, challenges, and aspirations.
The Search Committee
Choosing a new head of school is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees. In many ways, it is the most important thing the Board will do. As such, several Trustees serve on the Search Committee which will work with RG175 to identify the best candidates and ultimately recommend one of them to the Board. In order to accomplish this important work, the committee will meet regularly with RG175 over a period of about six months to review resumes, interview candidates, and check references. This approach helps ensure a fair, thorough, orderly, and inclusive process.
During the search process, the committee will engage all of Wheeler's constituency groups for their input. They will work closely with administration, faculty, staff, parents, students, and alumni to ensure that our next head of school continues to lead us with the spirit for which Wheeler is known.
You are welcome to reach out to the Search Committee if you have questions or feedback at any point throughout the search process:
Contact the Search Committee
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Daniel Becker P’25
Vice President of the Board of Trustees
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Princess Sirleaf Bomba P’16, P’18
Director of the Office of Equity, Community, & Belonging
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Matt Coen ’88
Trustee
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Alisia St. Florian ’86
President of the Board of Trustees
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Rob Glancy ’01
Trustee
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Mark Harris P’08, P’24
Director of Aerie Enrichment Program
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Neeltje Henneman
Head of Upper School
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Connie Howes P’01 P’04
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
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Shankar Prasad P’32
Trustee
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William Prescott H’03, P’85, P’91, P’96
Head Emeritus
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Paige Roberts P’29, P’31
President of Wheeler School Parents Association
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Amy Baumgartel Singer ’89, P’20, P’24
Director of College Counseling
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Eve Veliz-Moran P’34, P’34
Trustee
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Young Un P’12
Head of Strategic Innovation and Liaison to Faculty-Staff Advisory Committee
Faculty-Staff Advisory Committee
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The Faculty-Staff Advisory Committee assists the Search Committee in its data gathering endeavors. They consider candidates entirely from the vantage point of the faculty and staff community, and its members, who are listed below, come from every division of the school.
- Young Un, head of strategic innovation and committee chair
- Mo Abdalah, Nest teacher
- Chris Capaldi P’31, Lower School Music teacher
- Judy Diaz P’27, P’29, director of the Wheeler Health Center
- Sean Kelly ’02, P’35, director of Athletics
- Alyssa Mroz, Hamilton Lower School teacher
- Isabel Purdy P’25, P’28, Middle School and Upper School Chinese teacher
- Rachel Spaulding P’27, P’27, head of Advancement
- Dana Tatlock P’20, P’24, Middle School teacher
- Charlene Williams P’28, assistant director of U&D and WHeeLS coordinator