Chris co-founded Educational Directions in 1986 following a career as an administrator, teacher, coach and dorm parent in independent schools. He has served as lead consultant to 150 head of school searches at schools throughout the country. Chris is a graduate of Roxbury Latin School, Brown University and Trinity College and is a past trustee of Cate School (California) and the Peddie School (New Jersey) as well as several non-profit organizations within his local community, including New Bedford’s Alma del Mar Charter Schools. Avid golfers, tennis players and anglers, Chris and his wife, Trish, — a past trustee of Wheaton College, The Posse Foundation and Milton Academy — reside in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, where they enjoy family gatherings with the families of their three grown children.