A Legacy of Service to Independent and Faith-Based Schools
From independent day schools to faith-based institutions, Educational Directions has partnered with more than 600 schools across the country, delivering leadership searches tailored to each community’s unique mission and culture.
Recently Completed Leadership Searches
President / Start Date: Jan 1, 2026 / New Orleans, LA, US / 8-12, Girls, Day
Eric DesOrmeaux
Director of Campus Services, Holy Cross School, New Orleans, LA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA, US K-12, Coed, Day
Dr. Timothy Cottrell
Head, ‘Iolani School, Honolulu HI
Upper School Director | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Tacoma, WA, US K-12, Coed, Day
Kevin Campbell
Upper School Head, Sun Valley Community School, Sun Valley, ID
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Troy, NY, US 9-12, Girls, Boarding-Day
Karen C. Lassey
Assistant Principal, Phillips Exeter School, Exeter, NH
Head of Lower and Middle Schools | Start Date: July 2025 | Oakland, CA, US K-12, Coed, Day
Shavon Davis Louis
Head of Middle School, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
Interim Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Scituate, MA, US Toddler-8, Coed, Day
Dr. Neal Brown
Interim Head of School, Friends Community School, College Park, MD
Dean of Lower School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Honolulu, HI, US K-12, Coed, Day-Boarding
Leia Yongvanich
Former Director of Instructional Practices and Faculty Coaching, The Chapin School, New York, NY
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Newton, MA, US Ages 18mos-5yrs (Montessori ) and Grades K-6, Coed, Day
Patricia Lynn Gray
Principal, Notre Dame de Sion Schools of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
President | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA, US 9-12, Boys, Day
Jamal Adams
Principal, Loyola High School of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA, US 9-12, Girls, Day
Dr. Fadia Desmond
President/CEO, St. Francis Catholic High School, Sacramento, CA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Meadowbrook, PA, US PK-6, Coed, Day
Jim Pierce
Principal, Reach Cyber Charter School, Harrisburg, PA
President | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA, US K-8, Coed, Day
Bridget Bonner
Director of Middle School, Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova, PA
Head of Upper School (Grades 5-9) | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Andover, MA, US PreK-9, Coed, Day
Madeline Surgenor Richards
Head of Upper School, Worcester Academy, Worcester, MA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Richmond, VA, US Toddler-grade 8, Coed, Day
Beth Suitor
Strategic Consultant, Beth Suitor Consulting, USA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Foxboro, MA, US PS-8, Coed, Day
Scott Mattoon
Assistant Head/Academic Dean, The College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA
President | Start Date: July 1, 2025 | Santa Monica, CA, US TK-12, Coed, Day
Dr. Erin Luby
Principal, Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle, WA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2025 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US PK2- 8, Coed, Day
Bill Fiordalis
Associate Head of School, Lake Highland Preparatory, Orlando, FL
Upper School Director | Start Date: Feb 6, 2025 | Cincinnati, OH, US PreK-12, Coed, Day
Dr. Kirstin McEachern
Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs & Interim Upper School Director, The Summit Country Day School, Cincinnati, OH
Interim Head of School | Start Date: Aug 19, 2025 | Wilmette, IL, US PS-8, Coed, Day
Chris Cheney
CEO/Head of School, Kura Academy, Kigali City, RWANDA
Head of School | Start Date: Jul 1, 2026 | Middletown, DE, US | PK-8, Coed, Day
Rob Orlando
Head of School, Peabody School, Charlottesville, VA
Trusted By Hundreds of Schools Nationwide
Our independent school clients represent every size, type, and mission—boarding and day schools; coed and single-sex; elementary, secondary, and PK–12; rural, suburban, and urban; secular and faith-based; college preparatory and special purpose; national and international.
We will be pleased to send you references from schools in any of the various categories.
Our Experience Includes Working with These Schools
- Academy of Notre Dame
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
- Academy of the Holy Names
Tampa, Florida
- Academy of the Sacred Heart
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Academy of the Sacred Heart
St. Charles, Missouri
- Alabama School of Fine Arts
Birmingham, Alabama
- Alexander Dawson School
Boulder, Colorado
- Alperin Schechter Day School
Providence, Rhode Island
- Applewild School
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- Archbishop Riordan High School
San Francisco, California
- Archbishop Williams High School
Braintree, Massachusetts
- Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, California
- Archway School
Oakland, California
- Athenian School
Danville, California
- Audubon Charter School
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Baker Demonstration School
Wilmette, Illinois
- Bancroft School
Worcester, Massachusetts
- Bay Farm Montessori Academy
Duxbury, Massachusetts
- Bellarmine College Prep
San Jose, California
- Belmont Day School
Belmont, Massachusetts
- Benet Academy
Lisle, Illinois
- Benjamin Franklin High School
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Bishop Garcia Diego High School
Santa Barbara, California
- Bishop Seabury Academy
Lawrence, Kansas
- Blue Man Creativity Center
New York City, New York
- Brebeuf Jesuit
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Brewster Academy
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
- Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn, New York
- Brooks School
North Andover, Massachusetts
- Burke Mountain Academy
Burke, Vermont
- Burlington Day School
Burlington, North Carolina
- Cambridge Montessori School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Campbell Hall School
North Hollywood, California
- Canterbury School
Greensboro, North Carolina
- Canton Country Day School
Canton, Ohio
- Cardinal Newman High School
Santa Rosa, California
- Carmel Catholic High School
Mundelein, Illinois
- Castilleja School
Palo Alto, California
- Cate School
Carpinteria, California
- Cathedral High School
Indianapolis, Indiana
- CATS Academy Boston
Newton, Massachusetts
- Chaminade High School
West Hills, California
- Charles River School
Dover, Massachusetts
- Charles Wright Academy
Tacoma, Washington
- Chatham Day School
Chatham, New Jersey
- Chatham Hall School
Chatham, Virginia
- Chesapeake Academy
Arnold, Maryland
- Chesapeake Bay Academy
Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Children’s Day School
San Francisco, California
- Chinese American International School
San Francisco, California
- Christian Brothers High School
Sacramento, California
- Christo Rey Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
- Cold Spring School
New Haven, Connecticut
- Colorado Academy
Denver, Colorado
- Connelly School of the Holy Child
Potomac, Maryland
- Convent of the Sacred Heart High School
San Francisco, California
- Convent of the Visitation School
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
- Cornelia Connelly School
Anaheim, California
- Crane School
Santa Barbara, California
- Cristo Rey de la Salle East Bay High School
Oakland, California
- Cristo Rey Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
- Culver Academies
Culver, Indiana
- Daycroft Montessori School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
- De La Salle High School
Concord, California
- Doane Academy
Burlington, New Jersey
- Eagle Hill Southport School
Southport, Connecticut
- East Woods School
Oyster Bay, New York
- Emerson School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Emery-Weiner Jewish Educational Center
Houston, Texas
- Episcopal High School
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Episcopal School of Acadiana, Inc.
Cade, Louisiana
- Esperanza Charter School
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Evergreen School
Shoreline, Washington
- Fairfield Country Day School
Fairfield, Connecticut
- Far Brook School
Short Hills, New Jersey
- Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
La Canada Flintridge, California
- Fontbonne Academy
Milton, Massachusetts
- Fordham Preparatory
Bronx, New York
- Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Bellevue, Washington
- Fort Worth Academy
Fort Worth, Texas
- Fox Chapel Country Day School
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- French-American School of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
- Genesee County Catholic Schools
(7 Elementary and 1 High School) Genesee County, MI
- Ghent Montessori School
Norfolk, Virginia
- Giddens School
Seattle, Washington
- Gladwyne Montessori School
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
- Golden Hills School
El Dorado Hills, California
- Gould Academy
Bethel, Maine
- Grace Episcopal Day School
Kensington, Maryland
- Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School
Memphis, Tennessee
- Green Hedges School
Vienna, Virginia
- Green Mountain Valley School
Waitsfield, Vermont
- Greenwich Village High School
New York, New York
- Greenwood School
Mill Valley, California
- Gunston Day School
Centreville, Maryland
- Hamden Hall Country Day School
Hamden, Connecticut
- Hanahau’oli School
Honolulu, Hawaii
- Happy Valley School
Ojai, California
- Harbor Country Day School
Saint James, New York
- Harbor Day School
Corona del Mar, California
- Harding Academy
Nashville, Tennessee
- Harford Day School
Bel Air, Maryland
- Helios School
Sunnyvale, California
- Henry Viscardi School
Albertson, New York
- Highland School
Warrenton, Virginia
- Hilton Head Preparatory School
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Holy Child Academy
Old Westbury, New York
- Holy Child Academy, Old Westbury
(EC – 8 co-ed—Independent Catholic School: Holy Child Network) Old Westbury, NY – Head Search 2018
- Holy Comforter Episcopal School
Tallahassee, Florida
- Holy Cross High School
Queens, New York
- Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Atlanta, Georgia
- Hudson Montessori School
Hudson, Ohio
- Hyla Middle School
Bainbridge Island, Washington
- Idyllwild Arts Academy
Idyllwild, California
- Independent Schools Association of the Central States
Chicago, IL
- Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen, Michigan
- International School Nido de Aguilas
Santiago, Chile
- International School of Asia, Karuizawa
Tokyo, Japan
- Jarrow Montessori School
Boulder, Colorado
- Jesuit High School
Portland, Oregon
- Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
- Julia Morgan School for Girls
Oakland, California
- Justin-Siena
Napa, California
- Katherine Delmar Burke School
San Francisco, California
- Kent Denver School
Denver, Colorado
- King School
Stamford, Connecticut
- Kingsley Montessori School
Boston, Massachusetts
- La Reina High School
Thousand Oaks, California
- La Salle College High School
(9-12 all Boys—Independent Catholic School: Christian Brothers), Wyndmoore, PA– Strategic Planning
- La Salle College Preparatory
Pasadena, CA
- Lacordaire Academy
Upper Montclair, New Jersey
- Lafayette Academy
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest, Illinois
- Lawrence Academy
Groton, Massachusetts
- Lincoln Academy
Newcastle, ME
- Lincoln School
Providence, Rhode Island
- Link Community School
Newark, New Jersey
- Live Oak School
San Francisco, California
- Louisville High School
Woodland Hills, California
- Loyola Academy
Wilmette, Illinois
- Loyola High School
Los Angeles, California
- Madison Country Day School
Madison, Wisconsin
- Marianapolis Preparatory School
Thompson, Connecticut
- Marin Horizon School
Mill Valley, California
- Marin Montessori School
Corte Madera, California
- Marin Primary & Middle School
Larkspur, California
- Marymount High School
Los Angeles, California
- Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child
Pasadena, California
- Mayfield Senior School
Pasadena, California
- Metairie Park Country Day School
Metairie, Louisiana
- Missouri Military Academy
Mexico, Missouri
- Monte Cassino School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Montessori Center School
Santa Barbara, California
- Montessori de Terra Linda
San Rafael, California
- Montessori Family School
Berkeley, California
- Morgan Park Academy
Chicago, Illinois
- Mulberry School
Los Gatos, California
- Mullen High School
Denver, Colorado
- Nantucket New School
Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Nardin Academy
Buffalo, New York
- New Jersey Association of Independent Schools
- New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School
Louisiana
- New York State Association of Independent Schools
- Nido de Aguilas International School
Santiago, Chile
- North Park Elementary School
Chicago, Illinois
- North Shore Country Day School
Winnetka, Illinois
- Northwood School
Lake Placid, New York
- Norwood-Fontbonne Academy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Notre Dame Academy
Park Hills, Kentucky
- Notre Dame Academy
Hingham, Massachusetts
- Notre Dame de Sion
Kansas City, Missouri
- Notre Dame High School
Lawrenceville, NJ
- Notre Dame Schools
Chardon, Ohio
- Oak Meadow Montessori School
Littleton, Massachusetts
- Oakwood Friends School
Poughkeepsie, New York
- Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls
Henley-on-Klip, South Africa
- Orchard Country Day School
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Palm Beach Day Academy
Palm Beach, Florid
- Palmer Trinity School
Miami, Florida
- Parker School
Kamuela, Hawaii
- Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Perkiomen School
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
- Polytechnic School
Pasadena, California
- Prospect Sierra School
El Cerrito, California
- Providence Country Day School
Providence, Rhode Island
- Providence High School
Burbank, CA
- Ramona Convent Secondary School
Alhambra, California
- Resurrection College Prep High School
Chicago, Illinois
- River Oaks Baptist School
Houston, Texas
- Riverbend School
South Natick, Massachusetts
- Rivermont Collegiate School
Bettendorf, Iowa
- Riverside Military Academy
Gainesville, Georgia
- Rockland Country Day School
Congers, New York
- Rocky Hill School
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
- Rohan Woods School
St. Louis, Missouri
- Ross School
East Hampton, New York
- Sacred Heart Atherton
Atherton, California
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
San Francisco, California
- Sage School
Foxboro, Massachusetts
- Saint George Episcopal School
San Antonio, Texas
- Saint James School
St. James, Maryland
- Saint Joan of Arc School
Evanston, Illinois
- Saint John’s High School
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
- Saint Joseph’s Episcopal School
Boynton Beach, Florida
- Saint Monica Preparatory
Santa Monica, California
- Saint Patrick High School
Chicago, Illinois
- Saint Paul’s School
Covington, Louisiana
- Saint Thomas Academy
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
- Saint Viator High School
Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Santa Fe Preparatory School
Santa Fe, New Mexico
- School of the Holy Child
Rye, New York
- Seattle Country Day School
Seattle, Washington
- Seattle Girls School
Seattle, Washington
- Seattle Preparatory
Seattle, Washington
- Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB)
Princeton, New Jersey
- Serra High School
San Mateo, California
- St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Austin, Texas
- St. Andrew’s School
Jackson, Mississippi
- St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School
Sewanee, Tennessee
- St. Anne’s Episcopal School
Denver, Colorado
- St. Anne’s Episcopal School
Denver, Colorado
- St. Barnabas Episcopal School
DeLand, Florida
- St. George’s School
Middletown, Rhode Island
- St. Gregory College Preparatory School
Tucson, Arizona
- St. James Episcopal School
Corpus Christi, Texas
- St. John’s Episcopal School
Santa Margarita, California
- St. John’s Jesuit High School
Toledo, California
- St. Johnsbury Academy
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
- St. Joseph’s Academy
St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Luke’s Episcopal School
San Antonio, Texas
- St. Mark’s School
Southborough, Massachusetts
- St. Martin’s Episcopal School
Metairie, Louisiana
- St. Mary’s Academy
Englewood, Colorado
- St. Mary’s Academy
Englewood, Colorado
- St. Mary’s Episcopal School
Memphis, Tennessee
- St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School
San Mateo, California
- St. Michael’s Catholic Academy
Austin, Texas
- St. Michael’s Country Day School
Newport, Rhode Island
- St. Michael’s High School
Santa Fe, New Mexico
- St. Monica Catholic High School
Santa Monica, California
- St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School
Kansas City, Missouri
- St. Paul’s School
Concord, New Hampshire
- St. Paul’s School for Girls
Brooklandville, Maryland
- St. Peter’s School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Phillips Episcopal School
Coral Gables, FL
- St. Richard’s School
Indianapolis, Indiana
- St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School
Coconut Grove, Florida
- St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
Austin, Texas
- Staten Island Academy
New York, New York
- Sterling Montessori Academy and Charter School
Morrisville, North Carolina
- Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Greenfield, Massachusetts
- Stuart Hall for Boys
San Francisco, California
- Tandem Friends School
Charlottesville, Virginia
- Tatnall School
Wilmington, Delaware
- The Academy at Ocean Reef
Key Largo, Florida
- The Academy at St. Joan of Arc
Chicago, Illinois
- The Albany Academies
Albany, New York
- The Albany Academy for Girls
Albany, New York
- The Andover School of Montessori
Andover, Massachusetts
- The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Washington, D.C.
- The Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- The Barrie School
Silver Spring, Maryland
- The Barstow School
Kansas City, Missouri
- The Bay School
San Francisco, California
- The Blake School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- The Branson School
Ross, California
- The Bush School
Seattle, Washington
- The Calhoun School
New York, New York
- The Carey School
San Mateo, California
- The Chestnut Hill School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- The College School
St. Louis, Missouri
- The Columbus Academy
Gahanna, Ohio
- The Community School
Sun Valley, Idaho
- The Country School
Madison, Connecticut
- The Cove School
Northbrook, Illinois
- The Covenant School
Nashville, Tennessee
- The Craig School
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
- The de Paul School
Louisville, Kentucky
- The Discovery School
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- The Eliot Montessori School
South Natick, Massachusetts
- The Elisabeth Morrow School
Englewood, New Jersey
- The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge
Louisiana
- The Franciscan School
Raleigh, North Carolina
- The Galloway School
Atlanta, Georgia
- The Gordon School
East Providence, Rhode Island
- The Governor’s Academy
Byfield, MA
- The Gow School
South Wales, New York
- The Greenwood School
Putney, Vermont
- The Independence School
Newark, Delaware
- The Independent Day School
Middlefield, Connecticut
- The Independent School
Wichita, Kansas
- The Kew-Forest School
Forest Hills, New York
- The Knox School
St. James, New York
- The Lab Schools
Chicago, Illinois
- The Laurel School
San Francisco, California
- The Laurel School of Princeton
Hopewell, New Jersey
- The Linsly School
Wheeling, West Virginia
- The Logan School
Denver, Colorado
- The Lowell Whiteman School
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- The Marin School
Sausalito, California
- The Maumee Valley Country Day School
Toledo, Ohio
- The McClelland School
Pueblo, Colorado
- The Meadows School
Las Vegas, Nevada
- The Miami Valley School
Dayton, Ohio
- The Miller School
Charlottesville, Virginia
- The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes
Mishawaka, Indiana
- The Newgrange School of Princeton
Hamilton, New Jersey
- The Newman School
Boston, Massachusetts
- The Northwest School
Seattle, Washington
- The Pennington School
Pennington, New Jersey
- The Phillips Brooks School
Menlo Park, California
- The Purnell School
Pottersville, New Jersey
- The Riverbend School
Natick, Massachusetts
- The Seven Hills School
Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Steward School
Richmond, Virginia
- The Swain School
Allentown, Pennsylvania
- The Town Hill School
Lakeville, Connecticut
- The Town School
New York, New York
- The Ursuline School
New Rochelle, New York
- The Vanguard School
Lake Wales, Florida
- The Villa Academy
Seattle, Washington
- The Wardlaw-Hartridge School
– Edison, New Jersey
- The Webb Schools
Claremont, California
- The Wesley School
North Hollywood, California
- The Williams School
Norfolk, Virginia
- The Williston Northampton School
Easthampton, Massachusetts
- Totino-Grace High School
Fridley, Minnesota
- Trevor Day School
New York, New York
- Triangle Day School
Durham, North Carolina
- Trinity Episcopal School
Austin, Texas
- Trinity Episcopal School
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Tuxedo Park School
Tuxedo Park, New York
- Ursuline Academy
Dedham, Massachusetts
- Verbum Dei Jesuit High School
Los Angeles, California
- Verde Valley Academy
Sedona, Arizona
- Villa Duchesne-Oak Hill School
Saint Louis, Missouri
- Walnut Hill School
Natick, Massachusetts
- West Nottingham Academy
Colora, Maryland
- West Sound Academy
Poulsbo, Washington
- Westchester Academy
High Point, North Carolina
- Westland School
Los Angeles, California
- Westridge School
Pasadena, California
- Whitby School
Greenwich, Connecticut
- White Mountain School
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
- Winchester Thurston School
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Windward School
White Plains, New York
- Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Lake Forest, Illinois
- Woodlawn School
Mooresville, North Carolina
- Woodstock Day School
Woodstock, New York
- Wooster School
Danbury – Connecticut
Sample List of Catholic School Leadership Searches
- Academy of the Sacred Heart
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Benet Academy
Lisle, Illinois
- Brebeuf Jesuit
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Carmel Catholic High School
Mundelein, Illinois
- Cathedral High School
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Connelly School of the Holy Child
Potoma, Maryland
- De La Salle High School
Concord, California
- Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
La Canada Flintridge, California
- Fordham Preparatory School
Bronx, New York
- La Salle College Preparatory
Pasadena, California
- Loyola High School
Los Angeles, California
- Marymount High School
Los Angeles, California
- Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child
Pasadena, California
- Monte Cassino School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Norwood-Fontbonne Academy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Saint John’s High School
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
- Saint Monica Preparatory
Santa Monica, California
- Saint Patrick High School
Chicago, Illinois
- Saint Thomas Academy
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
- Seattle Preparatory
Seattle, Washington
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