SFLC Fellows

Each of the Santa Fe Leadership Center fellows who have attended our seminars have contributed meaningfully to our programs.  Below is a list of these remarkable individuals from the past two years who have committed to their own professional learning and growth.

The Art and Experience of Leadership, 2012

Arnold Cohen, Head of School, Pacific Northern Academy, AK
Ray De Aragon, Arts Coordinator, Los Lunas Schools, NM
Sherry Faubion, Assistant Director of the Lower School, The Blake School, MN
Andy Gilla, Director of Admission and Marketing, The Avery Coonley School, IL
Margaret Gisler, Director of Literacy, Scecina Memorial High School, IN
Chuck Kremer, Associate Head of Middle School St. Luke’s Episcopal School, TX
Melissa Linehan, Assistant Director of Elementary School, Wildwood School, CA
Kevin Navarro, Assistant Head of School, The College School, MO
Margaret Rose, Assistant Principal, Rowland Hall, UT
Paul Slocombe, Headmaster, Laguna Blanca School, CA
Susan Touchstone, Head of Lower School, University School of Nashville, TN
Ally Wenzel, Director of Technology, Stevenson School, CA

Innovative Leadership, 2012

Molly Bozzo, Head of Carmel Campus, Stevenson School, CA
Vicki Butler, Director of Academic Tech, Seattle Academy, WA
Pamela Canada-Fiander, Head of School, Chatham Day School, NJ
Joe Connolly, Middle School Head, Hillbrook School, CA
Stephanie Deitz, Lower School Head, Hillbrook School, CA
Gabe Del Real, Upper School Dean of Curriculum, The Athenian School, CA
Dave DeMartini, Middle School Director, Marin Primary & Middle School, CA
Deb Deverell, Lower School Division Director, Vail Mountain School, CO
Monique DeVane, Head of School The College Preparatory School, CA
Christy Dillon, Assistant Head of School, Crystal Springs Uplands School, CA
Lizette Dolan, Dean of Equity and Inclusion, Athenian School, CA
Jessica Donovan, Head of Middle School, The Athenian School, CA
Julie Elam, Head of School, Marin Primary & MIddle School, CA
Rachel Feibusch, 6-8 Spanish Teacher/7th Grade Dean, Marin Country Day School, CA
Mark Fruitt, Principal, Presbyterian Day School, TN
Michelle Giacotto, Director of Lower School & Curriculum, Sea Crest School, CA
Trudy Hall, Head of School, Emma Willard School, NY
Erica Herro, Coordinator of Learning and Instruction, Stevenson School, CA
Rachel Jamison, Teacher/Mentor/Advisor, BBN Middle School, MA
Annie Knudsen, Dean of Faculty, The College Preparatory School, CA
John Kohler, Teacher/class dean/Director of Service Learning, CA
JJ Morro, Lower School Director, The Roeper School, MI
Erin Murphy, Primary (Lower School) Director, Marin Primary & Middle School, CA
Eric Niles, Head of School, The Athenian School, CA
Don Orth, Technology Director, Hillbrook School, CA
Stan Parker, Dean of Faculty Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Tesha Poe, Chief Advancement and Enrollment Officer, Hillbrook School, CA
Janet Refior, CFO Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, CO
Camille Du Aime Russell, Elementary Principal, Brandenburg International School, Germany
Brendan Sullivan, Principal, Nativity Prep Academy, CA
Stephanie (Penny) Townsend, Head of School, The Pennington School, NJ
Margaret Van Steenwyk, Middle School Head, Shipley School, PA
Ryan Walsh, Academic Dean, All Saints’ Academy, FL
Rebekah Wolman, Director of Upper School, Katherine Delmar Burke School, CA

Leadership Unplugged: The Inner Landscape of School Leaders, 2012

Lisa Beiras, Director of Admissions, Hollywood Schoolhouse, CA
Rick Betts, Associate Headmaster, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, GA
Jo Bouldin. Third Grade Lead Teacher, The Langley School, VA
Barbara Cohen, Director of Technology, Marin Country Day School, CA
Joan Cooper, Principal, Thames Valley District School Board, CANADA
Michael Giambelluca, Principal, Jesuit High School, LA
Paula Greenberg, Principal,Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School, CANADA
LeAnn Harrison, Teacher, Atrisco Heritage Academy, NM
Sue Heath, Principal, Escalante Elementary School, NV
Valerie Hoose, Academy Head/ Science Teacher, Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, NM
Graham Jarrott, Social Studies Department, Jesuit High School, LA
Andy Jones-Wilkins, Head of School, Tandem Friends School, VA
Crystal Land, Assistant Head of School, Academic Dean, Head-Royce School, CA
Laurie Lewis, Leadership Development, Thames Valley District School Board, CANADA
Donna Lindner, Director of Lower School, The Agnes Irwin School, PA
Moya Marks, Chair/World Languages, The Bolles School, FL
Carolyn May, Principal, Thames Valley District School Board, CANADA
Antonia Messuri, Director of Academic Support Services, Saint MIchael’s College, VT
Gary Niels, Head of School, Winchester Thurston School, PA
Ezau Rios, Teacher, Atrisco Heritage Academy, NM
Katie Rios, Lower School Head, Wildwood School, CA
Nilda Rivera, Modern Foreign Language Department, Jesuit High School, LA
Jim Scott, President, Punahou School, HI
Evelyn Segal, Head of Upper School, The Brearley School, NY
John Simpson, Dean of Students, Lakeview Academy, GA
Brendan Sullivan, Principal, Nativity Prep Academy, CA
Carolyn Suttle, Managing Director, Tartini Partners, CA
Scott Thompson, Social Studies Department, Jesuit High School, LA
Tammy Zazuri, Director of Athletics, The Brearley School, NY

The Teacher as Leader, 2012

Special Guest: Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar Stanford University

Tom Bonoma, Middle School English Teacher; Writing Coordinator Hillbrook School, CA
Josephine Caproni, Director of Special Education/Teacher, Christine Duncan’s Heritage Academy, NM
Allison Chang, English Teacher, Crystal Springs Uplands School, CA
Pam Coleman, PE Department Co-Chair, Harbor Day School, CA
Jessie Dixon, Spanish Teacher and Spanish Department Leader, Bosque School, NM
James Gapp, Director of Technology, Harbor Day School
Nathan Goodwyn, Middle School Teacher, Collegiate School, VA
Susan Johnson, English Department Chair, Harbor Day School, CA
Stephanie Lipkowitz, Assistant Head of School, Albuquerque Academy, NM
Bonnie Miller, Teacher, St Gregory College Prep School, AZ
Sandee Mirell Director, Professional Development California  Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Melissa Mullane, Learning Specialist, Harbor Day School, CA
Marti Murphy, Social Studies Chair, Harbor Day School, CA
Susan Potts, Academy of Trades & Technology (ATT), NM
Jean-Paul Rimlinger, Science Department Chair, Harbor Day School, CA
Katie Robinson, Foreign Language Chair, Harbor Day School, CA
Meggen Stockstill, Math Department Chair, Harbor Day School, CA
Shields Sundberg, Department Chair, Sidwell Friends School, DC
Amy Tyksinski, Learning Specialist, Albuquerque Academy, NM
Lynette Vieira, Lower School English Chair, Harbor Day School, CA

The Art and Experience of Leadership, 2011

Lisa Baker, Upper School Director, The Roeper School
Rick Benfield, Director of Finance & Operations, The Archer School for Girls
Linda Bratcher, Head of School, Mountain Island Charter School 
James Carroll
, Director of Guidance & Outplacement, Beauvoir Elementary School
Samantha Coyne, Director of the Upper School, The Archer School for Girls 
Stuart Cushman
, Languages Department Chair, The Latin School of Chicago 
Andrew Davis
, Head of Middle School, Crystal Springs Uplands School 
Elizabeth English
, Head of School, The Archer School for Girls 
Jill Enriquez
, Business Office Administrator, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s
Beth Kemp, Director of Admissions, The Archer School for Girls 
Cindy Kirsch
, Principal, Prince of Peace Catholic School
Lance Latham, Academic Dean, Brooks School 
Mason Lecky
, Head of School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, New Orleans 
Patrick Magee
, Head of School, St. Thomas Aquinas School 
Christina McIntosh
, Director of Communications, The Archer School for Girls
Elizabeth Miller, Head of the Upper School, Hutchinson School 
Jim Munger
, Head of School, Marin Montessori School 
Carol Olsen
, V.P. Curriculum Director, Prince of Peace Catholic School 
Karen Pavliscak
, Director of the Middle School, The Archer School for Girls 
Mia Rille
, Director of Advancement, The Archer School for Girls 
Geraldine Robbins
, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight center 
Lauren Roberts
, Lower School Head, St. Thomas Aquinas School 
Kevin Ruth
, Director, eSchool Network, Tower Hill School 
Andrew Salverda
, Head of Middle School, San Francisco Friends School 
Mark Silver
 , Head of School, Hillbrook School (SFLC Sabio)
Mieke Tonn, Head of Upper School, Crystal Springs Uplands School 
Christopher Wilson
, Head of School, Esperanza Academy

Leading from the Middle, 2011

David Abusch-Magder, Head of Middle School, Brandeis Hillel Day School, CA
Gaby Akana, Middle School Division Head, Turning Point School, CA
Caitha Ambler, Dean of Middle School, Woodside Priory School, CA
Molly Barrett, Teacher, Head-Royce School, CA
Brendan Blakeley, Director of Athletics, Head-Royce School, CA
Jim Brewer, Middle School Dean of Students, University Liggett School, MI
Christi Cole, Grade Level Coordinator, Francis Parker School, CA
Kelicia Cox, Assistant Head of Middle School, University School of Nashville, TN
Diana Coyne, Middle School Coordinator, Tuxedo Park School, NY
Stephanie Deitz, Lower School Head, Hillbrook School, CA
Ded Deverell, Lower School Division Director, Vail Mountain School, CO
Rona Dosick, Director Parker Learning Center, Francis Parker School,CA
Suzanne Falkenstein, Director of Technology, The Athenian School, CA
Ilise Faye, Assistant Head of School, Hollywood Schoolhouse, CA
Lisa Fowler, Director of Development, The Carey School, CA
Dana Goldberg, Director of Admissions, The Carey School,CA
Brent Hinrichs, Middle School Head, Hillbrook School, CA
Linda Hoopes, Grade Level Dean, Head-Royce School, CA
Richard Kassissieh, Director of Information Technology, Catlin Gabel School (SFLC Sabio), OR
Jane Kolmodin, Chief Financial Officer, The Carey School, CA
Matthew Lai, Dean of Residence Life, Woodside Priory School,CA
Dan Lang, Middle School Dean of Students, Francis Parker School,CA
Matthew Levinson, Assistant Head of the Upper Division, Marin Country Day School, CA
Motoko Maegawa, Sabatical Year, MI
Patricia McKenna, Head of Middle School, Francis Parker School, CA
Binh Ngo, Grade Level Coordinator, Francis Parker School, CA
Tyke O’Brien, Grade Level Dean, Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
Vanessa Ortega, Director of Admissions, College Preparatory School,CA
LeaAnne Parlette, Assistant Head of School, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School, CA
Matt Pearson, Director of the Makers’ Lab, Marin Country Day School, CA
Carole Pennock, Lower School Head, The Bement School, CA
Chantelle Pierre, Director of Admission, Wildwood School, CA
Tesha Poe, Chief Advancement and Enrollment Officer, CA
Lauren Railey, Grade Level Dean, Head-Royce School
Melanie Robak, Grade Level Coordinator, Francis Parker School
Cindy Rodenbaugh, Dean of Faculty and Students, Sonoma Country Day School
Shahana Sakar, Grade Level Dean, Head-Royce School
Laurie Schoeffler, K-5 Coordinator, The Berkeley School
Abby Sommerfeld, Instructor, The Avenues School

The Spirit of Leadership, 2011

Randy Adams, Head of School, St. Anne’s School, Laguna Niguel, CA
Kay Betts
, Consultant, Bettstrategic Group, Atlanta, GA
Laurie Bottiger, Head of School, Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, MA
Peter Cheney (Faculty & Sabio) , Senior Search Consultant, Carney, Sandoe & Associates
Mary Ellen Christy, Founder and Head of School, St. Chrysostom’s Day School, Chicago, IL
Brenda Cram, Assistant Head, Bertshci School, Seattle, WA
Dean Fusto, Head of the Upper School, Bement School, Deerfield, MA
Steven Greisdorf, Assistant Head of School, The Harbor School, Bethesda, MD
Elizabeth McLaughlin
, Teacher and Assistant Headmistress, St. Chrysostom’s Day School, Chicago, IL
Mike Mullin, Head of School, Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School, Glen Dale, MD
Lori Preston, Head of School, Holy Spirit Episcopal School, Houston, TX
Leslie St. Louis
, Rector, Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School, Glen Dale, MD
Rebekah Wolman, Director of Upper School, Katherine Delmar Burke School, San Francisco, CA

The Art and Experience of Leadership, 2010

Randy Adams, Head of School, St. Anne’s School, CA
Evan Barth
, Dean of Studies, Harker School, CA
Mike Brown
, Dean of Students, St. Mark’s School, CA
Ryan Burke
, Dean of Students, Overlake School, WA
Sheryl Chard
, Middle School Head, Bosque School, NM
Jay Codispoti
, Middle School Head, Harding Academy, TN
Nick Cofod
, Upper School Head, Town School for Boys, CA
Jackie Collins
, Principal, Idaho Arts Charter, ID
Trishon Crawford
, Assistant to the Head, St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s, NY
Jennifer Cross
, Director of Libraries, Overlake School, WA
Ted Graf
, Upper School Head, Latin School of Chicago, IL
Paul Greenwood,
 Director, Creative Arts Charter School, CA
Cynthia Hoepner
, Dean of Students, Marymount HIgh School, CA
Kristin Hughes
, Lead Teacher, Idaho Arts Charter, ID
Janice Johnson
, CEO, Jess Schwartz Academy, AZ
Doug Key
, Upper School Head, Bosque School, NM
Aleijuan King,
 Director of Extended Day Programs, St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s, NY
Marie McGrath
, Vice Principal, Idaho Arts Charter, ID
Diana Moss
, Senior Class Dean, Harker School, CA
Julie Napoleon
, Head of Physical Education Department, Marlborough School, CA
Kent Renno
, Director of Outdoor Education,Overlake School, WA
Katie Rios
, Lower School Head, Wildwood School, CA
Tom Rosenbluth,
 Intermediate and Middle School Head, Francis W. Parker School, IL
Joseph Sciuto
, Upper School Principal, Buckley School, CA
Ann Skeet
, President, Notre Dame High School, CA
Fran Trujillo
, Lower School Head, Colorado Academy, CO
Mike Walker,
 K-8 Division Head, Punahou School, HI
John Wiley
, Athletic Director, Overlake School, WA
Andy Wright
, Assistant Head of Middle School, Bosque School, NM

Summer Camp With A Purpose

" My time in Los Gatos was transformational for me as a leader; the slow kind of transformation that is lasting and empowering; not the ah-ha bling that seems powerful in the moment but fades with time and distance...It was not professional development—it was “summer camp” with a purpose. From learning about play to imagining the intersections of business practice and education, from the like-minded folks who joined in collaborative problem solving to the fabulous food to energize us, from the resources in person to the resources on-line and in print—again and again and again, you and the team over-delivered magnificently."

-Trudy Hall, Head of School, Emma Willard School