Dr. Gary Gruber For the past 47 years, Gary has served in every capacity in independent schools – teacher, coach, department head, head of school, parent, trustee, and grandparent. He has taught in college and university settings and co-authored a book on adolescence. Gary was the Head of School at The Shipley School in Pennsylvania, the founding head of the Bosque School in Albuquerque, founding Board Chair of Monte del Sol School in Santa Fe and for the past eleven years has been an executive search consultant and management consultant to schools in the United States and abroad. Gary recently returned from two years as interim Principal at the American School in London and is living currently in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Gary holds a B.A. from Miami University, a M.Div. from Princeton and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State University.
Timothy R. McIntire
Believing through practice and study that consciously claiming the role of leader is the only way for teachers, trustees, and administrators to perform at a level of excellence, Tim has spent his career in Independent, Episcopal, and Catholic schools in nearly every capacity. Past Head of School at Francis Parker School in San Diego (K-12), Headmaster at Albuquerque Academy (6-12) in New Mexico, Upper School Principal at The Kinkaid School in Houston, and Assistant Headmaster at The Asheville School (Boarding, 9 – 12) in North Carolina, Tim has served also as the Executive Director of the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES) while teaching and coaching throughout his career. Currently he is a Trustee for The Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE), and completed a full twelve-year term on the Board of American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers (ASSIST). Currently Tim conducts executive search for the leading national and international independent schools’ firm and consults with Boards, Leadership Teams, and Faculties in all areas of operations, governance, and planning. A rabid fly-fisherman, Tim lives in Placitas, New Mexico which is between Albuquerque and Santa Fe in the Land of Enchantment. B.A. St. John’s University; M.A. Western Carolina University; and Ed.S. The University of Virginia.
Carla Robbins Silver
“Exercising leadership is an expression of your aliveness.” Ron Heifitz and Marty Linsky, Leadership on the Line
Carla is a lifelong independent school educator, administrator, and student. She has served as the Middle School Division Director and Director of Development at The Children’s School in La Jolla CA, the Director of Summerbridge San Francisco at San Francisco University High School, and teacher and coach at Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco and Holland Hall School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has served on several nonprofit boards including Girls on the Run of San Diego, The Impala Racing Team, and Summerbridge San Diego. She holds a B.A. in English from Emory University and a M.A. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the University of San Diego. She has worked with a number of nonprofit organizations and schools in areas of strategic planning, governance, development, and marketing and branding. Carla is an avid runner and foodie. She currently resides in Los Gatos, CA with her school-head husband and three children.
