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Meet Our Leadership

Working with the Head of School, the administrative team provides academic, operational, and strategic leadership for the Day School. Members include leaders from academics, advancement, athletics, the chaplaincy, communications and marketing, enrollment management, equity and inclusion, finance and operations, outplacement, and auxiliary programs.

Judy Barr

Director of Health Services/Secondary School Outplacement Coordinator

Adelaide Barrett ex. '85

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement

Chris Bolger

Director of Development

Séamus Brophy

Director of Athletics/Physical Education

Karolina Canning

Chief Communication and Marketing Officer

Sean Cavanaugh

Chaplain and Religion Teacher

Jenifer Congdon

Assistant Head of School for Academics / Head of Upper Elementary

Leah Corradi

Assistant Head of Middle School and Academic Dean

John Faig

Director of Information Technology

Julia Hiemstra

Director of Communications

Rebecca Kim

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Jon Kunz

Director of Enrollment Management

Paul Lorenzo-Giguere

Head of the Early Childhood Division

Elizabeth Markowitz

Dean of Faculty

Sam Mason

Head of Lower School

Eby Okonkwo

Director of Auxiliary Programs

Frank Saunders

Director of Facilities and Operations

Jalene Spain Thomas

Head of School

Daniel Spector

Associate Head of School/Head of Middle School

Shannon Thomas

Assistant Head of Elementary Grades

Erica Thompson

Assistant Head of School for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Amy Yount '77

'77
Associate Head of Middle School / Director of Secondary School Placement

Our Board of Trustees
2025-2026

As an independent school, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School is organized as a not-for-profit institution and governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. The Board is composed of parents, alumni, community leaders, and members of the parish. The Rector and the Head of School are permanent members of the Board. Members serve three-year terms with an option to renew. 

Katherine Lucas - Chair | Jalene Spain Thomas - Head of School       
Wes Bieligk
Thomas Duckenfield III 

Claire Farver
Julia Ghafouri
Melanie Gilbert - Co-Vice Chair & Rector's Appointee
Patrick Hanniford
Harold Jacobsen IV - Co-Vice Chair
Betsy Kelly - Faculty Representative
Tiffany King
Katherine Lucas - Chair

Kate Meek - Rector's Appointee
 
The Rev. Andrew Ogletree, Rector
Denise Prince
Laura Schifter
David Siegel
Vee Solomon
Jessica Taylor White - Parents Association President
Ellen Teplitz - Junior Warden for the Day School 

Kevin Turpin II
John Wilkinson - Treasurer