Below, members of our Search and Consulting Group, as well as current female heads of school, share their stories of leadership, mentorship, and their professional journeys.
Our Placement and Search Groups are dedicated to increasing the number of women in leadership roles as part of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We hope educators everywhere are inspired and motivated by these individuals and that schools continue to attract, nurture, and retain female leaders.
This final piece in our women in leadership series sums up advice from our contributing current and former heads of school.
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With a 16-year tenure as former head of Harpeth Hall, what is Ann Teaff's advice to aspiring leaders? Stay open to possibilities and have faith in the journey.
Read MoreOne of the advantages of being older is the long view one gains with age. I often marvel at my life because I have had more professional opportunities than I ever dreamed possible…READ THE FULL STORY.
To Aggie Underwood, former head at Garrison Forest School and National Cathedral School, school leadership is a continuum.
Read MoreI entered the field of education back in the 1960s with no preconceived notion of the profession. I was an economics major in college, which was unusual for women at the time…READ THE FULL STORY.
From French teacher to founding head of Sonoma Academy, Janet Durgin's leadership path is as compelling as it is unconventional.
Read MoreMy path to headship was unintentional, peripatetic, and not one I would recommend to an ambitious young woman today…READ THE FULL STORY.
Penny Evins, incoming head of school at Collegiate School in Virginia, shares her philosophy of what it means to be a leader.
Read MoreI am the youngest of three sisters, and we are all educators. We hold different titles; however, in many ways, my sisters mentored me, and the fact that we chose education as our way of life reflects the phrase that our parents and grandparents taught us…READ THE FULL STORY.
When it comes to headship, former longtime head Barbara Landis Chase and current head of The Spence School, Bodie Brizendine, both agree mentoring must be a priority.
Read MoreAsk Barbara Landis Chase, now a Senior Consultant with Carney, Sandoe & Associates, what led her from being a teacher to heading a school and she’ll answer with one word, “Impatience”…READ THE FULL STORY.
Former Hathaway Brown head Bill Christ and his mentee Sue Sadler, head of Bryn Mawr, both agree that nurturing educators is beneficial not only to those involved but to an entire school.
Read MoreFind the joy in learning. Find the joy in teaching.
Help students build a strong academic base, engage them in their interests, and encourage curiosity and academic risk-taking.
Help teachers develop and improve their teaching skills. Offer the rising stars the chance to lead.
In this way, you build a better school — to help build a better world…READ THE FULL STORY.
Both pioneering former heads of school, Aggie Underwood and Ann Teaff's relationship proved to be one of mutual benefits.
Read MoreComing out of college in late 1960s with a degree in history, Ann Teaff had it in her mind that she wanted to work in the U.S. Foreign Service. Teaching was not on her short list of possible professions…READ THE FULL STORY.
We share the story of CS&A Senior Consultant Peter O'Neill and his mentee Jenny Rao, now Emma Willard's Head of School.
Read MorePeter O’Neill, a former head of school and now a Senior Consultant and executive coach with Carney, Sandoe & Associates, likes to tell the story of meeting Jenny Rao for the first time…READ THE FULL STORY.
Senior Consultant Barbara Daush brings us on her path from Latin teacher to head of school in our series on women in independent school leadership.
Read MoreStarting out, I only wanted to be a Latin teacher. But I found a new love in school leadership…READ THE FULL STORY.
From public schools to head of school, Senior Consultant Marlene Shaw's unique story of her rise to headship is part of our series on women leaders in independent schools.
Read MoreLuck, circumstance, hard work, and a passion for learning all contributed in my journey to headship…READ THE FULL STORY.
For our series on women in independent school leadership, Senior Consultant Barbara Landis Chase shares her story of becoming a head of school.
READ MOREIf we are to see more young women move into the ranks of heads in our schools, we might urge them to listen to their impatience. It was certainly impatience, or something like it, that first ignited my ambition to become a school head…READ THE FULL STORY.
CS&A is proud to have hosted its third-annual Women's Institute designed to address the challenges faced by women working in education.
Read MoreThe alarm has been sounded for women working in education.
On June 14, over 100 members of the education community gathered for Carney, Sandoe & Associates’ Women’s Institute in Boston…READ THE FULL STORY.