The Board of Trustees has assembled a Head of School Search Committee led by Trustee Dr. Andrea Douglas.
Dr. Douglas is currently serving as a Trustee chairing the Head of School Support and Evaluation Committee, and in this capacity, has partnered closely with Dr. Creeden to support his leadership and implementation of the school’s strategic plan. We have engaged a team from the highly regarded national search consulting firm Carney Sandoe & Associates, who knows the Whitby community well. Dr. Douglas will lead the community through a transparent and deliberative process that will unfold over the next 14 months and will engage the entire community, including parents, faculty, staff, students, and alumni. We are grateful for her capable leadership.
October Update
New Head of School Announced: Mr. Jay Briar
September Update
August Update
June Update
Parent Open Forum Sessions
Head of School Search Process
Board Chair Announcement
Head of School Letter the Board of Trustees
Dr. Andrea Douglas - Trustee, Search Committee Chair
Hannah Granade - Board of Trustees Chair
Andrew Wiener - Board of Trustees Vice-Chair, Buildings and Grounds Committee Chair
Mary Kate Donato - Trustee, Community Committee Chair
Jon Downs - Trustee, Head of School at Millbrook School
Deepa Javeri - Trustee, Former Board of Trustees Chair
Khalil Rahman - Trustee
Carney, Sandoe & Associates (CS&A), a nationally recognized educational search firm, has been retained to help identify the best candidates for our Search Committee to consider. CS&A brings a deep knowledge of independent schools from their over 40 years of experience placing school leaders, administrators, and educators across the country. They know Whitby very well, and they have managed multiple successful searches, including the searches for our current Head of School and all three Division Heads. Marsha Little and Bob Fricker will be leading the firm’s search team for Whitby School.
We have been so fortunate at Whitby to have benefitted from Dr. Creeden's extraordinary leadership much longer than he had planned. We are grateful for the excellent position his good work has helped Whitby achieve and optimistic about the opportunities ahead for the school.
Dr. Creeden has placed Whitby on a strong foundation for the future. He has led the school in a deliberate expansion of the student body, tightly aligned with Whitby’s focus on developing highly capable, future-ready students. Under his leadership, enrollment has grown 24%, and the school has further strengthened its financial position. The environment for teaching and learning has never been stronger.
Hannah Granade
Board of Trustees Chair
