Join us in welcoming this year's Honorary Faculty members.
Keynote Speaker
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Co-founder & President, School of Leadership Afghanistan
Shabana co-founded the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA) in 2008. The country's first boarding school for girls, SOLA is a nonprofit dedicated to providing Afghan girls a rigorous education that promotes critical thinking, a sense of purpose, and respect for self and others. Widely recognized as a leading advocate for girls’ education, she is a global ambassador for Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls’ education, and was named one of National Geographic’s 2014 Emerging Explorers, as well as one of CNN International’s Leading Women of 2014.
Featured Speaker
Barbara Chase
CS&A Senior Consultant
As a school Head for 32 years, most recently at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Barbara is well-known fixture in the independent school community. She has held roles as the Director of Admission at the Wheeler School in Providence and the Headmistress of the Bryn Mawr School before her Headship at Phillips Academy.
Honorary Faculty Members
Sandra (Chap) Chapman
Director of Equity and Community, Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School (NY)
Dyann Connor
Director of Social Justice, Tower Hill School (DE)
Kathleen Devaney
Assistant Head of School, Westminster School (CT)
Kristi Hemmer
Speaker, Educator, Coach, Founder of Academy for Women's Empowerment
Priscilla Morales
Associate Head of School, The Park School of Baltimore (MD)
Danette Morton
Head of Middle School, The Westminster Schools (GA)
Caryn Pass
Attorney, Venable LLP
Lorry Perry
Assistant Head of School & Dean of Faculty, Blair Academy (NJ)
Gabriella Rowe
Head of School, The Village School (TX)
Lori Strauss
Associate Head of School, Wildwood (CA)
Heather Woodcock
Director of the Associate Teacher Program, Belmont Day School (MA)
CS&A Search Group Faculty
Bill Christ
Search Consultant
Jennifer Christensen
Search Consultant
Barbara Daush
Senior Consultant
Peter O'Neill
Senior Consultant
Ann Teaff
Executive Coaching Consultant
Karen Whitaker
Search Consultant