Brown Welcomes Alexander

On May 9, Lawrence Alexander, CS&A Consultant for DEI Services, will be holding an implicit bias training for the admissions office at Brown University. Together, they will be exploring bias through a systems approach with the goal of creating a more inclusive process.

Exhibiting at ECIS

Senior Consultant David Chojnacki will be flying the CS&A flag at our exhibit at the ECIS Leadership Conference in Portugal on April 24-27. He is looking forward to connecting with educators and leaders in the international schools community.

Amanda Riegel at NAIS

Amanda Riegel, Consultant, Transition Services, presented at the 2019 NAIS Annual Conference in Long Beach on March 1. Together with Dr. Kimberly Ridley, Head of School at The Fayerweather Street School (MA), the two discussed transition planning at independent schools. Their one-hour session was titled “Transition Planning for New Heads of School” and focused on understanding the complexities that surround head of school transitions, effective communication strategies, and addressing the needs of various constituencies.

CS&A at AAIE Annual Conference

Members of CS&A's International Schools Practice (Art Charles, Ralph Davison, John Chandler, Fred Wesson, and David Chojnacki) attended the AAIE Annual International Leadership Conference & Expo in San Francisco in February. David was a featured speaker on three panels dealing with school governance. He also co-presented a pre-conference session on improving school head/board chair partnerships.

Art gave a panel presentation along with reps from RG175, Search Associates, ISS, CIS, and Wickenden discussing the search process for heads, directors, and other senior administrators.

Lawrence Alexander at WPC

Lawrence Alexander, CS&A Consultant for DEI Services, presented at The White Privilege Conference in Cedar Rapids, IA on March 20-23. His session was titled “Toxic Feminism: When Intersectionality Isn't Enough.”

Art Charles at CEESA

Art Charles, Managing Associate of our International Schools Practice Group, spoke at the Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA) Conference in Warsaw, Poland on March 15. His session was titled “Getting Your Next Admin/Head/Director Position: Advice from a Headhunter.”

CS&A @ NBOA

Senior consultant and Development & Finance Practice Group Leader John Clark and Managing Associate for Search & Consulting Group Operations Greg Britton attended the National Business Officers Association Annual Meeting on March 3-6 in San Diego.

AISNE to Welcome Lawrence Alexander

Lawrence Alexander, CS&A Consultant for DEI Services, is presenting at a workshop hosted by the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE) on April 23. The two-part event, “Systems and Structures to Advance Our Work of Equity and Inclusion: Creating Communities of Authentic Belonging,” will take place at The Gordon School (East Providence, RI) and is meant to foster new dialogues and approaches within a school community.

Along with leaders from two other schools, Lawrence will be part of the session titled “The Genesis and Evolution of Affinity Groups: How Three Schools Are Using Affinity Groups to Support More Inclusive Environments” and will share the successes, challenges, scope, and structure of the affinity group work he has done at The White Mountain School (NH) as Director of Diversity and Inclusion there.

Fred Wesson at ACAMIS

Fred Wesson, senior consultant with the International Schools Practice, attended the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools Spring Conference in Shanghai on March 1 and 2.