Leadership and Governance
Who's Who
![Head of School, Shara Bumgarner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750018952/joy/abjqlsrug8jju0kk0g0w/SharaBumgarner06132025-9426.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750018952/joy/abjqlsrug8jju0kk0g0w/SharaBumgarner06132025-9426.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750018952/joy/abjqlsrug8jju0kk0g0w/SharaBumgarner06132025-9426.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750018952/joy/abjqlsrug8jju0kk0g0w/SharaBumgarner06132025-9426.jpg","width":1050}])
Head of School
![Assistant Head of School, Lara Leigh Bergoon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750179820/joy/wx8cmv5p42umeixbzoif/LaraLeighBergoon06132025-9170-.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750179820/joy/wx8cmv5p42umeixbzoif/LaraLeighBergoon06132025-9170-.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750179820/joy/wx8cmv5p42umeixbzoif/LaraLeighBergoon06132025-9170-.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750179820/joy/wx8cmv5p42umeixbzoif/LaraLeighBergoon06132025-9170-.jpg","width":1050}])
Assistant Head of School
![Abbie Gittinger]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738175493/joy/hiktvsxz0xjcqm66k7ca/Gittinger_Abbie2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738175493/joy/hiktvsxz0xjcqm66k7ca/Gittinger_Abbie2023.jpg","width":280}])
Director of Finance and Accounting
![Director of Development, Deborah Santantonio]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750196832/joy/pyesaxuju3knewohotjp/DeborahKirkland06132025-9346.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750196832/joy/pyesaxuju3knewohotjp/DeborahKirkland06132025-9346.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750196832/joy/pyesaxuju3knewohotjp/DeborahKirkland06132025-9346.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750196832/joy/pyesaxuju3knewohotjp/DeborahKirkland06132025-9346.jpg","width":1050}])
Director of Development
![Director of Admissions, Christine Pratt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750198238/joy/nmx0zihoqphnoq83uxed/ChristinePratt06132025-9226.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750198238/joy/nmx0zihoqphnoq83uxed/ChristinePratt06132025-9226.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750198238/joy/nmx0zihoqphnoq83uxed/ChristinePratt06132025-9226.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750198238/joy/nmx0zihoqphnoq83uxed/ChristinePratt06132025-9226.jpg","width":1050}])
Director of Admissions
![Robert Wise]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750173111/joy/fqlg9bykzmufeobalkwl/RobWise06132025-9266.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750173111/joy/fqlg9bykzmufeobalkwl/RobWise06132025-9266.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750173111/joy/fqlg9bykzmufeobalkwl/RobWise06132025-9266.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750173111/joy/fqlg9bykzmufeobalkwl/RobWise06132025-9266.jpg","width":1050}])
Director of Enrollment Management
![Dean of Faculty, Rachel Williams]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750177251/joy/gryfohgmqpv2flmnj0k0/RachaelWilliams06132025-9152-.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750177251/joy/gryfohgmqpv2flmnj0k0/RachaelWilliams06132025-9152-.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750177251/joy/gryfohgmqpv2flmnj0k0/RachaelWilliams06132025-9152-.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750177251/joy/gryfohgmqpv2flmnj0k0/RachaelWilliams06132025-9152-.jpg","width":1050}])
Dean of Faculty
![Dean of Middle School Students & Family Support, Kate Murphy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750029690/joy/usaihucftiaygbdxvys5/KateMurphy06132025-9223.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750029690/joy/usaihucftiaygbdxvys5/KateMurphy06132025-9223.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750029690/joy/usaihucftiaygbdxvys5/KateMurphy06132025-9223.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750029690/joy/usaihucftiaygbdxvys5/KateMurphy06132025-9223.jpg","width":1050}])
Dean of Middle School Students & Family Support
![Dean of Lower School Students & Family Support]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750117028/joy/pn1ogtlx0ffgypjuno6f/LauraGray06132025-112.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750117028/joy/pn1ogtlx0ffgypjuno6f/LauraGray06132025-112.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750117028/joy/pn1ogtlx0ffgypjuno6f/LauraGray06132025-112.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750117028/joy/pn1ogtlx0ffgypjuno6f/LauraGray06132025-112.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1750117028/joy/pn1ogtlx0ffgypjuno6f/LauraGray06132025-112.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1750117028/joy/pn1ogtlx0ffgypjuno6f/LauraGray06132025-112.jpg","width":2200}])
Dean of Lower School Students & Family Support
![Transition Coordinator, Andrea Dorr]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750009100/joy/ktx2qosdp52j3h8tyfla/AndreaDorr_06132025-9129.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750009100/joy/ktx2qosdp52j3h8tyfla/AndreaDorr_06132025-9129.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750009100/joy/ktx2qosdp52j3h8tyfla/AndreaDorr_06132025-9129.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750009100/joy/ktx2qosdp52j3h8tyfla/AndreaDorr_06132025-9129.jpg","width":1050}])
Transition Coordinator
Accreditation
Southern Association of Independent Schools
Memberships
The Enrollment Management Association
Houston Association of Independent Schools
Houston Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
Independent School Management
National Association of Independent Schools
Special Schools Coalition of Greater Houston
Contact Info
One Chelsea Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77006
Main Phone
713-523-0660