Dr. Ayesha Sitlani
Board President
Parent '25
Associate Vice President, Antibody Strategy
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Leadership
Head of School
Andrew Webster
Head of School
A Message from the Head of School
The Wardlaw+Hartridge School, today, is a school with an honored past that looks forward to a vital future. In some ways, we are not a typical independent school. We fly the flags of literally dozens of nations that represent the recent ancestry of our diverse student body. The student art that enlivens all of our hallways is rich with these multiple influences and traditions. We are committed to integrating technology, world languages and the arts into our liberal arts curriculum beginning with our youngest students. Our teachers routinely ask our students to pull ideas from multiple disciplines, and to express these ideas clearly in writing and in public speech.
At the center of the school experience is a vital energy, the spark of connections between students and teachers as they explore the thinkers of the past and present, as they puzzle out how to express themselves on paper, on canvas or on the stage, and as they work together to form teams that call forth the best that each individual has to offer. Whether you are a prospective student or a graduate, you will find a place that will excite your imagination. If you are a parent, you will find a school that welcomes a strong partnership with you.
In some ways, though, the school is the same as it ever was. The best reason for attending Wardlaw + Hartridge is still for the quality of relationships you build with teachers and peers. Our students are deeply engaged with their own learning, guided by dedicated and artful teachers. While they are acquiring skills demanded by universities, they are also learning profound lessons about themselves and how they wish to conduct themselves in the world. After spending most of my life in education, I still find no work more exciting than helping students make this exploration in an intentional and meaningful way.
Andrew Webster
Head of School
Administration
Silvia Sollenberger Davis
Head of Lower School
Director of Global Education
Corinna Crafton
Head of Middle School
Dean of Teaching & Learning
Robert Bowman
Head of Upper School
Karl Miran
Athletic Director
Gerard Gonnella '89
Director of Admission & Financial Aid
Director of International Student Program
Ana DeLeón
Associate Director of Admission
Rudy Brandl '83
Director of Communications & Publications
Christopher Teare
Director of College Counseling
Sarah Whittemore Honan
Associate Director of College Counseling
William Jenkins
Assistant Head for
Institutional Advancement
John Pratt
Chief Financial Officer
Marc Spivak
Director of Technology & Media Services
Leaford Thompson
Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds
Donna Tarantino Brack
Assistant to the Head of School
Office Manager
Board of Trustees
Executive Board
Mr. Sunil Shah
Board Vice President
Parent '15 & '21
President, Sunil J. Shah, CPA, PC.
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Mr. Kostas Georgiou
Board Vice President
Parent '19
Co-Founder, Managing Member, SIG Management, LLC.
Mr. Louis "Rob" Rizzo '89
Ex-Officio
Partner, KPMG LLP
Mrs. Kerry O'Neill
Board Treasurer
Parent '27
Mrs. Alarice Cesareo Lonergan '99
Board Secretary
Associate Partner, IBMiX
Members of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Seth Austin
Former Business Manager
Wardlaw+Hartridge
Mr. Robert Berry
Parent '10 & '13
Mrs. Frances Pellerito Bessette
Parent
Senior Director, Global Project Leadership/
Management Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development
Mr. Greg Casagrande '81
Founder & President
Micro Dreams Foundation
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Mr. Nayan Dalal
Parent '14, '16 & '24
Founder & CEO,
Trade Lines, Inc.
Dr. Angelica Diaz-Martinez
Parent '26 & '27
Director of Clinical Training
Director of Center for Psychological Services, Rutgers University
Mr. Raymond Eisdorfer
Parent '27
CEO & Partner, Eisdorfer, Eisdorfer & Eisdorfer, LLC
Mrs. Sarah Faust
Parent '07, '23 & '25
President, Howlett Health, LLC
Mr. Kevin Kornecki
Parent '20 & 34
Co-Owner, Needleworker's Delight, LLC
Ms. Swati Raghuwanshi
Parent '22
Mr. John Sartor
Parent '18 & '25
President & CEO, PS&S Integrated Services
Mr. Dan Schildge
Parent '15, '17 & '20
President & CEO, CRP Industries Inc.
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Mr. Bill Sidun
Parent '94 & '01
Professional Engineer, Retired
Merck & Co., Inc.
Mrs. Katherine Szczubelek
Parent '26 & '28
Teacher, School One Elementary School
Mrs. Ellen Wolff
Parent '23