Jim is the Head of School-Elect at The Dalton School in New York City, where he has spent the past 12 years focusing on innovative teaching, learning and curriculum design. Prior to Dalton, Jim spent over a decade as a teacher, advisor, coach, dean and administrator at independent schools in The United States and Europe. As a school leader, Jim has always kept a hand in the classroom, having taught and advised students at all levels – from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. 

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Jim received a B.A. with Honors and was a John Motley Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He holds a M.A. and an Ed.M. from Teachers College, Columbia University.  Jim also studied at the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Teachers College where he currently serves as a Field Instructor and Site Supervisor.  Jim has presented at a variety of regional, national and international conferences and has authored a number of educational articles, including a chapter in the National Association of Independent School’s Guide on Change Management.  Jim is a founding trustee and the current Board Chair of Global Online Academy – a world-wide consortium of leading independent schools that replicates online the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools. In addition to other leadership roles, Jim is a member of the President’s Advisory Council at Teachers College, Columbia University. Jim lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and three children.