2025 Heads of School Retreat and Annual Association Meeting
AISNE 2025 Heads of School Retreat | January 28 – 30, 2025
Join us for our 2025 Heads of School Retreat and Annual Association Meeting. We are excited to come together for days of community, laughter, learning, and growth. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, hear from world-class speakers, share experiences, and connect with fellow school leaders. Whether you are new to the AISNE community, or a familiar face, you will find this in-person gathering stimulating and reinvigorating.
Pricing and Hotel:
$699/pp. This event is exclusively for AISNE Members.
REGISTER HERE
Hotel Information
Wentworth by the Sea
588 Wentworth Rd
New Castle, NH 03854
Group rate: $174/nt + taxes, based on availability
Rooms must be reserved by December 15
Agenda at a Glance
Tuesday, January 28
- 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Welcome Reception
- 6:00 – 8:30 PM | Dine on Your Own & Discussions
- 8:30 PM – | Cocktails & Conversations
Wednesday, January 29
- 7:45 – 8:45 AM | Breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:15 AM | Collaboration Café: New Heads of School (Years 1 – 3)
- 9:00 – 10:15 AM | Collaboration Café: Veteran Heads of School (Years 4+)
- 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | General Session with Martha Haakmat
- 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch
- 1:15 – 2:30 PM | Navigating the Now: Leadership Trends and Real-World Scenarios
- 2:30 – 2:45 | Break
- 2:45 – 4:00 PM | Leadership in Focus: Crafting Your Self-Portrait & Honoring Those Who Shape Us
- 4:15 – 5:00 PM | AISNE Annual Meeting
- 5:00 – 6:15 PM | Concoctions & Connection
- 6:30 – 8:00 PM | Dinner
- 8:00 PM – | Cocktails & Conversations
Thursday, January 30
- 7:45 – 8:45 AM | Breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Topic Sessions
- 10:15 – 11:15 AM | Topic Sessions
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Closing Keynote
- 12:30 – 1:00 PM | Lunch & Farewell
Conference Agenda
Coming Soon
Join Your Peers
Join the following school leaders at the Retreat:
- Martina Albright, Apple Orchard School
- Susan Angelides, Cambridge Montessori School
- Dave Armistead, John Bapst Memorial High School
- Cady Audette, Charlestown Nursery School
- Jon Bartlett, Brookwood School
- Brad Bates, Dublin School
- Tim Belk, Boston Trinity Academy
- Deanne Benson, Lesley Ellis School
- Beth Black, Wellan Montessori School
- Amber Bock, Shore Country Day School
- Derek Boonisar, The Fenn School
- Michael Bowler, Harborlight Montessori
- Katherine Bradley, Dana Hall School
- Gabe Burnstein, Charles River School
- Andrea Cadyma, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
- Joanne Carruthers, Stanstead College
- Charles Carter Jr., Beacon Academy
- Marshall Carter, Atrium School
- Andy Chappell, The Derryfield School
- Lise Charlier, The Cambridge School of Weston
- Emily Charton, The Rashi School
- Lance Conrad, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
- Will Crissman, Tenacre Country Day School
- Ryan Dahlem, The Rivers School
- Krista Demas, Tremont School
- Marcia Diamond, Bay School
- Margaret Douglas, Odyssey Day School
- Nicole DuFauchard, The Advent School
- Todd Eveleth, Tower School
- Henry Fairfax, Concord Academy
- Steve Farley, Kingsley Montessori School
- Gretchen Forsyth, Glen Urquhart School
- Judy Guild, Brimmer and May School
- Carla Haith, Mother Caroline Academy
- Justin Hajj, The Learning Project Elementary School
- Brian Hargrove, Northfield Mount Hermon School
- Kari Headington, Hollis Montessori School
- Danielle Heard, Nashoba Brooks School
- Dalia Hochman, Gann Academy
- Brooke Hopkins, Riverbend School
- Sharon Howell, St. Johnsbury Academy
- Benjamin Jackson, North Yarmouth Academy
- Tim Johnson, Pingree School
- Andrea Katzman, Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island
- Tracy Keller, Green Mountain Valley School
- Moira Kelly, Explo
- Kristy Kerin, Brewster Academy
- John Khouri, Lexington Christian Academy
- Walter Landberg, St. Michael’s Country Day School
- Brendan Largay, Belmont Day School
- Gretchen Larkin, Eagle Hill School (CT)
- Sophie Lau, Lincoln School
- Marie Leary, The Sage School
- Tyler Lewis, Kimball Union Academy
- Donna Milani Luther, Inly School
- Maggie Lyon, Breakwater School
- Molly MacKean, Kents Hill School
- Roderick MacNeal Jr., The Chestnut Hill School
- Dexter Mahaffey, Vermont Commons School
- Rene Menard, Thornton Academy
- Dan Morrissey, Crossroads Academy
- Timothy Newbold, Village School of North Bennington
- Kathleen Nicholson, Wolfeboro Camp School
- Danny O’Brien, The Putney School
- Lauren Obregon, The Center School
- Barbara Orlowitz, Andover School of Montessori
- Garine Palandjian, St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School
- Allison Gaines Pell, Wheeler School
- Kelly Pellagrini, Charlestown Nursery School
- Sarah Pelmas, The Winsor School
- Nick Perry, The Grammar School
- Patrick Phillips, Hebron Academy
- Tim Powers, Pinkerton Academy
- Grace Cotter Regan, Boston College High School
- Kim Ridley, Fayerweather Street School
- Sessa Salas, Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool
- Rosanna Salcedo, Community Preparatory School
- Julie Salit, Cape Cod Academy
- Margaret Schlachter, The Mountain School at Winhall
- Greg Schneider, Belmont Hill School
- Michael Schloat, The Bement School
- Arnold Shorey, Foxcroft Academy
- Sergio Simunovic, The Greenwood School
- Tao Smith, Gould Academy
- Jamie Soule, Erskine Academy
- C.J. Spirito, Rock Point School
- Mark Stanek, Shady Hill School
- James Steckart, Oak Meadow Montessori School
- Mark Tashjian, Burr and Burton Academy
- David Tinagero, St. Andrew’s School
- Katherine Titus, Moses Brown School
- Karen Thomson, Red Fox Community School
- John Turner, Heronfield Academy
- Jessie Vogel, North Shore Nursery School
- Amy Vorenberg, Nantucket New School
- Susanna Waters, Fay School
- Allison Webster, Dedham Country Day School
- Scott Young, Park School
- Jennifer Zaccara, Vermont Academy
Thank You to Our Sponsors
The AISNE 2025 Heads of School Retreat would not be possible without their generous support.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations and transfer requests must be sent via email to info@aisne.org. Cancellations received up to 10 days before the start of the event will receive a 100% refund, less a $150 administrative fee. This fee covers the cost of our minimum commitments with our hotel partners; thank you for your understanding. Transfers of registrations from one person to another are permitted up to 3 business days before the start of the event.
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