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Head of School Search

About the Head of School Search

In October 2025, the Metairie Park Country Day Board of Trustees announced the launch of a national search for its next Head of School. To lead this important process, the Board assembled a Head of School Search Committee and engaged the education recruitment firm Carney Sandoe & Associates. 

Ongoing updates about the search will be shared with the Country Day community via email. 

The Board of Trustees and the Search Committee are grateful to all who have offered their support and encouragement during this important moment in Country Day's history. 

Head of School Position Description

Learn more about the Head of School position and apply.

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Head of School Search Committee

Co-Chairs
Mrs. Robyn Schwarz, Board Chair, Current Parent, Parent of Alumna
Mr. Jonathan Katz '98, Board Treasurer, Alumnus, Current Parent

Committee Members
Gerry Barousse ‘76 Former Board Chair, Alumnus, Parent of Alumni, Current Grandparent

David Bergeron Trustee, Current Parent

Mary Beth Benjamin ‘11 Trustee, Alumna, Alumni Board President

Nihal Godiwala Trustee, Parent

Deb Knight Trustee, Current Faculty

LaTresha White Trustee, Parent, Parent of Alumna

Paxton White ‘95 Trustee, Alumnus, Current Parent

Carney, Sandoe & Associates

Metairie Park Country Day School has retained Carney, Sandoe & Associates (CS&A), a nationally recognized firm specializing in independent schools since 1977. Many of you may recognize the firm’s name, as they assisted Country Day in our successful 2020 Head of School search. CS&A brings deep knowledge of independent schools from over 45 years of guiding schools through their searches for exceptional heads of school, senior administrators, and faculty. Carney Sandoe is known for its highly personalized approach to understanding the particular strengths, needs, and cultures of schools while supporting them through the recruitment process. Perhaps more importantly, we are especially fortunate to be working with two Carney Sandoe consultants who are already familiar with the Country Day community, Rhonda Durham and Marguerite Lloyd.

Communications Archive

The Search Committee is dedicated to conducting a comprehensive and inclusive search. Below are links to messages shared with the Country Day community throughout this process. 

  • October 1, 2025: Robyn Schwarz, Board President and Co-Chair of the Search Committee, emailed the Country Day community to share that the search for the next Head of School is underway and to introduce the Co-Chairs of the Search Committee, Robyn Schwarz and Jonathan Katz '98, as well as the names of the full search committee. 
  • October 23, 2025: Robyn Schwarz and Jonathan Katz '98, Co-Chairs of the Search Committee, emailed the Country Day community to announce our partnership with Carney Sandoe & Associates, an education recruitment firm. This communication notified the community of upcoming group and individual interviews and informed them that a survey will be sent in November to gather further community insights. 
  • November 4, 2025: The Search Committee shared an update on the search process and a community survey to be completed in order to inform the Position Description.