Leadership at Prep
Position profile
coming soon
NEXT STEPS
PHASE 1
search firm hired
Board of Trustees researches, interviews and vets various search firms, ultimately selecting one.
DISCOVERY & LEARNING
Search Firm visits campus to familiarize itself with the Prep community (see dates below). Writes position profile.
- Monday, April 4
Faculty/Staff Forum: 10:45AM
Parent Forum: 6:30PM
- Tuesday, April 5
Faculty/Staff Forum: 11:45AM
Alumni Forum: 6PM
All forums held on campus in the Healy
Chapel & Theater.
PHASE 2
recruitment & Learning
Search Firm gets to know candidates, conducts initial interviews, shares selected files with Presidential Search Committee.
initial round of candidate interviews
The Presidential Search Committee oversees preliminary interviews for presidential candidates.
finalist round of candidate INTERVIEWS
The Presidential Search Committee narrows its applicant pool and proceeds to run in-depth interviews with final candidates. Final candidate selected.
PHASE 3
New Prep President NAMED
PHASE 4
New President takes office
*Timeline subject to change as our search progresses. Please contact the Board of Trustees here with any questions regarding the presidential search.
2021-2022 Board of Trustees
Seattle Prep Board members: Back row, l to r: Parvez Anandam, Sullivan Shaw, Jeff Giuzio, (St. Ignatius), Fr. Ryan Rallanka, S.J., Michael Bayard, S.J., Kirby Winfield Jr. ’92, and John McDowall ’89. Front row, l to r: Leon Preston, Jane Powers ’80, Chair Jaylene Howard, Laura (Mattson) Matter ’93, Carol Sexton, Shannon Cahill, Mary (Breskovich) Lee ’80, Linda Walton, and Tara Jones. Not pictured: Jeff McDougall, S.J., Jesse Franklin IV, Danielle Limp and Kevin Pleas ’77.
A mission hire
Seattle Preparatory School has begun the search for its next president. The school is committed to the hire of a president who will lead Seattle Prep to its next level of academic and institutional excellence in the context of its Catholic Jesuit character.
Seattle Prep will consider candidates who exemplify an ability to embrace and advance our mission and the Ignatian ideals — that God may be found in all things, that each person is sacred, and that we are created to serve others in community.
president search — A new opportunity
To help identify a diverse pool of highly qualified candidates, Prep has selected executive search firm Educational Directions of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, as our partner. Educational Directions was founded in 1987 and is a highly respected national firm. The search will be led by Mathew Heersche and Risa Oganesoff Heersche. Mathew and Risa bring deep experience both as educational leaders in Catholic education and as search professionals as well as expertise and enthusiasm to our search. In addition, they have worked with a number of Jesuit schools in their search for new leadership and are very familiar with the Jesuit charism as well as governance and leadership structures.
In conjunction with the Board of Trustees, the Presidential Search Committee, listed below, will guide the Prep community through the search process for a new president. We will provide updated details on this webpage as they develop.
Communications
- April Update on Presidential Search
- Presidential Search Forum Invite
- NEW ACTING PRESIDENT APPOINTED. SEARCH FIRM SELECTED.
- President Hickey Steps Down
April Update on Presidential Search
Presidential Search Forum Invite
NEW ACTING PRESIDENT APPOINTED. SEARCH FIRM SELECTED.
President Hickey Steps Down
SEARCH COMMITTEE
parvez anandam
Board of Trustees, Chair of Technology Committee
Parent of Arnav ’21 and Akash ’24
Dan Coleman ’74
Former Board of Trustees & Board Chair, Capital Campaign Co-Chair
Parent of Scott ’98, Chris ’03, Kevin ’04, Kelly ’07 and Riley ’11.
jesse O. Franklin IV
Board of Trustees
Parent of Jesse ’17 & "Bea" ’19
jayleNE howard
Board of Trustees Chair, Search Committee Chair
jim johnston
Faculty (Science), School Counselor, Acting Counseling Department Chair
tara jones
Board of Trustees
Parent of Donovan ’21
anne kramer
Faculty (Theology), EdTech Chair
Parent of Monica ’21 and Jack ’25
mary breskovich LEE ’80
Board of Trustees Vice-Chair
Parent of Katie ’09, Jacqueline ’11, Mary Pat ’17 and Maggie ’22
ryan rallanka, s.j.
Faculty (Theology, Community Ministry), Chaplain
Board of Trustees, Board of Members
deino scott ’74
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Head Coach, Track & Field
search partners
Matthew heersche
Educational Directions Partner, Head of School Search, Organizational Development, Governance
risa oganesoff heersche
Educational Directions Partner, Head of School Search, Senior Administrator Search