It’s an exciting time at Seattle Prep as we continue the search for our next president. As we have written about in earlier communications, the search firm Educational Directions has been enlisted to lead this effort. The firm is currently reaching out to Catholic educational leaders, both nationally and internationally, utilizing a variety of resources to recruit individuals who most closely align with what we are looking for in our next leader.

The search process began this past spring with a series of conversations about what the Prep community wanted of their next leader. The search committee worked in collaboration to develop a position profile that speaks to what makes Seattle Prep unique as well as outlines the opportunities for our next president. Efforts will continue over the summer and will involve extensive evaluation of potential candidates, including multiple conversations, video interviews, and reference checking.

Ultimately, the search firm will present a group of top prospects to the search committee at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. The search committee, with assistance from the firm, will review candidates and determine whom they would like to invite for semi-finalist interviews in Seattle. At the conclusion of the semi-finalist interviews, the search committee will deliberate and select finalists.

Each finalist will spend time with stakeholders in one-on-one meetings, small group meetings, and larger forums. Ultimately, both the school and the finalists will be trying to determine “fit.” The search committee and our search professionals will be working diligently during these final phases to further evaluate candidates, conducting extensive reference and background checks and collecting community feedback to determine whom they will recommend to the Board of Trustees and the Jesuit Provincial for final review and approval

Desirable President Qualities (as told by the Prep Community)

The next president of Seattle Prep is someone who….

• embraces, articulates and promotes Seattle Prep’s Jesuit Catholic identity and its dedication to Jesuit educational values.
• is a practicing Catholic, with an understanding of Jesuit charism.
• is a strategic thinker who can build upon a school faith community, and demonstrates leadership experience in an education setting.
• balances the traditions at Seattle Prep with a forward-thinking approach.
• demonstrates executive leadership and management abilities to build effective teams and to have an aptitude for and commitment to financial management and fundraising.
• is an energizing and inspirational individual with strong communication and community-building skills.
• embraces the school’s culture and its commitment to diversity, both in the student body as well as in staffing, and mentors and encourages administration, faculty, and staff to build a culture of trust that supports individual growth.
• has a knowledge of Catholic teaching as well as a current understanding of directions and issues in the Catholic Church, including pastoral, social, and moral dimensions of church life, and the role of Catholic education within the Church.
• connects easily with parents, teachers, students, and alumni, is compassionate and empathetic.
• balances decisive leadership with respectful collaboration and inclusivity.
• has confidence, good critical thinking skills, and demonstrates—and acts with—moral courage.
• •exhibits a strong sense of humor.

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