Congratulations to These International Leaders

This past 2018-19 season, our ISS Administrative Search team had the privilege of assisting dozens of international school boards in recruiting and hiring qualified and experienced school leaders to fill their vacancies. We’re excited to celebrate these recent international school leadership appointments with you!

Many of these school administrators are beginning their new positions in July and August 2019, while others will begin in 2020. We wish all the new appointees the very best! We are confident that each and every one of them brings the necessary skills, experience, and talents to their new leadership roles and that they will be successful in taking their new schools to the next level of academic excellence.

Learn more about recruiting with the ISS Administrative Search team, and meet the 2018-19 international school leadership appointees below (ordered by country):

Argentina
Asociación Escuelas Lincoln, Buenos Aires (Effective August 2019)
Superintendent
Madeleine Maceda Heide
Former Director at Academia Cotopaxi, Quito, Ecuador

Brazil
Pan American School of Bahia, Bahia (Effective August 2019)
Superintendent
Michael Martell
Former Superintendent at Asociación Escuelas Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bolivia
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz (Effective July 2019)
Director
Jessica Gilway

Cayman Islands
Cayman International School, Grand Cayman (Effective August 2019)
Elementary School Principal
Martin Thomas
Former Elementary Principal at Canadian International School, Bangalore, India

Cayman Islands
Cayman International School, Grand Cayman (Effective July 2020)
Head of School
James Urquhart
Former Director at Anglo-American School of Sofia, Bulgaria

China
Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Affiliated Bilingual School, Shantou, Guangdong (Effective August 2019)
Founding Director
Anne Sweet
Former Director at Ricks Center for Gifted Children, Denver, CO, USA

China
International School of Dongguan, Dongguan (Effective August 2019)
Secondary School Principal
Todd Brink
Former Secondary World History Teacher at Yangon International School, Myanmar

China
Shekou International School, Shenzhen (Effective August 2019)
Secondary Principal
Phil Rogers
Former High School Dean of Academics and IBDP Coordinator at International School Bangkok, Thailand

Colombia
Colegio Colombo Británico, Cali (Effective July 2019)
Secondary Principal
Tracy Arnold
Former Secondary School Vice Principal at Istanbul International Community School, Turkey

Dominican Republic
Carol Morgan School, Santo Domingo (Effective July 2019)
Deputy Head of School for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Mona Fairley-Nelson
Former Associate Director of Curriculum and Instruction at American United School, Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait

Ethiopia
Haile-Manas Academy, Debre Birhan (Effective July 2019)
Founding Head of School
Karena Ostrem
Former Math Teacher at Vanguard High School, New York, NY, USA

Germany
Bavarian International School, Munich area, Germany (Effective July 2019)
Deputy Director
Shary Lyssy Marshall
Former Elementary Principal at Walworth Barbour American International School, Even Yehuda, Israel