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Jan Abernathy is the Chief Communications Officer at The Browning School in New York, a K-12 all-boys school with 400 students. She is also the president of the New York City Independent School Communications Professionals, which has over 120 members throughout the tri-state area. Jan is the principal of a consulting firm and a trustee of Grace Church School. She has written for NAIS’s Independent Schools Magazine on crisis communications and how schools responded to the Black@ movement.
Marjorie Jean-Paul is the Chief Community Engagement Officer at Buckley Country Day School, where she heads up development, alumni relations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is an experienced fundraising professional working within corporate and non-profit settings. During her professional career, she has raised support for independent schools, colleges, universities, and other non-profits. Prior to joining Buckley, Marjorie served as the Director of Development and Alumni Relations at the Waldorf School of Garden City in New York. Marjorie has extensive experience working as a philanthropic and management consultant, including as a senior director at Changing Our World, a fundraising consulting firm specializing in major fundraising campaigns and corporate philanthropy. She is a graduate of Cornell University. She also obtained a Master of Science Degree in Nonprofit Management and Organization Development from The New School. Marjorie recently completed the DEI Certification Program at Cornell University. She is also a member of the 2021 cohort of the NYSAIS Justice, Equity, Diversity Institute, a year-long program for administrators at independent schools.
Here are links to the resources mentioned in PART 2 of our conversation with Jan Abernathy & Marjorie Jean-Paul about advancement and communications.

Connect with Jan and Marjorie, and learn more about the Black Advancement Networking Group (BANG) here.


Book: Subtle Acts of Exclusion by Tiffany Jana


Organization: GirlTrek


Contact Marjorie at marjorie.p.jeanpaul@gmail.com


Book: The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee


Podcast: Southlake


Contact Jan at jabernathy@browning.edu

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Welcome to the Fullstack Educator Podcast!
Jan Abernathy is the Chief Communications Officer at The Browning School in New York, a K-12 all-boys school with 400 students. She is also the president of the New York City Independent School Communications Professionals, which has over 120 members throughout the tri-state area. Jan is the principal of a consulting firm and a trustee of Grace Church School. She has written for NAIS’s Independent Schools Magazine on crisis communications and how schools responded to the Black@ movement.
Marjorie Jean-Paul is the Chief Community Engagement Officer at Buckley Country Day School, where she heads up development, alumni relations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is an experienced fundraising professional working within corporate and non-profit settings. During her professional career, she has raised support for independent schools, colleges, universities, and other non-profits. Prior to joining Buckley, Marjorie served as the Director of Development and Alumni Relations at the Waldorf School of Garden City in New York. Marjorie has extensive experience working as a philanthropic and management consultant, including as a senior director at Changing Our World, a fundraising consulting firm specializing in major fundraising campaigns and corporate philanthropy. She is a graduate of Cornell University. She also obtained a Master of Science Degree in Nonprofit Management and Organization Development from The New School. Marjorie recently completed the DEI Certification Program at Cornell University. She is also a member of the 2021 cohort of the NYSAIS Justice, Equity, Diversity Institute, a year-long program for administrators at independent schools.
For links to the resources mentioned in PART 1 of our conversation with Jan Abernathy & Marjorie Jean-Paul about advancement and communications, please visit our website at www.FullstackEducator.com.
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Barbara Osterman, President and founder of Human Solutions LLC, is an organizational leadership coach, consultant, and cultural catalyst. She supports organizations in increasing their performance and results, by successfully weaving functional goals and initiatives with culture transformations. She is a former telecommunications executive with 18 years of experience, a cutting-edge entrepreneur, and a veteran of personal change.
Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Barbara Osterman about executive leadership coaching.

Connect with Barbara here.


Learn more about Barbara’s company, Human Solutions LLC, here


Book: The Thin Book of Trust by Charles Feltman


Book: Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges by C. Otto Scharmer


Book: Being the Boss by Linda Hill


Book: Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud


Book: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink


Book: Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness by Robert Greenleaf


Book: Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them by Gary Hamel


Book: Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute


Free online courses through Coursera and edX

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John Stegeman is currently the Head of Upper School at Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland Washington. He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American History from Syracuse University, a M.A. in World History from SUNY College at Brockport, has completed teacher certification at Colorado State University, and studied anthropology and economics at the University of Colorado Boulder.
After originally setting out to teach in urban alternative settings, John pursued advanced study in History which led him to research and teaching in higher education. John was drawn to independent schools because of the tremendous opportunities they offer students to learn from teachers who are experts in their fields within a supportive and nurturing community.
Before joining Eastside Prep in 2019, John worked as a teacher and school leader in upstate New York for nine years. Outside of the school day, John enjoys reading and writing about education, intellectual history, and the history of indigenous peoples in Latin America. He has published in Independent School Magazine on school leadership and co-curricular advisory programs.
Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with John Stegeman about advisory programs in independent schools.

Connect with John on LinkedIn or through Eastside Preparatory School.


Learn more about Eastside Preparatory School.


Read John’s article about advisory programs in Independent School Magazine.


Learn more about The 1619 Project

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Welcome to the Fullstack Educator Podcast!  We are taking the month off and will have more great content for you in 2022.  In the meantime, let's revisit our conversation with Dr. Robert Evans and Dr. Michael Thompson.
Dr. Robert Evans
Dr. Robert Evans, Ed.D., is a psychologist and school consultant. A former high school and pre-school teacher, and for many years a child and family therapist, he has consulted to more than 1,700 schools, public and private, throughout the U.S. and internationally, working with teachers, leaders, and boards.
Rob received his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his doctorate from Harvard. His particular interests are in leadership, in helping schools cope with change, in crisis intervention, and in improving collegiality and candor among educators.
He is the author of many articles and three books: Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader, The Human Side of School Change, and Family Matters: How Schools Can Cope with The Crisis in Childrearing.
Dr. Michael Thompson
Dr. Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and school consultant. He has worked in schools for 50 years, starting out as a middle school teacher and later training as a counselor and psychologist.
Now the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School (MA), he has worked with more than 700 schools in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Europe, and Central America. In addition, he served as the longtime facilitator for the NAIS Institute for New Heads and later for the Academy of International School Heads. He has also served on the board of the American Camp Association.
Thompson is the author or co-author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children.
Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Dr. Robert Evans and Dr. Michael Thompson about working with today’s independent school parents.

Learn more about Robert and his work on his website.


Learn more about Michael and his work on his website.


Purchase a copy of Robert and Michael’s book, Hopes and Fears: Working with Today’s Independent School Parents.

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Coreen Hester has spent forty years in both US and international independent schools. She concluded ten years at the headship of The American School in London in 2017. Prior to ASL, Coreen was Head of School at The Hamlin School, also for ten years. Coreen has also served as an English teacher, college counselor, Dean of Girls, Assistant Head, and interim Head of School.
A graduate of Stanford University, B.A., M.A., Coreen has served on the boards of School Year Abroad, Head Royce School, and Marin Primary and Middle School, among others. She was the founding board chair for the Bay Area Teacher Development Collaborative from 2002-2007. Coreen is a member of The Headmasters Association and Country Day School Headmasters and has served on the boards of two international organizations: the Academy for International School Heads and the Educational Collaborative for International Schools.
Debbie Reed’s life’s work has been in schools and she brings a wealth of experience to the work of a consultant. During her forty years as an educator, she has worked in public and private schools, urban and suburban schools, parochial and nonsectarian schools, co-ed schools, and single-sex schools.
Debbie has served as Head of School at two different schools: Polytechnic School for 12 years and Seven Hills School for 7 years. Debbie also held a number of administrative positions at Harvard Westlake School including: Head of the Middle School; Seventh Grade Dean; and Director of Admissions. Throughout her career, she taught English, giving her a keen appreciation of the work of the faculty.

Here are links to the resources mentioned in our conversation with Coreen Hester and Debbie Reed on pursuing leadership positions

Connect with Coreen and Debbie.


Learn more about RG175 and connect with them on Twitter.


Read: Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky


Read: A Failure of Nerve by Edwin Friedman


Read: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman


Read: The Human Side of School Change by Robert Evans

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