SHA APPOINTS A CARLA JANTOS MACMULLEN AS HEAD OF SCHOOL In February 2023, Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr announced the appointment of Carla Jantos MacMullen as Sacred Heart Academy's next Head of School. The Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed Mrs. MacMullen’s appointment following the conclusion of a seven- month national search.
Mrs. MacMullen brings more than 30 years of independent school faculty and leadership experience to SHA. She served as the Head of School at The Kew-Forest School, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York - a century-old PK through 12 independent school which she ably guided through both the COVID pandemic and significant operational improvements. Mrs. MacMullen began her career as a science educator. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Denison University, followed by graduate work in Health Education and Women’s Studies, and a Master of Education in Private School Leadership from The Klingenstein Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College.
Previously, Mrs. MacMullen served as Science Department Chair and Dean of Faculty at Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut.
In preliminary meetings with the Search Committee and over the course of two days of conversations with Sacred Heart constituents, Mrs. McMullen distinguished herself as a worthy mission steward who leads and communicates with authenticity, poise, integrity, and faith-filled grace. She also demonstrated her accomplishments as an institution-builder, experienced in guiding school communities and teams toward transformative operational advancements with a strategic, collaborative, and data-driven approach, coupled with courage, confidence, and good humor. Mrs. MacMullen’s career includes extensive experience collaborating with faculty, staff, and school communities to advance enrollment goals; development and advancement initiatives; diversity, equity & inclusion efforts; faculty development; and financial sustainability - all core priorities of Sacred Heart Academy’s Courage for the Journey Strategic Plan.
Mrs. MacMullen began her official duties as Head of School in July 2023.
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