Wildwood seeks a leader who is:

• A builder of belonging who understands that students thrive when they feel known, valued, respected, and connected.
• A community weaver who brings people, perspectives, and ideas together and helps cultivate a shared sense of purpose.
• A courageous listener who approaches conversations with curiosity, empathy, humility, and a genuine desire to understand.
• An advocate and bridge-builder who can advance equity and inclusion while fostering trust, collaboration, and broad community engagement.
• Grounded and credible, bringing educational expertise, cultural competence, and professional gravitas to navigate complex issues with wisdom and care.
• A person of deep cultural humility who recognizes that meaningful learning requires continual reflection, a willingness to be uncomfortable to grow, and openness to new perspectives.
• A thoughtful navigator of complexity who remains steady, optimistic, and solutions-oriented during moments of uncertainty, disagreement, change or charge.
• A clear communicator and skilled steward of dialogue who creates space for honest conversation, mutual understanding, accountability, and collective learning.

The successful candidate will bring:

• Demonstrated leadership advancing equity, inclusion, belonging, and community-building initiatives within independent schools, higher education, or similarly mission-driven educational settings.
• Deep understanding of child and adolescent development, identity formation, culturally responsive practice, and the ways belonging shapes learning and wellbeing.
• Success in designing and implementing school-wide strategies that connect student programming, faculty development, community engagement, and institutional priorities.
• Experience partnering with educators to strengthen inclusive pedagogy and facilitate thoughtful conversations around identity, culture, community, and perspective-taking.
• Exceptional facilitation skills and a proven ability to cultivate dialogue, trust, and understanding across differing experiences, identities, and viewpoints.
• Knowledge of restorative and relationship-centered approaches that strengthen community and support healthy school culture.
• Experience building sustainable systems and partnerships that embed equity and inclusion throughout an organization rather than concentrating responsibility within a single office or individual.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage students, faculty, families, administrators, and trustees as valued partners in the work.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to contact the consultants in confidence. Candidates should submit the following materials as separate PDF documents.

• A cover letter expressing their interest in and alignment with this position
• A current and comprehensive résumé that highlights relevant experience

As the process moves forward, selected candidates may be asked to submit:

• Responses to writing prompts specific to this search
• A list of five professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each (references will not be contacted without the candidate’s permission)

JENNIFER WONG CHRISTENSEN
Senior Consultant
Jennifer.christensen@carneysandoe.com

HEATHER FLEWELLING
Senior Consultant
heather.flewelling@carneysandoe.com

The full-time salary range for this position is $160,000-180,000. The starting salary is based upon, but not limited to, several factors which include years of experience, educational background, and expertise