Welcome to the Head of School Search page, which provides the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School community with information and updates regarding the search for the next Head of School at STS.
Search Committee
To ensure a thoughtful and thorough process, we have engaged an executive search firm and formed a Search Committee made up of dedicated members of our community.
Our mandate is clear: to identify the strongest possible leader to guide STS forward.
- Allison Taylor | Member, Board of Governors, Chair, Search Committee
- Todd Worsley ’88 | Member, Board of Governors, and Alumnus
- Houston Peschl | Member, Board of Governors
- Mike Rose | Chair, Board of Governors
- John Mercury | Member, Board of Governors
- Nicole Egli | Faculty (Science), Middle School, and Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator
- Mike Hoang ’96 | Faculty (Grade 5), Elementary School, and Alumnus
- Gabe Kemp | Executive Director of Information & Educational Technology
Candidate Brief
For our community and interested candidates, please see the links below for the full details of our search.
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Head of School Search FAQs
How were members of the Search Committee selected?
The Board of Governors chose members who are broadly representative of the STS community and who themselves represent diverse professional experience and cultural backgrounds, including Board Members, employees, faculty, alumni, and parents.
Why is confidentiality so important in a Head search?
To facilitate the recruitment of high-quality candidates, the Head Search will be conducted as a confidential search, meaning the identities of or details regarding candidates will not be publicly disclosed during the search process. It is done to maintain the integrity of the process and to protect candidate confidentiality.
Is there a timeline for the Head Search? Does the school have a set date for when the next Head will begin in the role?
The Search Committee has launched a thorough and thoughtful search process. With input from the community through community consultations, the Search Committee will develop the Candidate Brief, which is scheduled to be released in mid-April 2026. The Search Committee will recommend the final candidate as Head of School for approval by the Board of Governors once the process is complete and when it makes most sense for the STS calendar and community. The Board of Governors will then announce their decision, timed with an announcement from the successful candidate’s school. The new Head will take office in the summer of 2027.
How can members of the community provide input during the process?
STS community members can provide input on the search process through a confidential and anonymous survey that will be administered by our search firm, Odgers.
In addition, our consultants will be holding some one-on-one meetings and focus groups.
You can also provide feedback or recommendations:
to Odgers via email at: stshead@odgers.com
to the STS BOG at: governance@sts.ab.ca
What role does the executive search firm, Odgers, serve in the Head search process?
Odgers is a global leadership advisory firm, and their Canadian Education Practice has completed over fifty Head of School searches across Canada, in Bermuda, and in Europe. Under the leadership of Julia Robarts, the firm’s role in this process will be to develop a diverse pool of candidates, each highly qualified to meet STS’s needs. The firm will facilitate candidate engagement with the Search Committee and the Board and will support them through their review and selection process. All applications and nominations will be kept confidential. All decisions rest with the Search Committee, not with our consultants.
Do you have any interesting candidates yet?
We are not able to comment on anything to do with candidates, but the search is well underway and we are pleased with how things are progressing.
Are there any internal candidates for the role?
The search is open to both internal and external candidates, but I cannot comment further.
What are you prioritizing for our new Head of School?
The Candidate Brief will be available here, after comprehensive community consultations. It captures the wishes of the community and the Board and will give you a good sense of what we will be seeking in our next Head of School.
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