Introducing The Wellington School Leadership

Introducing The Wellington School Leadership
Leadership
Dedicated professionals and committed volunteers, working together.
At the center of a Wellington education are the faculty and administrators who encourage, inspire, and celebrate the discoveries our students make every day. Our Board of Trustees provides invaluable guidance, oversight, and vision.
Lead Faculty & Administrators
Eliza McLaren
Head of School
Barnard College – BA
Teachers College, Columbia University - MA
Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University - MEd
614-457-7883
mclaren@wellington.org
Shelley Brown
Assistant Head of School for Academics and Head of Early Childhood and Lower School
Miami University – BS
DePaul University – MS
614-457-7883
brown@wellington.org
Lindsey Smith
Chief Operating Officer
DePaul University – BS
Capital University – MBA
614-324-1649
smith2@wellington.org
Louis Frank
Head of Middle School
University of Pennsylvania - BA
Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English - MA
Boston College - MEd
614-324-1654
frank@wellington.org
Rishi Raghunathan
Head of Upper School
University of Cincinnati – BS
614-324-8891
raghunathan@wellington.org
Latisha Humphries
Director of Community Engagement & Belonging
Washington University in St. Louis – BA
Hunter College – MEd
lhumphries@wellington.org
Emily Berty
Director of College Counseling
The University of Dayton – BA
The Ohio State University – MA
614-324-1678
berty@wellington.org
Erica Clark
Director of Student Success K-12
Wittenberg University – BA
The Ohio State University – MA
614-457-7883
clark@wellington.org
Dakota Elder-Thorn
Director of Performing Arts & Theatre Director
Heidelberg University – BA
delderthorn@wellington.org
Kelly Heineike
Director of Business Operations
The University of Dayton – MBA
614-324-8896
heineike@wellington.org
Dara Jackson
Director of Admissions
Howard University – BA
Franklin University – MA
614-324-1641
jackson@wellington.org
John Kruzan
Director of Technology
Miami University – BS
The Ohio State University – MS
614-324-8889
kruzan@wellington.org
Amanda Pierce
Director of Marketing and Communications
The Ohio State University – BA
614-324-8888
pierce@wellington.org
Gina Spicer
Director of Auxiliary Programs
The Ohio State University – BA
University of Cincinnati – MA
614-324-8889
spicer@wellington.org
Dr. Nick Williams
Director of Athletics & Physical Education
Vanderbilt University – MEd
Vanderbilt University – PhD
614-324-1575
nwilliams@wellington.org
Wellington School 2025-26 Board of Trustees
James Croft
Chair
Senior Managing Director, Lument Capital
Theodore K. Manley
Past Chair
Principal, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC
Matt Scantland
Vice Chair
Founder & CEO, AndHealth
Principal, Twofold Ventures
Co-Founder & Former CEO, CoverMyMeds
Andrew Thomas, MD, MBA
Treasurer
Wolfe Foundation Chief Clinical Officer
Senior Associate Vice President for Health Sciences
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Shari Hicks-Graham
Secretary
President, Downtown Dermatology
CEO, LivSo
Mary Amos Augsburger, Esq.
CEO, Ohio State Bar Association
Tucker Böhm '98
Vice President, The Daimler Group
Gerri Brand
Community/School Volunteer
Lisa Edwards
Community/School Volunteer
Wendy Anandajeya Kirkland, MD '02
Partner, Arena Eye Surgeons, LLC
Stanley Lan
Founder, President & CEO,
Bluestone Brothers U. S. Inc.
Varsey Laurelle
Founder and Owner of Varsey Laurelle, LLC - Cultural Strategy Firm
Jim Mermis
Founder and Managing Partner, The Junto Company, Ltd.
Sophia Mohr
'91
Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, COTA
Idin Pirasteh '97
COO, Academica Ohio
Jacob Robinson '10
Program Officer for Workforce Programs, The Greater New Orleans Foundation
Michelle Scantland
Community/School Volunteer
Melissa Shivers, PhD
Senior Vice President Student Life,
The Ohio State University
Joanne Strasser
Principal Consultant, sas Advisory
Benjamin H. Thompson
Owner, Primary Aim LLC
Tracy J. Wholf '99
Senior Producer, CBS News