Senior Leadership Team

List of 11 members.

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  Anthony Jaccaci 

  Head of School

  Bowdoin College
  Harvard Univ.
  Tufts Univ., Fletcher School

  Bio

  Tony joined Tabor in July 2021, after leading Cincinnati Country Day School (CCDS) in Cincinnati, Ohio, a coed day school comprised of 820 students and 120 faculty members. During his six-year tenure as the Head of School at CCDS, he led the school through a strategic planning process with a focus on key priorities in a number of critical areas including innovative learning and teaching, global engagement, and environmental sustainability.

   

  While at CCDS, Tony has worked with the Board to create a Board committee for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). He also instated the school’s current Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and elevated the position to the Senior Leadership team. He has worked closely with the Director to facilitate conversations with parents, faculty, staff, and student groups as well as beginning the development of pedagogy for faculty to integrate into their curriculums to create the most inclusive learning experience for their diverse student body. He also partnered with the Director of EDI to introduce "courageous conversations" to address head-on areas for which CCDS requires growth.

   

  Prior to CCDS, Tony was the founding Executive Principal of the Secondary Division at YK Pao School in Shanghai. During his 5-year tenure, he developed one of the first and leading residential programs in Mainland China to offer Chinese students the opportunity to experience a Western style boarding school education in local context. Tony participated in the design of the unfinished campus for use in a multi-faceted boarding school program, recruited the staff, led the development of the school’s unique curriculum, collaborated on the creation of the professional development program and managed the operating budget and costs. YK Pao has become one of the leading residential programs in Mainland China and has been named one of the top international boarding schools in China.

   

  Tony’s professional teaching career began at St. George’s School in nearby Middletown, Rhode Island where he taught history and Mandarin Chinese, coached soccer, hockey, and baseball and served as a dorm parent. Tony also held a number of leadership positions at St. George’s including Mandarin Chinese department head and the head of the summer session. He also served as the Director of Global Programs, a program that he created and managed.

   

  Tony began his boarding school experience at Phillips Academy in Andover where his father was a teacher and both his mother and father served as dorm-parents. After graduating from Andover, he received his undergraduate degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and went on to get an MALD in Asian Studies and Business from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He will reside on campus with his wife Lucia Murphy Jaccaci and his three sons, Nick, Sam and Ben. Tony’s hobbies include reading, skiing, traveling and competing in triathlons.
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  Tyrone Black 

  Associate Head of School, Internal Affairs

  Benedictine University - Ed.D.
  University of New Haven - BS
  Westminster College - BA

  Bio

  Tyrone came to Tabor in 2022, bringing with him over 25 years of classroom and administrative experience in both secondary and higher education. He worked as an admissions counselor and coordinator for multicultural recruitment for Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI; Associate Director of Admissions at the University of New Haven; Executive Recruiter /Associate for the Huntington Group, an Executive Retained Search Firm in Trumbull, CT; Director of College Counseling at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, CT; Director of Multicultural Affairs for Quinnipiac University; Coordinator of Dual Enrollment and Director of Early College Programs at Goodwin College; Director of College Guidance and Head of Middle and Upper Schools and Director of Student Advancement at Wooster School in Danbury, CT; and most recently, as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Goodwin College. He is the CEO and Owner of T. Carlton Educational Consulting, LLC through which he provides college counseling to clients both domestically and internationally, as well as cultural sensitivity training for educational organizations. He is a spirited leader who believes that every person has a purpose.
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  Rachael Beare 

  Associate Head of School, External Affairs

  Bio

  Rachael Beare joined Tabor in 2022. She has more than 30 years of admission and marketing experience in independent day and boarding schools across the U.S, including Phillips Exeter Academy, Lakeside School, The Hotchkiss School, and Loomis Chaffee School (her alma mater). She is also a founding Board member for the Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP), and she spent eight years as the founding Director of Admission and Institutional Research at Keystone Academy in Beijing, China. Rachael graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in English and earned her master's of education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. 
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  Bethany Daniels 

  Executive Assistant Office of the Head of School

  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - B.S.
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  Roxanne Dunlop 

  Controller

  Southeastern Massachusetts University - B.S.

  Bio

  Roxanne Dunlop was hired by Tabor Academy in September 2000 to implement a new office position in the Baxter Health Center and to help coordinate the Annual Health Fair. During the 2004-2005 Academic Year, she went on hiatus to take care of an ailing parent, yet returned the following academic year to manage the Tabor Shop. In addition to managing the Tabor Shop, she began working part-time in the Business Office in 2010. Roxanne’s prior work experience includes positions as a Senior Account, Accounts Receivable Manager and Cost Accountant for Borg-Warner Corporation. Roxanne resides in Marion with her husband and three daughters; and has served on various boards and committees in Marion over the years.
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  Stacy Jagodowski 

  Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications

  Mount Holyoke College - B.A.
  Bay Path University - M.S.
  Cornell University - Advanced Certificate

  Bio

  Stacy joined Tabor Academy in 2020, bringing with her nearly 20 years of experience in independent schools in both admission and marketing leadership roles. She has led award-winning marketing teams that earned accolades for their annual fund marketing programs, alumni magazines, and overall team development. Stacy is an emeritus member of the Blackbaud K-12 Advisory Board, and has written blogs and eBooks, and given podcasts and presented at numerous national conferences on marketing best practices related to school management, fundraising, and recruiting.  
  
  Prior to joining the Tabor Communications team, Stacy spent three years leading Marketing & Communications teams at day schools in Los Angeles and four years as the Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications at Cheshire Academy, in Connecticut. She has also worked at other private schools in Massachusetts, Virginia, and California. 
  
  Stacy has earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and design from Mount Holyoke College and a master's degree in communications and information management from Bay Path College. She also holds a certificate in Marketing Strategy for Business Leaders from Cornell University and has earned three Hubspot Certifications in Inbound, Inbound Marketing, and Content Marketing.

   

  A Massachusetts native, Stacy is back in her home state near her family and where the ocean is back on the "right" side again. 
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  Christina Kennedy 

  Dean of Academics

  Bowdoin College - B.A.
  Wesleyan University - M.A.L.S.

  Bio

  Christina joined the Tabor community in 2017. She earned a B.A. in Mathematics from Bowdoin College and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, with a focus in Social Science, from Wesleyan University. Prior to Tabor, she served as a Math Department Chair at three distinctive schools–St. Andrews School (DE), Phoenix Charter Academy (MA), and Pingree School (MA). In addition, she held the roles of Freshman Dean and Faculty Advisor to the Honor Committee at St. Andrew’s. Along with her work as Dean of Studies, Christina teaches mathematics, serves as the head coach of the varsity volleyball team, and lives in Hitchcock dorm with her husband, three children, and Portuguese Water Dog. Outside of school, Christina loves playground hopping and traveling with her family, running, biking, and sampling as many bakeries and cafes as possible.
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  Derek Krein 

  Dean of Faculty

  Connecticut College - B.A.
  Dartmouth College - M.A.

  Bio

  Derek Krein joined the Tabor Academy community in July 2013, and currently serves as the Dean of Professional and Programmatic Growth and Development. In this role, he advances “What’s next?” for the student experience by leveraging the alignment of strategic initiatives with the cultivation of faculty growth and the evolution of the programs they lead. These endeavors create the most relevant and enduring learning opportunities for students and faculty across all areas of school life. Fueled by his love of schools, Derek has spent his career serving independent schools in many capacities: teacher, advisor, coach, admissions, residential life director, college counseling director, high school division head, K-12 trustee, and recently added “Tabor Parent” to that list. 

   

  Mr. Krein received his M.A. from Dartmouth College and his B.A. from Connecticut College where he double majored in history and psychology, and rowed on varsity crew for four years. He is a graduate of Kent School in Connecticut. The Kreins live in Baxter House.
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  Eric Long 

  Director of Admission and Financial Aid

  St. Anselm College - B.A.

  Bio

  Eric Long joined the Tabor community as the Associate Director of Admission in 2007 and became Director in June 2018. He also is the Director of Financial Aid. Eric is the head coach of the Girls’ Varsity Ice Hockey, considered one of the premier programs in Division I. Prior to his time at Tabor, Eric had an accomplished career playing professional hockey, ending his playing career in Europe, before moving on to Kimball Union Academy as an admissions professional and Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey coach. In his free time, Eric enjoys watching his children play their own sports, boating on Buzzards Bay, and living next to the Maker’s Lab where he can follow the progress and witness firsthand the handiwork of Tabor students’ creations. 

  
  Eric lives and works as a dorm parent in West House with his wife and four children. 

  
  Eric lives and works as a dorm parent in West House with his wife and four children. 
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  Stephen Sanford 

  Associate Head of School, Finance and Operations

  Providence College - B.S.
  Suffolk University - M.B.A.

  Bio

  Stephen Sanford joined the Tabor community as the Chief Financial Officer in June of 2018. Steve has over 30 years of finance, accounting, and operations experience, having held key positions in several industry leading companies. Most recently he has enjoyed a successful 10-year role as CFO and Treasurer at Ineoquest Technologies, Inc. a privately held company that designs and develops hardware and software for the telecommunications industry. Previously he was CFO, Treasurer and VP of Administration for Keurig, Inc., a venture-backed start-up. He was with Keurig from its early stage of development through the successful sale of the company to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.  Steve has extensive experience in corporate accounting and finance, treasury and cash management, operations management, mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, strategic planning, business planning, and expansion into new markets both domestic and international. Steve holds an MBA from Suffolk University, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Providence College. He and his family have recently moved to the beautiful town of Mattapoisett, MA, and enjoy a coastal lifestyle close to Buzzards Bay. Steve enjoys volunteer work as a member of the audit committee at Providence College, as a board member for the Kennedy Donovan Center, and as a mentor for Entrepreneurship for All. His is also a part-time lecturer at UMASS Dartmouth Charlton College of Business.
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  Kelly Walker 

  9th Grade Class Dean / Spanish Teacher

  Hamilton College - B.A.