From the Board

Dear Collegiate Family, By now you have likely seen the news that Headmaster Tom Davis publicly announced his plan to retire from Wichita Collegiate School at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. At our summer retreat in 2016, Tom informed the Board of Trustees of his intention and we have been planning behind the scenes for this upcoming announcement. I know our parents, alumni, students, and friends join the Board of Trustees in offering him our appreciation and gratitude for his many years of thoughtful leadership. We are grateful that Tom has given the Collegiate community several years to prepare for this important transition. The hiring of a new Head of School has only happened a few times at Wichita Collegiate School in our 54-year history. We are in a position to help define the next chapter of our School, an exciting and important task. The Board of Trustees selected Carney Sandoe and Associates -- the premier firm in school recruiting -- to facilitate our search, and the process was kicked off in January. The Search Committee is composed of the following current Trustees: Committee Chair Corey

Johnson, Angela Fox, Brian Heinrichs, Basil Hourani, Joe Kirmser, Meredith Olson, and Sharol Rasberry.

In January, many of you participated in one of the open meetings to give input to Carney Sandoe on the qualities you believe we should seek in a candidate. Additionally, we received valuable feedback from our community via the survey which was made available to our Collegiate friends and family. You can rest assured the Search Committee and Carney Sandoe are well informed about the traits and skills our community desires in a candidate. We will keep you up to date in the coming months about the search process. In the fall, we anticipate having two finalists visit campus and you will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates and meet them in person. In the meantime, we will continue to enjoy Tom’s leadership through the end of the 2019 term. He is committed to ensuring we have a seamless transition to a new Head of School. We wish Tom all the best and look forward to continued success together as we plan for Collegiate’s exciting next chapter.

Sincerely,

Shari Male Powers ’85 Chair, Collegiate Board of Trustees

2017-2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Shari Male Powers ’85 Chair Allan Dunne ’91 Vice Chair Jared Sprole Treasurer Basil Hourani Secretary Suzie Ahlstrand Raul Brito ’76 Kathie Dakhil Raffaele Fazio Angela Fox Brian Heinrichs Corey Johnson Joe Kirmser Todd Lair Kathryn Lammers Kevin Nichols Meredith Olson Sylvia Orozco-Do Sharol Rasberry Amelia Sumerell Schlatter