Kent School Welcomes New Trustees

Kent School announced that Todd Gillespie and Tim Lavery were elected to the School’s Board of Trustees to serve three year terms beginning this month.

Todd Gillespie is a lifelong resident of Kent County and an alumnus of Kent School, graduating in 1985. He is also the parent of three Kent School graduates, Annabelle ‘16, Georgia, ‘18 and Eddie ‘20. After attending High Point University, Gillespie returned home to become a 4th generation Gillespie family member to work in the family-run concrete company. He is currently President of Gillespie & Son, Inc. Todd has served on the Board of the Maryland Ready Mix Promotion Council for 13 years, and was President of that Board for two years. He has been a member of the Kent School Buildings and Grounds committee for several years. Todd enjoys skiing, boating and fishing.

For more than two decades, Tim Lavery has helped organizations and teams develop, refine and execute strategy, work more effectively, and navigate change successfully. As a member of senior leadership at management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, Tim was responsible for market development in various sectors of the U.S. Army research and development community in addition to leading teams and delivering to clients in the areas of change management, stakeholder engagement and organizational effectiveness. Tim is currently a vice president and organization development manager with global investment management firm T. Rowe Price, where he serves as an internal consultant on matters of team effectiveness, change management, strategy and leader development.

Tim is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore with a major in journalism and a minor in sociology. He holds change management certifications from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, LaMarsh Global, and ProSci. He is a past board member of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America and is currently serving on the finance committee of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown. He also supports the monthly Cars on High event in downtown Chestertown.

As an independent, not-for-profit school, Kent School is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. The Board is charged with keeping the school “in trust” and securing the school’s future. It does this by setting basic policies including hiring, supporting and evaluating the Head of School, undertaking strategic planning and leading the financial management and support of the School.

Kent School serves children from Preschool through Grade 8 on its riverside campus in historic Chestertown, MD. Kent School’’s mission is to guide our students in realizing their potential for academic, artistic, athletic, and moral excellence. Our school’s family-oriented, supportive, student-centered environment fosters the growth of honorable, responsible citizens for our country and our diverse world.

For more information visit www.kentschool.org or call 410-778-4100 ext. 110

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