Head of School's Bio

Doreen C. Kelly

Mrs. Kelly leads the administrative team of the School and has been Head of School since July 2003. She joined the Ravenscroft faculty in July 1999 as the Director of the Lower School, also enjoying time in the classroom as a Lower School French Teacher.

Mrs. Kelly graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in Education. She also studied for two years at Villanova University.

Prior to joining Ravenscroft, she served as Upper School Director of Studies, Head of Middle School, English teacher and volleyball coach over a 10-year career at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, N.Y. Prior to her responsibilities at Trinity-Pawling School, she taught English as a Second Language for two years at D'Education Populaire, France.

Mrs. Kelly is a faculty member of both the Principals of Girls Schools (NAPGS) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Institute for New Heads (INH).

She is a member, new-teacher trainer, and chair for evaluation teams for the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and has served on the board of the SAIS Accreditation Committee since 2008. She is a member of the Southern Headmaster's Association  and she serves on the board of the Spoleto Study Abroad Program.

Doreen, her husband Chris, Upper School Science instructor and Admissions assistant, and their two youngest children reside on campus. Their older son attends Duke University.