Changing a School's Operating System: An interview with Liz Schmitt and Tim Quinn [Podcast Ep.7]

In this episode we talk with Liz Schmitt, Chief Enrollment & Student Affairs Officer, and Tim Quinn, Chief Academic Officer, Miss Porter's School, changing a school's operating system.

Released July 11, 2018

In this episode, we sat down with Liz Schmitt, Chief Enrollment & Student Affairs Officer, and Tim Quinn, Chief Academic Officer, Miss Porter's School, to discuss a range of topics, including their plan to innovate and transform the school's vision of learning, evolve their faculty's roles as interdisciplinary leaders, and revolutionize student-owned learning.

About the Author

Peter Baron is EMA's chief member relations officer, responsible for the creation and oversight of our external programs as well as our membership promise. He oversees marketing and communications, member recruitment and retention, and outreach functions, as well as leadership training programs, research, and other related strategic initiatives. With a career spent in product development, sales, relationship development, and marketing, Peter's success has been built on listening to schools' and families' needs. Hans Mundahl is EMA's director of professional development and has been an educator since 1995, when he first stepped into the classroom as a Fulbright exchange teacher in the former East Germany. Since then, Hans has taught in a variety of settings, including as an Outward Bound instructor, classroom teacher, house parent, and in higher ed. Hans has served in just about every role possible in an independent school including as an admission officer, program leader, trustee, and head of school.

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