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Finance & Operations Roles

• Academy of the Holy Names, Chief Finance and Operations Officer

• Ann & Nate Levine Academy, Director of Finance and Operations

• Ashley Hall School, Chief Finance and Operations Officer

• Atlanta Academy, Director of Finance and Operations

• Benedictine Schools of Richmond, Director of Finance

• Berkeley Preparatory School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Carolina Day School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Charleston Collegiate School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Charleston Day School, Chief Business Officer

• Charlotte Latin School, Chief Financial and Operations Officer

• Chatham Hall, Chief Financial Officer

• Chesapeake Bay Academy, Business Manager

• Children's Museum of the Lowcountry, Executive Director

• Clarksville Academy (TN), Chief Financial Officer

• Cooper School- Director of Finance and Operations

• Elisabeth Morrow School, Chief Financial Officer

• Episcopal School of Dallas, Head of Human Resources

• Fletcher School- Director of Finance and Operations

• Foxcroft School, Chief Finance and Operations Officer

• Friends School of Baltimore, Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations

• Greensboro Day School, Chief Financial Officer

• Greensboro Day School, Director of Human Resources

• Hammond School, Director of Operations

• Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Chief Finance and Operations Officer

• Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Director of Human Resources

• Heritage School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Highland School, Director of Finance and Operations

• High Meadows School, Business Manager

• Hillel Academy, Business & Operations Manager

• Holderness School, Director of Budget and Finance

• Lexington School, Chief Financial Officer

• Maclay School, Chief Financial Officer

• National Presbyterian School, Chief Financial Officer

• Norfolk Collegiate School, Chief Financial Officer

• Norfolk Collegiate School, Director of Human Resources

• Norfolk Collegiate School, Financial Controller

• North Cross School, Assistant Head for Finance and Operations

• Oak Hall School, Director of Finance

• Porter-Gaud School, Assistant Head for Finance and Operations

• Porter-Gaud School, Director of Finance and Auxiliary Services

• Porter-Gaud School, Director of Human Resources

• Powhatan School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Pulaski Academy, Director of Human Resources

• Rashi School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Royal Palm Academy, Director of Finance

• Saint Andrew's School (FL), Controller

• Saint Andrew's School, Director of Human Resources

• Solebury School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Speyer Legacy School, Chief Financial Officer

• Springmont School, Director of Finance

• St. Anne's-Belfield School, Human Resources Director

• Swain School, Business Manager

• Tampa Preparatory School, Director of Finance & Operations

• The Bement School, Chief Financial Officer

• The Children's School, Director of Finance

• The Children's School, Controller

• Tower School, Director of Finance and Operations

• Trident Academy, Business Manager

• Trinity Presbyterian School, Chief Financial Officer

• Union Academy Charter School, Chief Financial Officer

Key Leadership Roles

• Aspen Academy, Director of Development and Community Engagement

• Atlanta Academy, Director of Advancement

• Battle Ground Academy, Communications & Marketing

• Bement School, Director of Development and Alumni Relations

• Benedictine Schools of Richmond, Director of Marketing and Communications

• Bolles School, Director of Safety, Security, & Transportation

• Bullis School, Associate Director of Major Gifts

• Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Communications and Public Relations

• Cape Fear Academy, Communications & Marketing

• Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Associate Head for Advancement and Strategy

• Charleston Collegiate School, Lower School Dean

• Charleston Collegiate School, Upper School Dean

• Charleston Day School, Communications & Marketing

• Charlotte Preparatory School, Director of Development

• Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Preschool Director

• Congressional School, Director of Development

• Derby Academy, Director of Development

• Derby Academy, Marketing & Communications

• Episcopal Collegiate School, Head of School

• Episcopal Collegiate School, Head of Upper School

• Episcopal School of Dallas, Director of Advancement

• Fletcher School, Director of Marketing and Communications

• Flint Hill School, Director of Communications

• Foxcroft School, Major Gifts Officer

• Foxcroft School, Director of Annual Giving

• Friends Community School, Director of Advancement

• Galileo Preparatory Academy, Executive Director

• Galloway School, Marketing Communications Manager

• Greensboro Day School, Upper School Director

• Hammond School, Director of Information Technology

• Highland School, Director of Development

• Kingswood Oxford School, Director of Facilities

• Lake Ridge Academy, Director of Advancement

• Montclair Kimberley Academy, Director of Advancement Services

• National Presbyterian School, Director of Development

• Norfolk Collegiate School, Assistant Head for Advancement

• Norfolk Collegiate School, Director of Diversity, Equity and Community Inclusion

• Poly Prep Country Day School, Director of Advancement Services

• Preschool of the Arts, School Director

• Pulaski Academy, Director of Communications and Marketing

• Pulaski Academy, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement

• Putney School, Director of Advancement

• Riverside Presbyterian Day School, Communications & Marketing

• Rippowam Cisqua School, Director of Advancement

• Saint Anselm’s Abbey School, Director of Advancement

• Sant Bani School, Director of Advancement

• Seven Hills School (VA), Marketing & Communications

• Solebury School, Director of Advancement

• Spartanburg Day School, Admissions and Enrollment

• Speyer Legacy School, Director of Advancement

• Stratford Academy, Assistant Head for Advancement

• The Children's School, Director of Enrollment Management

• Trident Academy, Director of Advancement

• University School of the Lowcountry, Upper School Director

• Vermont Academy, Associate Director of Annual Giving

• Walker School, Communications & Marketing Director

• Wardlaw Hartridge School, Director of Auxiliary Programs

• Westchester Country Day School, Communications & Marketing

• Westchester Country Day School, Director of Development

Other Projects

School Training & Consulting

• Charleston Collegiate School

• Charleston Day School

• The Cooper School

• Crown Leadership Acadeny

• Episcopal Collegiate School

• Hammond School

• Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

• The Hun School of Princeton

• Meeting Street Schools

• New Community School

• Paramount School of the Arts

• Pinewood Preparatory School

• Pomfret School

• Porter-Gaud School

• Orangeburg Preparatory School

• Sandhills School

• Spartanburg Day School

• St. Mary's School

• Trident Academy

• Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School

• University School of the Lowcountry

• Westchester Country Day School

• Woodlands Community Temple & School

Speaking Engagements & Workshops

• Association of Independent Schools of New England

• Darkness to Light National Conference IGNITE

• Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

• MISBO Purchasing Consortium

• National Association of Episcopal Schools

• National Association of Independent Schools

• Palmetto Association of Independent Schools

• South Carolina Independent School Association

• Southern Association of Independent Schools

• SAIS Finance Institute

• The Association of Boarding Schools

• Virginia Association of Independent Schools

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“When looking for a partner for our recent Advancement Director search, we were intent on finding a firm that specializes in Advancement because the role we were filling and the success of the search would have a significant impact on our bottom line. Ultimately, we wanted a partner who would take the time to learn not only about the tactical side of the role, but more importantly, the ethos of our school. It didn't take long for us to see that Hacker and his team really "got us" and this let us focus on our people and our program while he and his team did all the heavy lifting. The results of the search were fantastic, and we would recommend Big Back Pack to any school looking for a search partner that is more relational than transactional...because this made all the difference in the world for Aspen Academy.”

Kristina Scala

Founder & President: Aspen Academy (CO)

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It was great to partner with Big Back Pack: a firm that specializes in finance and development search that not only knows schools but knows schools in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Tucker was able to share candidates with me in whom I could be confident–not just people who had certain credentials. The process allowed me to focus on running our school knowing that the search would have a strong outcome.

Colm MacMahon

Head of School: Rippowam Cisqua School (NY)

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“We found ourselves in the unenvied position of needing to conduct a search for two senior staff positions - Finance and Advancement - simultaneously. This daunting challenge was quickly reduced to very manageable by Big Back Pack. Hacker was communicative, organized, sensitive to our culture, prompt and most importantly, delivered a pool of highly qualified candidates for us to review. As Head, I felt like I had a colleague who did all the heavy lifting, was supremely reliable and the resulting two hires were, and remain outstanding. I could not have asked for more.”

Tom Wilschutz

Head of School: Solebury School (PA)