Head of School Search

The CSS Search Committee has selected Staci Williams-Seely and Anne Koellhoffer from Storbeck Search to conduct our search for a new Head of School.

Staci, Anne, and members of the school's committee will visit our campus from September 10-12 to capture the unique character and culture of CSS and understand our aspirations for the next Head of School. This visit will inform the creation of a comprehensive position profile to offer candidates a view of the opportunity that awaits them.

Storbeck Search leaders Staci Williams-Seely and Anne Koellhoffer and members of the CSS Search Committee will visit campus from September 10-12 to capture the unique character and culture of CSS and understand our aspirations for the next Head of School. View the schedule here.

If you would like to submit a nomination directly or have a question, you may send email to ColoradoSpringsHOS@StorbeckSearch.com

Ben Ralston P'30, Committee Co-Chair & Trustee
Ben was a student at CSS from 1987 to 1996 and is a current 6th-grade parent. He has worked in finance, fundraising, and non-profit management for the past two decades and currently serves as the CEO of the Sachs Foundation, the oldest educational foundation in the state of Colorado. He is in his fourth year on the Board of Trustees at CSS.

Zach McComsey P'32, Committee Co-Chair & Trustee
Zach is the parent of a 4th-grade student at CSS and is in his first year on the Board of Trustees. He is the Founder and CEO of the Legacy Institute and has prior experience as a foundation executive and founder and director of Atlas Preparatory Schools. Zach has served the community as Urban Renewal Authority Commissioner, Founding Trustee of the Colorado Springs Health Foundation, and Colorado Charter Facility Solutions board member.

Ellen Crow P'20, P'20, Interim Associate Head of School
Ellen is the Interim Associate Head of School at CSS. Before serving in this role, she taught for 23 years of primary education in both public and private settings, including six years as a Lower School teacher at CSS. She has also served as an instructional lead at the school and as the staff liaison to the CSS Board of Trustees. Ellen is also a past parent whose twin daughters graduated from CSS in 2020.

Jill Richardi P’21, P’18, Trustee
Jill has worked at the Center for Creative Leadership for the past nine years. She is a CSS alumni parent of Natalie ’18 and Whitney ’21 who were both CSS lifers. During that time, she served on the CSS Parents Association Board. Jill is a CSS Board of Trustees member coming into her sixth year as the current secretary on the Executive Committee.

Nate Johnson P'37, CSS Science & PE Teacher
Nathan is currently a Middle School and Upper School teacher and PK2 parent. He has worked in public and private education for 17 years, coached 10-plus years of middle school and high school sports, designed and led seminars, and was a 2023 CSS Walkabout leader. His passion for the students and the culture at CSS led him to the HOS search committee.

Whether you participated in the in-person conversations on Sept. 11-12 and have more to say or you missed the opportunity to do so, our Storbeck Search partners, Staci-Williams-Seeley and Anne Koellhoffer, would like to hear from you!

Please click here to take a brief online survey.

Your insights are highly valuable to the process. Thank you for taking the time to help guide the search.

Please click here to share the posting for the CSS Head of School position.

• August 31 Update
• September 14 Update

Thank you to everyone who was involved in the Listening Sessions with Sally Hybl in August. She is compiling the data and providing a report of themes she heard that will be shared with our community. The report is expected to be available and posted here by the beginning of October.

We look forward to your input in building a new Strategic Plan to guide our school for the years to come. We thank Manya Whitaker for her facilitation of this process and invite you to attend one of the following sessions:

Faculty & staff: Friday, September 8, from 3:30-5 p.m.
Parents & families: Tuesday, September 26, from 4:30-6 p.m.

Both sessions will be held in the Louisa Performing Arts Center.