Leadership

List of 6 members.

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  Clair Ward 

  Head of School

  (978) 927-1700

  Bio

  Clair Ward is Shore’s seventh Head of School and has been in her position since 2017. She has worked in independent schools from California to Maine, holding administrative positions for over 20 years. Originally trained as a Latin teacher, Clair values all the lessons she has learned from her experiences. With her passion for equity and inclusion work, she is always looking at ways to address the organizational systems that lead to success. In addition to her position at Shore, Clair sits on the Membership Committee of AISNE and the Board of Directors for the Fayerweather School in Cambridge, MA. Clair holds an M.Ed. from Boston College and a B.A. in English and Classics from Hamilton College.
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  Ann-Marie Flynn 

  Director of Finance and Operations

  (978) 402-3842

  Bio

  Ann-Marie has been the Director of Finance and Operations since 2016. Ann-Marie earned a B.S. in Accounting as well as an MBA with a concentration in Accounting Information Systems, both from Bentley University. After graduate school, she earned a certificate for LEAN Six Sigma Greenbelt training which focuses on process improvements within an organization and has a passion for this work. Ann-Marie leads the Business Office team in addition to overseeing Food Services, Facilities and Maintenance, Auxiliary Programs, as well as Information Technology operations. 
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  Oliver Hay 

  Head of Upper School

  (978) 927-1700 ext. 295

  Bio

  Oliver is the Head of the Upper School. He joined Shore’s Upper School Science Department in 2007 and served as the Science Department Chair beginning in 2017. Prior to Shore, Oliver taught science at independent schools in New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. Throughout his career, he has relished the rewards of helping middle school students learn to take ownership of all facets of their education. Oliver is a graduate of Blair Academy, earned a B.A. in Geology at Hamilton College, and holds a M.A.T. from Tufts University.
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  Sara Knox 

  Head of Lower School

  (978) 927-1700 ext. 270

  Bio

  Sara has been the Head of the Lower School since 2015. Sara received her B.A. from Connecticut College and then went on to earn her M.Ed. from Harvard University. Sara has a rich professional background, and her passion for education runs deep. Prior to becoming a Division Head, she was a Director of Lower School Admission, a Language and Literacy specialist, and a first and second classroom teacher.
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  Katie Kozin 

  Director of Institutional Advancement

  (978) 402-3816

  Bio

  Katie has been the Director of Advancement since 2019. Katie has worked in school advancement for fifteen years and is passionate about building strong relationships across school communities with families, alumni, colleagues, volunteers, and others. Earlier in her career, she worked in volunteer relations and grant writing at a Boston-based nonprofit. Katie earned her degree from Connecticut College.
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  Andrew Lee 

  Director of Instruction and Inclusion

  (978) 402-3850

  Bio

  Andrew Lee is Shore’s first Director of Instruction and Inclusion. Andrew is a community builder and a lifelong learner. He has worked in a variety of organizations, including a management consultancy, a social justice non-profit, and several public and private schools. Andrew has served as a curriculum and inclusion leader and history teacher in several schools in the Boston and Philadelphia areas. He holds a B.A. from Brown University, an M.A.T. from Boston University, and completed graduate coursework for an E.D.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. Andrew was born in Canada and attended elementary school in Hong Kong and secondary school down the street from Shore at Phillips Academy Andover.