Kolovos Resume
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CHRISTOS J. KOLOVOS 400 Park Avenue South #29A New York, NY 10016 (857) 205-3077 [email protected] INDEPENDENT SCHOOL WORK EXPERIENCE GREENS FARMS ACADEMY, WESTPORT, CT Associate Head of School, 2013-present Part of senior leadership team for independent, PreK-12 day school of 715 students, 130 faculty, $29MM budget Responsibilities • Oversee academic program PreK-12, including curriculum, faculty hiring, professional development, and evaluation; chair Academic Committee • Advise Head of School on all institutional issues: strategic planning, budget, facilities, legal matters, personnel decisions, special projects • Manage range of direct reports: Academic Department Chairs, Director of Library, Counselor, Community Service Coordinator, Sustainability Coordinators, STEAM Coordinator, Professional Development Coordinators, Director of Faculty Mentoring • Serve on Board of Trustees and several Board subcommittees: Educational Policy (co-chair), Faculty Housing, Equity & Inclusion, Finance, Buildings & Grounds, Head of School Transition • Serve on Admissions Committees across divisions • Teach Qualitative Research (collaboration with UPenn with select Upper School students); taught U.S. History (11th), Cultural Competency Seminar (9th); coach boys 3rds soccer; Upper School advisor Initiatives • Led successful design and adoption of daily schedule that has significantly reduced student stress and created more time for 21st century learning priorities • Reinvented school’s service program so that it engages all students PreK-12 in sustained, regular service experiences linked to the curriculum • Leading redesign of faculty evaluation to build in more regular observation, link evaluation to professional growth, and foster a culture that welcomes feedback • Strengthened school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion work in several areas: established new PreK-12 Director of Equity & Inclusion position and divisional coordinator roles; increased faculty of color representation from 14% to 23% in five years; directed two-year professional development effort with consultant Dr. Derrick Gay • Designed and implemented Upper School concentrations in STEAM and Sustainability, providing paths for students to engage in interdisciplinary and project-based work in signature areas • Directed NEASC accreditation visit and self study, which produced new school mission statement and identified strategic priorities around financial aid, diversity and inclusion, student life, and program innovation • Led national searches for Head of Lower School, Head of Upper School, Director of Equity & Inclusion, and chairs of English, Science, and World Languages departments, attracting diverse range of talented applicants • Directed school effort to join and integrate Global Online Academy and UPENN’s CSBGL program • Led adoption of new courses focused on 21st century skills and content, including: Engineering, Ethical Hacking, Advanced Art Seminar, Environmental Economics, Identity in America, World Religions, Big History • Worked with administration and faculty to select and implement Singapore Math in Lower School • Helped lead committee of trustees and faculty to develop Strategic Roadmap 2015 setting out three-year vision and goals for program, school culture, faculty, facilities, and financial sustainability • Designed and implemented annual evaluations of academic departments, incorporating visitors from peer schools BELMONT HILL SCHOOL, BELMONT, MA Director of Global Education, 2008-2013 Designed and oversaw program to foster global citizenship at 7-12th grade independent school of 440 boys • Co-chaired Strategic Planning Committee on Globalization, which set out five-year plan for enhancements to curriculum, travel program, professional development, and funding for global initiatives • Worked with development team to secure $450K in endowed gifts to support global initiatives • Initiated endowed Global Citizenship Speaker Series • Extended travel financial aid to all students receiving tuition assistance • Redesigned trip approval process, chaperone policy, parent communication, and emergency protocols to align with risk management best practices • Introduced service-learning trips to Belize, Dominican Republic, India, South Africa • Built partnerships with NGOs: Smile Train, Grassroot Soccer, Partners in Health INDEPENDENT SCHOOL WORK EXPERIENCE (CONT.) BELMONT HILL SCHOOL, BELMONT, MA History Department Chair, 2010-2013 Supervised personnel, managed budget, oversaw curriculum, and led hiring and evaluation of ten-person department • Guided revision of senior history electives to stress 21st century skills and content: Global Economy, World Religions, AP Comparative Government • Hosted annual meetings of New England history department chairs Faculty Member, 2004-2013 • Designed and taught World Issues (9th grade) and International Affairs (12th grade) • Redesigned and taught AP US History; supervised three student research papers published in Concord Review • Directed Middle School musicals; coached soccer & debate; served on 7th grade admissions committee OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA Lecturer on Law Fall 2012 ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, BRISTOL, RI Adjunct Professor Spring 2009 HON. BRUCE M. SELYA, U.S. 1ST CIR. COURT OF APPEALS, PROVIDENCE, RI Law Clerk 2003-2004 HON. PATTI SARIS, U.S. DIST. COURT FOR MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON, MA Legal Intern Summer 2002 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN, LLP, BOSTON, MA Summer Associate Summer 2001 ALLIANCE CONSULTING GROUP, BOSTON, MA Associate Consultant 1998- 2000 EDUCATION HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA J.D., cum laude, June 2003 • Coordinating Editor of the Harvard Law Review • Pre-law advisor to undergraduates in Leverett House; Music Director in Drama Society HARVARD COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, MA A.B., magna cum laude in History, June 1998 • Prefect to first-year students; Music Director in Harvard Callbacks a cappella group • Thesis: Bear Taming: American Diplomatic Attempts to Reform the Russian State ROXBURY LATIN SCHOOL, WEST ROXBURY, MA Magna cum laude, June 1994 • Editor-in-chief of the school newspaper; glee club president; Harvard Book Award; William Coe Collar Prize REPRESENTATIVE CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND WRITING NAIS Conference (annually); NAIS People of Color Conference (annually; presented in 2017 on recruiting and retaining faculty of color); International Boys Schools Coalition Conference (presented on building a global education program); NEASC Accreditation workshops; CAIS workshops on budgeting and finance; Carney Sandoe NY Hiring Forum: Workshop for Teaching Candidates (panelist); article in CT town magazines on need for school schedule reform; various articles in Belmont Hill School Bulletin and Greens Farms Academy Magazine BOARD MEMBERSHIPS Member of the Board of Directors at Stamford Academy, 9-12th grade charter school in Stamford, CT (2018-); chair of Director Evaluation and Compensation Committee LANGUAGES & INTERESTS Fluent in modern Greek, basic Russian and French, strong background in Latin Crossword puzzles, running, gardening, reading, fishing, cooking, travel, guitar, songwriting .