Alex Shaurette was appointed Associate Head of Academic Affairs in 2018.  He joined Professional Children's School in 2013 as Head of Upper School.  Alex earned a B.A. in Secondary Education/Social Studies from Indiana University and a Master's degree in Education Leadership from Columbia University, Teachers College.  He also attended an Independent School Leadership Institute at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University as well as the Principals' Center at Harvard Graduate School of Education.  He has over 15 years teaching experience, most recently at the Dwight-Engelwood School where he served as Learning Specialist  and Class Dean.

Dania Nauholnyk was appointed Dean of Middle School Student Life in 2016.   A native New Yorker, she received both her B.S. and her M.A. from New York University.   She has taught middle school science at Professional Children's School since 1992.

Admissions Director Shari Honig attended Professional Children's School while pursuing her dance training.  She earned her B.A. from Hunter College as well as a master's degree in Teaching English as a Second Language.  In 2002, she joined the faculty at Professional Children's School and was appointed Admissions Director in 2013.  As an alumna, former PCS teacher, academic advisor and member of our administrative team, Shari is able to discuss PCS from multiple perspectives.

Chris Haley was appointed Director of Institutional Advancement in 2013. With more than two decades of nonprofit fundraising and other leadership experience, Chris holds a Master of Science in Social Work degree with a concentration in nonprofit management from the University of Tennessee, a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middle Tennessee State University, and an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration from Motlow College.

Lizbeth Johnson was appointed Director of Technology in 2014, serving as Director of Academic Technology from 2011-2014.  Before joining Professional Children's School she was Upper School Technology Coordinator at for 5 years at the Durham Academy in Durham, NC.  Her experience in industry includes an engineering position at Sikorsky Aircraft.  Ms. Johnson earned her B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College and a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned her Master's degree in Education from North Carolina State University.