Leadership
Meet Our Headmaster
Garhett Wagers is a passionate and engaging leader with more 20 years in education, where he has worked in both traditional and nontraditional settings. He believes strongly in the importance of a whole child education. Garhett believes the teacher is charged with meeting learners where they are, understanding who they are, and crafting an atmosphere that challenges students to be better versions of themselves. It is the evolving discovery of self that causes Pre-K through 8th grade schools to stand out. It is no coincidence that Garhett has spent so much of his career in Episcopal schools, where stewarding these values is at the core of culture.
Prior to joining St. Mark's as our Headmaster in 2010, Garhett served as the Assistant to the Headmaster for Institutional Advancement and the Head of the Intermediate Division at St. Mary's Episcopal Day School in Tampa, Florida. Garhett serves on the Board of Directors for the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools, and was a 2015 Cohort in the Heads Fellowship Program at Teachers College of Columbia University.
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School Leadership
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of St. Mark’s Episcopal School is a dynamic group of individuals that focuses on the long-term strategic goals and financial position of the school and the selection and support of its Headmaster. Made up of current and former parents, grandparents, alumni, and community leaders, the Board’s primary goal is to support and protect the mission of the school. The board entrusts the normal, day-to-day operations of the school to their sole employee, the Headmaster, and instead focuses its efforts on policy, managing the relationship between St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and St. Mark’s Episcopal School, and overseeing the financial operations of the school.
Standing Committees:
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Audit Committee
Advancement Committee
Committee on Trustees
Church and School Committee
Head Support Committee
2020-2021 Board of Trustees
Sara Elkins, Board Chairman
Term Expires June 2023
Ron Bankston
Term expires June 2021
Bob Biehl
Term expires June 2021
Eleanor Cannon
Term expires June 2021
Ryan Cassens
Term Expires June 2022
Alex Doan
Term Expires June 2023
Gury Doshi
Term expires June 2021
Sean Fitzpatrick
Term expires June 2021
David Herr
Term expires June 2021
Richard Holt
Term expires June 2022
Julie Kinzelman
Term expires June 2022
Freda Lee
Term Expires June 2023
Walter Lynch
Term Expires June 2023
Winnie Powell, '98
Term Expires June 2023
Kirti Saxena
Term Expires June 2023
The Rev. Patrick Miller, Rector
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Garhett Wagers, Headmaster
St. Mark’s Episcopal School
Ex-Officio Members
Nathan Phelps, Vestry Representative
Term expires June 2021
Emily Amelio, Parent Guild President
Term expires June 2021
Jean Marie Howard, Board Clerk