Quaker School Advancement Network 2025-26

Join the advancement professionals network in sharing ideas, best practices, and challenges unique to our Quaker institutions.

Join us on April 20 as we welcome Emma Sonduck from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), who will share key data and trends in independent schools for our consideration. Following her presentation, three Heads of School and their Advancement leaders will join us for a panel discussion on the importance of their partnership, engaging the board, and cultivating cultures of philanthropy in their schools.

Independent School Trends:

Emma Sonduck
Senior Data Strategist
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
 

Building a Culture of Philanthropy Panel Discussion:

GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Dana Weeks

Head of School
Hannah Caldwell Henderson
Chief Advancement Officer

 

SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL
Bryan Garman

Head of School
Tara Arras
Assistant Head of School for Advancement

 

FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL
Kathryn Park Cook

Head of School
Justin Wheeler
Director of Finance 
(Former Director of Advancement) 

Moderated by Marjorie Jean-Paul
Director of Institutional Advancement
Friends Seminary

 

Dates & Details

April 20, 2026
Monday [12:00pm - 2:00pm EST]
via Zoom

Planning Committee

Tara Arras, Sidwell Friends School
Elizabeth Breidinger, Moses Brown School
Hannah Caldwell Henderson, Germantown Friends School
Marjorie Jean-Paul, Friends Seminary
Steve Zakroff, Moorestown Friends School

Fees

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