The PMFS School Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Brenda C. Crawley to be Head of School starting July 1, 2019. The Search Committee enthusiastically recommended Brenda, observing that she is a highly engaging and committed educator with over 30 years of independent elementary school experience as a teacher and administrator. Equal in importance for the Search Committee is that she is a person of infectious energy and a true lover of life.
Brenda Crawley has served as Head of Lower School at Sandy Spring Friends School in Sandy Spring, MD, since 2011. Prior to this position, she was Head of Lower School at McLean School of Maryland in Potomac, MD, for 7 years, and she also served as Music Department Chair, Diversity Coordinator, and music teacher at McLean School. At Sandy Spring, she oversees PK3 through Grade 5, where her areas of expertise include faculty development, community building, learning differences, diversity, equity and inclusion. She served on the self-study steering committee for the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools Accreditation. Brenda holds an M.S. in Organization Development from The Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Music from Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY.