Leadership

Head of School Search
On April 1, 2021, after ten years of serving Ensworth, David Braemer announced that he will be leaving Ensworth following the end of the 2021-22 school year. Learn more about the Head of School search process here.

A Letter from David Braemer, Head of School

Welcome to Ensworth.

Ensworth is a coeducational school where students in kindergarten through twelfth grades are nurtured and respected as individuals, challenged to become life-long learners, and inspired to be active contributors to any community of which they are a part.

This is clearly the case at Ensworth. Whether it is through our challenging curriculum, our diverse fine arts offerings or our robust athletic program, students and teachers engage in a learning process that is second to none.

At the heart of every great school is an exceptional faculty committed to guiding students as they explore their potential in a broad range of contexts.

By virtue of being an independent school, Ensworth has the freedom to provide a curriculum based on current best practices in education and to assess student performance in authentic, meaningful ways, which prepares our students exceptionally well for success in college and beyond.

I invite you to explore Ensworth: learn about our Mission and Vision; meet our Faculty and Staff; learn about student opportunities in Academics, the Arts and Athletics; see where our graduates are admitted to college; then plan your visit to our two campuses where you will be able to experience firsthand what makes Ensworth such a vibrant, dynamic school community.

Sincerely,

David J. Braemer

Head of School

Ensworth Leadership Team

List of 11 members.

David Braemer

Head of School

(615) 250-8920

Amherst College - B.A.
Boston College - M.Ed.
Ricky Bowers

Associate Head of School; Director of Athletics; Head Boys Basketball Coach-HS

(615) 301-5425

Samford University
Lipscomb University - B.A.
Tennessee State University - M.A.
Dr. Sarah Buchanan

Associate Head of School; Director of Enrollment Management

Vanderbilt University - B.A.
Vanderbilt University - M.A.
Vanderbilt University - Ed.D.
Heather Caponi

Head of Lower School

Colby College - B.A.
University of San Diego - M.Ed.
Chan Gammill

Head of Middle School

Hamilton College - B.A.
Dartmouth College - M.A.L.S.
Syracuse University - M.B.A.
Nowell Hesse

Head of High School

(615) 250-8913

University of Georgia - B.S.
Vanderbilt University - M.Ed.
Jason Hiett

Director of Technology

(615) 250-8921

Tennessee Technological University - B.S.
Bedell James

Director of Institutional Advancement

(615) 250-8919

Lynchburg College - B.A.
Whitney Johnson

Director of Finance and Operations

(615) 301-5367

University of Central Arkansas - B.B.A.
University of Arkansas - M.Acc.
Dr. Bobby Mirzaie

Director of Curriculum & Instruction; History Teacher-HS; Head Boys Cross Country Coach-HS

(615) 301-8939

University of Oklahoma - B.A.
Arizona State University - M.L.S.
Northeastern University - Ed.D.
David Whitfield

Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion; English, History and Seminar Teacher-HS

(615) 301-5378

Tennessee State University - B.A.
University of Chicago - M.A.
Vanderbilt University - M.L.A.S.

Board of Trustees

Will Morrow, President
Jennifer Frist, Vice-President
Jim Bowen, Secretary
Bruce Crosby, Treasurer
John Jacobson, Counsel
Bruce Moore, Special Advisor

Kathryn Brown

Stuart Brunson
Gerard Bullock

Amy Christiansen

Beth Courtney
Amanda Farnsworth

Ben Freeland

Craig Goguen

Chad Greer

Emily Kurtz

Deb McDermott

Neal Patel
Yvonne Ralsky

Josephine Smithwick

Jamee Thompson

T.J. Wilt, Ex officio - Past Board Chair
David Braemer, Ex officio - Head of School
Elizabeth Gerken, Ex officio - President, Ensworth Parent Association
Kirsten Crosby, Ex officio - President-Elect, Ensworth Parent Association
Anna Russell Kelly Friedman, Ex officio - President, Ensworth Alumni Council