SB INDEPENDENT - Key Persons

Elizabeth has more than twenty years' experience working with the leadership of Manhattan's oldest independent schools to better serve their constituents and bring about change in the areas of admissions, communications, advancement and administration. At Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, Elizabeth consulted with the Head of School on a comprehensive communications relaunch (new website and viewbook) and advised the Head of School on CGPS' first-ever Strategic Plan. At The Buckley School, she was responsible for the Headmaster's communications, was an admissions representative and contributed to the launch of the new website. Working in admissions at The Cathedral School, Elizabeth wrote and redesigned the viewbook and the website's admissions tab. As the Director of Special Events at The Chapin School, she conceived, managed and executed all events related to its $31 million Centennial Capital Campaign. For the past eight years, Elizabeth has served as an adjunct reader in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions of Columbia University. Elizabeth graduated from Bryn Mawr College with an AB in English. She lives in Carnegie Hill with her husband and has two young adult sons. She has been a parent and volunteer at The Brick Church School, The Buckley School, Grace Church School, Horace Mann School, Johns Hopkins University and Wesleyan University.

Jessie is a published author and illustrator who has written for Food & Wine, Brides, and People Style Watch. She has published two cookbooks, Not on Love Alone: A Cookbook for Newlyweds (Marlowe & Co.) and The Two of Us and Friends: A Newlywed's Guide to Entertaining (Marlowe & Co.) Jessie has produced conventional and digital publications for independent schools including Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, The Cathedral School and The School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York. Jessie has produced, written and edited alumni magazines, websites, school histories, case statements, viewbooks and annual reports. She has worked in collaboration with marketing and branding firms to execute style guides and roll out extensive style updates. She is a graduate of Trinity School and has a AB in Art History from Princeton University. Jessie lives in Harlem with her husband and twins.