Welcome to Dr. Mary Jo Carabatsos

EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR WILL BECOME THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL.

Head of School Jim Hamilton announced in March that Mary Jo Carabatsos, Ph.D. has accepted an offer to become the next director of Berwick’s Upper School.

Following a national search that generated a highly qualified applicant pool, Dr. Carabatsos emerged as the candidate whose strengths and experience will best support Berwick Academy’s mission and vision. She is set to begin her duties on July 1.

“I couldn’t be more excited about all Dr. Carabatsos will bring to the Upper School at Berwick,” Hamilton said. “She is not only an expert educator, but she also brings deep leadership experience, which will serve the School well. As we continue to prepare students for the future of education and what the future of work will look like, Mary Jo Carabatsos is the right person to be leading our Upper School.”

Carabatsos will take over for current Upper School Director Ted Smith, whose career at Berwick has spanned 25 years, beginning in 1998 as a French teacher and soccer coach. During his time on the Hilltop, Smith served as dean of students and assistant director of the Upper School, before becoming director seven years ago. He will depart Berwick at the end of the academic year to become head of school at the Jackson Hole Community School in Wyoming.