New Administrators MarQuis Chappell • Director of Equity and Inclusion
MarQuis Chappell joined Harpeth Hall in 2018 as an Upper School English teacher and was named 9th grade dean in July 2020. MarQuis fosters a classroom culture where students are encouraged to value their neighbors and support each other in taking risks. This year, MarQuis served as the founding faculty sponsor for the Black Student Alliance and also co-sponsored the Free Speakers club. He is a capstone advisor for the Global Scholars program. He also collaborated with school leadership to establish Harpeth Hall’s first affinity group for BIPOC faculty, a group he now co-moderates.
What does community mean to you? I believe community to be a place wherein all members are not only connected through shared interest, but also feel responsible for how their words and actions honor their neighbors’ experiences.
What is your favorite part about being an educator? The intellectual
stimulation I receive from learning alongside students and faculty for whom it is common practice to interrogate everything, so as to deepen their understanding. I also love when students approach me with questions to which I don’t know the answer, and we figure it out together. It highlights the community aspect of a school.
What is your mission as a director? A compelling part of Harpeth Hall’s
mission is to provide each student with a global perspective, and that charge will be the impetus for much of my work. My hope is that by the time each girl leaves this school community, she is well equipped with the vocabulary and cultural competence to engage in sophisticated, respectful dialogue with peoples from diverse cultural, racial, religious, socio-economic, and linguistic backgrounds. We live in a global society, and our students must be prepared for it.
What are three fun facts about you?
• I am a classically and gospel-trained pianist. I studied for 15 years. • The Wiz is my favorite musical. • My homemade cheesecakes are legendary (according to my close friends)!
Carol Garaby • Director of Auxiliary Programs
Carol Garaby joined Harpeth Hall as Director of Auxiliary Programs in January of 2021. Before moving to Nashville, Carol spent three years at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. as a member of the auxiliary programs team, specifically working with rental groups and the middle school extended-day program. Prior to GDS, Carol spent 13 years at Baylor School in Chattanooga where she oversaw all-day and boarding summer programs, as well as worked with community partners outside of the school for rental space on campus.
What does community mean to you? It means having a network, a
support team, a cheering section, and a helping hand. It means finding your place and your comfort zone that allows you to explore your fullest potential.
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What makes Harpeth Hall the right place for you? I have felt a
part of the community very quickly. Being a Nashville native, it’s been a great welcome home!
What is your mission as a director? To continue to grow the programs by listening to students, faculty, and administration about what helps the overall school mission, to lead by example, and to constantly evaluate programs for mission alignment, equity, and outreach.
What are three fun facts about you?
• I spent the last four years in Washington, D.C. • I went to college in Little Rock, Arkansas. • I love to be outside – gardening, hiking, running, relaxing!
