New Administrator/Trustee

Damian Long

Director of College Counseling

Damian Long began as Director of College Counseling on July 1. He follows Keith Vassall who was appointed Director of Student Support Services at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, MO.

Damian comes to MFS with extensive experience in college counseling and independent schools, most recently serving as the Associate Director of College Counseling and Class of 2021 Dean at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA. Prior to Shipley, he served as the Associate Director of College Counseling at The Hun School of Princeton. He also worked as a college guidance counselor at his alma mater, St. Augustine Prep in Richland, and as a Research Assistant at Villanova University, where he earned both his B.A. in human services and M.S. in counseling.

A South Jersey native, Damian previously spent time on the MFS campus as a participant in the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools Leadership Institute in 2015-16, hosted by MFS. “As a lifetime resident of South Jersey, I am quite familiar with the strong reputation and legacy of Moorestown Friends as an institution,” said Damian. “I can vividly recall the lasting impression left by students walking together along McShap Path, the unity of Friends in meeting, and my experience connecting with colleagues at the Starbucks just across from campus.”

Braheim Knight ’92 Appointed to School Committee

Braheim Knight ’92 was recently appointed to the Moorestown Friends School Committee. He is the father of Queen ’31 (third grade).

Braheim is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer for the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Previously, he was a Pharmacy Business Coach for AmerisourceBergen. Braheim has 20+ years of experience in retail sales and the retail pharmacy environment, including as a pharmacy manager.

He has a bachelor of applied science degree in psychology from Morehouse College and an M.B.A. from the University of Scranton in health care management. Braheim is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education degree from Northeastern University in Organizational Leadership. Furthermore, Braheim has nearly completed a four-class e-certificate on Diversity and Inclusion through Cornell University. His interest in diversity and inclusion work was put into action at AmerisourceBergen with efforts to increase the number of Black pharmacists. These initiatives included the development of partnerships with Black colleges, foundations, and pharmacies.

Braheim attended the Parent Think Tank, which was one of the Strategic Plan kickoff events in September 2019. He joined the Alumni Association Executive Committee in 2019-20; served as Leadership Circle Volunteer in 2019-20, and joined the Development Committee in Spring 2020. He was also recruited to serve as Parent Council Lower School Diversity Committee Representative, which is a new group led by MFS Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dorothy López that first met in March 2021 to plan initiatives to engage parents in DEI work.