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Leadership

Welcome!

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  • Welcome!

    Welcome to Ransom Everglades School, a school that has blended tradition and progressive ideas for more than 115 years.

    Throughout our history, students have developed the experiences, skills and knowledge to guide them through meaningful lives in a changing world. Since the beginning, Ransom Everglades has sought to instill an appreciation for the environment, global perspectives, empathy, cultural competencies and the ability to persevere. A curriculum that includes sailing on Biscayne Bay, a student body with students from around the Americas and world, and a well-traveled faculty have been hallmarks at Ransom Everglades.

    Three decades before Harkness tables arrived at Exeter, Paul Ransom instructed students in the Pagoda through the close readings of texts and, in 1955, Marie and Ed Swenson opened the Everglades School to students of all backgrounds. Student-centered, discussion-based learning built on a pedagogy of inquiry still characterizes Ransom Everglades, whether around tables where literature and historical texts are analyzed or in computer and physics labs where students define problems and create solutions.
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From Interim Head of School

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  • Interim Head of School Rachel Rodriguez

    For alumni, all roads lead back to RE

    Rachel Rodriguez
    We certainly owe a huge debt of gratitude to our founders, Paul Ransom and Ed and Marie Swenson. We know we have a dedicated and knowledgeable faculty, and our students are incredible. Amid a magnificent Alumni Weekend just over a week ago, we were reminded that the foundation of our institution, the underlying strength of this school, is our extraordinary alumni community.
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Leadership Team

List of 12 members.

  • Photo of Rachel Rodriguez

    Rachel Rodriguez 

    Interim Head of School
    305-460-8845
    Florida International University - B.S.
    Nova Southeastern University - M.S.
    Bio
  • Photo of John King

    John King Jr. 

    Associate Head of School, History & Social Sciences Teacher
    305-460-8230
    Emory University - B.A.
    Emory University - M.A.
    Vanderbilt University - Ph.D.
    Bio
  • Photo of Geoffrey Bennett

    Geoffrey "Geoff" Bennett 

    Chief Financial Officer
    305-460-8851
    Kenyon College - B.A.
    Thunderbird School of Global Management - M.B.A.
    Bio
  • Photo of John Boberg

    John "Eric" Boberg 

    Head of the Middle School
    305-250-6871
    University of North Florida - B.A.
    Harvard Graduate School of Education - M.Ed.
    Neeley School of Business - M.B.A.
    University of Texas - Arlington - Ph.D.
    Bio
  • Photo of David Clark

    David Clark 86

    Chief Operating Officer and Interim Head of the Upper School
    Dartmouth College - B.A.
    Florida Atlantic University - M.Ed.
    Bio
  • Photo of Shawn Costantino

    Shawn Costantino 

    Director of Arts
    305-460-8875
    University of Miami - B.M.
    DePaul University - M.M.
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    Wendell Graham 74

    Director of Inclusion and Community Engagement
    305-460-8889
    Columbia University - B.A.
    University of Miami - J.D.
    Bio
  • Photo of Melanie Hoffmann

    Melanie Hoffmann 

    Director of Advancement
    305-460-8820
    Hollins College - B.A.
    University of Pennsylvania - M.S.
    Bio
  • Photo of Linda Lawrence

    Linda Lawrence 

    Chief Technology Officer
    305-460-8220
    Louisiana Tech University - B.S.
    Tulane University - M.S.
    Bio
  • Photo of Jason Locke

    Jason Locke 

    Executive Director of College Counseling
    Alfred University - B.A.
    The University of Vermont - M.Ed.
    Bio
  • Photo of Amy Shipley

    Amy Shipley 

    Director of Communications
    305-460-8212
    Princeton University - B.S.E.
    Bio
  • Photo of Amy Zichella

    Amy Zichella 93

    Director of Admission and Enrollment Management
    305-250-6875
    Florida State University - B.A.
    Bio

Board of Trustees

Mr. Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Chair
Dr. Elana M. Oberstein-Harris '93, Vice Chair
Mr. Andrew L. Ansin '81
Mr. Agustin “Konky” Arellano '90
Mr. Shane Battier
Mr. John P. Bolduc
Mr. Edgardo Defortuna
Ms. Stephanie N. Dua
Mr. David Duckenfield
Mr. Miguel F. Dueñas '95
Mrs. Constance M. Fernandez
Mr. David Gershman
Mr. Jeffrey J. Hicks '84
Mrs. Wendy Holman
Ms. Melissa E. Krinzman '86​
Mrs. Susan M. Lampen '71
Mrs. Kinga Lampert
Mr. Jon Madorsky '91
Mr. Eric A. Mendelson
Mr. Michael E. Moran
Mr. Mark Paresky
Mr. Rudy Prio Touzet '76
Mr. Scott A. Srebnick '83
Mr. Richard S. Stokes '94
Mrs. Brett Sundheim
Mr. Christopher Torto
Mr. James Weaver ’90

Life Trustee:
Mr. Eric Buermann ’69

Presidents, Alumni Association Board:
Dr. Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna '90
Mr. Todd  Mestepey '91

President, Parents’ Association:
Mr. Javier Lugo
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.