About

Leadership

Welcome!

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  • Welcome!

    Welcome to Ransom Everglades School, a school that has blended tradition and progressive ideas for over 120 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 the Head of School

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  • Head of School Rachel Rodriguez

    From the Desk of the Head of School: Taking The RE Way into the summer

    Rachel Rodriguez
    For more than 120 years, RE has provided a world-class education grounded in service and ethical leadership. Since our earliest days, our students have pledged to be part of what Paul Ransom called the “third class” of people – those who leave the world better than they find it.

    Leaving the world better than they found it isn’t something our students start doing after graduation. It’s a goal they chase every single day. As we wrapped up the school year, I met with our upper school students to wish them a wonderful summer. I also reminded them that for our core values, there is no summer vacation. 
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Leadership Team

List of 14 members.

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    Rachel Rodriguez 

    Head of School
    Florida International University - B.S.
    Nova Southeastern University - M.S.
  • Photo of John King

    John King Jr. 

    Chief of Innovation & Strategic Programming, History & Social Sciences Teacher
    Emory University - B.A.
    Emory University - M.A.
    Vanderbilt University - Ph.D.
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    Bethania Cabrera 

    Chief of Human Resources
    Lehman College - B.S.
    Florida International University - MSHRM
  • Photo of David Clark

    David Clark 86

    Chief Operating Officer
    Dartmouth College - B.A.
    Florida Atlantic University - M.Ed.
  • Photo of Donald Cramp

    Donald Cramp Jr. 

    Head of the Upper School
    University of Miami - B.S.
    Florida International University - M.S.
    Florida International University - Ed.D.
  • Photo of Peter DiPace

    Peter DiPace 

    Head of the Middle School
    Florida State University - B.S.
    St. Thomas University - J.D.
    Northeastern University - Ed.D.
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    Wendell Graham 74

    Director of Inclusion and Community Engagement
    Columbia University - B.A.
    University of Miami - J.D.
  • Photo of Jason Locke

    Jason Locke 

    Co-Executive Director of College Counseling
    Alfred University - B.A.
    The University of Vermont - M.Ed.
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    Jessica Merrick 

    Director of Teaching & Learning, Mathematics & Computer Science Teacher
    Boston College - B.A.
    Harvard University - M.A.
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    Diana Morales 

    Director of Finance
    Barry University - B.A.
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    Jordan Shapiro 

    Co-Executive Director of College Counseling
    University of Central Florida - B.S.
    Suffolk University - M.S.
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    Amy Shipley 

    Director of Communications
    Princeton University - B.S.E.
  • Photo of Victoria Williamson

    Victoria Williamson 88

    Director of Advancement
    Boston College - B.A.
  • Photo of Amy Zichella

    Amy Zichella 93

    Director of Admission and Enrollment Management
    Florida State University - B.A.

Board of Trustees

Miguel F. Dueñas ’95, Chair
Richard S. Stokes ’94, Vice-Chair
David Gershman, Secretary
Agustin “Konky” R. Arellano ’90
Snjeza Barrack
Bill Bermont ’93
John P. Bolduc
Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna ’90
Edgardo A. Defortuna
Albert Dotson, Jr.
Stephanie N. Dua
David A. Duckenfield
Constance M. Fernandez
Jonathan Fitzpatrick
Jorge Gross ’97
Marjorie Harris
Wendy Holman
Katrin Katz
Susan M. Lampen ’71
David P. Martin
Derek McDowell
Kristen McMahon
Kimberly G. Mendelson, DBA ’85
Camilo Miguel Jr.
Michael E. Moran
Elana M. Oberstein-Harris ’93
Mark Paresky
Brett Sundheim
James G. Weaver Jr. ’90

Ex-Officio:
Rachel Rodriguez, Head of School
Andrew L. Ansin ’81, Council Advisor
Eric Buermann ’69, Life Trustee
David E. Clark ’86, Chief Operating Officer
Diana Morales, Director of Finance
Jeremy Brandrick, REPA President

Co-Presidents, Alumni Association Board:
Veronica Alcorta ’96
Daniela Eraña Andrade ‘98

Middle School

2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 250 6850

Upper School

3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 460 8800

Accreditations and Memberships

FCIS | SAIS | NAIS | NACAC | SACAC | ACCIS |
College Board | CSEE | INDEX | One Schoolhouse
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. It is rated the top private school in Miami and among the 10 private schools in North America. 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.


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