Several individuals, each with a long history of service to McCallie, have been given new or expanded administrative responsibilities.
Kenny Sholl assumes the newly defined position of assistant headmaster. Having served in various teaching, coaching and administrative roles in his 32 year career at McCallie, including most recently as associate headmaster and Upper School head, Mr. Sholl will provide broad leadership throughout the entire school in this new role. Among his many responsibilities and projects will be to help more closely connect the middle and upper schools.
Also with an expanded role will be Troy Kemp
, who will be associate headmaster for Enrollment and Marketing.
Since coming to the Ridge in 1992, Mr. Kemp has held various duties, including as a math teacher and lacrosse coach and, for the last 10 years, as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. His new responsibilities will include not just admission and enrollment, but how McCallie develops and executes marketing initiatives and plans.
Coming home to McCallie will be alumnus Marcus Rafiee ’80, who joins the school as Associate Headmaster for Business Administration, Strategy and Operations. With two math degrees from Northwestern University and with a long professional career with the accounting and consulting firm Deloitte and Touche, Mr. Rafiee brings vast business experience to help the school find ways to operate with efficiency and effectiveness in its many operational and financial areas. Mr. Rafiee served as a McCallie trustee for 12 years.
Returning to McCallie is another alumnus, Craig Ingvalson ’77, who joins the Development Office team in the capacity of Director of Strategic Funding.
Mr. Ingvalson served in the McCallie Development Office from 1988-2002 in several roles, including as Development Director. Most recently, he has served as Director of the Alexian Brothers Foundation. He will help secure the resources for the school’s current and future strategic initiatives and capital projects.
Chattanoogan Adam Webb, who has taught and served as the assistant chaplain at St. Nicholas School, will begin serving as Director of Day Admission, effective August 1.
Mr. Webb, who also has served at Camp Alpine for Boys in recent summers, succeeds Will Newberry
’86, who moves to the McCallie Development Office as a Development Officer.
“McCallie is fortunate to have such great talent and dedication throughout the school,” Headmaster Lee Burns ’87 said. “These individuals in these roles will make us even stronger.”