Steve Hearn '74 returns as vice president for Advancement at McCallie.
Steve Hearn ’74 returns to McCallie to serve as vice president for Advancement, overseeing the school’s marketing, communications, fundraising, alumni and admission programs while developing strategies to keep McCallie competitive well into the 21st century and beyond.
Mr. Hearn returns to the Ridge from Presbyterian Day School in Memphis where he served for the past 10 years as assistant headmaster for Advancement. Previously he served from 1985-2001 as McCallie’s director of Admission and as the assistant headmaster for Advancement at Girls Preparatory School from 2001-2006.
"Steve Hearn is one of the country's most effective and respected professionals in the field of advancement and fundraising," Headmaster Lee Burns '87 said. "His expertise, experience, energy and ideas will help McCallie as we seek to gather the support and resources to implement our strategic plan."
Mr. Hearn has been asked to share his expertise in education at the National Association of Independent Schools annual conference, the International Boys Schools annual conference, CASE District III conference and the National Coalition of Girls School conference. He has served on the planning committee for the CASE/NAIS Independent School national conference and has served as a member of the Administrator Services Committee of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools.
“I’m thrilled to be back at McCallie, and I’m looking forward to working with our alumni, parents and friends in an effort to advance the mission and goals of this wonderful school,” Mr. Hearn said.
Mr. Hearn earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from UTC and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He and his wife, Denise, are excited to return to McCallie and help the school grow.