Leadership

Dedicated professionals and committed volunteers, working together.

At the center of a Wellington education are the faculty and administrators who encourage, inspire, and celebrate the discoveries our students make every day. Our Board of Trustees provides invaluable guidance, oversight, and vision.

Lead Faculty & Administrators

  • Eliza McLaren
    Head of School

    Barnard College – BA

    Teachers College, Columbia University - MA

    Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University - MEd

    614-457-7883

    mclaren@wellington.org

  • Shelley Brown
    Assistant Head of School for Academics

    Miami University – BS

    DePaul University – MS

    614-457-7883

    brown@wellington.org 

  • Lindsey Smith
    Chief Operating Officer

    DePaul University – BS

    Capital University – MBA 

    614-324-1649

    smith2@wellington.org

  • Louis Frank
    Head of Middle School

    University of Pennsylvania - BA

    Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English - MA

    Boston College - MEd

    614-324-1654

    frank@wellington.org

  • Marty Frazier
    Head of Upper School

    frazier@wellington.org

  • Latisha Humphries
    Director of Community Engagement & Belonging

    Washington University in St. Louis – BA

    Hunter College – MEd

    lhumphries@wellington.org

  • Emily Berty
    Director of College Counseling

    The University of Dayton – BA

    The Ohio State University – MA

    614-324-1678

    berty@wellington.org 

  • Erica Clark
    Director of Student Success K-12

    Wittenberg University – BA

    The Ohio State University – MA

    614-457-7883

    clark@wellington.org 

  • Dakota Elder-Thorn
    Director of Performing Arts & Theatre Director

    Heidelberg University – BA

    delderthorn@wellington.org 

  • Kelly Heineike
    Director of Business Operations

    The University of Dayton – MBA

    614-324-8896

    heineike@wellington.org 

  • Dara Jackson
    Director of Enrollment Management

    Howard University – BA

    Franklin University – MA

    614-324-1641

    jackson@wellington.org 

  • John Kruzan
    Director of Technology & Chief Technology Officer for The Wellington Initiative

    Miami University – BS

    The Ohio State University – MS

    614-324-8889

    kruzan@wellington.org 

  • Amanda Pierce
    Director of Marketing and Communications

    The Ohio State University – BA

    614-324-8888

    pierce@wellington.org 

  • Gina Spicer
    Director of Auxiliary Programs

    The Ohio State University – BA

    University of Cincinnati – MA

    614-324-8889

    spicer@wellington.org 

  • Dr. Nick Williams
    Director of Athletics & Physical Education

    Vanderbilt University – MEd

    Vanderbilt University – PhD

    614-324-1575

    nwilliams@wellington.org 

Wellington School 2025-26 Board of Trustees

  • James Croft
    Chair

    Senior Managing Director, Lument Capital

  • Theodore K. Manley
    Past Chair

    Principal, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

  • Matt Scantland
    Vice Chair

    Founder & CEO, AndHealth

    Principal, Twofold Ventures

    Co-Founder & Former CEO, CoverMyMeds

  • Andrew Thomas, MD, MBA
    Treasurer

    Wolfe Foundation Chief Clinical Officer

    Senior Associate Vice President for Health Sciences

    Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine

    The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

  • Shari Hicks-Graham
    Secretary

    President, Downtown Dermatology

    CEO, LivSo

  • Mary Amos Augsburger, Esq.
    CEO, Ohio State Bar Association

  • Tucker Böhm '98
    Vice President, The Daimler Group

  • Gerri Brand
    Community/School Volunteer

  • Lisa Edwards
    Community/School Volunteer

  • Wendy Anandajeya Kirkland, MD '02
    Partner, Arena Eye Surgeons, LLC

  • Stanley Lan
    Founder, President & CEO,
    Bluestone Brothers U. S. Inc.

  • Jim Mermis 
    Founder and Managing Partner, The Junto Company, Ltd.

  • Sophia Mohr '91
    Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, COTA

  • Idin Pirasteh '97
    COO, Academica Ohio

  • Melissa Shivers, PhD
    Senior Vice President Student Life,
    The Ohio State University

  • Joanne Strasser
    Principal Consultant, sas Advisory

  • Benjamin H. Thompson
    Owner, Primary Aim LLC

  • Tracy J. Wholf '99
    Senior Producer, CBS News