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Upper School Quick Contacts
List of 12 members.
Mr.
Sean
Ball
Head of Upper School
941-554-5983
Mrs.
Aimee
Murphy
Assistant Head of Upper School
941-554-5952
Mrs.
Marie
Dowdy
Assistant to the Middle & Upper School Heads
941-867-3412, x1062
Mrs.
Gillian
Walrich
Receptionist - Middle & Upper School, MS Girls Basketball Assistant Coach
941-554-5950
Ms.
Michelle
Barber
Middle & Upper School Nurse
941-554-5980
Ms.
Melinda
Lloyd
Director of Academic Support & Upper School Counselor, Academic Support Department Chair
941-554-5957
Mrs.
Laura
Murphy
Director of Enrollment Management
941-554-3404
Mrs.
Dana
Calo
Director of Middle & Upper School Admissions
941-554-5967
Mr.
Timothy
Brewer
Upper School Dean of Student Activities
941-554-5963
Mr.
Andres
Parra
Athletic Director, Varsity Boys Soccer Assistant Coach
941-554-5961
Ms.
Monica
Baldwin
Director of Financial Assistance & Auxiliary Programs
941-554-3441
Mrs.
Anita
Cordes
941-554-3407
The Out-of-Door Academy
LOWER SCHOOL
|
Historic Siesta Key Campus
| Pre-K – Grade 5
444 Reid Street, Sarasota, FL 34242
|
941-349-3223
| Fax: 941-349-8133
LOWER SCHOOL
|
Lower School Campus on Clark Road
| Pre-K – Grade 1
11011 Clark Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241
|
941-349-3223
MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOLS
|
Uihlein Campus in Lakewood Ranch
| Grades 6 – 8 | Grades 9 – 12
5950 Deer Drive, Sarasota, FL 34240
|
941-349-3223
| Fax:
941-907-1251
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