To ensure families receive accurate information in a timely and efficient manner, contacting the person most closely associated with your concern or question will yield the best results.
All School
Alumni Relations - Marion Entwisle, Director of Development, 301.576.2822
Business Office, Student Billing - Marcus Tomlin, Student Billing Administrator, 301.576.2844
Camp - Dan Hayden, Director of Camp, 301.576.2818
Communications, Website - Kitty Jones, Director of Communications, 301.576.2847
Financial Aid – Stephanie Orji, Associate Director of Admission and Dean of Financial Aid, 301.576.2839
Giving - Marion Entwisle, Director of Development, 301.576.2822
Health Forms and Medications - Kirstie Abernathy, Director of Health Services, 301.576.2814
Lost & Found - Contact appropriate Division Office or Extended Day Directors
Barrie Family Association - BFA@Barrie.org
Technology
- MyBarrie Concerns & Profile Changes - email database@barrie.org
- Barrie network and Chromebook concerns - contact PCSupport@barrie.org
Student Schedules/Class Placement - Contact appropriate Division Office
Lower School
- Heidi Novak, Head of Lower School - Early Childhood
- Hilary Green, Head of Lower School - Elementary
- Kimberly Foard, Office Administrator, Director of Extended Day Early Childhood, Director of OCC, Tech Liaison
Contact Kim for all administrative matters: absence, tardiness, forms, contacting a student directly during the day, etc. - Lower School Front Office, 301.576.2832
lower school faculty & Staff directory
Absences/Tardiness - Kim Foard, Office Administrator
Academics (Lower and Upper Elementary) - Heidi Novak, Head of Lower School - Early Childhood, 301.576.2867
Academics (Infant, Toddler and Primary) - Hilary Green, Head of Lower School - Elementary, 301.576.2877
Extended Day (Early Childhood) - Kim Foard, Office Administrator, Director of Extended Day, Director of OCC, Tech Liaison, 301.576.2832
Extended Day (Grades 1-8) - Tim Evans, Assistant Director of Extended Day, 301.576.2816
Student Support and Success
- Social/Emotional Support - Madison Donnem, Counselor, 301.576.2832
- Learning Support - Beverley DiTusa, Learning Specialist (Toddler-3rd grade), 301.576.2832
- Learning Support - Arietni Douglas, Learning Specialist (4th-8th grade), 301.576.2855
Transcript Requests - Kim Foard, Office Administrator
Middle & Upper School
- Dr. Dwan Henderson, Interim Head of Middle and Upper School
- Dr. Dwan is happy to speak with families. Please note that the leaders below are best positioned to provide timely responses to the family concerns listed.
- Luticia Williams, MUS Office Administrator, 301.576.2855
- Contact Luticia for all administrative matters: forms, contacting a student during the day, planned and extended absences, etc. For any other concerns not listed here, please see below.
Middle and Upper School policy is to return parent emails within 24 hours.
Middle and Upper School faculty & Staff Directory
Absences/Tardiness
- For daily absences and tardiness, please email MUSAttendance@barrie.org and complete the absence form by 8:30 AM to assist us in keeping all of our students safe.
- For planned and extended absences, please contact Luticia Williams, MUS Office Administrator, 301.576.2855. She will guide you through our process.
Academics - For any new academic-related class issue, please contact your student's teacher directly and copy their advisor.
Athletics - Phil Tavares, Interim MUS Director of Athletics, Health, and Wellness 301.576.2886
Class Placement - Emily Behan, Interim Dean of Studies & Registrar
College Counseling & Post-Secondary Success - Brittney Howell, Director of College Counseling, 301.576.2831
Conflict with another student or adult, not related to a specific class - Rachel Jackson, Dean of Student Life (students); Emily Behan, Interim Dean of Studies (adults)
Curriculum, Teaching Methodology, or Assessment Practices
- First, contact the student's teacher directly.
- If communication with your student's teacher does not resolve your concern, please contact the specific Department Chair.
- If conversations and meetings with teachers and Department Chairs have not brought a resolution, please contact Emily Behan, Interim Dean of Studies & Registrar.
Extended Day - Dan Hayden, Director of Extended Day (Grades 1-8), 301.576.2815
International Student Academic Support - Admission Office, 301.576.2800
Standardized Testing- PSAT/NMSQT and AP Exams - Brittney Howell, Director of College Counseling, 301.576.2831. Testing accommodations - Rachel Tate, Learning Specialist, 301.576.2825
Student Support and Success
- Social/Emotional Support and Service Learning Coordinator - Meagan Hairston, Counselor, 301.576.2843
- Learning Support - Rachel Tate, Learning Specialist (Grades 6-12), 301.576.2825, and Arietni Douglas, Learning Specialist (Grades 4-12), 301.576.2855
Student Life: Social Events, Leadership Opportunities, Discipline Concerns - Rachel Jackson, Dean of Student Life, 301.576.2850
Transcript Requests
- If you are a current senior, please contact Brittney Howell, Director of College Counseling, for official transcripts.
- For all others, please contact Registrar@Barrie.org, include the following, and allow 7-10 business days for processing:
- Your full legal name
- Your DOB
- Your graduating class
- The recipient's name, affiliation, and email address (preferred) or mailing address.
Upper School Program (questions about student re-enrollment in the next grade) - Dr. Dwan Henderson, Interim Head of Middle & Upper School
Who to Contact