Westridge School Announces New Head of School

Westridge School Announces New Head of School

4/28/21—The Westridge School Board of Trustees has appointed Andrea Kassar, current Head of Upper School at The Nightingale-Bamford School, as the next Head of School. She will join Westridge in July 2022, succeeding Elizabeth J. McGregor upon her retirement.

“During our search process there was remarkable alignment across our community on the priorities we sought in our next Head of School: a visionary thought leader with the ability to sustain academic excellence while promoting social-emotional wellbeing and a committed advocate for DEI and anti-racism work,” said Richard Fung, Chair of the Westridge Board.

“I am honored, humbled, and very excited to become Westridge’s next Head of School. I have loved getting to know the Westridge community,” shared Kassar. “I believe deeply in everything that Westridge is: a school that is innovative and forward-looking, a school that empowers girls to question the status quo and to shape and change their learning community in the most important ways, a school that inspires students to be ‘intellectually adventurous thinkers and courageous, compassionate leaders.’ These are the very values that have always been fundamental to me as an educator. Westridge’s mission is also my own.”

Kassar’s commitment to all-girls education runs deep. She is an alumna of The Brearley School and prior to her time at Nightingale-Bamford, she was member of the teaching faculty and administrative team at The Chapin School.