THE STONE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Meet the Administrative team.

Meet our teams.

We’ve built an extraordinary faculty that consists of innovative educators who like to ask "why": about pedagogy, about school culture, about education. 

Join us.

Lower School Team

Middle & Upper School Team

Admin
at Stone.

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Mike Simpson

Head of School
12th Grade Dean

simpsonm@stoneindependent.org

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Abby Kirchner

Associate Head of School
Director of Education
Director of College Counseling
12th Grade Dean

kirchnera@stoneindependent.org

Kristen Diehl

Head of Lower School

diehlk@stoneindependent.org

Sarah Hurley

Director of Experiential Education

hurleysa@stoneindependent.org

Melissa Groff

Dean of Lower School Admissions

groffm@stoneindependent.org

Christy Post

Registrar

postc@stoneindependent.org

Kelly Whalen

Director of Marketing

whalenk@stoneindependent.org

  • Group of graduates in black caps and gowns with orange stoles taking a selfie with a man in glasses and a woman in a blue dress in a hallway.
  • A woman and a man standing outdoors in a parking lot, each wearing a blue inflatable swim ring around their waist. The woman is smiling, wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, and a scarf. The man has a gray beard, glasses, and is wearing a black Patagonia hoodie. They are posing with their arms around each other.

“I'm proud of the way the staff teach and
how much they care about the educational environment they are building.”

~ S T O N E P A R E N T