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Foothills School is committed to recruiting and retaining an exceptional professional staff to provide leadership to the school. Each year, the administrative team, in association with the Board of Trustees, establishes schoolwide goals and assures that there is a highly skilled staff in place to accomplish these.

While we do not have professional openings at this time, nor do we anticipate openings in the coming year, we encourage all interested educational and communications leaders to provide their credentials and they will be considered for any appropriate staff openings as they become available. A professional application includes a cover letter and resume, along with a Foothills School application, and may be submitted via email to Shawn Shepherd, Head of School. To see the Foothills School difference firsthand, applicants are encouraged to schedule a tour of the school with Katy Young, Director of Admissions.

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Announcing the 2011-12 Administrative Team

All team members are available by calling the school at 208-331-9260.

Shawn Shepherd, Head of School; provides visionary leadership and direction to the school community, including all operations and personnel supervision. She has been with the school since 2007.

Susan Wolfe is the Director of Education; supervises all elements of the educational program and assures that the school exceeds national education standards. She is in her second year at Foothills.

Cassie Angelos, Director of Operations; manages all capital improvements and building-related issues, supports financial operations, and serves as the administrator for the Head of School.

Piers Lamb is the Director of Student Life. This position coordinates student and community activities, serve as the events "expert" on the team, and assure that students' emotional and developmental needs are met schoolwide.

Katy Young, Director of Admissions; responsible for admissions and school marketing.

Melissa Murar, Bookkeeper; manages all financial operations of the school.

Meet the 2011-12 Administrative Team

Shawn Ann Shepherd, Head of School

Shawn has served as the leader of Foothills School since 2007. Her background in nonprofit leadership, including working nationally for the American Lung Association and running the Rape Crisis Centers of New Mexico, prepared her for the role of Head. She has earned two Master's Degrees - the first in higher education administration (from the University of Vermont) and theatre history and criticism (Washington State University), and has completed her Ph.D. work in the psychology of creativity (University of New Mexico). Shawn's passions are learning new things, hiking in the beautiful Foothills with her companion Gabe - a 140-pound German Shepherd, great food and wine, and fishing trips everywhere she can take them. In 2010 she was named an Idaho Woman of the Year by the IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW.

Susan Wolfe, Director of Education

Susan Wolfe is an award-winning educator and accomplished administrator, having served as an upper-grades classroom teacher for 18 years and an assistant principal for 2 years. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Teaching from Boise State; her Masters of Arts in Teaching from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Her administrative training includes the completion of the Specialist in Educational Administration from the University of Idaho. She has been honored with several awards, including the Associated Oregon Industries Oregon Education Excellence Award and the Oregon Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award. These prestigious awards recognized her ability as a classroom teacher to engage students with relevant, exciting learning activities tied to core curriculum and state standards. Susan is an ITAG-SAGE past-president, and serves on that organization’s board. Susan lives in Boise with her family, husband Alan and children Alexandra (14) and Jason (9). Both children have attended the Foothills School. Susan takes the helm of the educational program in August this year.

Cassie Angelos, Director of Operations

Cassie Angelos has served on the Foothills Administrative team since 2004. She started at Foothills School as one of the AfterCare teachers (the school's daily after-school educational and social program) and went from there to the Front Desk to her current position as the Director of Operations. She has risen through the ranks because of her strong commitment to education and Foothills School! She has her Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (from Boise State University) with sociology and psychology as her emphasis. She enjoys reading, soccer, tennis, running and volleyball and also enjoys spending time with her two dogs, Isadora and Zoey.

Katy Young, Director of Admissions

Katy Young has served on the Foothills Administrative Team for the past 8 years and has worked at Foothills since 2000. As the Director of Admissions, Katy is the first point of contact for prospective families interested in learning more about the school and oversees the school’s admissions and enrollment processes. Over the years, Katy has also served the school as a Junior and Intermediate teacher; contact for alumni; accreditation self-study coordinator; and she helps coordinate school events. Katy grew up in Boise and graduated from Colorado College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. Katy and her husband Dan recently had a baby girl named Ali and, in her free time, Katy enjoys playing soccer and Ultimate Frisbee and mountain biking in the Boise foothills.

Piers Lamb, Director of Student Life

Piers Lamb will be serving on the Foothills Administrative Team working as The Director of Student Life beginning in the Fall of 2010. Piers is an Idaho native and earned a B.S. in Recreation Management and a minor in Outdoor Leadership from The University of Idaho. Most recently, Piers worked for The Blaine County Recreation District in Hailey, Idaho, serving as the Youth and Teen Coordinator. Piers organized and created a variety of programs and special events for Wood River Valley residents including summer camps, after-school programs, concerts, tournaments, and fundraisers. Piers will bring to Foothills a passion for creating a variety of opportunities for Foothills students, along with strong networking, fundraising, and marketing skills. In addition to his programming work, Piers enjoys playing music with his band, and promoting the occasional concert. Piers and his wife Kirsten have two beautiful children named Charlie and Olivia. Piers also enjoys playing ice hockey, mountain biking, telemark skiing, and rock climbing.

WELCOME OUR NEW TEAM MEMBER IN MARCH 2011 - MELISSA MURAR, BOOKKEEPER

Melissa grew up in Idaho and received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Washington and an accounting degree from Boise State University. Her professional experience includes human resources, accounting, and payroll administration. She has served as a supervisor for the Idaho Head Start program in Sun Valley and is ready to return to a school environment to serve families and students! Melissa and her family recently relocated to Boise after four years in Hawaii, where she operated her own accounting firm. She is glad to be back home in Idaho and spends time out of the office with her two young children, running, skiing, reading and traveling. Welcome to Foothills, Melissa!