Head of School Search

Patrick serves as president of UBC, an Express Scripts company, and is the owner of the entertainment management and recording company, ZLink Entertainment. Patrick is the parent of an SCH alumna, Class of 2019, and an Upper School student.

Patrick was co-chair of the 2015 Head of School Search Committee.

Tim is a partner in the international law firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he serves as the global practice group leader for the firm’s Investment Management Practice Group.  His practice focuses on advising investment management firms on regulatory matters and formation and operation of pooled investment vehicles, including registered investment companies and private funds.  He is the parent of a Middle School girl and two Upper School students.

On the Board, Tim serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and Co-Chair of the Governance Committee.

Nadine is senior counsel at the Philadelphia Housing Authority. She has a long and deep connection to the school as an alumna, parent, and former president of the Parents Association, and Springside Alumnae Association. She has also served on committees for numerous Parents Association fundraisers. Nadine is the parent of a Middle School boy and Upper Schooler.

On the board, she is co-chair of the Governance Committee.

Mims is a partner in Morgan Lewis’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice. She is the parent of three SCH alumnae. She has served on several other search committees, including for the dean of the University of Virginia School of Law and for the president of the Richmond Children's Museum. 

Mims was the president of the Springside Parents Association,  served on the Springside and then the SCH Board of Trustees from 2002 to 2020, was co-chair of the 2015 Head of School Search Committee, and is currently a member of the DEI task force.

Brian is provost and executive vice president at George Washington University, overseeing the academic mission of the institution. Prior to joining GW, Brian served as provost at Drexel University. Brian and his wife Bridget, the 2019-2020 president of the Parents Association, have two boys at SCH, one in Lower School and one in Upper School.

Dave is chief technology officer at URBN and president of Nuuly, where he developed the concept, team, and launch plan for URBN’s rental subscription platform in 2019. He is the parent of five SCH students, three Lower School students and two Middle Schoolers.

On the board, Dave is the chair of the Admissions Recruitment Sub-committee.

Youngmoo is director of the Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. He is the parent of a Middle School boy.

On the board, he is the co-chair of the CEL Advisory Committee, and co-chair of the DEI Task Force Subcommittee for Student Recruitment + Retention.

Debbie’s connections to Springside, Chestnut Hill Academy, and SCH run deep. In addition to serving as a CHA and now SCH trustee, Debbie has served as the Springside athletic director, chaired numerous Parents Association fundraisers, and along with family and friends, established The Jordie Maine ’79 Scholarship Fund in memory of her husband, Jordie.  She is the parent of three alumni, and her grandson was among the first cohort of students in the Early Childhood Center (ECC).

On the board, Debbie is the chair of the Enrollment and Marketing Committee. She also served on the 2015 Head of School Search Committee.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” is a Springside alumna from the Class of 2002 and is a former class agent. She is the director of the McCausland Foundation whose mission includes various interests in education. Along with the McCausland family, Lizzie and her husband, Kyle Salata, manage the historic Erdenheim Farm in Flourtown, PA. Lizzie has two boys in the Early Childhood Center (ECC).

Andy Topping is Senior Vice President for Comcast Business.  In this role, Andy oversees Human Resources, Internal Communications and Sales Compensation for Comcast’s Business Services Division. Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, WiFi, Voice, Video and Managed Enterprise Solutions to help organizations of all sizes transform their business. He has two sons, one in Middle Schools and one in Upper School.