Following an extensive national search and thanks to our DRG search partners, the Bement Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Casey as the next Head of School at Bement.
MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL SEARCH COMMITTEE
Dear Members of the Bement Community,
Following an extensive national search and thanks to our DRG search partners Jennifer Fleischer and Rachel Carter, the Bement Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Casey as the next Head of School at Bement, effective July 1, 2026.
Anna is a dedicated educator with over 35 years of experience in independent schools across New England and Colorado. Her familiarity with and dedication to Bement and its mission are profound, having served as the Head of the Lower School for the past four years.
Four months ago, the search committee embarked on a mission to identify the next leader for Bement. The school community expressed a desire for a leader who was an educator first, a listener who could instill trust, communicate effectively, build a cohesive team, and articulate a compelling vision and strategy that inspires action. Anna impressed both the search committee and the entire Bement community with her vision, integrity, and unwavering commitment to prioritizing students.
We were deeply impressed by Anna’s passion for Bement and K-9 education, recognizing how it lays the foundation for children to grow and thrive as they transition to high school and beyond. Anna also demonstrated a strong eagerness to continue fostering relationships and connections with all constituencies, ensuring that everyone at Bement feels a sense of belonging. Throughout our discussions, the search committee was profoundly moved by Anna’s dedication to our boarding community, our sense of family, and her ability to honor our past while embracing the future.
Anna holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Education with a focus on Early Childhood Education. She and her husband Bob look forward to moving into Mary Hawks House not only as their next home but as a place of gathering and welcome for the Bement community.
We would like to thank the entire Bement community for your engagement and participation throughout this process. We are thrilled to welcome Anna as our next Head of School and eagerly anticipate her leadership as we embark on the start of our second century.
With gratitude,
Allison (Neumeister) Fry, '98
President, The Bement School Board of Trustees
Search Committee:
Allison (Neumeister) Fry '98, TT, Board of Trustees President
Scott Smith TT, P’98, ’01, ’03, PF, Board of Trustees Secretary, Search Committee Co-chair
Jennifer (Natenshon) Chibani '05, TT, Board of Trustees Vice President, Search Committee Co-chair
Shawn Robinson TT, P'29
Patricia Kung TT, P'26
Meghan Kalas TT, P '28 '30 '32, Co-chair of the BFA
Lisa McCarthy TT, P'22 '24 '28 '30
Janice Currie P '99 '02, GP '33 '34, PF
MESSAGE FROM ANNA CASEY
Dear Bement Community,
I am extremely honored to have been selected as the next Head of School at Bement. I am grateful for the thoughtful and thorough process, led by Allison Fry, Scott Smith, Jennie Chibani, and the entire search committee, that has brought our community to this moment. During my two day interview at Bement, I very much enjoyed meeting with many of you to share my excitement for the position and, most importantly, to learn about your love of the school and your hopes for Bement’s future.
As Bement’s current lower school head, I feel especially lucky to have already had many opportunities to see how special Bement is. To regularly observe our students joyfully participating in an arts class, puzzling through a math or science question, writing creatively, reading voraciously, exploring complex historical concepts, and utilizing our beautiful outdoor spaces for learning fills me with pride for the many and varied ways in which children grow at our school. The manner in which the whole community embodies the school’s core values may be my most favorite aspect of Bement. Seeing compassion, integrity, resilience, and respect discussed in classrooms, practiced by children, and modeled by teachers every day makes me feel confident about the children’s essential social-emotional skills, as well as hopeful for their future world.
As we embark together on the school’s second century, I feel fortunate to have been a part of Bement’s year-long Centennial celebrations. The early years of our history, starting with Grace Bement’s innovative vision for her school, have been deeply inspiring to me as an educator. I am honored to join Bement’s previous heads in continuing our founder’s impressive work in service to the school. As I step into this role, I look forward to continuing to partner with our dedicated families and to strengthen my connection with the upper school and boarding students. I’m very eager to get to know our devoted alumni better and to learn from their treasured memories at their special school.
As we look forward to Bement’s next hundred years, I am eager to lead our collective work together in support of our extraordinary school and the students who call it their home.
With tremendous gratitude and excitement,
Anna Casey
Lower School Head
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