Board of Trustees
McCallie, like most independent schools, is governed by a board of trustees. This group of 22 alumni is charged with ensuring that the school’s mission is relevant and vital to the community it serves, securing resources for the school to implement its mission, and monitoring the school’s overall success in fulfilling its mission. The board’s core activity is long-term planning so, in effect, their primary constituency is not today’s students but future students of the school. The board employs the head of school, approves the school’s annual budget, sets tuition, formulates policy, and routinely establishes and monitors the long-term strategic direction of the school. The board does not involve itself in the day-to-day operations or management of the school.
Message from the Board Chairman
"It is easy to work hard for a place like McCallie that has played such an important role in one's life. It's also a pleasure to do the work because it matters." – Carter Newbold '84, Board Chairman
2022-2023 McCallie Board of Trustees
Chairman
Mr. N. Carter Newbold IV '84
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Mr. Benjamin G. Brock '89
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Mr. Stanley M. Brock '68
Birmingham, Alabama
Mr. A. Lee Burns III '87 (ex-officio)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mr. James W. Burns '89
London, England
Mr. Samuel H. Campbell IV '77
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Mr. Kyle Eiselstein '90
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mr. Johnny O. Graham '95
Williamsburg, Virginia
Mr. E. Andrews Grinstead '93
Mobile, Alabama
Mr. Robert Faucette Huffaker Jr. '78
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Dr. Seong-Joo Jeong '90
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Mr. Graeme M. Keith III '04
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mr. James J. Keras III '97
Memphis, Tennessee
Mr. Haddon Kirk '02
Stamford, Connecticut
Mr. Alan L. Lebovitz '86
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mr. Michael G. Mathis '87
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mr. W. Allen Morris '70
Coral Gables, Florida
Mr. Parke S. Morris '88
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mr. Ward Petty '80
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Mr. Colin M. Provine '88
Tampa, Florida
Mr. Joseph A. Schmissrauter III '75
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mr. W. Brent Turner '84
Franklin, Tennessee
Mr. Jason W. Walker '92
Canton, Michigan
Mr. Jack L. Webb, Jr. '75
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Mr. W. Gary Welch '87
Duluth, Georgia
Strategic Planning
The Board of Trustees is responsible for developing, articulating, and monitoring the strategic direction of the school. For its 2017 strategic plan, McCallie reached out to over 2000 school stakeholders to gather input. The plan is grounded in the four enduring foundational commitments that have defined McCallie since its inception:
- its identity as an independent, college preparatory school serving only boys
- serving both day and boarding students with vibrant programming
- its Christian foundation and principles and Judeo-Christian heritage and tradition, while being welcoming to and respective of boys and families of other faith traditions
- character development and to the ideals of honor, truth, and duty