School Leadership

From Head of School Cathy McGehee

Foxcroft School’s tradition of academic excellence and opportunity for women has been firmly established for more than 100 years. Yet, our mission to help each girl explore her unique voice and develop the skills, confidence, and courage to share it with the world has never been more relevant.

Here, girls enjoy unique learning experiences in and out of the classroom, supported by expert faculty who know and value each individual. Our students live in a supportive, inclusive residential community situated on 500 beautiful acres in Virginia’s countryside and form lifelong friendships with girls from across the United States and the world.

Whether you are passionate about science and technology, have a dramatic flair for stage performance, or ride horses as a competitive sport, Foxcroft’s many offerings promote deep learning that comes from real-world experiences, challenging work, and much fun!

I look forward to meeting you and your family soon.

Warmly,

Catherine S. McGehee
Head of School

Learn More about Head of School Cathy McGehee

What’s so important is that we prepare girls for their futures not what our futures were, and part of that is the unknown. Things are changing so rapidly in the workforce with emerging technologies and our global economy, so our girls have to be critical thinkers and problem solvers, they have to bring creativity to bear in what they do, they have to have a sense of cultural competence, and they have to be able to collaborate and work on teams. These are all the skills that our curriculum helps girls learn.Cathy McGehee, Head of School

Board of Trustees

2024-25 Board of Trustees

Traci Collins ’89
Trip Darrin
Eleanor Kaye Durham ’81, P ’17
Kimberley Elting ’82
Laura Rhodes Fortsch ’87, P ’19, ’22
John (Jeb) Hannum P ’25
Kate Hastings ’78
Amanda Hartmann Healy ’98
Melanie Lozier Henke ’89

Eric Joyce P ’23, ’27
Elizabeth (Lisa) Bard Knowles ’78
Lester Levy P ’23
Nicole Munoz P ’23, ’25
Andrea Ewing Reid ’80
Kassinda Usher ’93
Kiah Williams ’95
Sheldon Gerry Withers ’61

Natalie James Wiltshire 1995 assumed the role of Foxcroft’s Chair of the Board of Trustees in July 2023. The CEO of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS), a charter network serving 3050 students, Wiltshire has been a Foxcroft trustee since 2016. She has worked with KPPS for 14 years, first as Managing Director of Operations and then as COO before assuming the role of CEO. Before joining KPPS, she was the Director of New York Operations for Achievement First, overseeing school operations for seven academies in Brooklyn, NY, and prior to that, she served as the founding Director of School Operations for Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School. Wiltshire earned her BA in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and her MA in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She and her husband Larry have two sons, Hayden and Mason.

Foxcroft is a place where girls are nurtured and encouraged to be leaders. Foxcroft girls learn that leadership comes in many forms and have many opportunities to grow and flex those muscles. Girls can try things and fail in a supportive and incredibly beautiful environment.Natalie Wiltshire ’95, Chair of the Board of Trustees