New head in charge at Rumson lower school

RUMSON — The Rumson Country Day School has announced Grace Yannakakis as the new head of its lower school at 35 Bellevue Ave. She succeeds Jayne S. Carmody, who retired in the spring after 37 years of service.

In her new position, Yannakakis will lead a team of 30 faculty members who instruct 200 students.

Yannakakis received a M.Ed. degree in education leadership at Teachers College at Columbia University.

She served as head of the Tidewater School and as lower school head at the Calverton School, both in Huntingtown, Maryland. She has also been an assistant head of school, teacher, program coordinator and coach.

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