The ISPG Team

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr. Sumida has provided his operational and management expertise since 1991 to university preparatory, secular, vocational/career, Montessori, Waldorf, fine arts, gender-specific, gifted and talented, early childhood, Sudbury Valley, special needs, and various faith-based private schools with student enrollments of 35 to 1200 he has provided numerous and diversified services to over 200 Boards including being lead counsel for capital campaigns that have raised over $80,000,000 for various schools’ projects.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

35 years of experience in the administration of private/independent schools in North America and Switzerland as well as in the public school system. He is also a member of inspection and evaluation teams for various governmental and jurisdictional agencies including the International Baccalaureate Organization assessing schools in North America, Switzerland, Croatia, Ghana, and Kazakhstan.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Over 15 years of administrative and teaching experience in a faith-based independent school and college campuses across the United States. She has been Head of School of one of the largest faith-based schools in the US, Head of Upper School Grades 6 to 12, and Director of College Counseling. Vanessa enjoys sharing her expertise and experience in school management, legal matters, evaluation, development, admissions, and more.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

With a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy, Dr. Eileen Councill brings 25 years of experience as an educator and administrator in both public and private schools in U.S. and international. She has been a Head of School for Grades Beginner to 8, Principal of Grades 9 to 12, and most recently a Deputy Head of School/Acting Head of School for Grades 9 to 12 in China

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

45 years experience as an educator and administrator in both public and private schools. She has been an administrator in a leading International Baccalaureate Continuum independent school for 28 years at all three levels.

ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATE

25 years experience in the charitable fundraising industry. Since 2009 she has worked on numerous private schools advancement projects including building dynamic annual appeals, leading large capital campaigns, oversight on advancement department restructurings, and is proficient in the installation of advancement software solutions.

ASSOCIATE

20 years of administrative and teaching experience in faith-based, independent schools across the United States. He has lead school accreditation for multiple accrediting agencies and been part of founding new schools.

ECE ASSOCIATE

Seasoned educator, administrator, and leader of schools for over 25 years. She has a Master’s Degree in Education and Special Education and has applied that in the classroom and in leadership positions for specialized private schools. Her kindness and compassion for children and their learning needs guides her in every action she takes and has produced outstanding results in every environment she has had the privilege to be invited into.

ASSOCIATE

Twenty eight years of administrative and teaching, with 22 of those years in private/independent schools; 17 as the Head of School in 4 different schools including Montessori and faith-based schools.

ASSOCIATE

Jamie Herold has over 23 years of experience as an educator and dynamic school leader in public, charter, and independent school settings. She has served as Head of School and Chief Academic Officer and enjoys using her expertise in curriculum, instruction, strategic leadership, and innovative program development to create exceptional educational experiences for school community stakeholders. As a relationship-focused leader, Jamie leverages her expertise in social emotional learning to develop meaningful connections that serve as the foundation for collaborative work and positive outcomes.