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ABOUT MARY KATHERINE DUFFY, DEPUTY FOR EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS

With almost 25 years of experience in education, the last 17 running an independent school, Mary Katherine Duffy brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of independent school management and leadership Mary Katherine began her career in business and real estate in 1991, pivoting to education when she was hired as a high school business education teacher in the Harlingen Consolidated ISD.

In 2002, she was named the Head of School at St Alban’s Episcopal Day School in Harlingen, Texas During her time at St Alban’s, she gained a tremendous amount of experience in faculty and student retention, enrollment strategy, financial management, and organizational development Mary Katherine holds a BBA in Marketing from Texas Tech University and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate from Texas A&M University.

She has served in various educational organizations including Secretary of the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES) - 3 years, Board Member of SAES - 6 years; Standards committee member of SAES for 12 years, Chairman of the Commission on Schools for the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas - 10 years She has both chaired and served on various on-site visiting teams for SAES in addition to serving as a team member for ISAS (Independent Schools Association of the Southwest) and SAIS (Southern Association of Independent Schools) She currently serves the Diocese of West Texas as the Bishop’s Deputy for Episcopal Schools and SAES as the Director of Professional Development.

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