Alliance for Catholic Education
St. Michael’s in Sante Fe, a co-ed institution serving students in the 7th through 12th grades, was founded in 1859 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Sante Fe, a culturally rich community, was established in 1610 as a Spanish colonial capital. Interestingly this founding occurred 70-years before St. John Baptist de La Salle began the Lasallian educational tradition and spirituality.
The next President will join a strong administrative team functioning well in the President/Principal model of leadership. With the key outward focus of attention, the President will be, and possess, among other characteristics and skills:
• A practicing Catholic who lives an active and integrated faith life with strong advocacy of the Lasallian five core principles;
• A highly relational servant-leader with strong emotional intelligence, particularly as a team-builder, relationship-builder, and community-builder, with an emphasis on belonging;
• Demonstrable executive experience in a dynamic setting with many constituents;
• Experience in executive supervision of finances with a solid track record of institution building;
• Experience in organizational advancement, development and fundraising, with the skill to guide a community in support of institutional goals, including a focus on major infrastructure and capital projects;
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the capacity to tell the De La Salle Christian Brothers story both internally and externally;
• Enthusiasm for the critical work of Catholic schools at a challenging time.
Guided by the Lasallian spirit, the school is thriving in its dedication to nurturing the intellectual and spiritual growth of its students in community.