Our Leaders
Head of School Dave Skeen
Dave Skeen serves as Spartanburg Day School’s eighth Head of School. Prior to joining SDS in July 2023, Skeen was the head of school at Harding Academy in Nashville, Tenn. He also previously served as middle school director at the Canterbury School in Greensboro, N.C. and dean of students at the Calvert School in Baltimore, Md. where he was also a teacher and athletic coach.
A native of Baltimore, Skeen received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Washington & Lee University where he was captain of the lacrosse team. He also earned a Master’s in Educational Studies and Independent School Leadership from Johns Hopkins University.
Skeen and his wife Mackenzie have seven children including one girl, Grier, and six boys, Ford, Webb, Bo, Tully, Pike, and Lawson.
Board of Trustees - 2024-25
(seated, l-r) Elizabeth Rabb, Jared Wilson, Bear Boyd, Barney Gosnell, Jaime Wall
(standing, l-r) Anna Blanton, Ned Page, Stacy McBride, David Johnson, Lucy Lynch, Dave Skeen, Raj Patel, Barghava Kondaveeti, Steve Querin, Susan Bridges, Michel Stone, Sharda Jackson-Smith
(not pictured) Scott Cochran, Leigh Ann Langley, Mark VanGeison, Billy Webster, Elaine Freeman, Charlotte Verreault, Mary Stewart Loring, Sheila Cash
Bhargava Kondaveeti
Leigh Ann Langley
Raj Patel
Steve Querin
Mary Stewart Loring, Parents' Community
Dave Skeen, head of school (ex officio)
Sheila Cash, chief financial officer (ex officio)