Dr. Meredith J. deChabert

Dr. Meredith J. deChabert’s love affair with education began in kindergarten. As head of GORDON SCHOOL since 2025, she leads with the belief that schools are not merely places of academic instruction, but communities where young people discover who they are, how they belong, and how they can contribute meaningfully to the world. “When students feel known, valued, and challenged, they thrive,” she says.

Dr. deChabert’s career reflects that philosophy. Before Gordon, she spent two decades at Rye Country Day School in New York, excelling in roles that ranged from the school’s first director of diversity to middle and upper school principal as well as assistant head of school. Throughout it all, she continued teaching English language arts. Staying in the classroom, she says, keeps her leadership “grounded and authentic.”

Dr. deChabert finds inspiration in books, nature, and community – often hosting backyard gatherings for colleagues to celebrate connection and joy. What she’s most proud of is building school cultures where belonging and high expectations coexist. Her message is simple and powerful: education is ultimately about relationships, possibility, and helping children become confident, compassionate, capable people who know they matter.

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