Leadership

Year-round, our Administrative Team manages day-to-day operations and sets policy, while ensuring that the School lives up to its mission and philosophy and to its commitment to equity and inclusion.

Burke is accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

As a not-for-profit institution, Burke benefits from the stewardship and strategic oversight of a volunteer Board of Trustees.

List of 1 members.

Steve McManus

Head of School

Georgetown University - B.S.
Towson University - M.A.T.

Year Appointed: 2022

Welcome From Steve

List of 12 members.

Sharielle Applewhite

Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement

University of Connecticut - B.A.
Hunter College - M.S.W.

Began at Burke: 2021
Kristin Arndt

Assistant Head of School for Program

Harvard School of Education - Ed. M.
Vassar College - B.A.

Began at Burke: 2021
Yvette Cuenco

School Counselor

New York University - M.S.W.
University of California Los Angeles - B.A.

Began at Burke: 2021
Kevin Forde

Director of Athletics

Salisbury University - B.A.

Began at Burke: 2012
Julia Harman Cain

Director of Communications & Marketing / MS World Languages

Princeton University - A.B.
Johns Hopkins University - M.B.A.

Began at Burke: 2019
Susan Hearn

Head of Middle School

UNC Chapel Hill - B.A.
University of Florida - M.A.

Began at Burke: 1993
Alexis Martina

HS Dean of Students

Ohio State University - M.A.
Ohio State University - B.A.

Began at Burke: 2014
Elizabeth Paladino

Interim Director of Enrollment Management & Financial Aid

Haverford College - B.A.
Suffolk University - M.Ed.

Began at Burke: 2012
David Panush

Director of Innovative Learning and Technology / Scheduler / HS History

Williams College - B.A.
George Washington University - M.A.

Began at Burke: 1998
Elizabeth Pleshette

Dean of College Counseling

Columbia University - A.B.
University of Texas at Austin - M.P. Aff.

Began at Burke: 2020
Jennifer Rawlings

Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Kenyon College - B.A.

Began at Burke: 2009
Aimée Weil

Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations

Towson Univ. & Univ. of Baltimore - M.B.A.
University of Baltimore - B.B.A.

Began at Burke: 2020