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Create Sticky Change through institutional priorities and traditions

Create Sticky Change through institutional priorities and traditions
Jul 15, 2023 · 54m 55s

Quentin McDowell, head of Mercersburg Academy. After arriving at Mercersburg in 2007, Quentin has served as history faculty, director of summer and extended programs, Admission, senior associate director of admission,...

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Quentin McDowell, head of Mercersburg Academy. After arriving at Mercersburg in 2007, Quentin has served as history faculty, director of summer and extended programs, Admission, senior associate director of admission, financial aid, and head boys’ varsity soccer coach for eight years, leading the Blue Storm to its first-ever Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship and the PAISAA state championship game in 2014. Before he arrived at Mercersburg, he was, for two years, a member of the history faculty and head boys’ varsity soccer coach at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts.

Quentin has played an active role in professional associations like The Enrollment Management Association, The Association of Boarding Schools, and the Independent Educational Consultants Association, where he has become an engaged educational leader. Quentin is also co-founder of the Erdmann Institute for Enrollment Leadership, co-founder and faculty member of the Future Leaders Institute, and a member of the Forbes Business Council.

A native of Washington state, Quentin attended Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, as a postgraduate student before matriculating to Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies. He holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from George Washington University.

Quentin email mcdowellq@mercersburg.edu

Mentions:Muhlenberg college, Holderness School, Erdmann Institute for Enrollment Leadership, Forbes Business Council, TABS, Cushing Academy, Mercersburg, Characteristic Institute, NAIS, Linda McDowell, Katie titus, Peggy Macintosh, Marlo Thomas
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Dave Holzwarth

Dave Holzwarth

9 months ago

"Sticky Change" loved it. I'm energized by Jen's and Quentin's open exchange of experience that addressed my lingering thoughts on some things that bump up against each other, such as reward systems and traditions and the difficult task of questioning and addressing/managing exclusivity. Entering my 34th year as a faculty member, I've witnessed the "wear and tear" that comes with something lived in for a while. Program, brick, and mortar stuff Mercersburg has always been under some "small and big dig;" referring to change to academic and residential programs down to the trench to lay or fix/maintain the mechanical infrastructure. Quentin often uses the one cracked egg in the dozen when it comes to families considering the investment of an independent school education. It's a thought that haunts/lingers so much that when I encounter a carton of eggs with a cracked egg or two, I'll put it in the trolly without fanfare. My way of accepting my own imperfections? With all the mentions made in the podcast - Katie Titus, encouraging, "What are you going to do about it?" was my sticky-change moment and moments to come. Thanks, Jen.
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