Administrative Team

Kaitlyn Bonavita
Preschool Office Manager and Admissions Assistant
B.S., Exercise & Sport Science with a K-12 Health & Physical Education Teaching Certificate, Ursinus College

Kaitlyn started her career teaching Health & Physical Education, as well as coaching a wide array of sports to children of all ages. She spent the majority of her time working for a YMCA in Illinois as both the Health & Wellness Director and the Membership Director, providing programs to promote a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. Now that she has recently moved to North Carolina with her family, she is excited to get back into a school setting and build new relationships as she joins The Raleigh School community. She is an advocate for any activity that gets the body moving, and will never turn down an invite to get ice cream.

Heather Schonfeldt Campbell
Director of Finance and Operations
B.S., Business, Charleston Southern University
M.B.A., East Carolina University

Heather joined The Raleigh School staff in 2010. Prior to working at the school, she had more than 10 years of nonprofit consulting experience working with local, regional and national nonprofit organizations. She is also a certified public accountant. Heather is passionate about environmental stewardship and enjoys volunteering in her daughters’ classrooms. Heather is a current TRS parent and the wife of a public school teacher.

Sharice Chandler
Director of Admissions and Marketing
B.A., Sociology/Anthropology with a minor in Communications, Guilford College

As a seasoned admissions professional, Sharice joins The Raleigh School after working in higher education admissions at Guilford College, and more recently, she served as Associate Director of Admissions at Cary Academy. Sharice is excited for the opportunity to recruit bright young minds to TRS, market the mission of the school, and welcome new families to our community.

Lynn-Marie Collins
Accounting Manager
B.S., Public Accounting, Mercy College

Lynn-Marie comes to TRS with 9 years of accounting experience in both nonprofit and corporate accounting. Having moved to Raleigh from NY three years ago with her family, she finds volunteering in her community is not only a great way to give back and meet new people but to learn the area. Her family drove around Wake County during specific hours two days in a row once to help in collecting thermal data for an environmental research project. Delivering meals to seniors is another way she enjoys to not only give back but to explore parts of the area as she drives around. She is excited to join the TRS community and meet everyone.

Elizabeth Gilleland
Preschool Director
B.A., Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Furman University
M.S., Applied Educational and Developmental Psychology, NCSU
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, NCSU

Elizabeth joined The Raleigh School faculty in 1997 as the Preschool Director. In her 35+ years as an educator at The Raleigh School and beyond, Elizabeth has taught and learned together with preschoolers, elementary, middle and high schoolers, college and graduate level students, and teachers and parents. Elizabeth has served the larger educational community in many non-teaching roles, including service on PTA, SIT, and BAC boards in the Wake County Public School System, founding and service on the board of the Wake-aeyc, and ten years as a member the North Carolina Childcare Commission. Elizabeth is a passionate advocate for the use of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education, and in the importance of ensuring that children have ample opportunity to play and learn outdoors in the natural world. Elizabeth loves knowing and supporting the children, parents, and teachers of The Raleigh School community.

Karen Green
Director of Philanthropy
B.A., History, Marshall University

Karen began working at The Raleigh School as the campaign coordinator for the Athletics & Arts Center. She joined the administrative team in 2006. Prior experience includes coordinating the MS 150 Bike to the Bay and other fundraising events for The National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She served on The Raleigh School Board of Trustees and was president of the PTAA Board at Cary Academy while her son attended each school. Karen is always looking for ways to connect people in our community, and she started a hiking group to help women get outside and network while exercising. She is a Tar Heel fan and loves to read.

Leslie Johnson
School Office Manager
B.A., Education, Wake Forest University

Leslie joined The Raleigh School in June 2017. She was the office manager and then director of admissions at Burlington Day School for thirteen years before beginning a career with Snowman Software, where she was product manager for a school administration software program. Leslie is happy to be in her "dream job" at TRS.

Rachel Kessler
School Nurse
B.S., Nursing, University of Delaware

Rachel joins The Raleigh School after recently moving to the area from Southern California with her husband and three children. Rachel is a native of Annapolis, Maryland, and received her Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware. Rachel has been a registered nurse for 23 years, with most of her career spent in Cardiology and Home Health, serving both adult and pediatric populations.

School nursing has always been something that Rachel wanted to pursue. Rachel's middle child was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2014, at the age of seven, and at that time Rachel became aware of the important relationship between the School Nurse and the families they serve.

When Rachel isn't working, she enjoys spending time with her family. She is passionate about raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and participates in yearly fundraisers, hoping to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes. Rachel is very excited to be joining The Raleigh School community, and looks forward to serving you and your children.

Mark Mangus
Facilities Manager

Mark comes to The Raleigh School after nearly 10 years as the Facilities Manager of a K-8 catholic school and church campus in Baltimore where he was the caretaker of two campuses tending to the daily needs of the community. He has recently moved to Raleigh after becoming engaged.

Heather Pace
Philanthropy Associate
B.S., Engineering, Vanderbilt University
M.A., International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Heather is a former TRS parent who has worked as a substitute teacher and now works as an integral member of the philanthropy team. Heather speaks Spanish and enjoys working with the Hispanic community in North Carolina.

 

Adam Sherland
Elementary Director
B.S., Business Administration, Elon University
M.Ed., Child Studies, Vanderbilt University

Adam joins The Raleigh School after serving as Assistant Head of Lower School at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, PA. During his career as an independent school educator in Philadelphia and Nashville, TN, Adam has been involved in many aspects of the student experience. He has taught multiple elementary grades, coached athletic teams, coordinated summer programs, led class trips, and developed an after school STEM program. He believes in creating relevant, fun, and engaging learning experiences for students. Adam is a mission driven educator and is excited to contribute to a vibrant, dedicated, and caring community of students, families, and educators.

Mary Stanton
Database Manager
B.A., Computer Science, State University of New York at Potsdam

Mary joined The Raleigh School in 2016 after being at home for 11 years with her daughters who are both TRS graduates. Her prior experience includes more than 20 years at IBM in jobs ranging from programming/business analysis to project management to department management. Additionally Mary has volunteered over the years in numerous capacities including at her daughters’ schools, for their sports teams, and most recently as a coordinator for Brown Bag Ministry.