List of 11 frequently asked questions.

  • My primary role at Thacher

    I oversee the totality of the admission process and supervise the director of financial aid and the director of communications. I also help coordinate the school’s strategic planning efforts. 

  • What students call me

    Big.

  • I knew I wanted to work at Thacher when

    I realized there is no other school like it in the world.

  • Favorite job perk

    Being able to be in the ocean or on the trails right after work—or even during lunch!

  • When not in the Admission Office I can be found

    Surfing, running, working out...did I mention surfing?

  • Most memorable Thacher camping moment

    Kayaking off Catalina Island with a pod of dolphins.

  • Favorite place at Thacher

    Standing outside our house on the upper part of campus staring at the stars.

  • Favorite place on earth

    The dive site called Grand Central Station off Fiji. It’s a great place to see huge pelagics.

  • Hardly anybody knows that

    I used to play lead guitar in a band.

  • The book, movie, work of art, or piece of music I cannot imagine life without

    Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan and Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones.

  • What I want to be when I grow up (now)

    Travis McGee or Doc Ford (Google them).
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
Tel: 805-646-4377 Fax: 805-646-9490 Email: info@thacher.org 
Notice of nondiscriminatory policy as to students: The Thacher School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other School-administered programs.