Director of Technology

It is time that I can announce my promotion at St. Johnsbury Academy Jeju to Director of Technology for the coming school year (2025-26). I have actually stepped into the role as of two weeks ago. The pervious Director of Technology had an emergency and needed to leave a little early, so I took over the end of the year processes. It is an exciting and busy time, but it has given me the opportunity to begin building the teamwork that I would like to see moving forward. The administration was offering me a new office in the Admin Building, but I have decided not to take it. Mr. Johnson (Head of School) and Mr. Jeong (Director of Business) have both supported this idea. The physical and mental distance it would create between myself and my team is counterproductive in my mind. Instead I will have a work station in the ES IT Office and in the MS/HS IT Office. I will move back and forth between the two areas. I have been currently doing this and the benefits have already been clear. The IT techs have gotten to know me better and I have gotten to know them. Genuine trust has started to be built and bonds beyond the simple employee and supervisor roles have formed. As a small team, trust and relationships are important. I want to continue these relationships in the next year and being in the trenches working with them is the best way for the bonds to continue to grow.