Laura Robertson

Laura Robertson is an experienced academic leader and educator with more than two decades of service at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Currently serving as Upper School Dean of Academics, she oversees faculty coaching and development, curriculum innovation, instructional technology integration, and professional growth initiatives. She also directs mentorship and new teacher programs, and served as the Director of the Penn Fellows program from 2017-2022.

A graduate of the University of Virginia, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and American Studies (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa),she has held multiple leadership positions at St. Anne’s-Belfield, including Upper School Dean of Faculty Development, Humanities Department Chair, and Director of the English as a Second Language Program. She has also taught a wide range of courses—from American Studies and 21st Century Citizenship—always emphasizing interdisciplinary learning.

Beyond her school leadership, Robertson has contributed nationally through conference presentations with NAIS, VAIS, ERB, and the Boston Learning Conference. In recognition of her innovative approach to teaching and learning, she was named a National Association of Independent Schools “Teacher of the Future” in 2014. She also served as an adjunct professor in the University of Pennsylvania’s Independent School Teaching Residency program, where she taught graduate-level courses on pedagogy, assessment, and professional ethics.

A collaborative leader committed to inclusive excellence, Robertson co-chaired the school’s Inclusive Excellence Committee, and co-wrote the schools current Portrait of a Graduate (https://portrait.stab.org/). She continues to champion faculty and student growth through mentorship, interdisciplinary initiatives, and thoughtful integration of technology and innovation .