Bob Shirley

Bob Shirley served as head of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, SC, from 1978-2000. From 2000-2012, Shirley was the executive director for the National Center for Independent School Renewal but also held other school positions during that tenure. In 2000, he took the role of interim head at Gaston Day School in Gastonia, NC, and in 2001 filled the role of interim head at Bimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, MA. In 2003-2004, Shirley took a short departure from education as the interim executive director at the Columbia Museum of Art. He served as head of Charleston Collegiate School in Charleston, SC, from 2005-2011, and as interim head at Woodlawn School in Davidson, NC, from 2014-2016.

Shirley served on the SAIS Board of Trustees from 1994-2000. He holds the record for chairing the most accreditation visits with 26.

Shirley earned three degrees: a BA from Furman University (1958), an MA from Wake Forest University (1970), and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, Columbia (1990).

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