Jill Muti

Head of School

St. Stephens's School Rome

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Professional Bio

Since Jill Muti’s appointment as head at Ashley Hall in 2004, she has spearheaded efforts to revitalize the school’s classical curriculum and execute a comprehensive master plan encompassing programmatic advances, new and re-purposed facilities, community engagement, and global immersion. Under her leadership, the school has added 95,000 square feet of teaching space, tripled their endowment, and completed three capital campaigns.

Jill previously served as assistant head at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, NC, where she also served as chair of the fine arts department. Throughout her career she has taught instrumental and choral music and has performed throughout Europe and the United States in recitals as well as an orchestral musician.

In 1996, Jill and her husband Lorenzo founded Spoleto Study Abroad, a nonprofit organization that provides arts and humanities studies in Spoleto, Italy, for secondary students and faculty from around the globe. More than 70 schools have partnered with Spoleto Study Abroad.

Jill is a past member of the SAIS Board of Trustees and currently serves on the boards of the National Coalition of Girls Schools, the Headmistresses Association of the East, and is a council member of The Heads Network.

She is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and earned her bachelor’s degree in music and English literature from Depauw University. She continued her studies at the Wiener Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Austria, and holds a master’s degree in musicology from Duke University.

DSA Presentation Video: https://vimeo.com/684773323/ef1b16ca64

School/Organization

Parent: St. Stephens's School Rome

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