William Wilson Taylor, President, St. George’s Independent School

Education

Yale University Divinity School – Masters of Arts in Religion, 1988

Berkeley Divinity School at Yale – Certificate of Anglican Studies, 1988

Kenyon College – B.A., Major in History, 1985

Administration

School President – St. George’s Independent School (Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, TN), 2006-present

Head of School – St. George’s High School (Collierville, TN), 2003-2006

Associate Head of School-St. George’s High School (Collierville, TN), 2001-2003

Associate Headmaster - Trinity-Pawling School (Pawling, NY), 1992-2001

Assistant Director of Admissions – Trinity-Pawling School, 1990-1992

President, Memphis Association of Independent Schools, 2010-present

President, Assistant Heads’ Association (NY), 1999-2000

Academic

Department of History – Trinity-Pawling School, 1988-1990; 1992-2001

• Taught juniors and seniors in American History, Economics, Political Science and Sociology, the American Experience

Department of History/Social Studies – St. George’s Independent School, 2007-present

• Taught seniors in the American Experience

National Endowment for the Humanities, Fellow – 1990

• Awarded fellowship with stipend for a six-week seminar assessing “John Winthrop’s World: Religion, Politics and Narrative in Colonial New England” at UC Irvine

Athletic

Head Coach, Boys Varsity Tennis – St. George’s High School, 2004

Head Coach, Boys Middle School Tennis – St. George’s High School, 2002-2003

Head Coach, Varsity Tennis – Trinity-Pawling School, 1991-2001

Head Coach, J.V. Tennis – Trinity-Pawling School, 1989-1991

Assistant Coach, J.V. Basketball – Trinity-Pawling School, 1988-1990

Assistant Coach, J.V. Soccer – Trinity-Pawling School, 1989

Additional

Member, Children’s Museum of Memphis Board of Trustees, 2008-present

Member, Holy Apostle’s Episcopal Church Vestry, 2004-2007

• Elected to leadership role in growing parish
• Member of Building and Grounds Committee with oversight of construction of a new church

Deputy to General Convention, Diocese of West Tennessee, 2005-2006

• Attended Province IV Synod, April 2005

Member, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale Board of Trustees, 1999-2001

• Alumni Representative to the Board of Trustees
• Involved with governance of Episcopal Seminary

Member, Melrose School Board of Trustees, 1999-2001

• Involved with the governance of a K-8 independent day school

Member, Berkeley Divinity School Alumni Council, 1997-2001

• Member of a selected council which meets to provide communication between the seminary and its graduates and to offer alumni support for the administration of the School

Member, Berkeley Divinity School National Advisory Committee, 2000-2001

• Charter member of committee designed to provide leadership guidance to the seminary

Recipient, Dunbar Award, 1997

• Commencement Award recognizing distinguished service to the Trinity-Pawling School community

Lay Reader, All Saints’ Chapel – Trinity-Pawling School, 1990-2001

• Participate in church services as a licensed lay reader and chalice bearer
• Occasional Preaching

Spirituality and Leadership Institute, 2000

• Participant in conference sponsored by the National Association of Episcopal Schools that focused on the spiritual foundation of school leadership

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