Leadership School Staff

Here are our Leadership School Staff photos and bios. If you'd like to meet our Teachers, click the icon to the right.

Jean Haeger - Director, The Leadership School
Jean Haeger, Director, The Leadership School at Kieve
After serving as a teacher and administrator in small schools in Western Maine in both the public and private sector (Rangeley Lakes Regional School, K-12, Carrabassett Valley Academy, 8-12), Jean served as a senior associate for the Southern Maine Partnership from 2001-2007 then a senior associate with the Great Schools Partnership. In those roles, she has taught English, French and German, grades K-12, served as a secondary school administrator, and coached school improvement in a number of middle and high schools from Millinocket to Kittery, Ellsworth to Madison and many points in between. She has provided professional development to principals and teachers and has initiated and led these organizations' middle-level efforts. In addition, she has worked with International Baccalaureate Americas to help them develop a school-coaching model for middle and high schools which increases students' access to and success in challenging 21st century learning. Jean's professional interests include supporting middle and high schools to provide more equitable, rigorous and personalized learning for all their students; developing meaningful place-based learning opportunities that connect instruction and community needs; and improving the transitions for students between middle and high school.

Jean earned a B.A. in German and French from the University of New Hampshire and an M.A. in English from Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English. Since 1979, she has served Maine's public and private schools as a teacher, administrator, and school coach. Jean considers Eustis Ridge, Maine, her home, but she has recently taken up residence at Kieve.

Dick Kennedy - Founder, The Leadership School
Richard C. Kennedy, Founder of the Leadership Decisions Institute (now The Leadership School) and of the Science Camp for Girls, was Camp Kieve's Director from 1959-1990. Dick is a former member of the Maine State Board of Education and the Governor's Task Force on Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting. He is an Emeritus Trustee of The Artisans College, in Rockport, Maine, an Emeritus Trustee of Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, Maine, and an Emeritus founding member of the Board of Riley School in Rockport, Maine. Early in his career, Dick was founding Assistant Headmaster of the Pingree School in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Dick remains very close to Kieve, assisting in development activities and program design. He and his wife, Nancy, spend their winters on Sanibel Island in Florida. In the spring of 2003 Dick was awarded the prestigious Jefferson Award for his contributions to Maine education. He received a BA from Columbia College and an MA from Stanford University.

Henry R. Kennedy - Executive Director
Henry has been at Kieve his whole life. He was a Kieve camper from 1967 through 1972 and a counselor from 1973-1980. Over the years, it is fair to say, Henry has been on every one of Kieve's trips. Henry is a graduate of Colby College and is the executive director of Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc. Henry oversees the entire Kieve operation but lives for the summer to be out in the Maine wilderness with the campers and counselors alike. He lives in Cumberland, Maine during the school year and the Red Farm House during the summer months with his wife B.J., daughter Blair, and son Sam.

Lisa Steele-Maley - Administrative Assistant
Lisa has worked for The Leadership School since February 2010. Her primary role is to process the applications and medical forms of the 7,000 students that come to The Leadership School each year, as well as write contracts and organize visiting schools' paperwork. Lisa works closely with the Director and Residential Director to ensure that every program runs smoothly. Lisa lives in Edgecomb with her husband Thomas and sons, Duncan and Thatcher.