HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dr. Lara Wulff Appointed the
10th Head of Roland Park Country School
"I am inspired by Roland Park Country School's carefully crafted learning experiences and deeply honored and humbled by the opportunity to lead and serve RPCS in its next chapter."
Dr. Lara Wulff
The 10th Head of Roland Park Country School
Official Announcement of Dr. Wulff's Election as the RPCS 10th Head of School
June 2025
Dear Roland Park Country School Community,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Head of School Search Committee of Roland Park Country School, I am pleased and honored to announce that Dr. Lara Wulff has been unanimously elected to serve as the next Head of Roland Park Country School, commencing with the 2026-2027 school year.
Lara’s exceptional qualifications and belief in a single-sex, all-girls educational environment distinguished her from more than 60 highly qualified candidates who applied for this critical position. A lifelong educator known for developing close connections with students and faculty both inside and outside the classroom, Lara currently serves as the Associate Head of School at Moravian Academy, a multi-campus private school with more than 800 students located in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. Her career has spanned more than 25 years and includes senior-level teaching and leadership roles at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, where she served as Head of the Upper School for 10 years. Previously, she was at Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, where she served as a teacher for 10 years and as History Department Chair. Lara also was an Assistant Professor of Humanities at Villanova University and taught at the University of Virginia and Dickinson College. In her current role, Lara leads Moravian Academy’s Educational Leadership Team, oversees faculty and professional development, works closely with the Moravian Academy Board of Trustees' finance and advancement committees, and has served as acting Head of School on numerous occasions, while continuing to work closely with students and faculty across three separate campuses.
Lara’s exceptional qualifications and belief in a single-sex, all-girls educational environment distinguished her from more than 60 highly qualified candidates who applied for this critical position. A lifelong educator known for developing close connections with students and faculty both inside and outside the classroom, Lara currently serves as the Associate Head of School at Moravian Academy, a multi-campus private school with more than 800 students located in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. Her career has spanned more than 25 years and includes senior-level teaching and leadership roles at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, where she served as Head of the Upper School for 10 years. Previously, she was at Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, where she served as a teacher for 10 years and as History Department Chair. Lara also was an Assistant Professor of Humanities at Villanova University and taught at the University of Virginia and Dickinson College. In her current role, Lara leads Moravian Academy’s Educational Leadership Team, oversees faculty and professional development, works closely with the Moravian Academy Board of Trustees' finance and advancement committees, and has served as acting Head of School on numerous occasions, while continuing to work closely with students and faculty across three separate campuses.
Lara wholeheartedly embraces the student-centered philosophy of our current Head of School, Joan Smith, who firmly believes that tradition is the foundation on which innovation is built. Equally important, both Lara and Joan support our strategic plan proposition that the pursuit of excellence is not mutually exclusive with fostering a community filled with passion and joy. "From the beginning of the process, Lara stood out as someone who genuinely enjoys working with children, is present in the community, and has the vision and understanding to advance the mission of RPCS," noted David Clapp, P’26, Chair of the Head of School Search Committee.
A Fulbright Scholar, global education instructor, and collegiate swimmer, Dr. Wulff’s wide-ranging background – which also includes earning a Ph.D. in History from the University of Virginia and a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School – will serve our community well as she leads RPCS into the next 125 years of teaching girls and young women to prize “We” over “I,” how to think and not what to think, and the value of honor and character above achievement alone. Her husband Bob and their two college-aged daughters, Halle and Caroline, are thrilled to move to Baltimore and join the RPCS community.
“The privilege to teach and guide girls as they grow and learn is a sacred trust,” Dr. Wulff emphasized. “As the daughter of educators, a classroom teacher and administrator in all girls' schools for 20 years, and the mother of two daughters who are alumnae of an all girls' school, I know how impactful the educational journey is for shaping girls' confidence, sense of self, and ability to thrive in a complex and changing world.”
The Board of Trustees and I cannot overstate our appreciation to the Search Committee, which worked closely with our consultants at The Finney Search Group over the last 10 months to achieve this fantastic outcome. We are also profoundly grateful to you, the members of our RPCS community, who actively engaged in the search effort through participating in listening sessions, attending in-person and online meetings with our candidates, and providing invaluable feedback. The steadfast commitment of our parents and guardians, faculty and staff, students, and alumnae – combined with the transformational leadership of RPCS over the past year by Joan and her team – continues to position our School to thrive under Lara’s leadership for years to come.
Although Dr. Wulff will not assume her new role until July 1, 2026, we are planning various events over the coming months to introduce her to the RPCS community formally. I look forward to providing additional information about those events and our ongoing leadership transition efforts, as well as the various ways RPCS plans to celebrate its 125th anniversary during the coming school year!
Please join me in welcoming Lara and her family to RPCS. I hope you do not hesitate to reach out to me or the RPCS leadership team at any time with any questions you may have.
We are many, we are one!
W. Kyle Gore, P’15, P’17, P’20
President, Roland Park Country School Board of Trustees