Who We Are
Our mission is to help school leaders advance operational excellence so their schools, and the people within them, can flourish.
Our philosophy
When educational institutions combine their passionate and unyielding commitment to their core mission with a disciplined and mature culture and operating norms, they reach a harmony between form and substance—between how they work and what their work promises to provide.
This harmony is more than good for business. It is the essential balance that makes the workplace one where the dignity of the individual is honored and where relationships and culture can flourish. It is a kind of Arcadia. And it is what we help education institutions achieve.
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
Peter Drucker
Our Leadership
Arcadia’s leaders bring distinguished expertise in operational execution, academic leadership, organizational health, effective team building, executive coaching, growth management, financial planning, business development, educational market research and analytics, development, strategic planning and execution, and talent recruitment.
Amanda Jones
Academy Operations
Anna Roberts
Executive Assistant
Amy Frank
Business Planning
Benjamin Lindquist
Executive Partner – Business Planning, School & Network Growth
Brittany Trevino
Academy Operations
Cody Bendix
Managing Consultant – Business Planning, School & Network Growth
Courtney Gunn
Academy Operations
Daniel Pyke
Business Planning & Financial Analysis
David Denton
Senior Managing Consultant– Academy Operations
Edi Denton
Sourcing Specialist – Talent Solutions
Erik Twist
Principal Partner & President
Grace Liffrig
Recruiter, Talent Solutions
Jeremy Beer
Partner & Co-Founder
Joy Lambrecht
Consultant – Operations
Katie Julian
Academy Operations
Kelly Blake
Business Planning
Lauren Grudem
Academy Operations
Marcus Tork
Business Planning
Mary Frances Jefferies
Academy Operations
Megan Mueller
Talent Solutions
Monica Nicklaus
Business Planning
Morganne Shelley
Director of Operations
Nathan Antiel
Academy Operations
Patrick Creedon
Business Planning
Ryan Klopack
Director of Search Operations & Partnerships – Talent Solutions
Sam McClelland
Writing, Research, & Talent Solutions