Director of Athletics

Carney, Sandoe & Associates
, an educational recruitment organization partnered with Greenhills School
, an independent school for grades K-12, to find their next Athletic Director in Ann Arbor, MI
, with a start date of July 2026.

Greenhills School, an independent day school enrolling approximately 850 students in grades K through 12, seeks a visionary, dynamic, experienced, passionate, and nurturing leader for its next Director of Athletics. We seek an Athletic Director who has the capacity to form meaningful relationships with creative and curious students from diverse backgrounds and who has the qualities that make for a natural leader amongst a strong team of extraordinary faculty coaches and external coaches.

The Director of Athletics provides strategic leadership to sustain a comprehensive athletic operation designed to provide students with a well-rounded experience that offers opportunities to develop fully as athletes, competitors, teammates and individuals, through athletic teams, sports performance, and athletic training.

The Director of Athletics reports to the Head of School and has comprehensive responsibility for the entire athletic operation and all athletic activities, teams, programs, and athletic training in the whole school. The Director of Athletics oversees the day-to-day operations of athletic department facilities and works collaboratively with coaches, teachers and school leaders to advance the mission of the school. The Director is responsible for recruiting, retaining and mentoring a diverse and talented athletic staff;

providing fiscal oversight for the athletic department budget; and working closely with division heads and grade level leaders, faculty, staff, and parents to instill in our students a lifelong love of physical activity and the joy of competitive play.

• Maintain a student-first approach to athletic administration and coaching.
• Manage and oversee all Varsity, Junior Varsity and Club level and middle school sports with an eye toward expanding athletics into the lower school.
• Ensure that all athletic programs are conducted according to the policies of the league, local and state athletic associations, and the school.
• Recruit, hire, develop and maintain an inclusive and diverse athletic coaching staff, while continuing efforts to balance hiring practices to ensure qualified teacher/coaches.
• Serve as a member of the school’s leadership teams, acting as a strategic thinker and master planner for the athletics department.
• Establish and manage the athletic budget. In collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer, strategize around auxiliary income (such as summer camps and clinics) to drive revenues and elevate the program.
• With the Associate Athletic Director(s) of Upper and Middle School, oversee the purchase of all athletic equipment and uniforms.
• Manage athletic assemblies and award presentations (3 seasons), and work to build a culture that celebrates individual student and team success through recognition.
• Create mutually beneficial relationships with league schools and athletic directors that are important to the school and the athletic program’s success.
• Provide professional development opportunities to coaching staff.
• Provide direction and leadership to coaches as they develop team captains.
• With the College Counseling department and the athletic department liaison, guide aspiring student-athletes through the college recruitment process.
• Oversee and support the Associate Athletic Director of Upper School and Transportation Coordinator in arranging team schedules, the use of fields and facilities, transportation and officials for all contests; the receipt of medical authorization forms; training rules agreements; concussion education forms and overnight trip forms; record keeping of individual contests and team results as well as team and individual awards; communication to families and student athletes;
  
  and oversee supervision of the fitness center.
• Work closely with the Director of Communications and Marketing to amplify the various methods of communication of the athletic program using social media,…