Julianne Puente

Julianne Puente stepped into the role of Albuquerque Academy’s seventh head of school on July 1, 2020.

Ms. Puente is a graduate of Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y.; Cornell University; and Columbia University. She worked at Hackley for 14 years in a variety of roles: kindergarten intern, history teacher, admissions, college counseling, dean, coach, and director of middle school life. In 2009, she was recruited as deputy headmaster and dean of students to help establish a new independent school, King’s Academy, in Madaba-Manja, Jordan, where she was involved in the design, construction, and implementation of most of the school’s programs, systems, and policies. She also played a large role in academic affairs, finance, curriculum design, development, alumni affairs, admissions, safety, operations, and the recruitment and evaluation of faculty.