Christopher Harper

Dr. Harper was a well-respected member of the Pinkerton Academy faculty for nearly 40 years. He began his tenure as a Biology teacher in 1978, becoming the Science Department Chair in 1990. From 2005 to 2016, he was the Dean of Academic Affairs. Outside of Pinkerton Academy, Dr. Harper served as the Interim Executive Director of NHASCD from 2017-2018 and currently acts as an Independent Educational Consultant.

While at Pinkerton, Harper chaired and served on numerous committees which afforded him opportunities to work with faculty, students and their families, and the sending school communities. In 2014 Harper was recognized by the NHASCD with the Excellence in Outstanding Leadership Award. He is a three-time winner of the Pinkerton Academy Shepard Award, twice as a faculty member and once as an administrator. He was named the Pinkerton Academy Student Council Teacher of the year in 1992, elected to the Pinkerton Academy Hall of Fame in 2019, and awarded the Trustees Meritorious Service Award in 2010. He and his wife live in Chester; their daughter graduated from Pinkerton in 2012.