Brian Kennerly

Brian Kennerly joined the Whitefield team in 2018 as assistant head of external affairs and also served as interim Middle School principal for the 2019-2020 school year. Before arriving at Whitefield, Kennerly served as head of school at Brookstone School in Columbus, Georgia, high school principal and assistant head of school at Wesleyan in Peachtree Corners, and a grade chairman at the Westminster Schools in Atlanta. Most recently he served as the executive director for the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability. Kennerly has earned a B.A. in political science from Vanderbilt University, an M.A. in education administration from Columbia University, and a doctorate of education in organizational leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University.