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Branson Leadership Update
Jenni Owen-Blackmon

On January 22, 2025, Branson Board Chair Hadley Mullin and Head of School Chris Mazzola jointly announced that Chris is taking a medical leave of absence, effective immediately, to focus on her health and recovery from an autoimmune disease with which she was recently diagnosed.

The school’s highly experienced senior leadership team will lead the school in her absence. Both Chris and the Board have voiced their full support for this distributed leadership approach, as well as their confidence that the school is in excellent hands and the student experience will not be impacted.

Chris expects to return to Branson this summer to resume her Head of School role full-time.

Read the full announcement here.