Katie Pepper P'15 Appointed Interim Head of Upper School for 26-27 School Year

Morristown Beard School is pleased to announce that Katie Pepper P'15 will join the MBS Senior Leadership Team as the Interim Head of Upper School effective July 1, 2026. 

Bringing dedication and leadership to the MBS community since 2006, Katie Pepper P’15 is currently a learning specialist in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Class of 2028 Dean. Prior to joining the MBS community, she taught locally at Memorial Junior School and Salem Drive School in Whippany.

Katie earned her B.S. in Education and Special Education, cum laude, from Seton Hall University, where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society. She continued her studies at Montclair State University, earning a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She holds dual credentials as a New Jersey State Certified Teacher and a New Jersey State Certified Learning Disability Teacher Consultant.

MBS holds a special personal significance for Katie, as she is the proud parent of an MBS alumna, Courtney ’15.

"It has truly been an honor to teach in the Center for Teaching and Learning these past twenty years. Every day is different, and I can genuinely say that I have learned as much from our talented MBS students as they have from me. Serving as a Grade Dean has been equally rewarding, and really getting to know an entire class has been a wonderful experience. While I will miss both of these roles next year, I am eager to embark on this new challenge as Interim Head of the Upper School and work with the students and the entire MBS community in a new capacity. MBS is a special place, and I feel so lucky to be a part of it.”

Please join us in congratulating Katie!