MKA Announces New Chief Financial Officer
After a national search conducted with the assistance of Brigham Hill Consultancy of Dallas, Texas, Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathryn H. I. Davison as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 1, 2015.
Headmaster Tom Nammack commented: "MKA is honored to welcome Kathryn, her husband and their three children to our community. I am delighted that Kathryn has chosen to join our leadership team. She brings with her a formidable intellect and knowledge of independent school finance and operations, as well as other professional qualities that will be instrumental in her daily responsibilities and contributions to the school's strategic planning."
Born in Australia and educated in the United Kingdom, Ms. Davison earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Cambridge University. She remained at Cambridge for a postgraduate degree, earning a master's in design, manufacturing and management and a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance. She came to the US in 1996 to launch a software development company. She sold the company in 2003 to pursue finance and attended Villanova University where she attained a Certificate in Accounting and her CPA.
Ms. Davison joins MKA from Friends' Central School, Wynnewood, PA, where she has served as Director of Finance and Operations since 2009. Her previous experience includes serving as Associate Business Manager for The Episcopal Academy in Newtown, PA, and Senior Audit Associate at KPMG, LLP.
In accepting the position at MKA, Ms. Davison said, "My family and I are delighted to be joining such a vibrant community, where I will have the opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated leadership team, faculty and staff."
Davison's announcement is the culmination of an extensive search process launched to identify the successor to Mr. Richard Sunshine, who has served the school as CFO since 1989. Mr. Sunshine will complete his career at MKA with a final year as Assistant Headmaster for 2015-16.