Marci Reichert began her new position as the Wellness Director at the school for the 2024-2025 school year. In the newly created role, Reichert will curate a wellness curriculum for both campuses and promote student wellness initiatives.

Reichert received her master’s degree in counseling at Bastyr University and  formerly worked as a yoga instructor and family therapist. She then began to specialize in counseling and worked at Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington and Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she directed student wellness for four years before joining the school.

In her role as Wellness Director, Reichert said she hopes to help the school community by reducing student stress.

“To me, stress management is a good mental health practice,” Reichert said. “I believe we really need to be thinking about the things [the school] is doing to empower students. In addition, we should be brainstorming about how we can help to reduce stress.”

Reichert said she plans to hear student input before offering changes and improvements to the community.

“I would love to hear from the students to see what they think would be useful to them,” Reichert said. “I want to learn more about the community before deciding what changes to make.”

Reichert said she hopes that she will have a better understanding of what needs to be accomplished in the future by the end of the year.

“If I had one goal, it would be to end the year with a deeper understanding of what the needs are in this community,” Reichert said. “I need to plan a map for the next five years to see the things that parents, students and staff feel is important and what are the plans to implement that,” Reichert said.