Helen Hayes

Helen brings over 20 years of educational leadership experience, including serving as Headmaster of Chandler Preparatory Academy, where she led the school to consistent top-ten state rankings. At Great Hearts, she held executive roles overseeing academies, leadership development, and new region growth, while training school leaders across multiple states as Dean of Headmaster College. Her expertise in federal grants and foundation fundraising has helped secure over $27 million in funding throughout her career.

Helen holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum/Instruction/Applied Behavior Analysis and an MFA in Creative Writing from ASU, a BA in Philosophy from Yale, and leadership certificates from Harvard and Stanford.