Caroline Baugh is the Chief Advancement and External Affairs Officer at Taipei American School, where she leads the school’s strategic efforts across fundraising, alumni engagement, enrollment, marketing, and communications.

She brings over 15 years of experience leading advancement and external relations programs at top independent and international schools across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Prior to joining TAS in 2023, Caroline served as Director of Enrollment Management, Communications, and Community Relations at the American School of Paris, where she oversaw the full stakeholder experience and led integrated strategies to increase engagement, amplify influence, and drive revenue. She previously served as Director of Annual Giving at The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas.

Caroline has led advancement campaigns ranging from $100 million to targeted initiatives and has deep experience in establishing and rebuilding giving programs to support sustainable institutional growth.

Peter served Lynn University from 1993-2002 as Director of Graduate School Admission and Associate Director for Development. After completing his service at Lynn University, Peter assumed the position of Director of External Relations at the Forman School in Litchfield, Connecticut. Peter joined Saint Andrew’s School in 2004 as Director of External Relations and was promoted in 2006 to Associate Headmaster for Development. In 2017 Peter assumed the role of Director of Development at the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. Working closely with the Head of School and Board of Trustees. Peter oversees all aspects of Landon’s external relations program.

Peter has been recognized by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Peter served as the CASE/NAIS 2014 conference chair. In addition, Peter is a distinguished CASE Laureate, a community of senior volunteers who have provided invaluable service to CASE.

Peter actively serves on the faculty of the Florida Council for Independent Schools (FCIS). From 2017-2021, Peter served on the Development Directors Leadership Council for AISGW (The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington).

Additionally, Peter is a presenter for AIMS (Association and Maryland and DC Schools) and ADVIS (Association of Delaware Valley Schools). Peter is an active member of the Saint Bartholomew Catholic Community, serving on the School Board from 2017-2021. Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master in International Management, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Education. Peter and his wife Meredith have two sons, Lucas and Bryce.

Gustavo Segui serves as the Executive Director of Marketing, Advancement, and Admissions at the International School of Curitiba. In this role, he establishes the strategic framework for business growth and innovation, leveraging tools from AI, strategy, and design thinking.

As a strategy advisor, Gustavo is a Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Curitiba and a Council Member for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for Latin America. He has delivered workshops at several conferences in the US, UK, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil on strategy, leadership, and marketing.

With an MBA in Business Management and certificates from Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, Gustavo’s theoretical expertise and professional experience in leadership, strategy, and innovation enable him to navigate complex environments, translating insights into strategic planning and results. 

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David Smith is the Chief Advancement Officer for Miami Country Day School, and Principal of David Smith Consulting, David develops fundraising strategies and practices that effectively address the modern concerns of independent schools.

Previously David served as the Director of Advancement at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn. He began his career as a history and government teacher in the New York City public schools and then taught at Friends Seminary in Manhattan. He started his career in development working with CCS Fundraising, where his clients included Women for Women International and the NAACP.

David returned to independent schools as the Director of Development at the Calhoun School and then became the Director of Development at The Allen-Stevenson School, where he led a successful $50 million capital campaign. He has presented sessions on major gifts, capital campaigns, and diversity, equity and inclusion in advancement at NAIS, CASE, AFP, NJ Associations of Independent Schools and New York State Association of Independent Schools conferences. He recently concluded two terms on the board of trustees of the Caedmon School in Manhattan and currently serves on the faculty of the CASE School Advancement Institute. 

David received a bachelor's degree in government from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in history from Rutgers University. 

Benjamin R. Fiore-Walker, Ph.D. (He/Him) is originally from Southampton, PA in suburban Philadelphia. Ben received a Ph.D. in neuroscience (psychobiology) from the University of Virginia, and has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. His research area of focus was in the development of brain circuitry as they relate to epilepsy and autism.

Ben comes to his position as the senior director for the Opportunity and Inclusion Center (OIC) after close to 25 years working in the diversity space. Before coming to CASE, Ben was the manager of the Office of Diversity Programs at the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Washington, DC, where he had a broad mandate to develop strategies to build out relationships and initiatives from across the society in order to help ACS live into its core value of diversity, equity, inclusion and respect.   Before ACS, he served as a senior managing director for diversity and inclusion at Teach for America (TFA), where he was responsible for devising and quantifying diversity metrics for TFA for the development of initiatives to diversity staff and corps member populations. Prior to TFA, he spent 19 years at the Georgetown University School of Medicine where he was the Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion. This work has taken Ben into many elementary and middle schools in underserved areas of the D.C. metro region, where he uses neuroscience to get kids excited about STEM fields and higher education.

Ben has written on and studied diversity climate in higher education and the workplace and is a firm believer that diversity & inclusion matters.  Ben believes that even though heterogeneity is the key ingredient to success—with diverse teams being more productive and creative than non-diverse teams, it’s all for not if the members of those diverse teams don’t feel their differences are celebrated or valued.  We need both, diversity and inclusion to reach our full potential.

A first-generation college graduate, Teresa believes deeply in the power of education to transform lives and the fundamental right of all children to have access to high-quality educational opportunities. Teresa has spent her 20+ year career fundraising for schools and non-profit educational organizations. Most recently she has served the independent school sector as Director of Advancement at Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, and was previously Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Manhattanville College. Teresa is Vice Chair of the Independent School Leadership Group, a mentor and board member with Mount Vernon Star Scholars, Vice President of the Mount Vernon Educational Foundation, and an alumni interviewer for her alma mater. Outside of her passion for education, Teresa can be found wandering museums, taking in some theater, or dreaming up new cookie recipes.

Kevin Yaley, Ph.D., was named Head of Francis Parker School in 2010 following an extensive national search. He is the 12th person to fill the position since the school’s founding in 1912.

Prior to stepping into the top leadership role, Kevin taught history and philosophy, first at the University of San Diego High School and later at Parker. He also coached cross country, track and field, and soccer during that time. In 2004, Kevin was tapped to serve as Parker’s Director of Admissions. The following year, he was appointed Associate Head of School, a position he held for five years.

He was a fellow of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Edward E. Ford Fellowship for Aspiring Heads, as well as at the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s Heads of Schools Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Kevin served on the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Board of Standards and was recently recognized by CASE District VII with the CEO Leadership Award.

Kevin received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Notre Dame and an additional master's degree from San Diego State University. In Spring 2021, he completed his Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at University of San Diego.

Kevin is the parent of three Parker graduates—Solia, Indiana, and Ansel.