Carole Everett

Wellesley High School Writer: Carole Everett (1973)

            Carole Everett became the Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) in July 2010. Her prior career in independent schools included teaching Latin, music, and public speaking, serving as the Director of College Counseling, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Diversity Coordinator, Director of Development, Assistant Head for External Affairs, and Head of School.   As an international educator, she co-founded and was the Co-Director for 17 years of the Spoleto Arts Symposia, a series of summer workshops in Spoleto, Italy. 

            While Carole was Director of Admissions for the Juilliard School, Simon and Schuster/Arco published her first book, The Performing Arts Major’s College Guide, that went to three editions and was published in several languages, and Random House published the next version, The Guide to Performing Arts Programs.  

            Carole earned her bachelor’s degree cum laude from Barnard College of Columbia University, and holds an advanced degree from the Universita di Siena, Italy. She also studied at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music. A mezzo-soprano, Carole Everett performed with opera companies and orchestras and on recital tours around the world. Carole lives in New York City with her husband and goldendoodle puppy.  Her adult son also lives and works in NYC. 

            Carole  writes, “Many thanks for considering including me in this listing.  When I was at church this morning, a woman sat in front of me.  As we greeted each other, something came up about her growing up in Wellesley.  When she said that she’d gone to WHS, Class of 1969, I asked if she had Mr. Crockett.  We had a lovely moment of remembrance and enjoyed the small-world quality of our encounter.”