Alexis has been the Head of School at New City School, a 3 year old through 6th grade independent school since 2016. Prior to New City School, Alexis served as Dean of Children’s Programs at Bank Street College of Education in New York City. Alexis began his career in education as a 5th and 6th Grade science teacher at Rye Country Day School, in Rye, NY, where he also coached middle school baseball and football. He then moved into a leadership role as Middle School Principal before moving to Chicago to become Middle School Principal at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. After three years in that position, Alexis was recruited back to Rye Country Day, where he served as the Assistant Head of School and Director of Financial Aid before moving to Bank Street College.

Alexis currently serves as a trustee and board chair of the St. Louis Association of Independent Schools (ISSL) and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Alexis has presented on topics such as leadership and diversity at annual conferences of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and he is a contributing author to the NAIS publication Diversity Work in Independent Schools.

Originally from New York City, Alexis earned his MA in Marine Affairs and Policy from the University of Miami (FL) and earned a BS in Human Ecology from Rutgers University (NJ).

Favorite SFS Memory: The opportunities we had to get in the water – either diving or snorkeling and being able to see all of the amazing marine wildlife just minutes from shore. Spotted eagle rays, dolphins, corals, sharks; it was all fantastic. Perhaps the best memory is of a night dive where several of us were on the bottom, about 40 feet deep or so. The moon was shining brightly, we turned our lights off, and we saw several turtles swimming in circles above. That is an image I will never forget.