Melanie Williams has been named CEO of Jacksonville-based Chappell Schools. The company has eight locations throughout Duval and St. Johns counties.
Williams took over the position April 1. She will lead the company into its next phase of growth.
She holds the doctorate degree in educational research and evaluation from Virginia Tech and is adept at strategic planning, leadership, organizational growth, operations and financial oversight.
"I am honored to promote the organization's mission established by Katheryne Chappell Drennon and her mother more than 50 years ago, and to lead Chappell in establishing a strong rapport with Chappell’s school children, parents, teachers, campus directors, support staff and community partners who support the mission of the organization,” said Williams. “I am very excited to join the Chappell family, and look forward to meeting our parents and children in the very near future.”
“On behalf of the board of directors, the Katheryne Chappell Drennon Trust and the family members, I am pleased to welcome Dr. Williams to lead Chappell Schools in providing educational excellence and professionalism across each Chappell campus,” said Gianni Arcaini, Chappell’s chairman of the board. “In doing so, Dr. Williams will expand Chappell's premium service in the development of the total child, ensuring wholesome environments that provide continuous learning opportunities for the organization's multi-sensory developmental approach to early childhood.”
