Jamie Williamson serves as the head of school at The Windward School and as the
executive director of the Windward Institute.

Mr. Williamson joined the Windward community in July 2019 with 18 years of experience
supporting families and children with learning disabilities. He is a passionate educational
leader, proven creative problem-solver, and steadfast advocate for children.
Throughout his career, he has been a standard-bearer within schools for partnership
and collaboration that seeks to empower students, families, faculty, and staff. Mr.
Williamson frequently presents at local, regional, and national conferences and events
on a variety of topics including dyslexia, ADHD, parenting, assessment, resilience,
vocabulary instruction in math, leadership, and hiring for culture.

Prior to his arrival at Windward, he served as the head of school at Marburn Academy,
which is a 1-12 day school program for students with learning differences in Columbus,
Ohio, and as the principal at the Springer School and Center in Cincinnati, which is 1-8
day school program for students with language-based learning disabilities. Mr.
Williamson is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology (1994-1998). He also holds a Master of Science and an Education Specialist
degree in School Psychology from Miami University (2000-2004). A licensed school
psychologist, Mr. Williamson spent five years prior to his tenure at Springer working in this
capacity in public school.

Mr. Williamson previously served on the board of the Southwest Ohio School Psychology
Association as the president and on the board of the Ohio Association of Independent
Schools. Mr. Williamson resides in Irvington and enjoys spending his free time with his
children.