The Ethics Institute is staffed with seasoned administrators, teachers, and facilitators who are experts in the field of ethics education. 

Karen Rezach, Director
 

Dr. Karen Rezach joined the Kent Place community in 2000, and is the Founding Director of The Ethics Institute.

She has a Master’s in Divinity from Yale University, an EdD from Seton Hall University and is an ordained Episcopal priest. Her doctoral research, Spiritual Leadership as a Model of Effective Leadership in Independent School, explores the ways in which educators can bring values and moral awareness in non-religious ways into a variety of school settings, and was the catalyst for the founding of the Ethics Institute.

Dr. Rezach has over 25 years of experience as an independent school administrator, including Director of the Middle School at Kent Place and Assistant Head of School at St. Philip’s Academy in Newark, NJ.

She has been teaching and facilitating workshops on ethics for more than a decade.

rezachk@kentplace.org
(908) 273-0900, ext. 395

ANNA BUTRICO CONTI, Assistant Director

Anna Butrico Conti is a magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in English.

She comes to Kent Place in 2024 after roles at Meta; Odgers Berndtson, a headhunting firm; and McChrystal Group, a consulting firm.

Her experiences in industries outside of academia have informed her passion for developing ethical leadership skills in our students, the decision-makers of the future.

Ms. Conti is also an author; her first book, Risk: A User’s Guide, was published in 2021.

contia@kentplace.org
(908) 273-0900, ext. 270