Administration
Meet the Staff
Louis O'Prussack - Director, Spring Street International School
BA, Classics, Oberlin College
MA, Educational Leadership, Columbia University
Louis O’Prussack is the director of Spring Street International School. Louis officially joined the school on July 1, 2008. A teacher and administrator for more than 18 years, Louis O’Prussack has lived throughout the U.S. and, for a time, abroad in France.
For the last 16 years, he has been Assistant Head of School at a small, college preparatory boarding-day school in Ojai, California. The Besant Hill School has a strong focus on creative expression and Louis taught mathematics and physics, in addition to his administrative duties.
He and his wife Jennifer are very excited to be moving back to the Northwest, and to be bringing their two young children, Caeden and Aiyana to a place that they love. The whole family is looking forward with great anticipation to living in a place where the word community has real depth and meaning behind it, and where integrity, understanding, and compassion are a vital part of the fabric of the community.
A graduate of Oberlin College with a B.A. in Classics, Louis briefly attended medical school, studied mathematics at the University of Washington for 15 months, and recently received his M.A. in Educational Leadership at Columbia University. His most enriching moments continue to take place in the classroom with students, and he looks forward to continuing to teach in addition to his other responsibilities as director.
Jerome Riley, Director of Operations
BA, Communication Arts, Fordham University
Teaching Certification, Secondary, State University of New York
Jerry joined Spring Street International School after a successful career in product development, marketing and sales in the publishing and graphic arts industry. He served in a variety of management positions, including Director of Marketing for Atex Publishing Systems, an Eastman Kodak Co. and as Sales Director and National Accounts Director for various companies in the publishing sector.
Jerry taught English briefly in New York public schools and combines an educational background with a varied business career. Jerry is responsible for admissions, development, business management and financial planning. Jerry served as acting director of the school for eight months during the 2007/2008 school term.