Biography

The Board of Directors would like to introduce Brian Clyne as the new Executive Director of MVM! Brian is thrilled to join our school community. He brings over 10 years’ experience as a Head of School and all the wisdom he has gained from that experience. He was a natural choice for MVM as we work to increase enrollment at our school over the next few years. We know his enthusiasm and experience will be a great fit for MVM.

During his 30 years as an educator, he has been blessed to experience some amazing opportunities:  He has served as an administrator, teacher, and coach on an isolated reservation school in the high desert of Arizona; He has been a teacher and Head of School and Athletic Director at Independent Elementary and Middle Schools in Kansas; Dean of Students and Faculty and Assistant Head of School at two prestigious private schools in Central Florida, and most recently served as the Head of School in both Folsom, California and Brownsville, Texas.   Throughout his career he has received national and state recognition for the delivery and development of curriculum. Some of the awards he has received are: National Unsung Heroes Award, Teachers Who Make a Difference Award, “Play for an A” program recognized by the U.S. Congress, MASTERS Scholarship recipient, and member of the National Native American Honor Society.

Here are some thoughts from Brian:

“Great schools don’t happen by accident. They are built with the strength of community, mission and values as their foundation. Great schools are framed with a rich and intentional curriculum delivered by passionate, student-centered teachers. They are led by a desire that the school believes fiercely in the undeniable capacity of children, which allows our students to unleash their powers of discovery, investigation and creativity.

In the coming months I look forward to meeting you all personally. You will find that I am accessible and enjoy a good laugh. After all, if you can’t put things in context and laugh about them, at the end of the day you should probably be dealing with something more predictable than children. If there’s one thing that my many years of education experience tells me, it is to never take yourself too seriously.”