Administration

Interim Co-Head of School /Director of Admissions

Dr. Susan Karpicke is the Director of Admissions and Interim Co-Head of School at Sycamore. She received her doctorate in education from Indiana University in 1977. Susan began work counseling and testing at Sycamore in 1988, and became the Director of Admissions in 1993. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor, Career Counselor and School Counselor, and holds memberships in the American Psychological Association, and the National Association for Gifted Children. Dr. Karpicke is married and the mother of two children both of whom graduated from Sycamore.

Interim Co-Head of School /Head of Lower School

Glenna Lykens is the Head of the Lower School and  Interim Co-Head of School at Sycamore. She came to Sycamore as a 4th grade assistant in 1999 and was a lead teacher in 1st grade at Sycamore from 2001 to 2005. She also taught in elementary schools in Ohio and North Carolina. Glenna received her B.S. Ed. from The Ohio State University in 1978, her endorsement in Gifted and Talented Education from Ball State University in 2004, and her M.A. in Educational Psychology from Ball State in 2006. She is a member of the National Association for Gifted Children and the Indiana Association for the Gifted. Glenna is married and has two grown daughters.
 

Head of Middle School

Mike Waller is the Head of Middle School at Sycamore. Previously he served as Headmaster of Mooreland Hill School (CT) and St. Clement's Episcopal School (TX). Mike, who began his independent school career in 1979, has experience as a teacher, coach, assistant headmaster, middle school director, secondary school placement counselor, and athletic director. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Irvine and a Master's degree in Education, with an emphasis on private school administration, from the University of San Francisco. Mike has served on the Board of Directors of the Independent School Association of the Southwest and the Southwestern  Association of Episcopal Schools. Mike is married to Maria-Elena and has two children.

Head of Early Childhood

Nancy Farrar is the Head of Early Childhood at Sycamore. Mrs. Farrar has a BA degree from Butler University and has course work toward a master’s degree in library science. She came to Sycamore as a preschool teacher in 1989 after having taught in private preschools in Indianapolis. She combined duties with that of librarian in 1992 and became Head of Early Childhood in 2001. Nancy is a member of the National Association for Gifted Children, the Indiana Association for the Gifted, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children, the American Library Association, and the Indiana Library Federation. She is married with three grown sons and seven grandchildren.

Director of Technology

Larry Fletcher is the Director of Technology at Sycamore. Mr. Fletcher received his MBA degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1992. He has worked at Sycamore School since 1998. Larry is a member of the National Association for Gifted Children, Indiana Computer Educators, Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators, and the International Society of Technology Educators. He is a Certified Novell Engineer and an Adjunct Faculty member of Indiana Wesleyan University. Larry is the father of three children.

Director of Development

Christine Dallman is the Director of Development at Sycamore School. Christine holds an undergraduate degree in art history from Wheeling Jesuit University , and she started her career in that field at the Smithsonian's National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Ms. Dallman's background includes over 14 years of advancement/fundraising success, project management, business development and marketing. She most recently served as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer for the Riley Children's Foundation. Ms. Dallman is a parent of a current Sycamore third grader and has served on the Sycamore's Board of Trustees as Chair of the Development Committee.
 

Business Manager

Dianne Ridings is the Business Manager at Sycamore. Dianne attended the University of Indianapolis and came to Sycamore as a parent the year the school was founded. In 1987 Mrs. Ridings became a member of the staff. Prior to working at Sycamore, she worked for a local CPA firm and ran her own business. Dianne is married and the mother of one child who graduated from Sycamore in 1994.