Outstanding JK-12 Independent School in Charlotte Appoints Mission-Aligned CIO to Lead Integrated Tech Strategy
Charlotte Country Day School
Since 1941, Charlotte Country Day School (“Country Day”) has built upon a long legacy of firsts among the Charlotte region’s independent schools, introducing groundbreaking programs and progressive ideas. Country Day was the first school in Charlotte to offer an international studies program, and is still the only independent school in the region to have a separate campus for middle school students. Now serving over 1,700 students in JK-12, Country Day offers students and their families an unsurpassed opportunity to prepare for the future, grounded in tradition and shaped by generations of visionary leaders. Country Day holds a profound commitment to lifelong learning, hands-on learning, individualized attention, and a caring, inclusive community.
The arrival of a new head of school and forthcoming strategic roadmap created an ideal moment for Country Day to step back, reflect, and reimagine the role technology could play in service of the school’s mission and student learning outcomes. The CIO will be a new position for the school, which has previously had separate departments for IT and educational technology leadership. This role will unify both IT and ed tech under a single division that strategically builds and defines Country Day’s technology ecosystem to elevate teaching, learning, and operations across the school. The CIO will directly supervise 5 direct reports including divisional ed tech coordinators and an IT systems manager, who in turn supervises the IT operations team of 9 other employees. The ideal candidate will offer a balance of hands-on and visionary leadership—someone capable of thinking both strategically and systematically, lending a curator’s mindset to refine and select the technologies and systems to best support student learning and operations at Country Day. Country Day looked forward to welcoming the CIO to begin July 1, 2026, or earlier by mutual agreement.
Charlotte Country Day School was thrilled to welcome Brian Sossamon to the position.
Meet the new leader
Brian Sossamon is an accomplished technology leader with both deep technical expertise and a forward-thinking approach to leading technology. Mr. Sossamon brings significant experience in technology strategy and innovation, building data-informed systems to support decision-making, and overseeing infrastructure and security to enhance both organizational effectiveness and student learning. Most recently, Mr. Sossamon served as Director of Information Technology at Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, where he led enterprise IT strategy across a multi-site organization and advanced cybersecurity, business continuity, data governance, and cost-optimization initiatives. His background also includes leadership roles in independent schools, including Director of Technology at Trinity Episcopal School in Austin, TX, and Senior Network Systems Administrator and Interim Director of Technology at Charlotte Latin School. Mr. Sossamon holds an MBA and a B.S. in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix.
