Jayne Ellicott

Jayne Ellicott is a native of South Carolina with degrees in English, guidance, and administration. After teaching English and serving as a middle school guidance counselor, she became the principal of Ashley River Creative Arts School in Charleston in 1984. Under her leadership, Ashley River School has been named a Palmetto's Finest School and has received the Kennedy Center School of Distinction Award and the Boyer Award. She has led the school through an extensive building project that will result in an updated facility. Three years ago, Mrs. Ellicott was invited to attend the Oxford Roundtable in Oxford, England, and considers it a highlight of her career.