Stokes earns Excellence in Auxiliary Award

Director of Auxiliary Services Rebecca Stokes was given the Summer Programs and Auxiliary Revenue Collaborative’s award for her work including students in the selection of a new playground, transitioning the school bookstore, refining registration systems and processes for summer camps & enrichment activities, and expanding the school’s cultural and holiday celebrations to be inclusive of USN’s diverse student body.
By Juanita I.C. Traughber, Director of Marketing & Communications

The Summer Programs and Auxiliary Revenue Collaborative honored University School of Nashville’s Director of Auxiliary Services Rebecca Stokes with its Excellence in Auxiliary Award during its annual conference on Tuesday, October 6, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The award recognizes independent school leaders and programs that demonstrate distinguished leadership and innovation through high-quality educational practice, success in auxiliary program design, significant contributions to advancing diversity and inclusion within auxiliary programming, and service as a role model for peers.

Stokes, who joined USN in 200#, became Director of After School in 2017 to manage programming for students in grades K-8 from 3 to 6 p.m. and expanded the school’s cultural and holiday celebrations to include meals for more than 250 people, performances, activities, and art projects for a comprehensive list of occasions inclusive of USN’s diverse student body. She took on additional responsibilities of the school’s then-Book Store and USN Summer Camps in 2023 as Director of Auxiliary Services. Since then, Stokes has led the transition to an online bookstore and brick-and-mortar Spirit Store, and refined registration systems and processes for summer camps & enrichment activities.

She has presented at SPARC’s annual conference several times, including most recently on “Presentation Title” and is a constant presence at SPARC webinars and roundtables.

“Last year we took on a renovation project to overhaul the playground, which Rebecca led. Rebecca turned our Lower School students into architects and planners, allowing them to creatively express their thoughts on what the new installation might look like,” wrote Director of Summer Programs and High School Math Teacher Jason Shuster in his nomination of Stokes for the award. “These ideas ultimately informed our project and instantly created a bond with the new as we departed from the old. The new playground has become a cherished part of our back field, something the children look forward to utilizing each day.”

SPARC is the leading consulting firm and membership organization focused exclusively on advancing independent schools through auxiliary and summer program enhancement and developing non-tuition revenue streams. 
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