Katherine Dinh

Katherine Dinh is an executive coach, consultant, and presenter with over 30 years’ experience in independent schools. She was the Head of Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, California from July 2019 to 2025. Prior to that, she was the Head of Prospect Sierra School in El Cerrito, California from 2007 to 2019.

Katherine started her career in independent schools as an English teacher and later became a division head at two separate schools. As a resident of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, Katherine evacuated to Houston, and was Founder and Director of a temporary PK-8 School in Houston for displaced students and staff.

Katherine has presented extensively at local and national conferences as a keynote speaker and panelist on a variety of topics related to leadership. She has served on numerous school and educational boards, including as past Chair of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Board. She has also served as Chair of The Principals’ Center at Harvard University Graduate School of Education, President of the Heads Collegiate Forum, Governance Committee Chair of the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) Board, and Vice Chair of the California Teachers Development Collaborative (CATDC) Board.

Katherine received her B.A. in English from the University of Virginia, and M.Ed. in International Education from Harvard. She received her coaching certification from the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute (BECI) at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.