Joseph D. Hollowell

Adjunct Consultant
Administration, Presidential Mentoring, Strategic Planning, Development
jhollowell@catholicschoolmgmt.com

For 30 years Joe served as the chief administrator of Roncalli High School in Indianapolis, including 25 years as the school’s first president. During that time Roncalli earned the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award three times – the only high school in Indiana to have accomplished that feat. Roncalli is also one of only five high schools in the country to have been honored for its exemplary service-learning program by the U. S. Department of Education. Under Joe’s leadership Roncalli increased its enrollment by over 600 students, tripled the size of its campus, and through three capital campaigns and other funding initiatives, raised over $35 million for facility expansion, renovation, financial aid, and endowment.

Joe also served in roles as a chemistry teacher, coach, science department chair, dean of students, and for five years he served as principal prior to becoming president. Additionally, Joe has a passion for outdoor education and still teaches a wilderness education and leadership class known as Summer Field Study every summer. Over 3,000 young people have traveled, camped, backpacked, rafted, rock-climbed, and hiked through Alaska, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and many other natural wonders as they reflect on the goodness of God’s creation and each person’s role in that creation.

Joe earned his Doctorate of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership at Creighton University. He earned both his B.S. in Chemistry and his M.S. in School Administration at Butler University.

Joe serves Catholic School Management and its clients on an adjunct basis in areas of administrative organization and leadership development, presidential mentoring, strategic planning, advancement, student recruitment, board training, capital campaign leadership and execution, and all aspects of school communication.

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