Head of School, Faculty, Staff
Head of School
David Dorsey, Seven Hills School founding head, brings a deep commitment to making a difference in the lives of boys and their families. His broad experience includes 14 years of classroom, administrative, and counseling experience at the University of Richmond. A long-time resident of Richmond, he brings to Seven Hills an outstanding background in service and experiential learning. His professional experience includes teaching history, English, music, and math at the secondary level in the West Indies, as well as university instruction at the University of Richmond, the University of West Indies, and the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
He has served as instructor and consultant to Richmond area K-12 teachers through the Art of Teaching Conference at the University of Richmond. Mr. Dorsey served on the founding boards of Virginia Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) and Carver Promise.
Mr. Dorsey completed a bachelor's degree in music and philosophy at Carson-Newman College and completed masters of Divinity and of Sacred Music at Southern Seminary. He has completed all course work toward his doctoral degree at Union Theological Seminary.
The father of a son who is now a Seven Hills graduate, Mr. Dorsey coached soccer for four years through the Richmond Neighborhood Soccer Association and served as president of the Lewis Ginter Recreational Association for four years.
