About the Secondary Schools Department 

The NCEA Secondary Schools Department is called to provide leadership, direction, and service to Catholic secondary schools as communities with a Catholic identity rooted in faith, committed to justice, living out Gospel values, and promoting excellence in all programs.

NCEA Secondary Schools Department Staff
Department Email Address: secondary@ncea.org

 

Charles M. Russell, Interim Executive Director Charles M. Russell comes to NCEA from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, where he spent the last two years as the Director of Secondary Education and Tuition Scholarships.  During his time there he worked closely with high schools in the areas of enrollment management, financial aid and program implementation.   Additionally Mr. Russell has served as a teacher, vice principal and principal within the Archdiocese of Washington.  He holds degrees in Educational Leadership and Administration from the George Washington University and St John’s University.  Mr. Russell lives in Bethesda MD, with his wife Katie and his three children Kelly, Mike, and Riley.     Tony J. Vargas, Administrative Assistant [email]

Established in 1904, the NCEA is the largest private professional education organization in the world, representing 200,000 Catholic educators serving 7.6 million students in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, in religious education programs, in seminaries and in colleges and universities.