The former principal of Indian Hills Elementary School will become the next head of school at University Heights Academy.
The UHA Board of Trustees on Thursday announced the selection of Tonya Oakley to lead UHA. She will work with outgoing Head of School Beth Unfried, who is retiring, “to ensure a smooth transition,” the board said in a brief statement.
Oakley was principal of Indian Hills from 2015 to 2021, when she retired from the public school system. She received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, a master’s in gifted and talented education and her Rank I certification from Murray State University.
University Heights is an independent, college-preparatory school for students in pre-kindergarten through high school. The campus is on North Drive. The school will mark its 50th anniversary in September 2023.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
