School Leadership
Porter Hill Academy of Arts and Sciences is a family-founded Christian school. Our leadership team brings together experience in education, curriculum, technology, student support, and school operations.
Leadership responsibilities are clearly defined so that academic expectations, family communication, student support, and daily school operations remain closely connected to the academy’s mission.
Executive Leadership
Executive leadership provides institutional and academic direction for the academy and maintains responsibility for mission alignment, instructional quality, faculty support, and the student experience.
Founder & Head of School
Aliyah Porter-Low
Aliyah Porter-Low brings experience in curriculum development, teaching, online education, and educational team leadership, together with a multidisciplinary perspective shaped by doctoral work at the intersection of psychology, education, and technology.
As Founder and Head of School, Aliyah Porter-Low provides institutional leadership across academic and operational functions, carries the academy’s mission into schoolwide decision-making, and works to keep programs, faculty, student experience, and school systems aligned with the academy’s purpose.
Principal
Kiarra Porter
Kiarra Porter brings a strong commitment to academic excellence and to the transformative power of classical learning, with particular respect for enduring educational traditions and their role in shaping thoughtful, capable students.
As Principal, Kiarra Porter guides the daily academic life of the school, supports faculty, and helps ensure that instruction reflects the academy’s mission and academic expectations.
Leadership Team
Directors lead defined areas of the academy and work together to keep curriculum, instruction, technology, and school systems coordinated.
Mwalimu Juma brings professional experience in civil engineering, site inspection, and project oversight, including work requiring consistent attention to safety requirements, quality standards, and technical specifications.
At Porter Hill Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mwalimu Juma brings an emphasis on organization, precision, responsibility, and high standards to curriculum and instructional development.
Conner Low brings experience in instructional technology, systems administration, technology integration within education, and self-directed work in software development and systems optimization.
Conner Low teaches mathematics and oversees the academy’s technology infrastructure, supporting reliable digital operations and school systems that remain accessible, organized, and aligned with instructional needs.
Learn more about the academy
Explore the educational philosophy that guides Porter Hill Academy of Arts and Sciences, or contact the academy with questions about school leadership.