(KAIR)--Atchison's Maur Hill-Mount Academy, following what a release calls "an extensive four-month, nationwide search," has selected a new Principal.

The release says, following the search led by the firm RedBalloon, Dr. Christi Adams has been hired for the role. Adams is already a familiar face at the school, having served in the role of interim Principal since October of last year.

The release says applicants from across the country were considered for the role, and the staff at RedBalloon shared that it was "the most impressive applicant pool they had ever seen" generated from a job posting for principal.

Since the hiring of President David Trotter in January 2024, the release explains, "the Board of Directors and school- Leadership Team have made it a top priority to explicitly clarify the mission and vision of MH-MA and align every aspect of the school to that mission and vision as a Catholic, college prep, boarding school that educates young men and women in the Benedictine tradition."

Adams brings twenty-one years of teaching and leadership experience to her new role, beginning her connection to the local school community in 2002 when she served as a dormitory prefect for boarding students while completing her undergraduate studies at Benedictine College. Following graduation, she worked for ten years in the Leavenworth Public Schools before returning to Benedictine College where she has served as Chair of the School of Education.

Adams was recently recognized as the 2024 Distinguished Educator of the Year by Benedictine College for her dedication to teaching and upholding the mission of the College.