About Falmouth Academy

Meet the Headmaster

David C. Faus

David C. Faus, an independent school leader with more than 25 years experience, was named headmaster of Falmouth Academy in 2005, coming from Virginia, where he was assistant head and director of the upper school at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School (SSSAS) in Alexandria. Before he joined SSSAS in 1994, Mr. Faus had been director of the upper school at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y., for three years. From 1981–1991, he was assistant to the headmaster and dean of students, history teacher, dorm parent and varsity coach at the Hun School in Princeton, N.J., where he grew up.

Mr. Faus holds a B.A. in history and sociology from Kenyon College, and an M.S. Ed from the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed graduate work in the M.A.L.S. program at Wesleyan University and in 2007 was a Visiting Fellow at Columbia University’s Klingenstein Center. He is a member of the Falmouth Human Services Committee, the board of directors of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Animal Care and Use Committee. Mr. Faus was chosen to participate in the Community Leadership Institute’s 2008 program, which included monthly in-depth sessions for Cape Cod leaders to review a wide variety of Cape issues from healthcare to the arts. He coaches a Falmouth town lacrosse team in the spring.

Committed to small schools where students can work closely with dynamic and talented teachers and have conversations across grades and backgrounds, Mr. Faus speaks regularly about the values of small schools at conferences sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for Advancement of Secondary Education (CASE).

Mr. Faus and his wife, Holly, have two children: Libby and John. All the Fauses are avid sailors.