Proctor Academy is excited to announce the hiring of Kurt Croft as its new Chief Resource Manager. After a nationwide search, Kurt was selected to lead Proctor’s Operations teams while partnering with Proctor’s senior leadership team, Head of School, and Board of Trustees in managing the school’s resources.

Kurt joins the Proctor community from New London Hospital, where he most recently served as Senior Director of Support Services. In this role, Kurt engaged in strategic planning initiatives as part of the senior leadership team while focusing on ensuring the organization’s long-term financial sustainability from a service line and infrastructure perspective. He was responsible for financial, personnel, and operations management for support services departments, including environmental services, facilities, security, dietary, and biomedical engineering. An expert project manager, Kurt has spent the entirety of his career in operations and project management spanning public, private, and nonprofit entities.

He is thrilled to help support Proctor’s Operations teams (housekeeping, facilities, dining services, information technology, finance, Proctor store, and security) in developing project frameworks and helping them achieve deliverables in a fast-paced, ever-changing community. Kurt notes, “Being raised in a family business focused on heavy civil construction, my exposure to business and operations started at a very young age. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to venture into different industries, bringing with me fundamental principles and a respect for those around me.” He adds, “I hold a strong interest in continued learning, whether career specific, a new hobby, or an interesting book on a random topic. Hiking the local or regional trails has become a favorite activity for me. As a family, we spend time at my son’s baseball games, daughter’s track meets, and both children’s soccer games.”

A native of the Philadelphia area, Kurt completed his undergraduate studies at Houghton College before working in the construction and municipal project management structure for over a decade. He then completed a Master’s in Public Administration at Villanova University in 2016. In 2018, Kurt and his family moved to New London, New Hampshire.

Head of School Brian Thomas notes, “We are so excited to have Kurt join us as the new Chief Resource Manager. Kurt wowed all of us with his ability to connect strongly with every member of the operations team he met. Kurt’s personality and approach to his work aligns well with Proctor’s motto, ‘Live to Learn, Learn to Live’ because of his passion for helping to develop his teammates as well as himself.”