
Ms. Karrie Dietz, originally from the United States, serves Stamford American School Hong Kong with more than 25 years of teaching and school leadership experience in six countries. As a founding member, she has led its development since 2017. Since opening, Ms. Dietz has been instrumental in building a caring community and a strong partnership with parents.
Before joining Stamford in Hong Kong, Karrie served as a Principal at our sister campus, Stamford American International School in Singapore. In this role, she was instrumental in overseeing growth, implementing digital literacy programs and managing the development of language programs, including Stamford’s Mandarin/English Bilingual Program.
Her leadership and curriculum experience extends beyond that of her time in Singapore, as she was previously a Principal of Prem Tinsulanonda International School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where she facilitated school-wide curriculum development across four International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Karrie was also the School-Wide Curriculum Coordinator and a Vice-Principal at the American International School in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Karrie is passionate about collaborating with others to empower children to reach their full potential and make a difference. In addition to being an experienced International Baccalaureate workshop leader, Karrie also serves on and leads Council of International Schools accreditation teams for schools in the Asia Pacific region.
Karrie has a Master of Arts in Education from Hamline University and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from St. Catherine University, both in Minnesota. She also holds an International School Leadership Certificate from the Principals’ Training Center in America and an Executive Certificate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Stanford University.
Karrie says, “I am absolutely delighted with the caring community we are creating at Stamford. We have a highly qualified team of faculty and staff who are committed to inspiring students and empowering them to succeed."