Bishop McNamara High School Administrative Team
BMHS Leadership Team left to right : Dean of Students Mr. Brian Brower, Assistant Principal Mrs. Dian Carter, Principal Dr. Nigel Traylor,  Dean of Students Ms. Deanna Johnson, and Academic Dean Mr. Charles Shryock
Dr. Nigel Traylor - Principal

Dr. Nigel Tryalor, Principal

Dr. Nigel Traylor is from Stone Mountain, Georgia and is the Principal of Bishop McNamara High School. Previously the Assistant Principal and Academic Dean of Bishop McNamara High School, Dr. Traylor is an exemplary model of Holy Cross ideals who has served the School for several years. Dr. Traylor has served in many administrative and leadership roles throughout his career. Read more...

Mr. Charles Shryock - Academic Dean

Mr. Charles Shryock

Mr. Charles Shryock is our new Director of Academics. As a Google for Education Certified Innovator, he has presented on teaching and learning for the National Catholic Educational Association, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Holy Cross Institute of St. Edward’s University, the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Read more...

Mrs. Dian Carter - Assistant Principal

Mrs. Dian A. Carter, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Dian A. Carter has been the principal at Saint Ambrose School for the past nine years. She is a BMHS parent who has served on a committee of our board and has served as an active parent volunteers and ambassador various organizations around our school. Mrs. Carter earned her BA in English Education from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Master’s in Supervision and Administration Read more...

Ms. Deanna Johnson - Dean of Students 11th & 12th Grades

Ms. Deanna Johnson

Ms. Deanna J. Johnson is the Dean of Students for the 11th and 12th grade students. She has taught Spanish at Bishop McNamara and other schools for over ten years. Before joining the McNamara community, Ms. Johnson taught Spanish at St. Peter’s School in Waldorf, Maryland Read more...

Mr. Brian Brower - Dean of Students 9th & 10th Grades

Mr. Brian Brower, Dean of Students 9th & 10th Grades

Mr. Brian Brower is the 9th and 10th Grade Dean of Students, and Summer School Principal at Bishop McNamara High School. He has been serving the students of Bishop McNamara since the Fall of 2014, and has been working in Catholic education since the Fall of 2009. Originally from upstate New York, he attended the University of Richmond where he earned his B.A. in History. Read more...