2025–26 New Faculty and Staff

Melissa Coyne

Director of Athletics
Melissa previously served as the Senior Director of Operations at The St. James, a state-of-the-art sports, active entertainment, and wellness facility in Springfield, VA, and previously served as the Athletics Director as well as the Assistant Athletics Director and Director of Lacrosse at The St. James. She was a member of the lacrosse team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has held several roles with USA Lacrosse, including Director of the National Team Development Program, Director of Games Administration, and Director of the Women's Game. She also served as the NCAA National Coordinator of Officials for Women's Lacrosse. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.

The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.