KDS DAR School Administration
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday and most major holidays
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Address:
KDS DAR School
6077 Main St., Grant, AL 35747
Contact Us:
Phone: 256-728-4236
Fax: 256-728-5633
info@kdsdar.org
Constructed in 1937, Samsa Administration Building was at the time named Munson Cottage for Marion Munson of Connecticut. The Cottage was for many years the residence of the school’s Executive Secretary (what is today known as the Executive Director). It was converted to use as the Executive Director’s office in 2002. A fire destroyed the building in 2005. It was then rebuilt and rededicated in 2007 as the Samsa-Munson Administration Building.
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Visitors to the KDS campus who have scheduled a campus tour with our Development Director should come by the administration office first. This office is also home to the KDS Store where you can purchase a variety of KDS merchandise. We look forward to your visit!
KDS DAR School Executive Director
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Heather Watson Green joined the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School administrative staff as executive director in September of 2008. Heather, a 1992 KDS alumnus, is the daughter of Rick and Donna Keller Watson of Grant, both of whom are KDS graduates.
Heather received a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations from Auburn University in 1996. After graduating from Auburn, she returned to Marshall County and took a position with the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce. Heather then moved to Huntsville where she gained experience in marketing, communications, public relations and fundraising and worked for organizations such as United Cerebral Palsy, the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the North Alabama Science Center.
For her work in the fields of public relations and marketing, Heather has received two Medallion Awards from the Public Relations Council of Alabama, one for best promotional brochure and the other for best total public relations program.
Heather is Secretary/Treasurer of the Grant Chamber of Commerce and is a graduate of the Marshall County Leadership Challenge program. She is currently serving as Treasurer of the Gunter Mountain Chapter, NSDAR, and is Alabama State Chair for the Insignia Committee.
Heather has been married to Eric, an electrical engineer she met while they both were attending Auburn, for more than 25 years. They have one son, Aiden, a 23-year-old software engineer, who is a 2020 graduate of KDS.
KDS DAR School Development Director
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Jason Hodges is a 1997 graduate of KDS. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 2002. Since graduation, he has accumulated more than 22 years of experience in the graphic design and marketing industry through his freelance business.
Jason currently serves as 2nd Vice President of the Alabama Society C.A.R. and as Senior President of the Gunter Mountain Society C.A.R. He is also a member of the Tennessee Valley Chapter Sons of the American Revolution. Jason is a 2024 graduate of the Marshall County Leadership Challenge program.
Jason has been married to Kathie Hodges, a 1996 KDS graduate, for 24 years and has three children – two of whom, Regan and Reid, currently attend KDS and one, Rylee, who is a 2022 KDS graduate.
KDS DAR School Administrative Staff
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April Pendergrass, Office Manager
Amanda Weeks, Bookkeeping Assistant
Teresa Choat, Receptionist/Office Assistant
Scottie Randles, Maintenance Supervisor