Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Teachers at The Advent School are invested learners in their own right.  They share their excitement for learning and design programs to challenge student thinking.  Teachers create environments that inspire academic excellence and foster intellectual growth in their students, while being guides and companions. 

Early Childhood Center
Kelly Pope
University of Colorado at Denver, M.Ed.
University of New Hampshire, B.A.

Kathryn Hulbert
University of Colorado at Denver, M.Ed.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, B.A.

Cris Bringas
Lesley University, M.Ed.
University of Asia and the Pacific, B.A.

Marissa Clark
Tufts University, M.A., Teaching
College of the Holy Cross, B.A.

Kindergarten
Denise Bogosian
Wheelock College, M.S.
University of Massachusetts, B.A.

Yvonne Liu-Constant
Tufts University, Ph.D, M.A.
National Taiwan University, B.S.

First Grade
Amy Lisbon
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Connecticut College, B.A.

Liz Reed
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, B.A.
Teton Science School, Professional Residency

Second Grade
Sarah Strasenburgh
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Tulane University, B.A.

Jessica Steffens
Lesley University, M.Ed.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.A.
College of Holy Cross, B.A.

Third Grade
Anna Bell
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Southern New Hampshire University, B.A.

Sarah Mulrooney
Harvard Divinity School, M.T.S.
Smith College, B.A.

Fourth Grade
Christine Valenti
Fordham University, M.S.Ed.
University of Colorado, Boulder; B.A.

Sarah Slubowski
Harvard University, M.Ed.
Trinity College, B.A.

Fifth Grade
Christine Size
(Math Coordinator)
Mercer University, M.Ed.
Warren Wilson College, B.A.

Annalee Harris
Smith College, B.A.

Sixth Grade
Amanda Golden
Tufts University, M.A., Teaching
Bates College, B.A.

Neil Taylor
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Tufts University, B.A.

Learning Specialist
Debra Knosp
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Colorado Women’s College, B.A.

Spanish
Maria Acuna
University of Massachusetts, Boston; M.Ed.
Univ. Nacional Abierta, Venezuela; B.A.

Art
George Anastos
Butera School of Art, Certificate

Music
Rebecca Fiarman
Simmons College, M.S.
University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music, B.M.
New York University, Kodaly Method Training, Three-Year Certificate

Science
Susan Coolidge
Lesley University, M.Ed.
Antioch New England University, M.S.
Goucher College, B.A.

Tooey Rogers
Lesley University, M.Ed.
University of New Hampshire, M.S.
Harvard University, B.A.

Librarian (and Literacy Coordinator)
Amanda Bock
Simmons College, M.A.
Smith College, B.A.

Physical Education
Lori Towle
United States Sports Academy, M.S.S.
University of Southern Maine, B.A.

CORE Program, Director
Sharon Knox-Hutchinson
Lesley University, B.A.

Consulting Nurse
Mary Lou Kelleher
Regis College, B.S., M.S.


Administration

Head of School
Nancy Harris Frohlich
Tufts University, M.Ed.
Beaver College, B.A.

Acting Director of Admission
Arati Pandit
University of Nebraska, M.S.
SNDT University, India; B.S., B.Ed., M.Ed.

Director of Operations
Jeff Morgan
University of Maine, B.S.

Fundraising and Communications Consultant
Starr W. Snead
Fordham University, M.S.
University of Rhode Island, M.A.
Wheaton College, A.B.

Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Noah Hulbert
University of Colorado, M.B.A.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, B.A.

Director of Communications and Events
Liza Franyo
Middlebury College, B.A.

Assistant to the Head of School
Stephanie Ellington
Denison University, B.A.

School Secretary
Robin Wilson
Exec. Secretarial Program, Katherine Gibbs

"One is struck by the extreme professionalism with which the students are addressed, listened to, questioned, criticized, and praised."
- citation from the Department of Education


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