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Faculty and Staff Directory

Alex Beardsley

Science Instructor

Dr. Alexander Morris-Wood

Head of School

Amy Bigelow

Mathematics Department Chair

Amy Paxson

Humanities Department Chair

Andrew Waugh

Admissions & Student Engagement Associate Research Fellow

Anne Pollock

Permanent Substitute Teacher

Anthony Mastria

Student Life Advisor

Autumn Chappell

Academic Advisor & College Counselor

Blake Forster

Grounds & Maintenance

Brittany Orcutt

Mathematics Instructor

Brody Glidden

Chief of Staff

Caitlin McTurner

Counselor

Cassie Potter

Student Life Advisor

Chelsea Lazos

Dean of Students

Chelsea Medina-Raithel

Humanities Instructor

Cindy Pope

Dean of Enrollment Management & Strategic Initiatives

Dan Gould

Associate Dean of Students and Athletic Director

Dr. Fahd Rafiq

Humanities Instructor

Ellen Cecchini

Counselor

Emily Duffy

Academic Advisor

Erin McKenna

Student Life Advisor

George Glidden

Director of the Health Center

Heather Hamilton

Humanities Instructor

Illianez Ramos-Chaves

Counselor

James Burke

Grounds and Maintenance

Jason Madej

Mathematics Instructor

Jiffy Spencer

Health Center Support

Joseph Farina

Director of Maintenance

Dr. Josh Acocella-Stollerman

Executive Director, Center for Neurodiversity

Josh Weissbach

Associate Dean of Students & School Photographer

Julie Connors

Visual Arts Program Chair and & Interdisciplinary Instructor

Kaleigh Scott

Academic Advisor
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Kelly Bee

Associate Director of Annual Giving & Donor Engagement

Kelly Coons

Academic Support

Kevin O'Brien

Director of Franklin College Connections

Kevin Trimble

Associate Head of School for Business and Operations

Kinsley Rausch-Dudzic

Dean of Advancement and Alumni Relations

Kody Emerson

Student Engagement Associate

Kristelle Caslangen

School Nurse

Lauren Reynolds

Associate Director of Admissions

Leah Moon

Associate Advisor

Lee Barsom

Compliance Coordinator

Lexa Lopez

Science Department Chair

Lexie DeMarco

Science Instructor

Linda Bennet

Program Coordinator

Lisa Cassella

School Operations Coordinator

Lori Carpenter

Housekeeping

Maribeth Lawrence

Health Center Support

Marina Scott

Occupational Therapist

Matt Landry-McWilliams

Performing Arts Program Chair & Interdisciplinary Instructor

Melissa Harrington

Maintenance Coordinator

Michael Park

Math Instructor

Monique Park

Farm Support

Nate Boyer

Academic Advisor

Nicole Markovitz

Evaluations Coordinator, Center for Neurodiversity

Olivia Noll

Residential Life Support

Rich Cherubino

Interdisciplinary Department Chair & Director of Franklin Farm

Samantha Dion

Housekeeping

Sara Gould

Dean of Academic Affairs

Sarah Donner

Business Manager

Shannon Cove

Director of Student Success

Stephanie Donahue

Pharmacy Technician

Taylor Ferraro

Marketing & Communications Manager

Toni Schexnyder

Associate Dean of College & Career Counseling

Wade Tomlinson

Humanities Instructor

Zoe Feil

Student Life Advisor
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