Additions to the MHS Community

Each fall, MHS欢迎带来活力的新成年人, talents, 为MHS社区提供专业知识. Our amazing adults are as interesting as our students — AND great at what they do!

This year, we welcomed new 教学与学习学院院长梅根·史密斯, while three members of the community assumed new roles and responsibilities: 学生主管Sarah Virden，健康主管Kristen Milano以及学术和咨询协调员丽贝卡·库克-杜宾.

我们也欢迎新的教职员工, and we look forward to the many ways our new adults will contribute to the community.

Chemistry Teacher John Doll, Ph.D., brings 19 years of independent school teaching, coaching, and administrative experience to MHS. 约翰从摩西布朗学校来到澳门威利斯网站家, in Providence, Rhode Island, 他从2019年开始在哪里教科学. From 2005 to 2019, 他是达纳霍尔学校的科学老师, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, 担任科学系主席11年. 约翰也有执教垒球、篮球和其他运动的经验. He holds a Ph.D. in Biology (Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and B.A. 莱斯大学生物化学和历史学位.

English Teacher Katelyn Ferguson comes to Miss Hall’s with more than a decade teaching and working in residential life at independent schools. 凯特琳最近在布雷利学校教英语, in New York, 曾在夏威夷预备学院任教, in Kamuela, Hawaii, and Middlesex School, in Concord Massachusetts. 她教过美国和爱尔兰文学, English Composition, and general humanities courses at the high school and college levels and also has experience as an advisor, coach, and dorm parent. Katelyn holds a Ph.D. 获得都柏林圣三一学院哲学硕士学位.A. in English from Vassar College.

Nicole Hayes is our new Ceramics Teacher, 带来了二十年的工作经验, teacher, and curator/exhibitions manager. 纽约州根特(Ghent)附近的nicocerics公司的老板说.Y., 妮可创作功能性工作室陶器和绘画, 她在当地的艺术画廊和工艺节上展出和销售的东西. Since 2013, 她一直隶属于艺术Omi:雕塑和建筑公园, also in Ghent, holding several positions, including Curator, Project Manager, and Residency Coordinator. Since February, Nicole has also been the Program Manager for the Interlude Artist Residency in Hudson, N.Y. She holds a B.F.A.来自罗德岛设计学院的陶艺专业.

Matthew Labrador joins the School as a Math Teacher, bringing several years of teaching and tutoring experience. For the past seven years, 马修在教堂农场学校教微积分和物理, in Exton, Pennsylvania, 他还在那里执教机器人队. For the past eight years, he has also taught mathematics courses for the Cushing Academy Summer Session, in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. In 2000, Matthew founded The Math King, LLC, providing one-on-one math tutoring to students of all levels and offering hiring, training, and evaluations for tutors. Matthew holds a B.S. 麻省理工学院电气工程专业毕业.

Elizabeth Legere MHS语言系新来的西班牙语老师是谁, bringing two decades of experience teaching Spanish across all grade levels, from preschool to college. 伊丽莎白在北好莱坞的奥克伍德学校教西班牙语, California, 在康科德的纳肖巴布鲁克斯学校, Massachusetts, 最近一次是在附近的里士满联合学校. Since 2013, Elizabeth has been a Spanish Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She also has experience as a teacher of English as a Second Language and has taught in Spain. Elizabeth holds an M.A. 米德尔伯里学院的西班牙语学士学位.A. 巴克内尔大学国际关系和西班牙语专业毕业.

Noelle Lenski joined the School in January as an Academic Support Learning Specialist in the Leonhardt Academic Skills Center. Noelle was most recently a Special Education Teacher at Hoosac Valley Middle School, in Cheshire, Massachusetts, and a Reading Interventionist at Morningside Community School in Pittsfield. She transitioned into education and seeking to make a different kind of impact, 在公共服务和执法部门工作了十年之后. From 2013 to 2020, Noelle was a Corrections Officer with the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office, in Pittsfield. She also has experience coaching softball and volleyball in the Lenox Public Schools and will coach the MHS volleyball team this fall and also serve as Advisor to the Bigs Program. She holds a B.A. in Criminology & 马奎特大学法律专业毕业.

Pauline Levy Valensi, Ph.D. is the new French Teacher, 从法尔茅斯学院来到MHS, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, where she taught all levels of French and was a Creative Writing Instructor. From 2016 to 2022, Dr. 利维·瓦伦西是文学系的法语讲师, Cultures, 在康涅狄格大学学习语言, while earning her Ph.D. and M.A. 法语和法语研究. A native of France, Dr. Levy Valensi also holds an M.A. in General and Comparative Literature from the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle and a B.A. in French Modern Literature and English Studies from the Université Toulouse Le Mirail/Jean Jaurès.

Olivia Martin 作为舞蹈老师加入了MHS, bringing experience in ballet, hip-hop, modern contemporary dance, yoga, and fitness. In addition to her work at MHS, Olivia teaches yoga and dance throughout the Berkshires and coordinates dance events in the Pittsfield area and beyond. 她是皮茨菲尔德伯克夏瑜伽和健身的巴利教练, and, since 2003, has been active as a Dance Faculty Artist with Community Access to the Arts in Great Barrington. After receiving a B.A. 从迪恩学院的琼·菲尔普斯·帕拉迪诺舞蹈学院毕业, Olivia has attended continuing education classes in a range of movement techniques, 包括成为一名克里帕鲁训练的瑜伽教练.

Longtime MHS English Teacher Rebecca Cook-Dubin P’24 进入了两个新的角色——学术协调员和咨询协调员. 作为学术协调员，丽贝卡与教学院长密切合作 & Learning Meghan Smith and academic department chairs to provide personalized academic advising to students, 监督澳门威利斯网站选择和安排过程, and support the design and implementation of curricular initiatives that advance our Strategic Design. As Advising Coordinator, Rebecca partners with Dean of Wellness Kristen Milano and advisors to envision and enact a holistic, supportive, and clear advising program. Rebecca joined MHS in 2013. She holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the Boston College Lynch School of Education and a B.A. 达特茅斯学院戏剧专业毕业.

两名新的学校辅导员加入了卫生部健康部门 & Wellness Center.

Melody Blass Fisher, Ph.D. 具有丰富的临床和教育经验, 以及对面向社区的健康愿景的承诺. Most recently, Melody was a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with Sullivan and Associates Behavioral Health, in nearby North Adams. From 2019 to 2023, she was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Berkshire Community College, in Pittsfield. Melody worked in a variety of clinical settings in New York City and Boston prior to moving to the Berkshires in 2019 and has also been trained in somatic healing techniques such as therapeutic breathwork. Melody holds a Ph.D. 在波士顿马萨诸塞大学获得临床心理学学士学位.A. 布兰迪斯大学心理学和英语学士学位.

Mary Wilkes 是经验丰富的持牌独立临床社工. Over the years, 玛丽曾在各种场合工作过, 包括住院精神病治疗, private practice, and college counseling. She most recently provided psychotherapy services via telehealth in Massachusetts and Colorado as a therapist with Sondermind. Prior to that, 玛丽是科罗拉多大学的心理医生, Boulder, where she offered individual and group psychotherapy to CU students and trained social work interns. 玛丽的教育背景包括硕士学位.S. 在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校获得临床社会工作学士学位.A. 塔夫茨大学临床心理学博士.

Shawna Albright 已加入MHS商务办公室作为工资 & Benefits Specialist. 肖娜来到MHS在圣佩德罗12年后, California, 担任豆芽农贸市场的行政和定价协调员, 总部位于亚利桑那州的连锁超市. 肖娜带来了澳门威利斯网站在工资方面的经验, budget management, human resources, employee onboarding, training, and scheduling. 她拥有工商管理学士学位 & 加州州立大学多明戈斯山分校的人力资源部.

Jocelyn Hobart 我们的新行政助理是院长吗, serving as a liaison between the Deans’ offices and all school constituents, including families, 她是他们的主要联络人. 乔斯林和迪恩夫妇一起工作, 协助日常工作, including scheduling, attendance, student records, 与学生沟通院长的倡议, adults, and families. Jocelyn comes to Miss Hall’s with extensive managerial experience in the hospitality industry, most recently at Wheatleigh, in nearby Stockbridge, 她是餐厅副经理. She holds a B.A. 佛蒙特大学艺术史/英语专业毕业.

Cathy Ingram 他于5月加入卫生部，担任发展部主任, 来自伯克希尔博物馆, in Pittsfield, 她在哪里当过会员和发展经理. Previously, Cathy served as Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship at Berkshire School, in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and served in several roles, 包括校友和家长活动主任, at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Cathy holds an M.A. in Student Personnel Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University and a B.A. in Mathematics and Teacher Education from the College of Mount Saint Vincent. She volunteers with the Berkshire County Development Alliance and the Board of Directors for Flying Cloud Institute.

Billie Jo Sawyer joins MHS as Controller, overseeing all functions of the Miss Hall’s Business Office. Billie Jo拥有25年的会计工作经验, most recently with Lombardi, Clairmont & Keegan, in Pittsfield, where she worked on audits, reviews, compilation engagements, and tax returns. Previously, from 2009 to 2021, 她是伯克希尔郡索耶会计公司的老板兼首席执行官, LLC, 她在马洛担任审计经理四年后成立了这家公司 & Co. in nearby North Adams. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Billie Jo holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Management.

Katarina Warner 学校的创意内容是什么 & Digital Marketing Manager, sharing the Miss Hall’s School story through the MHS website and social media channels. A marketing and communications professional with more than 10 years of experience in the U.S. and abroad, 凯特从诺曼·洛克威尔博物馆来到澳门威利斯网站家, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where she was Digital Marketing & Communications Manager. 凯特是挪威人，拥有硕士学位.P. in Environmental & 获得奥斯陆大学发展经济学学士学位.S. in International Business & Language, a B.A. in Economics, and a B.A. 塔尔萨大学的西班牙语教授.