The Sharon Academy

Board of Trustees

(please click on one of the photos above to view a photo albumn of the Board of Trustees)

 

Michael Hillinger, Board President, Community Member, Hanover Resident (former Sharon Resident)

  • Ph.D., Rutgers University
  • BS, Illinois State University
  • Founder and Principal, LexIcon Systems
  • Sharon School Board, 1985-1991
  • Moderator, Sharon Town Meeting

Jim Nourse, Vice-President, Norwich Resident

  • BA, Williams College, Political Science 1972
  • MA, Columbia University, Educational Administration, 1984
  • Assistant Director of Admissions, Hobart College, Geneva, NY, 1973-1974
  • Associate Director of Admissions, Vassar College, 1974-1976
  • College Advisor, Teacher, Seven Hills School, Cincinnati, OH 1976-1981
  • Dean of Faculty and Teacher, Holderness School, Plymouth, NH 1981-1998
  • Executive Director, Upper Valley Teacher Institute, 1998-2004
  • Principal, Lebanon High School, 2004 – 2007
  • Principal, Richmond Middle School, 2007-present

Brad Atwood, Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee, Parent, Sharon Resident

  • Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass ('76)
  • BA, Denison University, in geology and geography ('80)
  • JD, Vermont Law School ('90), cum laude
  • Masters in Environmental Law, Vermont Law School, magna cum laude
  • BS, Radcliffe College
  • MALS, Dartmouth College
  • Partner at Clauson Atwood & Spaneas in Hanover, NH since 1991. General practice with a focus on real estate related matters; land use issues
  • Member of Sharon Selectboard (elected in March 2008 to 3-year term)
  • Delegate to East Central Vermont Community Fiber Governing Board
  • Former East Barnard Church Trustee; currently on Broad Brook Foundation Board

Trudi Brock, Secretary, Chair of Development Committee, TSA Parent, Sharon resident

  • BS, University of Vermont, 1977: Elementary Education
  • Education Director, Montshire Museum of Science, 1977-1985
  • Office Manager, Friends of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum, 2000-2006
  • Member, Bylaws Working Group for the JM Huber Board of Directors
  • Member, Board of Directors, HFO Services Co, New Jersey, audit committee
  • Coordinator, Strafford Food Buying Coop
  • Volunteer "Crafter" at Morrill Memorial Library
  • Member at Large, Chair, Creative Preschool Board of Directors

Rob Anderegg, parent, South Pomfret resident

  • BS, University of Wisconsin, Chemistry
  • Ph.D, MIT, Analytical Chemistry
  • Associate Director, Four Winds Nature Center, 2006 – present
  • Senior scientist, Glaxo-Wellcome Research Laboratories, 1990-1999
  • Professor of Chemistry, University of Maine, 1979-1989
  • Board of Auditors, Town of Pomfret

Barbara Barnes, Educational Consultant, Norwich Resident

  • BS, Radcliffe College

  • MALS, Dartmouth College
  • Founding Director, Upper Valley Teacher Institute
  • Assistant Dean, Dartmouth College, 1972-1977
  • Head of Putney School, 1984-1989
  • Educational Consultant, 1989-2005, served on boards of eight independent schools

Jennifer Brown, TSA Parent, Strafford resident

  • BA, Vermont College, Education: Elementary and Art
  • Illustrator for Stave Puzzles, 1983 – present
  • Substitute teacher, Kindergarten and Art, 2003 -2004
  • Assistant Librarian, Newton School – 2004 – present

Charlotte Faccio, TSA Parent, Strafford resident

  • BSN: Southern Connecticut state University, 1980
  • MSN: Western Connecticut State University, 1990
  • Strafford Creative Preschool Board 1998-2000
  • Newton School PTA Co-Chair 2003-2005
  • Chelsea Public School 1999-present, school nurse
  • DHMC Care Management per diem 2006-present

Curtis Koren, Former TSA Parent and Teacher, Brookfield Resident

  • Skidmore College, 1973
  • Upper Valley Teacher Institute, 1998
  • Founder and Director, Vermont Intercultural Semesters
  • Director Emeritus, Circus Smirkus
  • Board of Directors, Brookfield Community Partnership
  • Board of Trustees, Yestermorrow Design Build School
  • Justice of the Peace

Thomas Leddy-Cecere, Alumnus, Strafford Resident

  • Graduate of The Sharon Academy, Class of 2006
  • Currently pursuing BA, Dartmouth College
  • Student Representative, Friends of the Morrill Homestead Board, 2003-2004
  • Teaching Assistant, Math & Reading, Kumon North America, 2006-present

Jenepher Lingelbach, Chair of Committee on Trustees, South Royalton Resident

  • BA, Vasser College, German
  • Teacher Education Program, Dartmouth College
  • VINS, 1975 - 2004: President, Board of Trustees 2001-2004; Trustee, 2004- 2006; 
  • Director 1992-1993 & 1994-1995
  • Planning Commission, Barnard, VT 1981-1988
  • Open Spaces Committee, Barnard, VT , Co-Chair 1997, 2003

Mill Moore, TSA Parent, Hartland resident

  • AB, Middlebury College
  • MA, University of Vermont
  • Marketing Research Consultant 1990-present
  • Vice President, R.F. Caffrey & Associates Management Consultants, 1999-present
  • Former Board member and President, Our Court indoor tennis cooperative
  • Former Board member, Treasurer and VP, Woodstock Ski Runners

Julia Pattison, TSA Parent, Sharon Resident

  • BME (Bachelor of Music Ed.), Northwestern University, 1984
  • MM (Master of Music), Northwestern University, 1985
  • Maryland Institute College of Art, 1989 – 1991
  • Music Teacher, Glenview, IL, 1985-1986
  • Design Manager, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, 1991-1996
  • Tiger Bridge Graphics, Proprietor, Art Director/Designer, 1996 - present

John H. Roe, TSA Parent, West Brookfield resident

  • MS (Ecology and Behavioral Ecology), University of Florida, 1976-1979
  • BA (Biology), Dartmouth College, 1972-1976
  • VP of Land Conservation, Vermont Land Trust, 2007-present
  • Director of Conservation Programs, The Nature Conservancy, 1995-2007 
  • Director of Land Protection, The Nature Conservancy ,1987-1995
  • Executive Director, Nantucket Land Council, 1981-1987
  • Former Board Member of Tuckernuck Land Trust
  • Brookfield Planning Commission, Chair, 1998-2000

Peter Teachout, Norwich resident

  • BA, Amherst College, English Literature
  • JD, Harvard Law School, Law, American Studies
  • Assistant professor, University of Washington, School of Business
  • Professor of Law, Vermont Law School, 1975 – present
  • Chair, Dresden School Board, 1996 - 2000

Steve Willbanks, Strafford Resident, Community Member, Sharon Resident

  • BS, University of Connecticut, Recreational services
  • Trustee, Sharon Congregational Church, 1992 – present
  • Lister, Town of Sharon, 1995 – present
  • Summer Camp Director, 1990 - present
  • Draftsman and Carpenter

 Kenneth Wright, Chair of Building and Grounds Committee, Sharon Resident

  • BS, University of Connecticut, Recreational services
  • Trustee, Sharon Congregational Church, 1992 – present
  • Lister, Town of Sharon, 1995 – present
  • Summer Camp Director, 1990 - present
  • Draftsman and Carpenter

Judy Moore, Founder and Head of School, Emeritus

  • BS, Peabody School of Vanderbilt: Education, French and Spanish
  • MA, University of Vermont: Curriculum Development
  • Ed.D, University of Vermont:Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
  • Professional Work: Treasurer VT Independent School Assoc., teacher in VT, NH, TN, VA, Scotland, Japan and Dartmouth College; Principal of Stockbridge School.
 

 

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