The Sharon Academy

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Administration

Michael Livingston: Head of School
BA, University of California at Berkeley: History
MA, San Francisco State University: Education
MA, University of Vermont: Curriculum Development
Professional Work: Secondary Administration, Keene State College

Pamela Ward: Head of Middle School, Math
BS, University of Maryland: Science and Physical Therapy
MA, Vermont College: Mathematics, Curriculum and Evaluation
Coursework: Vermont Technical College, Vermont Institute of Science and Mathematics and Technology, Maryland Institute of Art, Montshire Museum

Judy Moore: Founder and Head Emeritus of School
BS, Peabody College 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 for Vermont Independent School Association; teacher in Vermont, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Virginia, Scotland, Japan, and at Dartmouth College; Principal of Stockbridge Central School.

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Support Staff

Kimberly Barnhart: College Guidance, PATH

Louise Caldwell: Academic Services Coordinator

Kevin Gish: Athletic Director

Joni Latuch-Lyman: Bookkeeper, Middle School Office Manager

Randy Leavitt: Maintenance

Steve Lyman: Custodian

Rebecca Seibel: Admissions

Carol Sheldon: School Nurse

Leon Sheldon: Custodian

Janice Stumpf: Administrative Manager

Brian Tonks: Academic Dean

Pat Woodin: IT Coordinator

Christa Wurm: Elective Coordinator, PATH

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Faculty

Nichole Abetti: Middle School Spanish
BA, Calvin College, Education, English and Spanish
Curso Internacional De Lengua y Cultura Espanola, U.N.E.D (Denia, Spain)
Montessori Certification 3-6, North American Montessori Center

Kimberly Barnhart: French, PATH, College Guidance
BA, California State University: Politcial Science and French
M.Ed., University of Vermont: Curriculum Design and Instruction
Certificate of Proficiency, L'Universite d'Aix-Marseille: French Language, Literature, and Civilization

Louise Caldwell: Math
BA, Salem College: French, English, Education
MEd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professional Work: Juvenile Detention, Residential Treatment, taught French, English, Math, and Yoga in hospitals, private and public school.

Laura DeCapua: High School Arts Coordinator
BA, Marquette University: Journalism
MA, Ohio University: Visual Communications

Christian Durgin: Middle School Science and Math
BS, University of New Hampshire: Biochemistry
M.Ed, Upper Valley teacher Institute: Chemistry/Biology, Teaching Certificate
Coursework: Dartmouth Medical School, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Stephanie Gergely: Humanities - Social Studies/History
BS, University of Vermont: Secondary Education, concentration in History

Natalie Golden: Middle School Math, Study Hall, and Literature Circle
BS, Wellesley College, Psychology
MA, University of New Hampshire, Social Psychology

Seth Goodwin: Humanities - History
BA, Trinity College: English
MS, University of New Hampshire: Experiential Education
MALS, Dartmouth College: History Focus (degree expected 2009)

Marcy Innes: Middle School Language Arts, Fine Arts
BA, Bates College: Fine Arts and Biology
M.Ed., Harvard University: Graduate School of Education

Linda Jagoda: Mathematics and College Transcripts
BS, Southern Connecticut State College: Math, Secondary Education, and Psychology
MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University: School Psychology
Coursework: Northeastern University; Math

Andrew Lane: Middle School Social Studies, Mathematics
BS, Kenyon College: Concentration: Political Science
MA, University of Vermont: Curriculum and Instruction
Course Work: Temple University - Rome Campus; History and Italian

Robert Leister: Mathematics
BA, University of Vermont: Concentration: History
M.Ed., University of Vermont: Secondary Administration
Course Work: Cornell University, Hobart College, University of Hartford, U. Mass. University of Maine, Colby College, Plymouth State, University of Southern Maine

Jeanine Meyer: Spanish
BA, University of Maryland, Secondary Education/Spanish and Literature

Charlie McMeekin: Humanities - English, Drama
BA, College of Wooster: English and History
M.Ed, University of Vermont: Administration

Mary Newman: Spanish (on Maternity Leave for 2009-2010)
BA, Smith College: Music and Spanish
MFA, Brandeis University: Musicology
Teaching Certificate, Upper Valley Teacher Institute

Maria Piasecki: Humanities - Literature
BA, Middlebury College: English Literature
University of Vermont: Teacher Certification
Peace Corps: Turkmenistan

Robert Stainton: Biology and Chemistry
BEd, De Montfort University, UK: Education
Professional Work: Secondary Physical Education, English, Outdoor Education, Former Assistant Head of School at TSA

Hayden Thomsen: Physics and Math
BA, Middlebury College: Physics
Professional Work: TSA Alum, Public and Private High School Teacher

Florence Tolbert: French
BA, The Sorbonne, France: History
MA, Institute of European Studies, France: History
University of Colorado at Boulder, Master's Thesis

Brian Tonks: Academic Dean, Senior Environmental Science
BS, Brown University: Geology
Course Work: Northeastern University; Math

Kevin Wilcox: Mathematics
BA, University of New Hampshire: Cum Laude, Philosophy

Christa Wurm: Spanish, PATH, Elective Coordinator
BA, University of Massachusetts: Outdoor Education
Professional Work: Hulbert Outdoor Center

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Adjunct Faculty

Laura Perry: Elective Art Teacher (Intro to Art, etc.)

Denis St. John: Elective Art Teacher (Comics)

Brian Stone: Elective Art Teacher (Comics)

Eric Emile Walker: Elective Art Teacher (Oil Painting)

Jim Wick: UVM Physics Competition Coach, Elective Art Teacher (Architecture)