FACULTY & STAFF BIOS

ERIC NETT Director of Enrollment and Placement

Before joining Beacon, Eric taught high school English at independent schools. He has experienced multiple facets of school life: teaching a range of classes, coaching several sports, and working as a dorm parent. In his time at Beacon, he has been a classroom teacher and has led work on recruitment, placement, and alumni support. He hails from the Midwest and graduated from the University of Michigan, where he studied English and Creative Writing. Eric can be reached at enett@beaconacademy.org.

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I am often a vegetarian.

DR. DEBORAH OFFNER Consulting Psychologist

Dr. Offner is a clinical psychologist who specializes in adolescent mental health and has worked on the front lines and in leadership roles in independent schools and colleges for more than two decades. She currently serves as Consulting Psychologist to Beacon Academy, Worcester Academy and The Winsor School. Her depth of experience, openness, and sharp intellect combine in nuanced and sophisticated ways to help us figure out how to best navigate the racially diverse, colliding worlds of students from different backgrounds.

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I learned to ski and do triathlons (neither of them well) in my 40s.