Episcopal Up Close n FA C U LT Y
Warner Blunt ’07
Aranzazu Ascunce
Admissions — B.A. University of Virginia
Spanish — Ph.D. University of Virginia, M.A. University of Virginia, B.A. Duke University
This picture of lacrosse players in the early 1900s was a gift from my mentor at Christ School in Asheville, NC. He was a very intentional and organized leader of young men. His style of leadership and dedication is something I hope to continue at Episcopal as a coach and mentor. The picture serves as a physical reminder of those values.
My collection of fans reminds me of my cultural heritage. My mom is from Spain and my dad is from Cuba, where fans are a necessity. As a Spanish teacher, I am fascinated by how we communicate, and I love that there is an entire language associated with fans.
The Story Of Things PEEK INTO THE MINDS AND LIVES OF OUR NEW FACULT Y THROUGH THE THINGS THEY KEEP CLOSE
My father was the first in his family to obtain a college degree. “Education is the great equalizer,” he would say. As a senior university administrator, he dedicated his career to clearing a path for others and helped students achieve their dreams and obtain a college education. Whenever I am faced with what seems to be an insurmountable task, I hold his doctoral dissertation and it reminds me that anything is possible.
Ben Courchesne
Chris Davies
Associate Dean of Students, English — M.Ed Columbia University, M.A. Middlebury College, B.A. Connecticut College
Social Studies, Ninth Grade Dean — M.A. Columbia University, B.A. Columbia University
You carry your great books with you forever. The Things They Carried is one of my “great books”; it awakened me to literature when I was a 15-year-old at boarding school; it has been my favorite book to teach; and when I left Roxbury Latin my colleagues gave me this signed, first edition copy to commemorate my 10 years at the school. I carry it and with it many great moments I’ve had with teachers, students, and colleagues. 6
Laurén Carter Associate Director of College Counseling — C.A.S. College of St. Rose, M.A. New York University, B.A. SUNY - Albany
As a faculty kid, a student, and now a teacher, I have learned that life at boarding school is full of transitions. Small, like running from class to practice in the afternoon, and large, like moving from a dorm apartment to a house on campus. Physical things sometimes get lost in those transitions, so I digitize as much as I can. My phone gives me access to everything important to me wherever I am: photos of my daughter, my favorite books and music, and correspondence with former students.