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s we begin our year of celebrating Frederick Gunn’s 200th birthday, we are excited to welcome new faculty members to campus. Whether teaching on a family sailboat, operating a non-profit to combat sports concussions, studying education in Australia, working at a campus community building at Cornell, or leading wilderness trips in Maine, the incoming faculty is a far-reaching bunch who promises to add lively and exciting depth to our campus and contribute to the mission. With a 24-hour commitment to facilitate the happiness, well-being, and growth of 297 teenagers, we hope the following brief synopses will show our readers how seriously we take our jobs.
TEACHING FACULTY LEADS PROGRAM Rebecca Leclerc, Director of Outdoor Programs – see page 20. Paige Decker, Teaching Fellow – graduated from Westminster School before matriculating at Yale University where she received a B.A. in American Studies and played for the Yale Women’s Division I Ice Hockey team. She then attended Tuck Business Bridge Program at Dartmouth. At The Gunnery, Decker will teach public speaking and pathways as well as coach JV Field Hockey, Girls Varsity Ice Hockey and Girls Varsity Lacrosse. In her free time, Decker likes to be active and outdoors and travel. She recently started a non-profit, “The Headway Foundation,” to combat sports concussions. ENGLISH Blaire Farrar, English faculty – received her B.A. from Brown University in American Civilization and her M.Ed. from DePaul University. Farrar comes to The Gunnery after spending two years homeschooling her two middle-school aged children while her husband and their family lived aboard a sailboat. They traveled from Maine down the east coast to Grenada and back. Prior to that Farrar taught writing and history at Taft for ten years. In her free time, she likes to hike and sail. Farrar lives in Washington with her husband Colin, son Owen, daughter Megan, and their pet rats Mazz, Rey and Etta. Timothy Poole, English faculty – received his B.A. in English and his M.Ed. at the University of Texas (Austin), where he rowed crew. Poole grew up in Chiang Mai, Thailand and was most recently a middle school English teacher in Texas. At The Gunnery, Poole will teach Expository Writing and Public Speaking and will coach crew. In his free time he likes to read, row and geek out about almost any topic.
SCIENCE Andrew Russo, Science faculty – graduated from St. Mark’s School before matriculating at Elon University with a B.S. in Chemistry. Russo comes to The Gunnery from Vermont Academy where he taught chemistry and forensics. He will teach chemistry and physics and coach JV Soccer, Varsity Basketball and Baseball. In his free time, Russo likes to play sports, especially golf. Brian Taggart, Science faculty – graduated from Skidmore College with a B.A. in Biology, an M.S. from Northeastern University in Marine Biology and received his Graduate Diploma in Education from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. Taggart is coming to The Gunnery from Randolph-Macon Academy where he taught science. He will teach AP Biology, Freshman Science and coach JV Baseball. Taggart is a PADI certified scuba divemaster and in his free time likes to play with his son, read, take photos and cook. He lives on campus with his wife Adrienne, their son Archer and their two cats Hugo and Truffle. Charles Lovejoy, Science faculty – graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall before matriculating at Skidmore College where he earned a B.A. in Environmental Science. He is currently in the process of publishing his senior research regarding hormone-stimulated phytoremediation. In his free time, Lovejoy likes to hike and swim with his dog, Bo, and to read. HISTORY LaDarius Drew, History faculty – graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.S. in Political Science and Government, where he played football and track & field. At The Gunnery, Drew will coach football and basketball. In his free time, he likes to play video games, watch movies, and make music. VISUAL ARTS Lincoln Turner, Visual Arts faculty – received his B.S. from Ithaca College in photography and film production and his MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. Turner is coming from Chase Collegiate School where he taught photography and filmmaking in addition to starting their rowing program. At The Gunnery he will teach black and white photography, digital photography, filmmaking and graphic design. He lives in Roxbury with his wife, Cindy, son, Graham, daughter, Lily, and their Anatolian Shepherd, Sarah, as well as two geckos, Nubs and Fast Lady.