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Associate Director of College Counseling Davin Bergquist joins CSW from the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where he was Associate Director of Admission and Enrollment Management. Previously, Davin was the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Tufts University. Davin received his B.S. in public relations and psychology from Syracuse University.
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The Development Office welcomes Katherine Friedman, our new Director of Annual Giving and Parent Relations. Previously, she was a Development Associate for Individual Giving at the Center for Reproductive Rights and was a volunteer for NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault. Kate earned her B.A. from Syracuse University in magazine journalism and women’s and gender studies.
Julia Cornue returns to CSW as a full-
time mathematics teacher. With a B.A. in mathematics and statistics from University at Albany, State University of New York, Julia is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Harvard University Extension School in mathematics for teaching. Greg Cummings joins the theatre
teaching team. Greg worked most recently in New York at The Albany Academies where he was arts chair and was involved in advancement work. Greg received a B.A. from SUNY Brockport, a M.A. in Arts Education from Wesleyan University and a M.P.S. in education from Cornell University. Patrick Foley joins CSW as the new
history department chair, after seven years as a history teacher and department chair at City on a Hill Public Charter School in Roxbury, Mass. Patrick received a M.A. in teaching from Simmons College, and he earned both his B.A. and a M.A. in Ministry from Saint John Seminary School of Theology in Boston. His wife is CSW science teacher Melodie Knowlton. Ryan Frace is also a new history teacher at CSW. Ryan was an assistant professor at Wellesley College for seven years and before that he was an instructor at University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth summer program. Ryan earned his B.A. in history from Penn State University, and received both a M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago.
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The Communications Office welcomes Arlo Furst ’04 in a full-time role as the new Communications Specialist. Arlo will also continue his work with Progressive Education Lab program as the program coordinator and will continue to coach Ultimate Frisbee. Arlo earned his B.A. from Colorado College and is a familiar face to many as he is an alumnus of CSW. Bill Hills returns to the CSW languages
department to teach our final year of Latin classes. Bill previously taught Latin at CSW and at other schools in the Boston area. Bill earned his bachelors degree from Princeton University and a master degree from the University of Massachusetts. The Development Office welcomes Ben O’Clair, the new Development Associate. Ben’s professional experience has been in database management and grant writing, and while at school he did intern work in communications, development and admissions. Ben received a B.A. in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College. Antonio Quintero joins the languages department as a Spanish teacher. Antonio spent this past year teaching in Spain at Auxiliar de Conversacion. Previously, Antonio worked at the New Hampton School in New Hampshire as a Spanish teacher, student advisor, and dorm resident. Antonio received his B.A. in Hispanic studies from Trinity College in Connecticut.
The English department welcomes Megan Schumacher. Megan previously taught English at Friends’ Central School in Philadelphia, and has taught at schools in the Chicago area. Megan has a B.A. in English and communications from Chestnut Hill college (Philadelphia), a M.A. in English from DePaul University, and M.Ed. in secondary education from University of Pennsylvania.
Thaddeus Thompson joined CSW as
the Director of Major Gifts last winter. Previously, he was the Associate Director of Development at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He has a B.A. in anthropology and environmental studies from Trinity College in and a masters degree in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School. Johára Tucker is our new Director of
Stacey Serrette is our new Assistant
Dean of Student Life. She comes to CSW from the Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y., where she was a house parent, community service coordinator and basketball coach. Stacey lives on campus as as a residential life administrator. Stacey received a B.S. in sports management from St. John’s University. Donnie Smith joins CSW wearing two
hats: Assistant Director of Admissions and dorm parent. Donnie was a program associate in A Better Chance’s regional office in New York City. While earning his degree from Earlham College, Donnie worked in the school’s admissions office and he has experience interning in several educational institutions. Rachel Stoff is our new Associate
Director of Communications. Rachel previously worked with CSW as a senior account manager with Regan Communications. Rachel is the founder and principal of RP Worx, a firm dedicated to public relations and cause marketing. Rachel is a graduate of Whittier College, and holds a post-graduate certificate in public relations from UCLA, Hannah Taytslin is our new Director of Alumni Relations. Hannah earned an M.A. in management from Carnegie Mellon University, while working as a development associate at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Hannah’s professional background includes development experience in the arts, education, and corporate sectors. Hannah earned her B.A. from Brandeis University and has a certificate in paralegal studies from Boston University.
Social Justice and Multicultural Programming and a new dorm associate. Previously, Johára was the Assistant Dean of Students and history teacher at the Pomfret School in Connecticut. She also lead their community service program and served as the associate director of online communications. Johára earned her B.A. in government from Wesleyan University and her J.D. from New York Law School. Po-wei Weng joins the languages department as a new Mandarin teacher. Po-wei has taught in several Connecticut schools, including Wesleyan University, where he taught Chinese language and music. He earned a diploma in Peking Opera from the National Kuo-Kuang Academy of Arts (Taiwan), a B.Ed. from National Taichung Teachers College (Taiwan), a M.A. in musicology from National Taiwan University and a M.A. in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University. Michael Westfort joins CSW as the new Director of Academic Technology. Previously, he was the Director of Information Services at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur. Michael has two graduate degrees in operations and informational technology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and in instructional technology from San Francisco State University. Michael earned a B.S. from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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