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Faculty, Administration and Trustees
The adults at Buxton are available and open to young people, concerned with their growth in academic disciplines and in every other respect as well. They are committed to teaching, but also to the overall life of the school. Many members of the faculty have advanced degrees, and most have significant teaching experience. Faculty members are given great freedom to design their own courses, ensuring that the material stays fresh. This allows them to respond flexibly and sensitively to specific groups and individuals.
All teaching families and most teachers live at the school, interweaving their daily lives with those of the Buxton community. Along with teaching in the classroom, faculty members have leadership, administrative, and caretaking responsibilities.
This means that students and faculty enjoy an unusually high degree of interaction and camaraderie. Over the course of a day, you might be woken up by your math teacher, eat lunch with your French teacher, and sing next to your English teacher during a chorus rehearsal.
At Buxton, students and faculty share their lives in ways both mundane and profound, forming bonds that range far beyond the typical classroom interactions you may be used to. We see the development of honest and caring friendships between adults and students not just as a lucky by-product of our program but also as an educational goal in itself.
Faculty
(The year in parentheses is when the faculty member joined Buxton.)
C. William Bennett, Co-Director (1969)
B.A. Williams College
Admissions
English III, English IV, Indonesian
Boys’ Dormitory
Linda Kathryn Burlak (1988)
B.A. Carleton College; M.S. Cornell University
Physics, Biology, Marine Science, Astronomy
Course of Study, Testing Advisor, Girls’ Dormitory
David Denhard (1982)
B. A. State University of New York at New Paltz; M. Mus. Binghamton University
Music I, II, III; Piano; Vocal Coaching
Chamber Music, Chamber Orchestra
Edward R. Gale (1970)
B.A. Williams College
Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Chemistry
Chorus, Boys’ Dormitory
Pilar Ciriza El Cid Gale (1968)
Bachiller Superior, Colegio del Sagrado Corazon, Spain
ESL Program: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced TOEFL Preparation, Spanish V
Sophia Giordano ’05 (2009)
B.A. Wellesley College
Writing, ESL
Theater Technical Director, Girls’ Dormitory
Frank Jackson (2007)
BFA Virginia Commonwealth University; MFA University of California at Davis
Painting, Drawing, Life Drawing
Basketball
Adrian Lash-St. John ’00 (2004)
B.A. Bennington College
Algebra I and II, Introduction to Trigonometry
Boys’ Soccer, Skiing and Snowboarding, Work Program, Boys’ Dormitory
Amrita Lash-St. John ’99 (2003)
B.A. Bennington College
Ceramics, Folk Singing, Admissions
Girls’ Dormitory
Samuel Malcolm (2011)
B.A. Gettysburg College
French II, III, and IV
Boys’ Soccer, Boys’ Dormitory
Will Miller (2007)
B.A. Oberlin College, ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer
Biology, Geometry, Psychology, Environmental Studies
Weight Training and General Fitness, Boys’ Soccer, Work Program, Boys’ Dormitory, School Vegetable Garden
Torie Nichols (2010)
B.A. State University of New York at New Paltz
Cultural Anthropology
Assistant Director of Admissions
Girls’ Dormitory
Kathleen Oliver (1987)
Study in Contemporary and Ethnic Dance and Percussion
Africa, African, Caribbean and Balinese Dance, Drumming and Percussion, Gamelan
Girls’ Dormitory
Ben Ripley ’99 (2007)
B.A. St. John’s College
Photography, Advance Geometry and Logic
Franny Shuker-Haines, Associate Director, Director of Admissions (1997)
B.A. Wesleyan University
English II, English IV
Girls’ Dormitory
Timothy Shuker-Haines (1997)
B.A. Swarthmore College; M.A. San Francisco State University; Ph.D. University of Michigan
American History, The Western Tradition, Economics, Middle East
Boys’ Dormitory
Henry Smith (2009)
B.A. Bard College
English I, Algebra II, Architecture
Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ Dormitory
Peter S. Smith ’74, Co-Director (1984)
B.A. Clark University
Drama I, II, and III, Spanish I
Drama Activity, Boys’ Dormitory
Carmen Welton (2007)
B.A. Oberlin College
Spanish II, III, and IV
Girls’ Soccer, Girls’ Dormitory
Marit Wilson (2011)
B.A. Mount Holyoke College
Dance, Yoga, Girls’ Dormitory
Asher Woodworth ’05 (2009)
B.A. Bennington College
Video Production
Boys’ Dormitory, Yoga
Tina Yen (2011)
B.A. Wellesley College; M.A. Columbia University
Mandarin, TOEFL Prep
Girls’ Dormitory, Girls’ Soccer
Administration
(The year in parentheses is when the faculty member joined Buxton.)
C. William Bennett (1969)
Co-Director
B.A. Williams College
BBennett@BuxtonSchool.org
Margaret L. Cardner (1991)
Senior Recruitment Officer
B.S. Clarkson University
M.S. The Pennsylvania State University
Margo@BuxtonSchool.org
Aimee Davis (2009)
Administrative Assistant
Aimee@BuxtonSchool.org
Bonnie Holden (2010)
Assistant to the Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations
AA Virginia Intermont College
Bonnie @BuxtonSchool.org
Judy Lescarbeau (1997)
School Secretary
Office@BuxtonSchool.org
Torie Nichols (2010)
Assistant Director of Admissions
B.A. State University of New York at New Paltz
Admissions@BuxtonSchool.org
Chris St. Pierre (1996)
Student Services
Mike St.Pierre (1980)
Buildings and Grounds, Woodworking
Scott C. Sanfilippo (2001)
Executive Chef
A.O.S. New England Culinary Institute
Lawrence Smith (1997)
Librarian, Computer Support
B.S. Cornell University
Peter S. Smith (1984)
Co-Director
B.A. Clark University
PeteSmith@BuxtonSchool.org
Franny Shuker-Haines (1997)
Associate Director, Director of Admissions
B.A. Wesleyan University
Franny@BuxtonSchool.org
Cynthia Thomayer (2003)
Business Manager, Student Records
Accounts@BuxtonSchool.org
Maria Vincent (2006)
Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations
B.A. State University of New York at Albany
Maria@BuxtonSchool.org
Trustees
OFFICERS
B. Graeme Fincke, M.D. ’61 President
Nancy E. Glowa, Esq. ’73, Vice President
Isaac Zaur, Treasurer
Susan Merrett, Secretary
Diana Hitt Potter ’51, Clerk
TRUSTEES
Andrea Currier ’74
Ruth Duell ‘69
Jeff Franzen
Mickey Herbert
Kester Hodge ‘85
Patti Holland
Edward W. Martin M.D. ’72
Alex Matisse ‘03
Nancy Newberger
Horatio R. Potter ’82
Amanda Ross ’84
Elaine Stangland
Marco Williams ’75
FACULTY TRUSTEES
C. William Bennett, (Co-Director)
Franny Shuker-Haines (Associate Director)
Peter Smith ’74 (Co-Director)
HONORARY TRUSTEE
Ann F. Wiener