Academics: Faculty/Staff Listing

A wonderful French writer, Anatole France, once said that "nine-tenths of education is encouragement." No quotation better embodies the Bement faculty's commitment to our students. Some teachers have been at Bement more than thirty years; for others this is a first. Faculty members are alumni, current parents, and past parents. Most are coaches, and several are dorm parents. All come to school each day, ready to teach and to learn.

NOTE: To contact any of our faculty, our e-mail protocol is first initial of first name, last name @ bement.org, I.E. Grace Bement would be gbement@bement.org
E-mail names are below faculty names, please add the @bement.org.

For example:
Grace Bement (1925)
gbement

Faculty/ Staff Listings

 

Nancy Ames (2004)

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Learning Specialist
University of Colorado, B.S.
Lesley College, M.Ed.

 

Alex Bartlett '87 (2006)

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Athletic Director

St. Lawrence University, B.A.

 

Marie-Michel Beauparlant (2009)

Strings Instructor
Montreal Music Conservatory, B.M.
Rice University, M.M.

 

David Belcher P '07 (1990)

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Dean of Boarding,

Upper School History
Bates College, B.A.
Andover Newton Theological School, M.A.

 

Ben Bensen P '86 '92 '98 '01 '02 (1990)

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Lower School Drama, Physical Education
Bowdoin College, B.A.
University of Edinburg, M. Litt.

 

Barak Blackburn '85 (2005)

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Technology Coordinator
Binghamton University, B.A.

 

Amanda Bigwood (2008)

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Kindergarten

Castleton State College, B.A.

 

Anne Caloon (1994)
Food Service

 

George Chapman P '00 '03 (1994)

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Upper School Language Arts and Science
University of Massachusetts, B.A.

 

Kenneth Cuddeback (2001)

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Business Manager
Dartmouth College, B.A.
University of Massachusetts, M.B.A.

 

Janice Currie P '99 '02 (1981)

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Second Grade
Westfield State University, B.A.

 

Elyssa Davis (2008)

Food Service

 

Colleen DeCook (2006)

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First Grade

Lower School After School Group

Adjunct Boarding Faculty

University of San Diego, B.A.

Lesley University, M.Ed.

 

Jerry Dobosz (2000)

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Lower School Physical Education
Springfield College, B.S.

 

Lizzie Doubleday P '10 (2009)

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Upper School Administrative Assistant
University of Massachusetts

 

Lisa Echevarria P'17 '18 (2007)

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Second Grade

University of Massachusetts, B.A.

Antioch University, M.Ed.

 

Ross Feitlinger (2009)

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Upper School Science
University of Vermont, B.A.
Northern Arizona University, M.Ed.

 

Colleen Teasdale Filler P '01 '03 '05 (1997)

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English Department Chair
Upper School English
Secondary School Placement
Vassar College, B.A.
Stanford University, M.A.

 

Julia Flannery P'18 (2008)

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Associate Director of Alumni/ae and Development

College of Our Lady of the Elms, B.S.

 

Peter Follet (2008)

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Upper School Drama

Wesleyan University, B.A.

Harvard University, M.Ed.

 

Sheree Freda P '11 '11 (2004)

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Fourth Grade
Wheelock College, B.S.
Fairfield University, M.A.

 

Dean Fusto P '17 (2007)

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Assistant Head of School/ Upper School Head,

Sixth Grade Geography

University of North Florida, B.A.

SIT Graduate Institute, M.A.T.
 

Rosemarie Gage P '10 (2001)

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Third Grade
University of Massachusetts, B.A, B.S, M.Ed.

 

Alice Gearhart (1999)

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Upper School Latin
Mt. Holyoke College, B.A.
Antioch College, M.Ed.

 

Wendy Giard (1992)

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Accountant
Wayne State University, B.S.

 

Jeff Hamilton (2009)

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Lower School ELL
Dorm Parent, Stebbins House
Framingham State College, B.A.

 

Amy Hampson P'17 '18(2010)

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Development Assistant
Franklin & Marshall College, B.A.
MGH Institute of Health Professionals, MSN

 

Doug Harder (2008)

Food Service

 

Rose-Ann Harder (2007)

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Director of Food Services and Housekeeping

 

Jennifer Hayes '89 (2004)

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Director , Summer Programs

Adjunct Boarding Faculty
Wheaton College, B.A.

University of Massachusetts, M.Ed.

 

Xiaomo Hong (2007)

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Upper School Chinese

Dorm Parent, Barton House

Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing), B.A.

Rhode Island School of Design, M.A.

 

Nancy Hrynyshyn (2008)

Food Service

 

Gordon Hunt P '91 (1975)

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Buildings and Grounds
Greenfield Community College, A.S.

 

Rob Jackson P '00 (1999)

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Adjunct Upper School Faculty

Adjunct Boarding Faculty

Denison University, B.S.

 

Shelley Borror Jackson P '00 (1999)

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Head of School, Upper School English
Wheaton College, B.A.
Ohio State University, M.A.
University of Maine, C.A.S

 

Kirsten Kapteyn P '06 '09 (2007)

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Associate Director of Admissions/Lower School Administrative Assistant;

Dorm Parent, Bement House

Trinity College, B.A.

 

Amie Keddy (2002)

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Upper School English and Fine Arts
Albertus Magnus College, B.A.
Cambridge College, M.Ed.
Bennington College, M.F.A.

 

Terry Kopinto (2000)

Housekeeping

 

Emily Lent (2007)

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Third Grade

Dorm Parent, Barton House

Barnard College, B.A.

 

Kim Loughlin P'18 (2008)

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Director of Admission

Hobart and William Smith, B.A.

 

Kara Low (2004)

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First Grade
Lower School After School Group

Adjunct Boarding Faculty
University of New Hampshire, B.S., M.Ed.

 

Karen Lutsky (1997)

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Fifth Grade
Northwestern University, B.A.
Smith College, M.Ed.

 

Frank Massey (2004)

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Director of English Language Learning
University of Massachusetts, B.A., M.Ed., C.A.S.

 

Theresa Mullens P '99 (1992)

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Fourth Grade
Lower School Liaison
University of Nebraska Lincoln Teachers College, B.A.

 

Janine Parker (2007)

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Director, The Ballet School at Bement

 

Willmore Paulding (2003)

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Lower School Physical Education
Dorm Parent, Stebbins House
University of Massachusetts, B.A.

 

Claudia Pazmany P '10, '11 (2002)

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Director of Alumni/ae & Development
University of Massachusetts, B.A., M.B.A.

 

Shirley Pelletier (1977)

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Choir Director, Upper and Lower School Music
Lowell State College, B.A., M.Ed.

 

Carole Pennock P '90 '94 (1990)

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Lower School Head
Arcadia University, B.A.
Smith College, M.Ed.

 

Susan Phelps (1992)
Food Service

 

Theodore Pina (2008)

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Sixth Grade Language Arts and Geography

Dorm Parent, Bement House

Stonehill College, A.B.

Boston State College, M.Ed.

 

Nancy Pond P '89 '95 (1985)

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Foreign Language Department Chair
Upper and Lower School French
Tufts University (Jackson College), B.A.

 

Don Powell (2000)

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Director of Buildings and Grounds

 

Laura Pratt (1991)

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Lower School Fine Arts
New England College, B.A.
Boston College, M.A.T.

 

Martha Price P '07 '10 (1989)

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Science Department Chair
Upper School Science
Vassar College, B.A.

 

Sylvia Ribes-Mugnani (1998)

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Upper and Lower School Spanish
Universidad Nacional de San Juan-Argentina, B.A.

 

Leif Riddington P '18 (2008)

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Fifth Grade Math and Science

University of Massachusetts, B.A., M.Ed.

 

Martha Smith P '03 (1989)

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Administrative Assistant
Southern Vermont College, B.S.

 

James Snedeker (2005)

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Instrumental Music Director
Bucknell University, B.A..
University of Massachusetts, M.M.

 

Katrina Spicer (2008)

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History Department Chair, Upper School History

Wellesley College, B.A.

University of South Florida, M.A.T.

 

Jane Stewart (2005)

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Kindergarten
Wheaton College, B.A..
University of Massachusetts, M.A.

 

Deborra Stewart-Pettengill P '01, '03 (1995)

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Upper and Lower School Fine Arts

Fine Arts Chair
University of South Carolina, B.F.A
Virginia Commonwealth University, M.F.A.

 

Madeline Surgenor (2009)

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Upper School Math
Dorm Parent, Wright House
Wellesley College, B.A.

 

Rita Waldron (1987)
Housekeeping

 

Emily Whitney (2005)

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Dorm Parent, Wright House
Trinity College, B.A.

 

Blake Wilson (2006)

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Upper School Mathematics

Northeastern University, B.S.

Portland State University, M.Ed.

 

Rich Winnick (2005)

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Tim Young '61 (1969)

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Dean of Students,
Mathematics Department Chair,
Upper School Mathematics
Culver-Stockton College, B.S.