Administration

Interim Head of School Charles Tierney taught, coached crew, and served as dorm advisor at the Berkshire School and Choate Rosemary Hall. He worked as director of studies at St. Stephen’s School in Rome, Italy, before coming to NMH in 1998. Here he has been a school dean, associate dean of faculty and curriculum, ninth-grade dean, and academic dean. Tierney received an AB from Dartmouth in 1985 and an MA from Columbia while a Klingenstein Fellow.

Dean of Enrollment Claude Anderson joined NMH in 2008 after heading the admissions and financial aid office at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI, for 13 years. Previously, he has served as dean of students and director of admissions at several boarding and day schools. He has presented nationally workshops on marketing, financial aid, and legal issues in admissions and chaired the former Admissions and Marketing Committee for the National Association of Independent Schools. He holds an MA from Western New Mexico University, an MEd from Temple University, and a BA from Millersville University.

Dean of Students Nicole Hager came to NMH from Deerfield Academy, where in nine years she served variously as associate dean of admission, coordinator of multicultural education, associate dean of students, and college counselor. She also taught English, coached, and advised students. She received an AB from Dartmouth in 1991 and is completing a master’s of arts and liberal studies, with a focus on moral development in adolescents.

Dean of Faculty Hugh Silbaugh came to NMH in 2007 after serving as principal at Milton Academy and as assistant director at the Putney School. Hugh earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst in 1983, and masters' in education from UCLA in 1991 and Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2006. Hugh's graduate study and professional work center on faculty development and instructional improvement. A longtime English teacher, Silbaugh has also been an ethics teacher, outdoor educator, coach, and dorm parent.

Chief Advancement Officer Allyson Goodwin ’83 joined NMH in January 2006 after 18 years of development and fundraising work in the nonprofit and educational sectors. Goodwin got her start in fundraising as an NMH senior working in the student calling program. After graduating from Colby College with a BA in 1987, Goodwin returned to NMH and worked with the alumni and parent fundraising programs for five years. She was director of annual giving at Colby Sawyer College and then was director of regional campaigns at Colby College. Most recently, she led the development department at Montshire Museum for six years.

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Richard Wood came to NMH in 2002 after serving as an independent consultant to 34 schools on the East Coast. Before that, he was business manager at the Taft School for five years. He also was assistant business manager at Choate Rosemary Hall. Wood is a graduate of the Taft School and holds a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Before moving to independent schools, he worked in the oil and insurance industries.