New Faculty

Thirteen new faculty members started teaching at NMH this fall. They bring to the classroom experience in a range of disciplines, and share a commitment to educating adolescents. In addition, NMH Summer School was proud that 17 alumni were on faculty during the summer. They are listed below.
 

• Andrew Bowersox received an MS in fisheries and wildlife resource management from Montana State University in 1998. He has been teaching at Bellows Falls High School in Bellows Falls, Vermont. This summer, Andy participated in a two-week workshop at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. He teaches in the science department.
• Grant Gonzalez earned a BA in both government and Middle Eastern studies from the College of William and Mary in 2007. For the past year he has been studying for a MA in Near and Middle Eastern studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He teaches both history and Arabic.
• Corinne Hagen joins the mathematics department from Cincinnati Country Day School where she has been teaching for the last four years. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, where she earned a BS in mathematics in 2003.
• Gardner Howe, a member of the NMH class of 2003, joins the history and social science department as an intern. Gardner received a BS in secondary school education and history from the University of Vermont this year.
• Lucien Koonce, a member of the visual arts department, received an MFA in studio arts from the University of Iowa in 1981. He has been teaching in Charlotte, North Carolina for the past six years.
• Li Li teaches in the world languages department. She recently finished defending her dissertation for her MA in modern Chinese literature at the University of Massachusetts.
• Karena Ness joins NMH’s visual arts department. She earned an MFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005. She has most recently been teaching art in Keene, New Hampshire.
• Julia Nickles is a 2008 graduate of Brown University with a double major in mathematics and classics. This summer and last Julia worked in the NMH summer school. She teaches math at NMH.
• Matt Pennie joins the physical education and athletics department as an intern. Matt is a 2007 graduate of UMass and is currently pursuing a master's degree in education. He will coach JV football, varsity basketball and track and field. In addition he will be the director of sports information.
• Justin Porter is a 2007 graduate of Hobart College. For the past year Justin has been living in Manchester, England, coaching lacrosse and playing in the English Lacrosse Premiership League. Justin joins the visual arts department as an intern.
• Science teacher Scott Robison is a 2004 graduate of Dickinson College with a BS in physics. For the past two years Scott has been doing graduate work at Clark University and working there as a teaching assistant.
• Jennifer Stern is an intern in the history and social sciences department. She earned her BA in psychology from Kenyon College in May.
• Ashley Zanca, a 2008 graduate of Wells College, teaches mathematics and computer science classes.
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NMH alumni who served as summer school faculty: Nat Simpson ’89, Loren Hodgkinson ’05, Nelson Lebo ’56, Kelly Griffin ’05, Cody Lounsbury ’04, Rose Guiltinan ’04, Megan Buchanan ’91, Megan Gibbons ’95, Jim Burstein ’87, Jeff Neill ’97, Peter Evans ’05, Pieter Naeff ’05, John Kaleczyc ’05, Michael Stetson ’90, Sudi-Laura Gregory Overstreet ’95, Annie Neill ’97, and Gardner Howe ’03.