Directory

Juliet Bailey P’23 joined the Rivers faculty in 1997 and currently teaches English and drama, directs Upper School plays, and advises eleventh and twelfth graders. She received the Mida van Zuylen Dunn award for teaching excellence in 2005 and the  William F. Gallagher Teaching Chair in 2025. Before coming to Rivers, Juliet taught and directed at Millbrook School and Wyoming Seminary and earned a Fulbright Teaching Exchange Fellowship, which took her to Budapest, Hungary, for a year. A graduate of Bates College, Juliet holds an MA from the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College.

Cal Barton joined the Rivers community in 2025, teaching Upper School English. He holds a B.A. in English from Yale University, where he focused on creative writing. For his short fiction, Cal has been awarded the Wallace Prize, the J. Edward Meeker Prize, and the Elmore A. Willets Prize. Cal enjoys losing himself in a book or an art gallery. He is always on the hunt for the world’s finest almond croissant.

Meghan Brown completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University and received a doctorate in English literature from the University of Connecticut. She served as a teaching assistant and lead instructor for a variety of college-level courses at UConn and taught sophomore English at Boston University Academy before coming to Rivers. Meghan is an avid runner and singer outside of school.