List of 7 members.

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  Lily Gillett 

  MS Art, Grade 6 Dean, MS Field Hockey Head Coach

  339-686-4489

  William Smith College - BA

  Bio

  Lily Gillett teaches sixth and seventh grade art. She is also a Middle School advisor and coaches Middle School field hockey and lacrosse. She has a BA in studio art with a minor in arts and education from William Smith College, where she played varsity field hockey. Before coming to Rivers, Lily was an art teacher and field hockey coach at the Bullis School in Maryland, where served as the art department chair for two years.
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  Julia Auster-Hogan 

  Grade 7 Dean, French, Drama, Peer Mentoring

  339-686-4518

  Skidmore College - BS
  Union Graduate College - MEd

  Bio

  Julia Auster-Hogan '06 joined the Rivers faculty in 2016. Previously, she taught French immersion at Robert Adams Middle School in Holliston, MA, and sixth grade French at F.A. Day Middle School in Newton, MA. Julia earned a BS in education studies and French at Skidmore College and an MEd in teaching French from Union Graduate College. She teaches middle school French and Theater Arts, serves as an advisor, and is the producer for all extracurricular drama performances on campus.
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  Joshua Shaller 

  Grade 8 Class Dean, Science, Leadership, 8th Grade Transition Coord., MS Boys' Hockey Asst. Coach

  339-686-4497

  University of New Hampshire - BA
  University of Massachusetts - BS

  Bio

  Josh Shaller has taught science at the Middle School since 2000. In addition, Josh coaches boys’ Middle School ice hockey and serves on the leadership committee. Before coming to Rivers, Josh taught at Milton Academy. He earned a BA in philosophy from the University of New Hampshire and a BS in biology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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  Christine Pynchon 

  Grade 9 Dean, Mathematics, Varsity Softball Head Coach

  339-686-2459

  Colby College - BS

  Bio

  Christine Pynchon is an Upper School mathematics teacher and the head coach of the varsity softball team. She also serves as an Upper School grade dean. She has a BS in mathematics from Colby College, where she played varsity softball. Prior to joining Rivers, she taught upper level math and coached softball and soccer at the Berkshire School after interning at Phillips Exeter Academy.
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  Meredith Caplan 

  Grade 10 Dean, English Teacher, MS Soccer Coach

  339-686-2412

  Columbia Teachers College - MA
  Bowdoin College - BA

  Bio

  Meredith Caplan teaches Upper School English and serves as ninth-grade dean. Prior to joining Rivers in 2013, she taught and coached at Newark Academy in New Jersey and at The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. She also worked for The Steppingstone Foundation in Boston. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in the teaching of English from Teachers College at Columbia University. She has traveled to Romania with Rivers students to work with Romanian children. In addition to advising underclassmen, Meredith is the assistant coach for varsity girls’ soccer.
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  tc Hanmer 

  Grade 11 Dean, Upper School English, DEI Coordinator, Assistant Varsity Softball Coach

  339-686-2423

  Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English - MA
  Smith College - BA

  Bio

  tc Hanmer joined Rivers after several years of teaching high school English, most recently at Pomfret School. In addition to teaching Upper School English, they serve as an advisor and assist with the JV girls’ basketball team and the varsity softball team. tc earned their BA in Afro- American Studies and English at Smith College and graduated from Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English with an MA in English. Outside of school, tc is an avid reader, a music lover, and a movie buff.
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  Nicholas Jordan 

  Grade 12 Dean, Science, Coach

  339-686-2447

  Harvard University - BA
  Tufts - MS

  Bio

  Nicholas Jordan joined the science department in 2016 after two years of teaching biology and chemistry at Loomis Chaffee School. Prior to that, he taught at his alma mater, Eton College, in Windsor, England. Nick earned a BA in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University and an MS in biomedical sciences at Tufts University. He teaches science in the Upper School, advises, and coaches.