Rivers Welcomes New Faculty
The Rivers School welcomes the following new faculty and administrators:
The Rivers School welcomes the following new faculty and administrators:
Domenic Compagnone has taught mathematics for more than 35 years and most recently served as director of mathematics for the Franklin Public Schools. He comes to Rivers as a master teacher who in recent years served as a teacher of math teachers because of his expertise, enthusiasm, and love of learning. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master’s from Boston College and will teach Upper School math.
Winston Chou has served as vice president and director of product development for ETC Music for the past two years. Previously, he worked in technical services for Houghton Mifflin for more than five years and as a teacher at the Wheeler School for four years. Winston has an undergraduate degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He will serve as the school’s director of technology.
Katherine Hufstader comes to Rivers from the Wheeler School where she served as history teacher for 20 years. From 1993 to 2000, Kam was the chair of the history department. She has won a Distinguished Teacher’s Award from the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. She is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke and has done extensive graduate work at Wesleyan University. Kam will be teaching Upper School history and chairing the history department.
Michael Girard has been teaching Latin at the Bentley School in California and is moving back to the East Coast where he taught at the Williams School in Connecticut for two years. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Vermont and received his master’s in classics from Fordham in 1998. Michael will be teaching Upper School Latin.
Kim Johnson has served as biology and chemistry teacher and associate director of admissions at the Emma Willard School for the past three years. She has previous experience as a research biologist for the National Institute of Mental Health. Kim is a graduate of Smith College and has earned a master’s in education at George Washington University and a master’s in science at American University. She will be teaching Upper School science including junior-senior electives.
Juna Kim, a graduate of Loomis Chaffee School, has been teaching English at Framingham High School for the past four years. At Boston College, she was a cellist in the Chamber Music Society and graduated with a degree in English. She later went on to earn a master’s in education at Boston College Graduate School of Education. Juna will be teaching Upper School English and serving as yearbook advisor.
Elisabeth Shepard is a graduate of the University of Vermont and earned a master’s at the University of St. Thomas. For three years, she served as assistant director of admissions at St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Elisabeth will continue her work in admissions at Rivers as the assistant director of admissions for the Middle School.
Danielle Bartone is a 1996 Rivers graduate. Danielle earned her undergraduate degree in Spanish with a minor in Latin American Studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. This spring Danielle worked at The Rivers School as an intern in the foreign language department. She will be teaching Spanish.
Susanna Donahue is a 1981 graduate of Boston University. She comes to us from Brown University where she was the assistant women’s soccer coach since 1998. She also served as varsity head coach for women’s soccer at Boston College from 1983 to 1987. Susanna will be the assistant to the dean of students, an assistant athletic director, and a head coach for the girls’ varsity soccer and lacrosse teams.
Josh Shaller comes to us from Milton Academy where he has taught seventh- and ninth-grade science this past year as a sabbatical replacement. Josh is a 1995 graduate of the University of New Hampshire in philosophy and earned another degree in science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He will be teaching the Introduction to Physical Science class.
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Domenic Compagnone has taught mathematics for more than 35 years and most recently served as director of mathematics for the Franklin Public Schools. He comes to Rivers as a master teacher who in recent years served as a teacher of math teachers because of his expertise, enthusiasm, and love of learning. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master’s from Boston College and will teach Upper School math.
Winston Chou has served as vice president and director of product development for ETC Music for the past two years. Previously, he worked in technical services for Houghton Mifflin for more than five years and as a teacher at the Wheeler School for four years. Winston has an undergraduate degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He will serve as the school’s director of technology.
Katherine Hufstader comes to Rivers from the Wheeler School where she served as history teacher for 20 years. From 1993 to 2000, Kam was the chair of the history department. She has won a Distinguished Teacher’s Award from the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. She is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke and has done extensive graduate work at Wesleyan University. Kam will be teaching Upper School history and chairing the history department.
Michael Girard has been teaching Latin at the Bentley School in California and is moving back to the East Coast where he taught at the Williams School in Connecticut for two years. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Vermont and received his master’s in classics from Fordham in 1998. Michael will be teaching Upper School Latin.
Kim Johnson has served as biology and chemistry teacher and associate director of admissions at the Emma Willard School for the past three years. She has previous experience as a research biologist for the National Institute of Mental Health. Kim is a graduate of Smith College and has earned a master’s in education at George Washington University and a master’s in science at American University. She will be teaching Upper School science including junior-senior electives.
Juna Kim, a graduate of Loomis Chaffee School, has been teaching English at Framingham High School for the past four years. At Boston College, she was a cellist in the Chamber Music Society and graduated with a degree in English. She later went on to earn a master’s in education at Boston College Graduate School of Education. Juna will be teaching Upper School English and serving as yearbook advisor.
Elisabeth Shepard is a graduate of the University of Vermont and earned a master’s at the University of St. Thomas. For three years, she served as assistant director of admissions at St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Elisabeth will continue her work in admissions at Rivers as the assistant director of admissions for the Middle School.
Danielle Bartone is a 1996 Rivers graduate. Danielle earned her undergraduate degree in Spanish with a minor in Latin American Studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. This spring Danielle worked at The Rivers School as an intern in the foreign language department. She will be teaching Spanish.
Susanna Donahue is a 1981 graduate of Boston University. She comes to us from Brown University where she was the assistant women’s soccer coach since 1998. She also served as varsity head coach for women’s soccer at Boston College from 1983 to 1987. Susanna will be the assistant to the dean of students, an assistant athletic director, and a head coach for the girls’ varsity soccer and lacrosse teams.
Josh Shaller comes to us from Milton Academy where he has taught seventh- and ninth-grade science this past year as a sabbatical replacement. Josh is a 1995 graduate of the University of New Hampshire in philosophy and earned another degree in science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He will be teaching the Introduction to Physical Science class.
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