Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
Education
A.B. Harvard University Ph.D. University of California – Los Angeles
“I am in a privileged position to support the curiosity, fresh perspective, and creativity that students bring to individual counseling, the classroom, and their co-curricular activities. Witnessing their growth, perseverance, and learning inspires me.”
Kayoko Tazawa
Instructor in Modern Languages
Education
M.A. University System of New Hampshire B.A. Shoin Women’s University
M.S. University of Agriculture B.S. University of Agriculture
“My field of study is my identity, it fascinates me to see how language and culture are intertwined and reflect of each other, I find it incredible that literature influences mentality in societies like Russian to a great extend.”
Ryan Thomson
Instructor in Music
Education
M.A. University System of New Hampshire B.S. San Diego State University
“There is no end to things to learn about music. I love that I have the option to follow any direction that I chose.”
Silvana Sokolov-Grubb
Instructor in Music
Education
B.M. University of Belgrade M.Mus. Eastman School of Music
“I hope my students will learn to appreciate music and expand repertoire to include variety of musical styles. Learning to play music will help them in many other aspects of their lives, including determination, presentation and hard work.”
Michelle C. Soucy
Instructor in Health Education
Education
B.S. Pennsylvania State University M.A. Columbia University, Teachers College
“I hope my students will learn that their well-being matters; that their health is mostly within their control; and that they have the power to live a life of vitality and meaning!”
Elizabeth O. Stevens
Instructor in Science
Education
M.A.T. Brown University A.B. Bowdoin College
“I enjoy working with high school age students more than any other age. It’s a time when they are eager to learn new ideas and their brains are like sponges. They are trying to figure out who they are and what is important to them as they become adults.”
Jean S. Strazdes
Instructor in Music
Education
M.Mus. Cleveland Institute of Music B.Mus. Hartt School
Michael Strauss
Instructor in Music
Education
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology