The Sharon Academy

Board of Trustees

Michael Hillinger, Board President, Community Member, Member of Executive and Futures Committee, Sharon Resident

  • Ph.D., Rutgers University
  • BS, Illinois State University
  • Founder and Principal, LexIcon Systems
  • Sharon School Board, 1985-1991
  • Moderator, Sharon Town Meeting

Steve Willbanks, Vice-President, Parent, Member of Executive, Finance and Building and Grounds Committees, Strafford Resident

  • BA, Texas A&M University at Canyon, English
  • MSW, University of Minnesota
  • Selectman, Town of Strafford, 1991-Present , Chair 2000 – Present
  • Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste District, Chair, 1992-Present
  • Board Member, Vermont League of Cities and Towns, 2000-Present

Shiela Swett, Secretary, Sharon Property Owner, Member of Executive, Trustees, and Futures Committees, Retired Educator, Norwich Resident

  • BA Radcliffe/Harvard College 1957
  • MAT Manhattanville College : Special Ed./Elem. Ed. 1975
  • Teacher, K-8, 1970-1982
  • Educational Technology Coordinator, 1982-1998
  • Board of Directors, Vermont Education Technology Council 1992-1995

Barbara Barnes, Educational Consultant, Member of Transition, Trustees, Futures and Building and Grounds Committees, Norwich Resident

  • MA and BS, Radcliffe College
  • M.A.L.S., Dartmouth College
  • Member, Board of Directors of Upper Valley Teacher Institute, 1989-03 (Chair 1999-03)
  • Trustee: Gailer School, VT ; Verde Valley School , AZ , North Country School , NY, Lexington Montessori School , MA, The Grammar School, Emma Willard School, NY
  • Board of Directors: VT Council for Humanities, Norwich & Dresden Schools

Gary Brooks, Community Member, Member of Executive, Trustees and Futures Committees, Attorney, Hanover Resident

  • AB, Dartmouth College
  • JD, Yale Law School
  • Director, Stebbins Bradley Harvey Miller & Brooks, PA
  • Board Member, Montshire Museum 1995-2003 (Chair, 2001-2003)
  • Board Member, Opera North 2000-2003
  • Secretary-Treasurer, Dartmouth Lawyers Association

Jennifer Brown, Parent, School Librarian, member of Development and Futures Committees, Strafford resident

  • BA, Vermont College, Education: Elementary and Art
  • Illustrator for Stave Puzzles, 1983 – Present
  • Substitute teacher, Kindergarten and Art, 2003 -2004
  • Assistant Librarian, Newton School – 2004 – Present

Charlotte Faccio, Parent of TSA student, K-12 School Nurse, Finance Committee Member, Strafford Resident

  • MSN:  Western Connecticut State University 1990
  • BSN:  Southern Connecticut state University  1980
  • Strafford Creative Preschool Board 1998-2000
  • Newton School PTA Co-Chair 2003-2005
  • Chelsea Public School 1999-present
  • DHMC Care Management per diem 2006-present

Thomas Leddy-Cecere, Alumnus, Strafford Resident

  • Graduate of The Sharon Academy, Class of 2006
  • Currently pursuing BA, Darthmouth College
  • Student Representative, Friends of the Morrill Homestead Board, 2003-2004
  • Teaching Assistant, Math & Reading, Kumon North America, 2006-present

Jenepher Lingelbach, South Royalton Resident

  • BA, Vasser College, German
  • German Teacher Education Program, Dartmouth College
  • VINS: President, Board of Trustees 2001-2004, Director 1992-1993 & 1994-1995
  • Planning Commission, Barnard, VT 1981-1988
  • Open Spaces Committee, Barnard, VT, Co-Chair 1997, 2003

Mill Moore, Parent, member of Development Committee, Hartland Resident.

  • AB, Middlebury College
  • MA, University of Vermont
  • Marketing Research Consultant 1990-present
  • Vice President, R.F. Caffrey & Associates Management Consultants, 1999-present
  • Former Board member and President, Our Court indoor tennis cooperative
  • Former Board member, Treasurer and VP, Woodstock Ski Runners

Jim Nourse, Member of Trustees and Transition Committee, Norwich Resident

  • BA, Williams College, Political Science 1972
  • MA, Columbia University, Educational Administration, 1984
  • Assistant Director of Admissions, Hobart College, Geneva, NY, 1973-1974
  • Assistant Director of Admissions, Vassar College, 1974-1976
  • College Advisor, Teacher, Seven Hills School, Cincinnati , OH 1976-1981
  • Dean of Faculty and Teacher, Holderness School, Plymouth, NH 1981-1998
  • Executive Director, Upper Valley Teacher Institute, 1998-2004
  • Principal, Lebanon High School, 2004 – Present

Julia Pattison, Parent, member of Development Committee and Athletic Committees, Sharon Resident,

  • BME (Bachelor of Music Ed.), Northwestern University, 1984
  • MM (Master of Music), Northwestern University, 1985
  • Maryland Institute College of Art, 1989 – 1991
  • Music Teacher, Glenview, IL, 1985-1986
  • Design Manager, Hopkins Center , Dartmouth College, 1991-1996
  • Tiger Bridge Graphics, Proprietor, Art Director/Designer, 1996 – Present

Mary Louise Pierson, Parent, South Strafford Resident

  • BA, Rhode Island School of Design, 1977-1981
  • Photographer: The Rockefeller Family Home, Kykuit and Mr. Rockefeller's Roads: The Untold Story of Acadia's Carriage Roads and Their Creator, freelance
  • Painter: Vermont Studio Center, Private Collectors, Wild Apple Graphics, freelance
  • Illustrator: Freelance for Books and Magazines
  • Lecture Series on The Rockefeller Family Home, Kykuit
  • Board Member: Vermont Studio Center 1997-Present
  • Former Board Member: Rockefeller Family Fund

Kenneth Wright, Community Member, member of Building & Grounds, Athletic, and Futures Committees, Sharon Resident

  • BS, University of Connecticut, Recreational services
  • Trustee, Sharon Congregational Church, 1992 – Present
  • Lister, Town of Sharon, 1995 – Present
  • Summer Camp Director, 1990 – Present
  • Draftsman and Carpenter

 

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