DYLAN BOLLES began as Elementary Music Teacher in 2021. He studied music at Middlebury College, Mills College and the University of California, Davis. He is also the co-founder of ...

BRIAN BOARDMAN is entering his 18th year of teaching. He is returning home to Vermont after a 15-year teaching stint in Bar Harbor, ME. Brian's wife, also an educator, teaches in Brownsville Vermont. ...

TOM BUZZELL joins the Samuel Morey staff this year as Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Coordinator. In this role he works with staff to coordinate the layers of academic and behavioral support ...

CHRIS CASSELL taught 2nd graders at SME during the 2007-2008 school year and has since rejoined the faculty after teaching overseas for several years. After earning a BA from Bowdoin College, he ...

EMILY COUSENS is the middle school counselor and works with students in grades 5-8. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing at New York University and her Masters in ...

JEAN DALEY has been working at Samuel Morey Elementary as a learning coach since 2005. She enjoys doing a variety of crafts like oil painting and scrapbooking. She also enjoys cooking and turning her ...

MIRANDA GARROW has been teaching at Samuel Morey since 2019. She grew up in West Fairlee, Vermont and graduated from the University of Vermont in 2019 with her Bachelor of Science in elementary ...

MARIAH GENTLEY  has been teaching at Samuel Morey since 2020. She grew up in Northern Vermont near the Canadian border and graduated from the University of Vermont in 2019 with her bachelors of ...

IRIS JOHNSON has been a learning coach at Samuel Morey Elementary for 7 years. She has lived in Vermont for most of her life. Before working at Samuel Morey, she volunteered at Bradford Elementary ...

SASHA IRISH  has been teaching at Samuel Morey Elementary School since 2011.  Sasha loves books, coffee, rabbits, and bearded dragons.  She especially enjoys making space in the ...

GAYLE JUSTYNSKI “Mrs. J.” has been in the field of education since 1990. She relocated to the Upper Valley from Rhode Island and joined the faculty at Samuel Morey in 2020. She ...

KATLYN KIESS is a teacher in the Expedition Classroom at Samuel Morey Elementary School. Katlyn grew up in Pennsylvania, graduated from Lock Haven University with a bachelor’s degree in Early ...

STEVEN LINDEMANN has served as as the Principal of Samuel Morey Elementary since 2018 and has been working in Vermont public schools for over 25 years. He previously worked in the Montpelier, ...

TANYA LIBBY has been teaching elementary art for grades K-6 at Samuel Morey and Westshire Elementary schools since 2018. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Art Education K-12 from Elmira ...

TRACY MARTEL is a Special Education Teacher at Samuel Morey Elementary School. She has been teaching in the district since the start of Rivendell. Tracy earned a bachelor’s degree from Keene ...

KATHY MCGOWAN has been teaching at Rivendell since 2002. She is currently the math coach for K-5. Kathy graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Accounting; New York University with a MBA in ...

CALLY MCCRAVE has been teaching since 1993. She studied at Antioch University New England where she earned a Masters in Education. Prior to graduate school, Cally attended Reed College in Portland, ...

ANN O'HEARN is a our elementary school guidance counselor. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a BA in Psychology in 1991, and went on to graduate school to earn a Master's ...

JANE PRESCOTT joined Samuel Morey Elementary School as Administrative Assistant in 2019. Mrs. Prescott enjoys being supportive to the whole school community. She has 2 teenage daughters and stays ...

BETH ROY joined the Rivendell Interstate School District in January of 2022. Beth’s excitement for place-based education started over 20 years ago while working at various nature centers around ...

JOYCE RUSSELL has been the library media specialist for the Samuel Morey and Westshire Elementary schools since 2000. She graduated from Marietta College with a BA in International Business ...

ANDY STEVENSON arrived at Samuel Morey in Summer 2019 to teach first grade. He has been teaching since 2008. He has a bachelor’s degree in Unified Childhood/Special Education from Keuka College ...