Alden Smith
Director, English
B.A. Davidson College, M.A. Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English
alden.smith@mountainschool.org

Alison Baker
Dining Manager
Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, Food Studies and Public Health New York University, M.F.A. San Francisco State University, B.A. Wesleyan University
alison.baker@mountainschool.org

Annie Janeway
Director of Alumni Relations
B.A. Middlebury College, M.Ed. Suffolk University
annie.janeway@mountainschool.org

Ben Tiefenthaler
Latin, Farm
B.A. Whitman College, M.A. University of Washington
ben.tiefenthaler@mountainschool.org

Beth Sigman Somerset
(Spring '97)
Manager of Alumni Communications
B.A. Wellesley College, M.S. Smith College
beth.somerset@mountainschool.org

Bruce Brough
Environmental Science, Math, Outdoor Program
B.A. Dartmouth College, M.A. University of Delaware
bruce.brough@mountainschool.org

Chris McGee
Chef
chris.mcgee@mountainschool.org

Diana Marino
Graduate Resident, Admissions Associate
B.A. Earlham College
diana.marino@mountainschool.org

Comfort Halsey Leckerling
Assistant Director, Academics, Spanish (Sabbatical Fall 2019)
B.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.A. Middlebury College
comfort.halsey@mountainschool.org

Doug Austin
Mathematics, Photographer
B.S. Bucknell University
doug.austin@mountainschool.org

Dustin Thomas
Business and Technology Manager
B.S. Vermont Technical College
dustin.thomas@mountainschool.org

Emily Arons (Fall '04)
Chef
B.A. Oberlin College
emily.arons@mountainschool.org

Emily Adler Boren
Director of Admissions, Outdoor Program
B.A. Middlebury College
emily.boren@mountainschool.org

Gwynne Durham
Assistant Farm Manager
B.A. University of N.C.-Chapel Hill, M.A., M.Phil. Yale University
gwynne.durham@mountainschool.org

Jack Kruse
English, Humanities, Work Program
A.B. Princeton University, M.Ed. Harvard University
jack.kruse@mountainschool.org

Kareen Obydol-Alexandre
French, Student Travel Coordinator, Health Liaison
B.A. La Sorbonne Nouvelle, M.A. (3) La Sorbonne Nouvelle
kareen.obydolalexandre@mountainschool.org

Kathy Hooke
Mathematics, Environmental Science
A.B. Dartmouth College, M.F.S Yale University
kathy.hooke@mountainschool.org

Kit Halsey Leckerling
History, Woodlot Management (Sabbatical Fall 2019)
B.A. University of N.C. at Chapel Hill, M.A. Stanford University
kit.leckerling@mountainschool.org

Liana Horster
Farm Manager
B.A. Smith College
liana.horster@mountainschool.org

Marisa Hebb
Chinese, Farm
B.A. Bard College
marisa.hebb@mountainschool.org

Matt Severson
Chef
matt.severson@mountainschool.org

Missy Smith
Studio Art
B.A. Middlebury College
missy.smith@mountainschool.org

Nick Bennett
Assistant Facilities Manager
University of Southern Maine
nick.bennett@mountainschool.org

Pat Barnes
Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, Outdoor Program
B.A. University of Vermont, M.A. Columbia University
pat.barnes@mountainschool.org

Rob Benson
Director of Facilities
B.M. Cleveland Institute of Music
rob.benson@mountainschool.org

Robert Jackson
History (Fall 2019 only)
B.A. University of Colorado, M.A. Columbia University, M.A. St. John's College

Sam Kelman
Farm, Sugarmaking
B.A. Wesleyan University
sam.kelman@mountainschool.org

Sue Stevens Kruse
Mathematics, Financial Aid, Head Advisor
B.S. Russell Sage College
sue.kruse@mountainschool.org

Trudy Amber-Dowlin
Office Manager, Admissions
B.S. Champlain College
trudy.amber@mountainschool.org

Caroline Meliones
Spanish
B.A. University of Delaware, M.A. University of Delaware
caroline.meliones@mountainschool.org