Faculty

English/ESL

	, 1975 B.A. Ursuline College M.A. Goddard College Julia Howard Bush Instructor, English A teacher at Emma Willard since 1975, Christine A. Carroll holds the Julia Howard Bush Chair in English. She earned a B.A. at Ursuline College and an M.A. at Goddard College. Ms. Carroll is the costumer for Revels and the costumer and coordinator of May Day. Her extracurricular activities include writing, sewing, gardening, and crafts. “I consider learning a lifelong process, and believe that within each of us there are amazing resources simply waiting to be released.”

	, 1990 B.A. Macalester College M.S. State University of New York at Albany English as a Second Language Alumna Nina Fleishman '72 has been employed by the school since 1990. She holds a B.A. from Macalester College and an M.S. from the State University of New York at Albany. She also serves as the international student advisor and is advisor to the Foreign and American Student Organization.

	, 2008 B.A. Yale University The Gordon B. and Mary J. Tweedy Intern for the Humanities Eleanor Liu graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in English. While attending Yale, she was a tutor and classroom aide at the Sheridan Magnet School and president of the Inkblot Writing Society. Eleanor also produced Antigone and co-produced NERO. Her summer jobs have included tutoring middle and high school students in creative writing and English literature. Eleanor lives in Tangeman.

	, 2008 B.A. Haverford College M.A. Middlebury College English Clare Mackenzie received a B.A. in English from Haverford College and an M.A. in English literature from the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. She returns to Emma Willard from Sandy Spring Friends School where, for the past four years, she taught English, coached varsity cross country and track, developed and directed the annual ninth-grade drama project, and was a member of the resident faculty.

	, 2000 B.A. Lynchburg College M.A.T. Northeastern University English Todd Matthew and his wife, Sabrina Putnam, arrived at Emma Willard in 2000 and have two children, Betsy and Calvin. Todd teaches junior English, A.P. English, Social Criticism in American Literature, 17th Century Comedy, and Shakespearean Tragedy. He also coaches varsity softball and serves as the faculty advisor to the school’s award-winning art and literary magazine, Triangle. In years past, Todd has advised Emma’s ski club, served on the conduct review committee, and chaired the English department. He has also taught freshman and sophomore English and Southern literature. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his family in Maine, canoe, read (both Shakespeare and Madeline), cook, watch RPI hockey, and ski in the Alps.

	, 1996 B.A. Connecticut College M.A. Middlebury College English Department Chair Meg McClellan has taught at Emma Willard since 1996. She received a B.A. from Connecticut College and an M.A. from Middlebury College. She serves as co-chair of the Conduct Review Committee.

	, 1987 B.A. Bryn Mawr College M.A. University College, Dublin Margaret Wing Dodge Chair in Literature, English Kathleen McNamara has taught English at Emma Willard since 1987 and holds the Margaret Wing Dodge Chair in Literature. She earned an A.B. from Bryn Mawr College and an M.A. from the University College at Dublin. Currently she teaches English I, English III, and senior electives, which reflect her interest in contemporary literature as a re-reading of the canon and in genre study, especially satire and comedy. In addition, she serves as a facilitator for faculty professional development and teaches an Ultimate Frisbee class in the after school physical education program. When she isn’t reading student writing, Ms. McNamara enjoys running on the track with her husband, Larry Lichtenstein, and dreaming of the fuchsia-lined bohereens of Connemara.

	, 1998 B.A., M.A. Trinity College, Dublin English, Practicum Director

	, 2001 B.A., M.A. Trinity College, Dublin M.S. State University of New York at Albany English Jonathan came to Emma Willard in 2001. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from Trinity College, Dublin, and an M.S. from the University at Albany. He first taught in the ESL program and now teaches freshman and sophomore English. He also leads the yoga class at Emma. In addition, he is the advisor to Interact, a community service club. When he is not in class or on the yoga mat, he loves to hike wherever there are mountains.

	, 2007 B.A. Hamilton College M.A. Middlebury College English A graduate of Hamilton College with a B.A. in government and Middlebury College with an M.A. in English, Bruce Rowe comes to Emma Willard from Hartford Central School, where he taught high school English and social studies for 20 years. He has also been an annotation writer and passage selector for the New York State Education Department for the last eight years. He writes poetry and fiction and has attended writer’s residencies and workshops in Vermont and Iowa. In addition to his teaching duties at Emma, Mr. Rowe is co-advisor for The Clock, the school newspaper, and will coach track in the spring. Besides teaching, he loves running, hiking, and travel.

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The average class size at Emma is 11 students.

When you’re in a small class of 10 or 12, talking about A Midsummer Night’s Dream, finishing a lab on molecular genetics, or exploring dance techniques, your voice is essential to the discussion.