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Grade

Last Name

Sarah Abubaker

Director of Strategic Communications

James Madison University - BA
Virginia Commonwealth University - MA
Anne Anne Bruce Ahearn

Director of Middle and Upper School Admission

University of Virginia - BA
University of Richmond - MA, English/Teaching Certification
Elizabeth Beth Albrecht

2nd Grade Teacher

Purdue University - BA
University of Connecticut - M.Ed.
Allison Allie Albright

Middle School Math Teacher

University of Richmond - BA
Concordia University - M.Ed.
Karen Albright

Upper School Math Department Chair

University of Vermont - BS
University of Vermont - M.Ed.
Gloria Allen
Lisa Lisa Anderson

Lower School Art Teacher

University of Mary Washington - BA
Elizabeth Andrews

Kindergarten Teacher

University of Virginia - BA
Columbia University, Teachers College - MA
Leah Angell

Director, Fellows' Program and Upper School English Teacher

Yale University - BA
Harvard Divinity School - MTS
University of Virginia - Ph.D.
Ralph Ralph Apicella

Mail/Logistics Tech
Mary Arzt

Upper School Art

Hofstra University - BS
University of Richmond - Masters of Humanities
Wilbur Athey

Uniforms, Athletic Equipment and Transportation Coordinator
Jessamy Austin

Associate Director of Quest - Business Affairs

Longwood University - BA
University of Richmond - Paralegal Certificate
Jill Aveson

Director of Human Resources

University of Richmond - BS
University of Richmond - MBA

2022-23 Retirees

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A TEACHER’S TAKE

A Conversation with Lower School PE Teacher Tyler Stevens
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A Conversation with Middle School French Teacher Monica Melton
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A Conversation With Collegiate Kindergarten Teacher Kimberly Workman
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SPARK TALKS WITH COLLEGIATE UPPER SCHOOL ECONOMICS TEACHER ROB WEDGE
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WE SIT DOWN WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER RIVES FLEMING
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Featured In School News

Following the Sun
6/20/2023
Upper School math teacher Derek Podolny used a grant from the Community Foundations R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence to study celestial navigation in Antarctica.
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Lifelong Collaborators
4/5/2023
Chinese teacher Xin-Yi Fergusson introduced Maggie Varland ’07 to Chinese, and now the two of them grow the language program together.
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Space Oddity
12/13/2022
Middle School science teacher Mike Mailey conducted a class experiment in a zero gravity simulator.
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A Man of Good Character
12/6/2022
Mark Palyo remembers well that day in March 2012 when Collin McConaghy stopped by his office to interview for a job on the varsity football coaching staff.
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Collegiate Honors Clara Pettus for Excellence
8/26/2022
The 2022 Class of ’77 Anne Jones Staff Award is presented to Clara Pettus.
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Collegiate Honors Asher Rolfe for Excellence
8/25/2022
The 2022 Andrew Jackson Brent Award is presented to Asher Rolfe.
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Collegiate Honors Annie Richards for Excellence
8/24/2022
The 2022 Ann Griffin Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented to Annie Richards.
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Collegiate Honors Karen Cribbs for Excellence
8/24/2022
The 2022 Middle School Craigie Endowment for Teaching Excellence Award is presented to Karen Cribbs.
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Collegiate Honors Emma Harrison for Excellence
8/23/2022
The 2022 Lower School Craigie Endowment for Teaching Excellence Award is presented to Emma Harrison.
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Collegiate Honors Matt Togna for Excellence
8/23/2022
Collegiate is happy to honor members of our faculty and staff for their dedication and passion. This year’s Upper School Hamill Family Endowment Award is presented to Matt Togna.
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Collegiate Honors Blake Goldsmith for Excellence
8/22/2022
Collegiate is happy to honor members of our faculty and staff for their dedication and passion. This year’s Middle School Hamill Family Endowment Award is presented to Blake Goldsmith.
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Collegiate Honors Sarah Dunn for Excellence
8/22/2022
Collegiate is happy to honor members of our faculty and staff for their dedication and passion. This year’s Lower School Hamill Family Endowment Award is presented to Sarah Dunn.
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Hockey Field Named in Honor of Karen Doxey
6/1/2022
Karen Doxey Field pays tribute to the Collegiate legend on the occasion of her retirement.
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A Passion for Athletics
8/17/2021
The job was going well.
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Honoring "Coach S"
8/17/2021
To say that Kelsey Smither was destined from birth to coach and serve as an athletic administrator might be a bit of a stretch.
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Understated Excellence
3/29/2021
The acclaim was nice and greatly appreciated.
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