Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Head of School: Mr. Christopher Seeley
A life-long Episcopalian and native of the Bronx, New York, Chris is a 2007 graduate of Teachers College, Klingenstein Institute, where he earned a master’s degree in education with a concentration in private school leadership. He has served in academic settings throughout his career, including faculty and leadership positions at Groton School in Massachusetts, Trevor Day School in Manhattan, and Church Farm School in Pennsylvania, where he was the assistant head of school and director of academics. Chris’s varied experiences across boarding and day schools have deepened his belief in the power of residential learning communities, which value relationships between children and educators during. He is a member of the executive committee of The Association of Boarding Schools, a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference Steering Committee of The National Association of Episcopal Schools, and a recipient of the NAIS Aspiring Heads Fellowship. An avid New York Yankees fan, Chris regales family and friends with vivid, but arcane tidbits of the club’s past and present.
Organist & Director of Music: Dr. Jeremy Filsell
As both a U.S. Citizen and a British Citizen, Jeremy Filsell is uniquely placed to lead the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, which owes much of its existence to the great English choral tradition. He is hailed as a virtuoso organist and pianist of international acclaim, with a discography of more than 35 solo recordings. Jeremy is deeply steeped in the Anglican choir school tradition, having been raised a chorister in Coventry, England, and taken the helm of a choir of men and boys while still in high school. He read for a first degree as Organ Scholar of Keble College, Oxford University before completing graduate studies in piano at the Royal College of Music in London and a Ph.D. in Musicology at Birmingham Conservatoire/Birmingham City University. He has taught at universities, summer schools, and conventions in both the UK and USA and has served on international competition juries in England and Switzerland. Jeremy’s résumé includes positions at Ely Cathedral and the Royal Academy of Music in London, among others. Learn more about Jeremy at his website, www.jeremyfilsell.com.
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Mr. Maks Adach
Associate for Musical Studies
Assistant OrganistM.St., M.A., Oxford University
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Mr. Nicholas Berry
Third and Fourth Grade Faculty
M.S., Bank Street College of Education
B.A., Vassar College -
Mme Veronique Buelens
French Faculty
B.A., Haute École Libre de Bruxelles Ilya Prigogine
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Mr. Casey Crowley
Director of Athletics
B.A., B.S., Florida State University
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Dr. Jeremy Filsell
Organist and Director of Music
Ph.D., Birmingham City University
M.Perf., Royal College of Music
M.A., Oxford University -
Mrs. Claire Griffin
School Nurse
HouseparentB.S.N., Appalachian State University
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Mr. Nicolas Haigh
Associate Organist
M.A., Cambridge University
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Miss Lissy Hodge
Mathematics Faculty
Social Justice Program CoordinatorM.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
B.A., Wheaton College -
Ms. Maggie Holland
Art Faculty
B.A., Baylor University
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Mrs. Rebecca Kellerman-Filsell
Music Associate
M.M., Shenandoah University
B.M., Shenandoah University -
Mr. Aaron Koch
Executive Assistant for Administration
M.S., Central Missouri State University
B.A., Iowa State University -
Ms. Bebe Morrissey
Assistant Head of School
for Teaching and LearningM.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
B.A., Franklin & Marshall College -
Mr. Noel Patterson ('13)
Teaching and Residential Life Fellow
Grade 5 AdvisorB.M., St. Olaf College
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Mr. Kip Perkins
Science Faculty
M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education
B.S., Bennington College -
Ms. Katelin Roberts
School Counselor
M.S.W., Boston University
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College -
Mr. Christopher Seeley
Head of School
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
A.B., Bowdoin College -
Mr. Giuseppe Spoletini
Vocal Music Faculty
M.M., Manhattan School of Music
B.M., University of Manitoba -
Mrs. Nora Thomson
Director of Outreach & Enrollment
B.M., Indiana University
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Mo. Alison Turner
School Chaplain
Theology FacultyS.T.M., General Theological Seminary
M.A., University of Surrey
B.A., University of Surrey -
Mr. Calvin Wentling (’10)
History Faculty
A.B., Princeton University
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Mrs. Karen Wentling
Houseparent
B.S., Hunter College
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Ms. Margaret White
Classics Faculty
Assistant Director of Enrollment
Director of Financial AidM.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education
M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
A.B., Princeton University -
Dr. Regina Yung
Instrumental Music Faculty
D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music
M.M., Manhattan School of Music
B.A., Oberlin College