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Wendy Avery President Wendy Avery Design
Kathleen Kane-Francalangia Vice President
Suzanne Batchelor-Pinkes Vice President, Advancement Attorney, retired
Marcus Harwood Treasurer CPA, Audit Partner, Blum Shapiro
Laura Dake Roche Secretary Optometrist, MyEyeDr.

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Amy Alamar Educational Consultant & Parent Educator
Courney Bourns Attorney, retired
Martha Brackeen-Harris Educator & Administrator, retired; Adjunct Professor, University of Hartford
Barbara Chatfield Educator, Pre-K–12 Special Education, retired
Suzanne Davis
Ellen Deutsch Founder & Business Manager, Healing Meals Community Project
Susan Goldman
Doe Hentschel Leadership Preceptor, Leadership Greater Hartford
Robert King Senior Vice President, Editor-at-Large, ESPN
Janice Klein
Penelope Lisi Professor Emerita, Central Connecticut State University
Yvonne Mitto Executive Director, Compass-Finances God’s Way
Teri Schrader Head of Watkinson School
Phyllis Shikora Attorney, retired
Paul Tieger President & CEO, SpeedReadingPeople, LLC
Jeffrey Wilson SVP Marketing & Communications, Citizens Bank
Julia Winer SVP Marketing & Communications, Silver Fern Healthcare

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Nathan Herzog Faculty Representative Director of Information Technology
Jack McCamish Student Representative Class of 2021
Nary Oo Student Representative Class of 2021

Watkinson’s mission is to develop in our students the power to shape their lives and the world around them.

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Founded in 1881, Watkinson School is an independent, coeducational day school for students from grades 6–PG with a legacy of leadership in progressive education.

We admit students regardless of race, color, religion, origin, or orientation.

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