John FRIENDS
Co-Director and Lead Teacher
M.S. Education, College of Saint Rose
B.A. Communication Studies, State University of New York
Previous Teaching Experience: Bement School and Eaglebrook
Joined the Full Circle School faculty in 2002
HEATHER LEEDS
Co-Director and Lead Teacher
B.A. French, Bates College
Previous Teaching and Residential Experiences:
Northfield Mount Hermon School, Alexander Dawson School, and Kent School
Joined the Full Circle School faculty in 2008
KATHLEEN PILLBUSRY
Reading/Writing Teacher
M. Education, Lesley College
B.A. Child and Family Studies, Bates College
Previous Teaching Experience: Suffield Academy and Northfield Mount Hermon School
Joined the Full Circle School faculty in 2016
Maggie Walton
Lead Teacher
BA Wheaton College Creative Writing & Literature, Studio Art
Previous Teaching Experience: Smith College Center for Early Childhood Education and Assistant Director of Deerfield Academy Student Art Camp
Joined the Full Circle School faculty in 2023
Sharon Hennessy
Kindergarten Teacher
BS from the University of Massachusetts
Previous Teaching Experience: Early Intervention Specialist, Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher at Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School
Joined the Full Circle School Faculty in 2019
William Copeland, MD
Science Teacher
MS Biology University of New Orleans
Augusta University MD
Franklin Baystate Medical 1984 - 2015
Previous Teaching Experience: Adjunct Biology Professor at Mercer University, Brenau University and Northstar Teens
Joined Full Circle faculty in 2016