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 (she/her)
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 (she/her)
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 (he/him)
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