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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


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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


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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