Faculty
Arts/Music/Dance
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, 2009 Valerie Carlson graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a B.A. in dramaticarts and English and received her M.A. in performing arts from Emerson College. She comes to Emma Willard from Connelly School of the Holy Child in Maryland, where she taught English and theater, directed and production managed the school shows, and moderated the student-run drama club. She is also an Equity and AGMA* stage manager; prior to her full-time teaching career, she stage managed for such companies as Arena Stage and the Washington Opera. She keeps her stage management hand active with the annual National Heritage Awards Concert, Bowen McCauley Dance concerts, and other events, and brings those experiences back to the classroom to deepen her students’ knowledge and understanding. |
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, 2005 Nicole M. Hapeman graduated from Skidmore College with a B.A. in biology. Prior to joining the Emma Willard community, she was the art director for the Kingswood Youth Center in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Nicole has also taught ceramics and special education, and counseled and tutored children who were placed outside of the regular classroom due to emotional/behavioral issues. |
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, 2009 Lindsay Jessee received her B.A. in art from The University of the South and her M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts. She was a teaching assistant at the California College of the Arts, and an admissions desk coordinator and museum assistant at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. |
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, 1994 Dance instructor Sue Lauther has been at Emma Willard since 1994. She holds a B.A. in outdoor recreation from Eastern Washington University and an M.F.A. in dance from the University of Illinois. She has served as a guest teacher and choreographer for projects around the globe. Ms. Lauther's choreography encompasses a broad range of styles and perspectives-from playful to pensive, zany to formal. |
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, 1953 B.A., M.A. Harvard University Faculty Emeritus, Music |
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, 1997 Dance instructor Barbara P. Magee received an M.F.A. in dance from the University of Illinois in 1987 and has since established her reputation professionally as a performer, choreographer, and instructor. She has been with Emma Willard since 1997. Ms. Magee is involved in the Work Program. |
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, 1981 Linda McClusky came to Emma Willard in 1981 and is the director of instrumental music. She holds a B.M. from the Eastman School of Music and an M.S. from The College of St. Rose. In addition to directing the orchestra and ensembles, Ms. McClusky teaches a music appreciation course entitled “Exploring the Magic in Music.” She is coadvisor to FASO, the international student club. Ms. McClusky adores being the dorm affiliate on freshman hall on Wednesday nights and also enjoys travel, friends, gardening, needlework, reading, and fitness walking. |
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, 2000 B.M. State University College at Fredonia M.M. The Catholic University of America Performance Certificate, Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, Austria Piano Barbara Musial began teaching piano and serving as instrumental accompanist at Emma in 2000. She holds a B.Mus. and an M.Mus. in piano performance, and a Performance Certificate from the Vienna Conservatory of Music in Vienna, Austria. She is a member of the duo-piano team Musial and Musial. |
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, 1968 Janice Nimetz joined the Emma Willard faculty in 1968 as a music instructor. She holds a B.Mus. and an M.Mus. from the Eastman School of Music and an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Ms. Nimetz has participated in several piano master classes given by Menahem Pressler, and likes bicycling, sculpture, and cats. |
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, 1996 B.M. Boston University M.M. Syracuse University Cello |
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, 2002 Dr. Debra Spiro-Allen joined Emma Willard in 2002. She holds a B.M. from Boston University, an M.M. from New England Conservatory, and a D.M.A. from Boston University. She is director of vocal music. |
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, 2009 Barbara Todd received her B.A. in fine art from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. She taught Introductory Fiber Structures for ten years at Concordia University and has worked as a gallery art educator and on community service projects involving teaching and creative facilitation. Barbara is also an internationally recognized exhibiting artist. |
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, 1979 Mark Van Wormer has been teaching visual arts at Emma Willard since 1979. He earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany and an M.F.A. in photography from the Milton Avery graduate school of Bard College. He has been a freelance photographer for over three decades, receiving numerous grants and awards and showing his work throughout North America. Mr. Van Wormer's favorite camera is a $15 plastic model called the Holga. He enjoys Celtic and African music, Indian and Mexican food, and travel in Greece, Maine, and the American Southwest. |
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