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Faculty Updates — Winter 2023

3/30/2023

Editorial Staff

What have our faculty, old and new, been up to?

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Director of Grounds John Clintsman presented at the National Sports Field Managers Conference in January. He hosted a discussion on mentorship with his long-time mentor Dr. Mike Goatley from Virginia Tech.

Lower School Art teachers Evie Coates and Kathryn Swords attended a Professional Development workshop at Belmont Watkins College of Art to sharpen their clay skills. The workshop was led by former High School Art teacher Audry Deal-McEver, who was the visiting artist in Cati Blitz’s class in February.

Lower/Middle School World Language Department Chair and Interdisciplinary Learning Coordinator Caitlin Harris and High School French and Spanish teacher Teresa Todd presented at New England Innovation Academy in February. The goal was to observe the first-ever 6-12 partnership with Dartmouth using Rassias as the primary source of language instruction. They observed for two days in order to deepen their knowledge of the Rassias method as a follow-up on the end-of-summer Rassias Method professional development.

Director of Technology Jason Hiett and Database Manager Susan Ott were featured in a Blackbaud Customer Spotlight article:

High School Fitness Instructor Lexus Norwood spoke in February on behalf of the Ensworth Fitness Department at the NHSSCA TN STATE Clinic in Nashville. She led a hands-on demonstration, including different mobility exercises, while also discussing the importance of mobility for athletes.

Associate Dean of College Counseling and Academic Advising Paul Phillips received his doctorate (Ed. D.) from Arizona State University.

Director of Counseling and Learning Services Ellen Reynolds completed her Mindful Schools Teacher Certification of 300 hours through Mindful Schools. She joined the board of Therapy ARC Nashville, an affiliate of Intermountain Therapy. Ellen and her canine companion Theo completed their Therapy Dog and Handler Certification through Intermountain Therapy.

Middle School Latin Teacher Amy Skillicorn successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal and is officially ABD and a Ph.D. candidate.

Head of Lower School Heather Caponi achieved her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Innovation from Arizona State University. Additionally, Heather Caponi was recently announced as Ensworth’s new Associate Head of School.

Weddings

Meredith Warren

to Ben Kuttler

December 28, 2022

Births

Gloria Maas (Kyle)

Ryland Robert Maas

November 25, 2022

In Memoriam

Ann Harwell Wells

Former Board Member /

Permanent Trustee (see pg. 69)

Passed away September 17, 2022

Kathy Jones

Kindergarten Assistant 2000-2015

Passed away October 31, 2022

Randy Smith

Former Board Member 2002-2008

Passed away February 9, 2023

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