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Leader Bios

Meet Our Leaders

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Throughout the winter we will be finalizing leadership teams for the upcoming season. Putney prides itself in hiring exceptional leaders and in typical years more than 60% of our staff are returning leaders.

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Aaron Ross
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Ainsley Pollock
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Alejandra Ibarrola
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Alex Basaraba
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Alvaro de Heras Pujante
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Alvaro de Miguel Gomez
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Amanda Potasznik
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Amy Graham
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Amy Marrion
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Andres Lopez
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Anika Chakravarti
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Anna XSWITZA
Anna Stevens
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Ansley XPAT
Ansley Rubinstein
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Ariana Agrios
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Ava Prince
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Ava Steckel
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Babi Amaral
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Becky Cardona
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Benjamin Spiegel
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Robert XPAT
Bob Pokorney
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Brian Mulcahey
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Brianna Lopez
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Britt Daniels
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Bryan Wong
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Catherine Simpson
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Catherine Sullivan
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Cayo Rosa
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Charlie Fisher
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Chloe Roos
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Chris Saavedra
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Claire McGuire
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Cristina Vélez
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Curren Mandon
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Dana Graham
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Daniel XSWITZA
Daniel Singh Guzman
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David Tysoe
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Davide XITGRA
Davide Cacciari
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Desiree Gonzalez
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DeVante Love
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Devon Swinburne
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Dr. Graham Lau
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Eleni Morfoulia
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Emilio Abelmann
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Erica Frisk
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Estela Marti Simo
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Evan Frost
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Grace Cordsen
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Gregg Verutes
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Gregorio Rojas
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Heather Crouch
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Heather Weas
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Himraj Soin
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Jackson Paulo Lagwen
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Jahmel Holden
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Jordan Alazruei-Toussaint
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Jörg Höfer
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Jose Torres Quiros
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Josh (Josias) Osias
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Juan Diego Reyes
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Juliana Gutierrez
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Julius Gomes
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Kat Walker
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Kayla Watson
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Kelsey Knutson
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Kevin Castillo
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Kristin Nakaishi
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Lauren Fritz
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Lauren Thibert
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Lillian Prince
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Lindsey Forg
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Lisa Hornak
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Luis Lalama
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Mackenzie Grapes
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Madeline Monaco
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Madison Cook
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Margarita Cancino
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Mariela Ferreira de Vasconcelos
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Marissa Wahl
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Matt XCROSLO
Matt Piercy
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Meg Arnold
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Michael Orta
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Mira Tue-Chan Thai
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Mitchell Sallis
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Morgan Atchison
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Mylia Chambers
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Nicolas Perez Schrader
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Nicole Buettner
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Nicole Stockburger
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Nora Viarnes
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Paul Castricone
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Pedro Samper
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Pilar Liboreiro
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Raisa Lizana Orella
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Rebekah Willey
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Ronan Fitzgerald
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Rudi Serrer
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Samantha Evanoff
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Sandra Reyes
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Sarah Harris
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Scott Britton
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Sebastian Del Principe
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Simone Martin
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Sondang Amelia Karansiska Situmorang
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Stephanie Guarachi Ayala
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Stephanie Smith
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Tetiana XJPNC
Tetiana Andriiuk
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Tia LaMore
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Tim Langenberg
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Tomas Pinzon Rincon
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Christopher XKILA
Topher Stephens
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Tristan Palola
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Tyler Tolman
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Valeria Clark
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Valerie Bertucci
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Vanessa Vazquez
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Zach Ashenfarb
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Eligible for 8th grade*
*These programs are typically for students in grades 9–12, however motivated rising 9th graders will be considered

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