List of 9 frequently asked questions.

• MY PRIMARY ROLE AT THACHER:

  English Teacher

• FAVORITE JOB PERK:

  Golden Trout! Soft Serve! Great students and colleagues! Stunning views!

• I KNEW I WANTED TO WORK AT THACHER WHEN:

  I got to witness the beauty of Thacher's close knit community in action—in classrooms, on horses, in gyms, and in all of the little moments in between.

• WHEN NOT IN MY OFFICE I CAN BE FOUND:

  Running, hanging out with the cows with my Sula, listening to music, or watching movies.

• THE BOOK, MOVIE, WORK OF ART, OR PIECE OF MUSIC I CANNOT IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT:

  So unfair! I’m going to try to keep it brief, but some pieces of art that I can’t imagine my life without at this moment of time are the works of Toni Morrison, Carson McCullers, Helena Maria Viramontes, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Ruth Ozeki. Art by Julie Mehretu, Carrie Mae Weems, and Romare Bearden. Music: Radiohead, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Ocean, Lomelda, The Beatles, Meshell Ndegochello, and Chopin. Also, the films Moonlight, 8 ½, Magnolia, Lady Bird, Paris, Texas, and Perfect Days.

• FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH:

  NYC; Green River Road in Western Mass; Mexico City; and my grandparents' farm in SW Ohio.

• FAVORITE PLACE AT THACHER:

  New field & Gymkhana at sunrise and sunset.

• WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP (WHEN I WAS 10):

  Forensic anthropologist

• WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP (NOW):

  Unapologetically myself