Faculty & Staff

Prior to Westminster, Nick served as a history teaching apprentice, advisor, tennis coach and dormitory proctor at Berwick Academy and as a Humanities Department Fellow at Culver Academies, where he was a dorm resident, faculty mentor and varsity tennis coach. He also worked for two years as assistant coach of Men’s Tennis at his alma mater, Tufts University, and was the varsity tennis coach at Belmont Hill School in 2019, where he graduated in 2012.

While at Tufts, where he earned a B.A. in political science, Nick was team captain of Men’s Tennis during his senior year and also served as a part-time admissions tour guide. For a number of years, he worked as a teaching professional for junior and adult tennis programs at Charles River Country Club. 

In addition to teaching in the History Department at Westminster, Nick serves as head coach of First Boys’ Tennis and is the dorm head in Memorial Hall. His interests include playing golf, board games, pro-bono dog sitting, and watching sports and movies.

Kelly developed and oversees the academic support program at Westminster. She is the coordinator for accommodations and is the main contact for families with questions about extended time at Westminster or with standardized testing. As a learning specialist she teaches effective study skills through individualized and group instruction. Lessons involve organization, time management, setting and achieving goals, the importance of a great attitude and self-motivation, flexibility, building grit, task initiation, successful note-taking, test-taking strategies, critical thinking skills, active listening and sustained attention, and working memory. She also teaches Global History and Society. 

 

Kelly earned a bachelor’s in education at Plymouth State University with a concentration in reading and special education. She is also trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach in reading. Orton-Gillingham is a structured literacy program that helps students who struggle with reading, auditory processing and/or other learning differences. She is currently working on a Master of Science in special education at Saint Joseph’s University, with a certification in social, emotional and behavioral wellness. 

 

Kelly is an advisor for Martlets Educating Martlets, a robust peer tutoring group. This student-run program has over 40 peer tutors for almost every class. She is also the advisor to the One Love Club. 

 

Kelly's interests include running, hiking, baking and spending time with her family. She lives at Westminster with her husband, Ryan, and their children, Morgan ’24 and Dylan ’28.