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    Jessica Keough
    History, Administration
    Associate Head of School
    Year Appointed: 2008
    (860) 408-3748
    Walter Edge Jr. '35 Master Chair
    Swayze Award
    Trinity College - B.A.
    Wesleyan University - M.A.L.S.
    Bio
     
    Jessica returned to Westminster in the fall of 2012 following one year at the Pomfret School, where she was a history teacher, advisor and dormitory parent, and coached field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse. Previously, she served at Westminster from 2008-2011 as associate director of admissions and the dormitory head in Cushing Hall.
     
    Prior to that, she was a teacher of world history and contemporary American politics at Hebron Academy for two years. While there, she created an independent study course for AP government and a school newspaper, for which she served as faculty advisor. She also coached field hockey, hockey and lacrosse, and was a dormitory supervisor.
     
    Jessica is a graduate of Tabor Academy, where she captained the field hockey, hockey and lacrosse teams. At Trinity College, she completed a legislative internship program at the Connecticut state capitol and was named a Long Walk Society Scholar. She also captained the field hockey and ice hockey teams.
     
    At Westminster, Jessica has coached field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse. She was the Varsity Girls’ Ice Hockey coach from 2018-2022. Jessica was also the form dean for the Class of 2017 and the dean of faculty from 2020-2023. Currently, she serves as the associate head of school. In her free time, she enjoys relaxing with her husband, Jay, and playing ball with their dog, Dottie. They travel often to their favorite vacation town, Newport, and to stay at their vacation home in Scituate, Mass. Jessica and Jay, who serves as associate director of admissions, live in a faculty home, with their two sons, Francis and Patrick.

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