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  • Hunter Dale
    Mathematics, Science
    Year Appointed: 2025
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    Shawn Desjardins
    History, Science
    Year Appointed: 2007
    (860) 408-3088
    Hockey
    Baseball
    Central Connecticut State University - B.S.
    Wesleyan University - M.A.L.S.
    Bio
     
    Shawn, who teaches Psychology and Human Anatomy & Physiology, and coaches baseball and boys’ hockey, earned a Bachelor of Science in physical education with a concentration in athletic training from Central Connecticut State University. While in college, he was a member of the baseball team and was a recipient of the Student-Athlete Academic Award. Most recently, he completed a graduate degree from Wesleyan University. Before his appointment at Westminster, Shawn worked as a clinical/high school athletic trainer in the greater-Hartford area. He resides in Flinn House.
  • Photo of Damarius Dy-Dajnowicz
    Damarius Dy-Dajnowicz
    Science
    Year Appointed: 2024
    (860) 408-3742
    Field Hockey
    Ultimate Frisbee
    Smith College - B.S.
    Bio
     
    Damarius teaches biology as well as anatomy and physiology. During the summer, she loves to travel to Maine with her dog, Poké, spending time in Bar Harbor and Acadia. She comes to Westminster after working in a laboratory at SCA Pharma, a pharmaceutical company in Windsor, Conn., that is heavily microbiology related. After graduating from Smith College in Northampton, Mass., with a biology degree, Damarius tutored local students through a STEM program and created lesson plans for marine biology summer camps in Belize. She attended Oliver Wolcott Technical High School, a trade school in Torrington, Conn., where she earned her certified nursing assistant license and had the opportunity to shadow doctors and gain hands-on experience working in a hospital.

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