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    Siobhan Dale
    English
    Year Appointed: 2022
    Cross Country
    Swimming & Diving
    University of Connecticut - B.A.
    The New School - M.F.A.
    Bio
     
    Siobhan Dale grew up in two home cities — Christchurch, New Zealand and Storrs, Conn. She attended high school at Edwin O. Smith where she was an active member of many communities including the girls’ basketball team and the girls’ swimming and diving team. After graduating high school, Siobhan attended Fordham University and swam for one year on the Division I swim team. She transferred to the University of Connecticut where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature.
     
    While at the University of Connecticut, Siobhan was a member of the club swim team and the co-editor in chief of UConn’s international literary magazine Long River Review. After graduating from UConn, Siobhan studied poetry at The New School and earned her M.F.A. in creative writing.
     
    Before coming to Westminster, Siobhan served as the East Hartford High School boys’ and girls’ assistant swim coach.
     
    At Westminster, Siobhan is a corridor supervisor in Cushing Hall, and is the head coach for the boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving team and the head coach for the girls’ cross-country team. Siobhan loves watching movies, hiking and traveling — especially to visit her family in New Zealand. 
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    Pamela Daly
    Business Office
    Director, Human Resources
    Year Appointed: 2021
    (860) 408-3031
    Lehigh University - B.S.
    Loyola University Chicago - M.S.
  • Photo of Bella Deluca
    Bella Deluca
    Visual and Performing Arts
    Visual Arts
    Year Appointed: 2023
    (860) 408-3765
    University of Hartford - B.F.A.
    Bio
     
    Before joining Westminster as part of the art department, Bella worked as a program counselor at Philmont Scout Ranch in the mountains of New Mexico for two summers. The work included teaching a lot of high school age groups about outdoor activities like camping, hiking and nature in general. She was a gallery attendant at the Wadsworth Atheneum, and worked as a yoga teacher. She has shown her artwork in galleries, and has an interest in women in the history of art and book illustration. Other interests include practicing yoga, hiking, cooking and reading.
  • Tanya DePalma
    Student Health Center
    Nurse
    Year Appointed: 2023
    (860) 408-3080
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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.
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    Marline Diaz
    Languages
    Year Appointed: 2022
    (860) 408-3761
    Basketball
    University of Arizona Global Campus - B.A.
    Bio
     
    Marline Diaz comes to Westminster from the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School where she had worked since 2017. Located in the Bronx, N.Y., Marline developed and carried out lesson plans in all subjects and participated in all aspects of classroom management, mentored teacher assistants, participated in staff development activities and assisted with student assessments, among other tasks. She worked with students from kindergarten to eighth grade. She completed all tasks in English and Spanish.
     
    A graduate of the University of Arizona Global Campus with a bachelor’s in education studies, Marline lives in Waterbury. At Westminster, she teaches Spanish, utilizing her experience, educational background and creative skills to foster the academic, emotional and social growth of students.
     
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    Kelly Donahue
    Science
    Year Appointed: 2020
    (860) 408-3739
    Soccer
    Trinity College - B.A.
    Boston University - M.S.Ed.
    Bio
     
    A graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School, Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at Trinity College, where she was inducted into the National Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society as well as the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and served as an undergraduate organic chemistry researcher and biology researcher, a science supplemental instructor and a sports communications assistant. Recently, Kelly’s undergraduate work in Trinity College’s organic chemistry laboratory was published in a scientific journal. At Trinity, Kelly was also a varsity athlete on the Women’s Soccer team and was honored as a NESCAC Division III All-Academic. In 2019, she served as a teaching fellow at Taft Summer School, where she co-taught chemistry, taught public speaking, coached soccer and mentored dorm students. Most recently, Kelly received her master’s in education degree from Boston University.

    At Westminster, Kelly helps coach the Varsity Girls’ Soccer, teaches multiple levels of biology, and is corridor supervisor in Kelter House. In her free time, Kelly enjoys spending time with family and friends, and heading to the beach. She lives on campus with her husband, Jackson, and their black lab Ellie.
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    Peter Doucette
    Mathematics
    Year Appointed: 2000
    (860) 408-3729
    Squash
    Tennis
    Williams College - B.A.
    Bio
     
    Growing up at St. Paul’s School, Peter has deep roots in the independent boarding school tradition. Following graduation, he attended a gymnasium in Augsburg, Germany, and then enrolled at Williams College, where he continued his study of German and took courses in mathematics and computer science. At Williams, he played four years on the squash team, which was ranked No. 3 in the U.S. during his junior year. After graduation, Peter returned to Germany, where he taught English, played international squash and traveled around Europe. Returning to the U.S., he joined the faculty at the Woodhall School in Connecticut. In 1992, Peter moved to Greens Farms Academy in Westport, Conn., to teach and coach, and then to Westminster in 2000.
     
    Peter is a lover of all sports, especially all things Red Sox, and also enjoys singing and hiking. The Doucettes live in a nearby faculty home with their sons, Carl ’16 and Andrew ’18, and their dog, Sirius. 
  • Photo of Skye-Lynn Dougherty
    Skye-Lynn Dougherty
    Athletics
    Year Appointed: 2024
  • David Driscoll
    Safety & Security
    Year Appointed: 2024
    (860) 408-3819
  • Photo of John Durkin
    John Durkin
    Safety & Security
    Year Appointed: 2018
    (860) 408-3819
  • 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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