Faculty & Staff

Tom served as the band director at Farmington High School for 36 years, where he grew the program from 50 band students to nearly 200 in five band ensembles. He organized national and international music trips, managed and chaired many regional and All-State bands, was a trained mentor music educator, organized districtwide band festivals, was the pit conductor for musicals, and was named in 2011 the Connecticut Music Educators High School Music Teacher of the Year. Before that, he was the band teacher at Irving Robbins Middle School for two years, where he oversaw a band program with 130 members.

 

Tom holds bachelor’s degrees in music education and saxophone performance and master’s degrees in music education and educational technology. He lives in Farmington with his wife Wendy. His son, Ben, graduated from the University of Maryland and is working for a defense contractor in northern Virginia. Tom performs in a concert band, a jazz band, and a saxophone ensemble called Brown Paper Sax. He is a board member of the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra and has raised money for the ALS Association of Connecticut since 2005. Tom also teaches flute, clarinet, and saxophone to students in person and online. Tom is passionate about fitness, UConn Basketball, the Red Sox, and is a lover of dogs. Both Tom and his wife Wendy volunteer with the nonprofit Healing Meals out of Simsbury.

Colleen graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in history and sociology. While at Bowdoin, Colleen was captain of the field hockey and the lacrosse teams and earned accolades as an All-American, All-NESCAC and All-New England lacrosse player. At Westminster, she teaches U.S. History and has also taught 20th Century World History, as well as online history courses through Westminster’s WISE summer program. She enjoys working with students in the classroom setting and beyond having served for many years at the school as a corridor supervisor, an academic advisor, and a faculty advisor for various extracurricular groups on campus and is currently advisor for The Spectator, Westminster’s yearbook. She has brought a wealth of playing experience to coaching positions in field hockey and lacrosse and also served as the assistant director of athletics.

 

Outside of Westminster, Colleen serves as Simsbury Youth Lacrosse vice president and board member, is a Simsbury town representative for Connecticut Valley Youth Lacrosse, and has been a director and coach for Simsbury’s girls’ U8, U10 and U12 lacrosse programs. She has also taught history for the nonprofit Second Chance Educational Alliance Inc. and enjoys spending her free time with family in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts.

 

Colleen and her husband, Director of Athletics Tim Joncas, and their three daughters, Finley, Riley and McKenna, live in a faculty home on campus with their Labradors, Sammy and Murphy.

Tim retuned to Westminster in 2004 after graduating cum laude with a degree in political science from Trinity College in 2000. While at Trinity College Tim served in a variety of student leadership roles and was a member of the Mens’ Ice Hockey team. At Trinity, he was co-captain of the men’s varsity hockey team in 2004 and won the Trinity Hockey Coaches Award for outstanding leadership. Tim has been involved with USA Hockey as a coach and evaluator for both the New England District and Massachusetts District. A tri-varsity captain at Westminster in soccer, hockey and lacrosse, he received the Brian Bruyette Senior Athletic Award, as well as the Squibb Bowl for Varsity Boys’ Hockey which is given to that student who demonstrated the greatest sportsmanship, consistent effort, and inspired performance throughout the season.

 

In 2004, Tim returned to his roots as a member of the Westminster Admissions Office, where he had been a popular tour guide during his student days on the Hill. In 2012, Tim became the Director of Athletics where he oversees Westminster’s three-season athletics program, which includes 55 teams, competing in 15 sports, many in the highly competitive Founders League. Tim also serves as head coach of Varsity Boys’ Hockey.

 

In addition to his responsibilities at Westminster, Tim has been asked by the NEPSAC (New England Prep School Athletic Conference) to serve in a variety of leadership roles at the league, district and New England Level. Tim currently sits on the NEPSAC Executive Board as the vice president of NEPSAC.

 

He and his wife, history teacher Colleen Joncas, live with their daughters, Finley, Riley and McKenna, in a faculty home. When school is not in session, Tim and his family enjoy spending time in a home they purchased on the eastern edge of the Berkshire Mountains. Tim is an avid golfer and enjoys playing the various courses the Farmington Valley has to offer.

Jun joins Westminster with experience working as a writing instructor. Her previous role involves leading workshops and lessons on personal narratives and news writing. Her background is in 18th-century novels and Russian literature. Jun also worked as a freelance reporter for the Vermont Standard, covering town events and interviewing locals for profiles.

 

A Shanghai native, Jun moved to Philadelphia for high school. She earned her degree from Columbia University, graduating as a Dobro Slovo Honor Society member. During her time at school, she was the literary criticism editor for the Slavic Department’s journal, The Birch. Her thesis on Osip Mandelstam’s poetry was awarded departmental honors. Her most recent writing interests include Charlotte Lennox’s novels and The Bluestocking Circle.

 

Jun lives with her partner Charles, a clinical data analyst. Besides exclusively reading fiction, Jun spends most of her time cooking Asian dishes, and guarding said food from her poodles, Charlie and Boba.