Director of Community and Inclusion Julian Braxton’s passion for community has been a throughline over the course of his life. As a student at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, he served as editor of the school paper, part of the school’s Black Student Union and interned for Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel. While working…

Director of Strategic Communications Janelle Browning credits her favorite high-school English teacher with inspiring the focus of her career. She explains, “She taught me so much about how powerful words could be to effectively convey meaning, helping me to both understand and connect with other people.” Those lessons proved invaluable in helping her set her…

Associate Head of School Kate Caspar’s experiences as a student—in the classroom as well as on the athletic fields and courts—had a lasting influence on her approach to her work at Winsor. She remembers being challenged and encouraged by trusted teachers to do more than she had thought possible, and strives to be a thoughtful,…

A consummate team player, Karen Geromini transfers her experience on the field from her time as a student athlete—she played field hockey, basketball, and tennis in high school, and went on to captain field hockey and lacrosse teams in college—directly to her role as chief operating officer at Winsor. Karen began her career in independent…

Director of Athletics Sherren Granese sees a direct connection between the skills student athletes develop on the fields and courts and their success in the classroom and beyond. As an administrator and coach, she aims to help students learn to develop those mutually beneficial competencies early in their academic careers. A multi-sport athlete herself as…

Institutional Researcher Denise Labieniec credits an unusual class from her sophomore year of high school for “opening up the world” to her, fundamentally shaping her worldview and her approach to teaching. That class—one that combined AP European history and English, co-taught by English and art history faculty—shifted away from a siloed approach to learning by…

Chief Advancement Officer Erika McMahon’s experience as a student spanned several cities—Boston, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle—and exposed her to public, parochial, and independent schools. She credits her experience in smaller school environments with the most growth in her confidence and development as a person, and developed a keen interest in the empowerment of girls and…

Director of Admission and Financial Aid Audra McFarland’s experience with independent school admission began at the start of her own high school career at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire. She clearly remembers how privileged she felt learning in an environment so singularly focused on supporting students in their personal growth and goals, an…

For Head of School Sarah Pelmas, sending strong, proud, fierce young women out into the world upon graduation is not just a job—it’s a calling. Steeped in independent school culture from her days as a student at Exeter, Sarah focused on both academics and athletics. She rowed in high school, and continued her rowing career…

Born into a family of educators, Head of Lower School Sharon Jones Phinney grew up steeped in a culture of education, yet never encountered a teacher of color in the classroom until she was in graduate school. And while she didn’t see herself modeled in her teachers as a young student, she grew up with…