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…

Chief Communications Officer 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 course…

Jason Curtis’s path to education technology has been shaped by the meaningful relationships and mentorships that guided him as a student. A pivotal experience in college when a professor helped him see the broader possibilities within himself sparked his commitment to creating environments where students feel supported, understood, and empowered. That insight continues to inform…

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…

The son of two independent school educators, David Griffin grew up witnessing firsthand the complexities of teaching children and young adults—so much so that he and his two best friends, also children of educators, swore they would never become teachers themselves. It wasn’t until college, however, that David realized just how deep his appreciation for…

Chief Advancement Officer Emily Gurry brings a strategic, relationship-centered approach to her work in institutional advancement, shaped by more than a decade of leadership in higher education. She joined Winsor from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she most recently served as senior director of development and alumni engagement. In that role, she led…

A former four-year captain, starter, and founding member of the Syracuse University women’s lacrosse program, Trina Hable knows firsthand what it takes to compete at the highest level—and what it means to lead a team through the work of getting there. As Winsor’s director of athletics, Trina leads a department dedicated to developing confident, resilient…

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…

Head of Enrollment Management 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 experience that…

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…