CSW Welcomes New Faculty & Staff

Tessa Barry is excited to be joining the Theatre Department as the new technical theatre director. She is a scenic designer, scenic artist, and art educator working out of the Greater Boston Area. She studied studio art at Endicott College and completed her master’s in fine arts at Boston University in scenic design. Outside of the classroom, she is caught either going to see live theatre, making something ridiculous, or overthinking her Survivor fantasy league picks. 

 

Paul Capobianco taught in the History Department at CSW during Mods 4 and 6 in 2025, and he's thrilled to return to work with students over three mods for the 2025-2026 school year. Paul's professional experience includes 20+ years of working in law, politics, and educational publishing. He began teaching middle school social studies in 2013, building a successful middle school program at Atrium School in Watertown. When he’s not doing yoga, he’s tending to his gardens at home in Dedham, and spending time with his loving wife, Karen, and their excitable dog, Nalu. Paul’s son, Max Lindsay-Capobianco, graduated from CSW in 2019, and he’s awesome!

 

Zeke Cohen attended Cornell University where he studied information science and was on the track and field team. After college, he worked for an education technology company as a software engineer. He currently lives at the Brooks School in North Andover with his partner and their husky named Kyber. He loves cooking, traveling, board games, and anything that gets him outdoors!

 

Kai Dennett is joining CSW as a member of the Admissions and Advancement teams, and as a dorm parent in Aleph! They recently received their B.F.A. in sculpture and integrated practices from the Pratt Institute, and continue to make and exhibit work. Their passions include art-making, backpacking, reading, traveling, and listening to music. They grew up in Portsmouth, NH, and after living in New York, Connecticut, and Maine, they're thrilled to be living with their partner as part of the campus community here in Weston!

Caroline Durr is joining CSW’s Communications team as the communications coordinator. After graduating from Smith College, Caroline moved to Boston where she worked in Admissions at Buckingham Browne and Nicholas School. In her free time, she loves to bake and find new recipes. She also enjoys exploring Massachusetts via her bike and rowing on the Charles River whenever she gets the chance. 

Elizabeth Dustin is CSW's new chief development officer. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's in economics and art history from Wellesley College. Elizabeth has more than 20 years of experience in development, including fundraising roles at Harvard University and Wellesley College, and previously worked in the corporate sector. In her spare time, she can be found exploring nature and new restaurants, walking her dogs, and cooking.

Jessie Feng has returned to CSW's Mathematics Department after joining the community midway through the 2024-25 school year. They received their bachelor's in mathematics and art history from Wellesley College, and is currently pursuing a master's in Teaching for Mathematics from the Harvard Extension School. In what spare time they have, Jessie can be found singing with the Metropolitan Chorale, competing at masters swimming meets, and contra dancing.

 

Olivia Foley is joining the Skills Center at CSW as the evening skills center teacher. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bridgewater State University in 2020 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in education with a focus in moderate disabilities at Merrimack College. 

Outside of teaching, Olivia enjoys playing pickleball, reading (especially memoirs), and playing board games with family and friends. 

 

Emily Gowen is thrilled to be joining CSW in a part-time capacity this year as a member of the English faculty. She holds a Ph.D. in English & American literature from Boston University and has taught in a wide range of educational contexts, from summer college prep programs to boarding schools to college writing programs to research institutes. CSW feels like her most exciting teaching opportunity yet!

Laurel Grady comes to CSW from St. John's Prep, where she was the assistant director of auxiliary programs with a focus on their 6,000-campers-a-summer summer camp program.  She has also worked at Buckingham Browne and Nicholas School (BB&N) and Brooks, as well as a host of residential camps.  Laurel also taught preschool for 10 years in a play-based program, and ran college and university housing programs prior to that.  In her spare time, she is newly an empty nester, and plans to do some travel with her husband Bob, catch up on years of unfinished craft projects, and transplant all of her long-suffering plants. 

Matt Hwang is joining CSW as a new faculty member in the Science Department. He has earned a B.A. in psychology, molecular and cell biology, and integrated human biology, and a B.S. in nutritional sciences-toxicology from UC Berkeley. After a brief stint in the medical field, Matt returned to UC Berkeley to obtain his California Teaching Credential and then attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) to pursue his Ed.M. in human development and education. He continues to teach and mentor adults who dropped out of high school to earn their diplomas. For fun, Matt likes to read, play video games, hike, travel/explore, sing/jam out, and binge-watch Netflix series. 

 

Jenny Kaplan is joining CSW as the director of community health and counseling. For the past 30 years, Jenny has learned, supported, and grown with bereaved youth and families in various settings. She is the founder of Jeff’s Place Children’s Bereavement Center in Framingham, MA. Additionally, she is the founding clinical director at Experience Camps, which provides a weeklong overnight camp for bereaved youth across the United States. She has always enjoyed working with youth and their families, and strongly believes that the expert on one’s grief is the one who is grieving. Her overall goal as a therapist is to sit alongside her clients, bear witness to their stories, and encourage her clients to “sit in the mud” with their feelings. She believes that one can foster healing through connection and vulnerability. You can learn more about her approach and experience in her TED talk.

Enma Lemus-Grijalva is excited to join CSW's facilities and grounds team. In 1996, Enma graduated as a secretary and worked in the capital of Guatemala for 12 years before coming to America. She likes to travel with her family; some of her favorite places have been Florida, New Hampshire, Washington DC, and New York City. She currently lives in Leominster, MA with her husband and two children who are currently in high school; she also has a daughter who is a freshman at the University of Notre Dame. 

Errol Saunders is excited to join CSW as a member of the History Department. Errol comes to CSW with nearly twenty years of teaching experience. He has taught history, English, and sociology of education to students ranging from 7th to 17th grades. Most recently before coming to CSW, he was the executive director of the Pathfinder Program at Hopkins School, in New Haven, CT. An advanced doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University, his dissertation focuses on students’ experiences of belonging while navigating public school choice schema. In his spare time, he geeks out over separated bike lanes, local history, post-industrial cities, and RuPaul’s Drag Race. You might encounter him dancing the night away (salsa, merengue, or any old pop standards will do), travelling near and far, practicing his Spanish, and going on adventures with his nieces and nephews. 

Chris Seeley is joining CSW as associate head of school for advancement. He brings nearly 30 years of experience in independent schools, with leadership roles in advancement, academics, admissions, and more. Most recently, Chris served as head of school at Saint Thomas Choir School in New York City. He has also held leadership positions at Church Farm School, Trevor Day School, and Groton School, where he began his career. Chris studied at Bowdoin College and earned his master’s degree in private school leadership from Columbia University’s Teachers College. He has served nationally through roles with The Association of Boarding Schools, the Keewaydin Foundation, and the National Association of Episcopal Schools.

Marc Williamson is an astrophysicist joining the Math Department here at CSW. His field is supernovae, the explosions of the most massive stars in the universe, and he is a computational scientist who loves incorporating machine learning and rigorous statistics into his research. He grew up in a liberal arts college town, and teaching has been a passion of his ever since he was a child.