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Catherine Washburn

Director of Admission

and

Director of Financial Aid

E-mail: cwashburn@rockyhill.org


Education

  • Beaver Country Day School , Chestnut Hill , MA , 1971
  • Syracuse University , School of Visual and Performing Arts, BFA in printmaking, 1975, Magna cum laude

Background

Experience:

  • 1996- Present: Rocky Hill School , East Greenwich , RI , Director of Admission and Financial Aid, and Adviser.

 

  • 1980-1996: Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT, Assistant Head for External Affairs, Associate Director of Admission, International Student Director, Class Adviser, Dorm Master, Adviser, Varsity Lacrosse Coach, and JV Field Hockey Coach.
  • 1978-1980: Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ, Art Department Chair, Coordinator of the Visiting Artists Program and Gallery, Art Teacher, Head of Residential Life, Admission Committee, Dorm Master, Adviser, and Varsity Field Hockey Coach.

 

  • 1977-1978: The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry , NY , Art Teacher, Director of the Student Work Program, Dorm Master, and Varsity Lacrosse Coach.

 

  • 1975-1977: Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Greenfield, MA, Art Teacher, Dorm Master, Adviser, Assistant Field Hockey Coach, and Varsity Lacrosse Coach.

 

  • Summer 1982-1989: Phillips Academy , Andover Summer Session, Andover , MA , Special Events Coordinator, Dorm Master, and Lacrosse Coach.

 


Interests and Activities

Volunteer Interests and Professional Associations:

  • Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSAT), Professional Development Committee (2001-present)
  • Federation of American and International Schools
  • East Greenwich Free Library, Trustee and Secretary
  • Literacy Volunteers of America
  • US Lacrosse Referee
  • 1990 & 1992 New England All-Star Team Coach, National Schoolgirl Tournament Champions
  • Deer Isle Artists Association
  • Island Heritage Trust

 

Other Interests:

  • Printmaking, art, quilting, photography, camping, hiking, gardening, sports, and traveling .

On a Personal Note

I was born in Stamford , CT and spent six years living in Darien , CT before moving to Dover , MA where I lived for fifteen years. As a child, I spent my summers on Deer Isle, ME and now my husband and I have our own summer cottage on the island. In 1994, my husband, Andy, 7-year old son, Alexander, and I spent a year-long sabbatical from Pomfret School cruising on our Cape Dory 30 from Maine to the Bahamas. Andy is an Upper School Mathematics teacher and a national and international masters rowing champion. Alexander came to Rocky Hill as a 4th grader and graduated magna cum laude in 2005. He is a junior in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania .

Revised September 16, 2007


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