20 and 30 Years of Service - Left to right: Michele Dennis (20 years), Carnell Benton (20 years), Virginia Baird (30 years)
15 Years of Service - Left to right: Lee Billings, Debra McDaniel, Whitney Miller, Vanessa Zaldana, William Jones, Randy Olswing, Chris Zach
10 Years of Service - Left to right: Nancy Fields, Louisa Koeppel, Gretchen Gintz, Katie Sentilles
5 Years of Service - Front row, left to right: Lana Rich, Julie Wilson, Tara Thomas Back row, left to right: Allyse Holcomb, Bess Bartusch, Jeanie Gibson, Elizabeth Schubert
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Celebrating Our Faculty & Staff
Hutchison's faculty and staff guide, motivate, and inspire our girls to think big and work hard. They have a wealth of training and experience. More than 60% of our faculty and staff hold advanced degrees and many have received local and national recognition for work in their respective fields. Each year we take time to honor faculty and staff who have been making a difference in the lives of our girls for significant periods of time. This year we honor 21 people. They are beloved teachers, administrators, and support staff who consider Hutchison their second home. Their passion for education and love for our school and its mission are a few of the many reasons we are a strong community. We appreciate their continued commitment to Hutchison and their impact on the educational experiences of Hutchison girls.
There are also new faces among the faculty and staff at Hutchison. Learn more about their experience and be sure to welcome them to the Hutchison community.
How does Hutchison support student well-being? During an Independent Schools Management webinar on school leadership, Head of School Dr. Kristen Ring shared with educators how Hutchison is responding to evolving student needs with clarity, consistency, and care.
Since joining Hutchison in 2020, Chief Financial Officer Melissa Baker has exemplified what it means to be a mission-driven, forward-thinking financial leader. She was a finalist for the 2025 CFO of the Year award from the Memphis Business Journal and was featured in its October 24, 2025, edition and online.
One of the best ways to narrow down career interests is through experience, and the Institute for Responsible Citizenship provided our freshmen and sophomores with a closer look at the possibilities.
Two alumnae—Shubhi Singh ’22 and Francie Sentilles ’17—have taken their world language skills far beyond Hutchison classrooms, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they both attended, to countries around the world.
Carly Gubin ’12 played tennis at Hutchison and learned the importance of being part of a team. As a dentist, she relies on a team when caring for patients.
When our girls come together to serve, amazing things happen. During their service retreat, our 10th graders built strong bonds while making a positive impact across Memphis.
For her myExperience capstone project, Maya Pentecost ’26 adapted Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” into a one-act dark comedy. She wrote the script, designed the production, and collaborated with a cast and crew of Hutchison students and faculty in our arts program and the Institute for Responsible Citizenship to bring it to life.
Hutchison Now highlights recent graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Morgan Murdock, a senior project manager at W&A Engineering in Atlanta.
Through hands-on experiments and collaborations with the Design Lab and Dobbs Farm, teacher Christine Groves is helping our girls in junior kindergarten through fourth grade grow their curiosity, critical thinking, and resiliency.
Through the performing arts, Hutchison inspires girls to become strong communicators, creative thinkers, and compassionate leaders in every part of their lives.
Four rising seniors participated in high-intensity summer programs in subjects including international studies, technological innovation and business, education, and visual arts.
Hutchison Now highlights recent graduates early in their careers who embody how a Hutchison education can lead anywhere you can imagine. We spoke with Dorothy Oehmler, who works for Mischief Comedy in London.
Rising juniors who are part of four myExperience cohorts in Hutchison’s Institute for Responsible Citizenship – global civic engagement, entrepreneurship, STEM, and art and design – explored their respective fields of study on a trip to Miami.