Welcome Mara and Brigette!

Please join us in welcoming Mara Taylor and Brigette Muller to KMS! Mara will teach English and serve as the Department's Chair, and Brigette will be a Math and Physics Teacher.

Read more about Mara and Brigette below:

Mara Taylor holds a BA in English Literature from Smith College, two Masters degrees, and a PhD in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the University of Colorado Boulder. At CU Boulder, she studied how discourses of race, privilege and opportunity materialized in an education reform movement, and her research was published in Whiteness and Education, Journal of Education Policy and Interface. She previously worked as English Department Chair at two independent schools. Mara enjoys yoga, downhill skiing, hiking and paddleboarding.

Brigette received a BS in Physics at Northeastern University with a minor in Math, where she competed as a pole vaulter on the track team. Originally from New Jersey, she grew up skiing at Gore Mountain. She started teaching in Massachusetts as part of her Masters in Teaching practicum and brings her love of Math and Physics as well as many different approaches to problem-solving. She is an active member of the Killington Community having served as a caregiver and ski patroller. As a trapeze artist, Brigette managed Independent Lake Camp in PA for 7 summers, teaching circus and flying trapeze skills to students of all ages. She is flexible and values family communication and partnership in supporting all learners. Brigette is very excited to bring her passion and enthusiasm for math and physics to KMS!