She founded an independent middle school for girls in the South Bronx and founded two not for profit organizations built around the goal of sustainability: NYC Outward Bound and the Hunts Point Alliance for Children.  She currently has a selective consulting and coaching practice that includes law firms, educational administrators and executive directors of not for profit organizations. She is the Co-Founder of Makers Point -- a newly organized (2016) non-profit which seeks to identify national models of replicable local economic development that can benefit NYC’s Hunts Point community, where she has been working since 2002.  Maryann founded St. Ignatius Middle School for Girls in 2003 and the Hunts Point Alliance for Children in 2007.  Prior to her work in Hunts Point Maryann taught at Columbia Business School and Boston College Graduate School of Theology.  In 1990 she was named the Director of the Institute for Not for Profit Management and Associate Dean of Executive Programs at Columbia Business School.  Her areas of expertise include:  Leadership Development, Strategic Planning and Influencing Skills.  A graduate of St. Johns University, Saint Mary’s College, Columbia Business School and Boston College Graduate School of Theology, Maryann is currently working on a book titled Beauty In Hiding: Contemplations on Children and Poverty.

This kinship brought her to become a full time resident in 2015. She now serves as Associate Director of Nantucket Operations at the Museum of African American History where she shares the fascinating and rich history of the African Americans that helped shape Nantucket. An advocate for the empowerment of youth, Charity Grace is intimately involved with social issues affecting the people of Nantucket including the role that race historically and currently plays in our culture. With a degree in Sustainable Residential Design and Development from Maharishi University of Management, she serves as a trustee of Nantucket's Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Her experience in a consciousness-based learning environment allows her to bring a holistic approach to education that enlivens one’s creativity and encourages the development of full human potential. For fun, Charity Grace sings in a local band with her husband Michael.

In 2003, after completing her graduate studies, she decided to move here year-round for a job at the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Currently she is the Environmental Coordinator at the Nantucket Land Bank and is married to Sam Slosek, who co-owns Moors End Farm with his family. Together they have 3 children, Sophia, Ben and Eli, all of whom attend the Lighthouse School.

 

Both Rachael and Sam are pleased to have the opportunity for their children to attend a school that is educating them both academically and emotionally. They feel strongly that the Lighthouse School, is teaching their children to be confident thinkers, learners and problem solvers. What an amazing foundation for life!

Married into the island family with her vows to Donick Cary (NHS ‘86), Kim has made it a priority to bring her two children to their summer home in Nantucket as an escape from their “school year” life in Los Angeles.  Kim is a Founding Parent at Larchmont Charter School in Los Angeles, a socio-economically diverse charter with a progressive, constructivist education.  Larchmont opened its doors in 2005 as a K-2 elementary and has now grown to a TK-12 campus.  Her youngest will graduate in a blink of an eye, with the class of 2027!

 

Kim has spent her career in the entertainment industry, working as a Music Supervisor and in Rights and Clearances, currently as producer in the studio of a film and television composer.

Jillian Fraker is a teacher, writer, and surfer. Jillian joined the team of educators at Nantucket Lighthouse School in 2019. She is drawn to the school's commitment to educating the whole child. Jillian is thrilled to weave curriculum into exciting hands-on projects that honor the beauty of nature and celebrate the joy of learning.

Lizbet co-founded Lighthouse School with Elizabeth Sundell in 1999 where she has served as the Director of Education, Trustee, classroom teacher and faculty advisor. She has worked with young children for over 25 years in pre-school and elementary school classrooms. She moved to Nantucket in 1991 to teach at NES before leaving and creating her own pre-school turned Kindergarten program, which evolved into the Lighthouse Small School and primary program."We set out to create a school that honors the magic of childhood while creatively introducing children to the ideas, information, and tools they will need to construct meaningful and rewarding lives. In turn, the school has generated a wonderful and caring community of teachers, staff members, families, and friends." Lizbet's philosophy of education is inspired and informed by the work of Rudolf Steiner (founder of Waldorf Education), the Integrated Day approach of the Antioch New England Graduate School, the social curriculum and philosophy of the Mead School, her practical experience in the classroom and the talented staff she has worked with. As a Trustee Emerita, she currently serves in an unofficial advisory role.

Most recently, she serves as a founding trustee of her local educational foundation, which is dedicated to providing equal access to educational opportunities for all students.  She is also a member of the Board of Visitors of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.

Amanda holds a master’s degree in elementary education from Lesley University and is an Orton-Gillingham trained reading specialist who has spent her career working with diverse, urban communities in Somerville and Chelsea, MA. She is very excited to apply what she has learned through these experiences to education on Nantucket.

Candice became a Nantucket Lighthouse School supporter shortly after her daughter Clementine was born in 2008. In 2010, Candice founded 30 miles out productions, inspired to continue the production work she loves. It would come to support NLS's communication campaign in the future. In 2013, Clementine joined the NLS kinder class, and Candice joined the NLS Communication and Garden Festival committees. More recently, her time working for Fairwinds Counseling Nantucket, in a School and Court Liaison role, offered her insight which reinforced her dedication in supporting NLS, and its extraordinary integrated curriculum, designed to honor the whole child - head, heart, hand.

 

The school's philosophy of addressing a child's mind, body and individual spirit, while teaching and supporting skills for critical thinking, creative problem solving, and the navigation of one's social-emotional life, has allowed her daughter Clementine to thrive in her academic experience. "We couldn't have asked for a better school for our daughter, anywhere, let alone on this little island! We love our Nantucket Lighthouse School Community."

The family’s transition to the island has beaten all expectations and the family recognizes NLS as a major contributor having stayed open for in-person learning through the pandemic and delivering on the mission to teach the whole child through the head, heart and hands.

 

Nantucket has been a tradition in Quinn’s family for many generations, but he, his wife, and daughters are the first to make the island home full-time. As a Juice Guy working for Nantucket Nectars, Quinn developed a passion for the entrepreneurial spirit which parlayed into successful careers helping build lifestyle brands Vineyard Vines and johnnie-O from startups into nationally recognized companies. He’s now working for Fisher Real Estate helping make peoples’ dream of owning a home on the island a reality."