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.

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.

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.

Sharon Hartley is a seasoned leader in the world of children’s products, from toys to educational software to entertainment. Through her 40 years of building brands and leading product development globally, she’s contributed to a variety of top children’s companies including Toys R Us, Crayola, Hasbro and Mattel.

AS VP Global Brands at Toys “R” Us she ran the company’s owned toy brands globally. As EVP at Crayola, she ran marketing and product innovation that elevated the Crayola brand in North America. Her long tenure at Hasbro included P&L responsibility across several major toy categories and divisions. At Mattel, she started toy career journey and love for understanding, entertaining, and educating children through play.

Sharon received a BA in communications and an MBA from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has also participated in several executive programs, INSEAD (France), Stanford and Harvard/MIT. She has served on several boards, but it was her rewarding independent school trustee experience for The Gordon School in East Providence, RI, that led her join the Nantucket Lighthouse School Trustees.

Sharon and her husband Gordon have two sons, two grandsons, and are now retired residents of Nantucket.

After a decade split between NYC and Los Angeles, she returned to Nantucket and immediately was drawn to the Lighthouse School and their teaching philosophy, volunteering and chairing events even before her children were enrolled in school.

Formerly the Development Director at White Heron Theatre, Callie has been the Executive Director of Almanack Arts Colony since 2015.

Together with her husband, Caleb Cressman, a former NLS Trustee, Callie owns the Gaslight, a
live music venue, and restaurant in downtown Nantucket.  Callie and Caleb have put four children through the Lighthouse School.

“We could not be happier with the one on one attention and care given to our children, as with
all kids, there are challenges that arise, and the Lighthouse School always meets those challenges head-on with kindness and compassion and a fundamental understanding of the individual learning process for each child.

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.

A graduate of Hackley School (Tarrytown, NY), Scott returned to his alma mater where he taught history and English, coached various sports, and served as the upper school director. After two years as the high school principal at Marlborough School (Los Angeles, CA), Scott was named head of school at Rye Country Day School (Rye, NY), a position he held for twenty-nine years. During his career he has served on a variety of non-profit boards including the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the Bronx Preparatory Charter School (NY). Scott earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science at Brown University and his master's degree in Education - Administration and Supervision at Fordham University

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.

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."