Haley is an educator and poet originally from Los Angeles, living in western Massachusetts. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from Washington University in St Louis, and an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Haley is joining the Hilltop community as an associate teacher in the Upper Elementary classroom. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, hiking, and swimming in the beautiful rivers of New England.