Wendy is our in-house Learning Specialist Director. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education and is a certified Wilson Reading Instructor. She has been teaching for over 30 years including more than 20 years working with children who need additional support in order for them to be successful in the classroom. Her Special Education...Read More

Catherine Flannery, a native Vermonter, returned to southern Vermont in the fall of 2019. Catherine grew up in Putney where she attended Putney Central School and Brattleboro Union High School. After high school, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education (K-6) at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island and went on to complete her...Read More

Ali grew up in New Jersey and, as the daughter of a teacher, was always drawn to education. She attended Hamilton College, where she majored in Chinese Language and Literature in 2014. After graduating, she managed an after-school early literacy program in San Francisco, then taught 5th grade at an arts-based school in Brooklyn. In...Read More

Rebecca Baldini grew up in Minnesota and Montana before landing in New England in 1998. She holds bachelors degrees in Economics (St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN) and Music (Keene State College, Keene, NH), a Master’s degree in Education (St. Catherine University), and is an AMS-certified Montessori 3-6 teacher. Rebecca joined the Hilltop staff as...Read More