Instructional Team

Tim O'Leary

Director & Instructor, What’s the Story? The Young Filmmakers’ Social Action Team
MA, Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English; Curriculum Leader & Instructional Coach, Shelburne Community School (PreK-8), Vermont; whatsthestoryvt@gmail.com

Kayla Hostetler

What’s the Story? South Carolina Team Mentor & Coach
PhD, University of South Carolina; MA, Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English; English Teacher, Aiken High School, South Carolina

Hailey Neal

What’s the Story? Vermont Team Mentor & Coach
Current MA Student, Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English; BS, Champlain College; MA, Relay GSE; ELA and SEL Teacher, The Sharon Academy, Vermont

Susan Meira

What’s the Story? Santa Fe Indian School Team Mentor & Coach
MA, Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English; BA, New Mexico State University; Writing Coach, Santa Fe Indian School, New Mexico

Legacy Leaders:

What’s the Story? has a dynamic group of past leaders and mentors who have been integral to our evolution. The descriptions that appear below were current during their time with the WTS program. We are so grateful their own journies included time with us.

Bill Rich

Co-Founder and Co-Director of WTS from 2015-2023,
MA, Middlebury College; Former English & Social Studies Teacher, Colchester High School; Education Consultant and Founder of Red House Learning

Fallon Abel

Project Coach & Team Building Coach, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; BA, Bard College at Simon’s Rock; Social Studies Teacher, The Sharon Academy

Nate Archambault

Project Coach, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; English Teacher, BFA St. Albans

Abigail Bartell

Project Coach, WTS
BAAE, Johnson State College/Northern Vermont University; MAADE, Vermont College of Fine Arts; 7-12 Visual Arts Educator, Danville School

Annie Bellerose

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MAT, University of Vermont; MFA, UNC Wilmington; English Teacher, Champlain Valley Union High School

Alexandra Biron

2021-22 Lead Facilitator, WTS
Current MA student, Middlebury College; BA, St. Michael’s College; Former ELA teacher, Milton Middle School, VT

Brad Blanchette

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; Former English & Social Studies Teacher, Colchester High School

Kate Carroll

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
Current MLitt Student, MA & BA, Middlebury College; English Teacher, Middlebury Union High School

Moira Donovan

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; English Teacher, Peoples Academy High School

Michelle Fountain

Project Coach, WTS
Current MA student Middlebury College; M.E.d, Plymouth State University; BA, University of California at Davis; English Teacher, Woodstock Union High School

Geoff Gevalt

Storytelling Coach, WTS
Award-Winning Journalist; Former Managing Editor of the Burlington Free Press;  Founder of the Young Writers’ Project

Sam Wilson Harlow

Teacher-Mentor & Team Coach, WTS
Current MA student, Middlebury College; MA, Washington University in St. Louis; BA, Brown University; Edge of Leadership Team Member, High 5 Adventure Learning Center, Brattleboro, VT

Colleen Kiley

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; English Teacher, Mount Abraham Union High School

Ben Krahn

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; English Teacher, Middlebury Union High School

Courtney Krahn

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; Former English Teacher, Middlebury Union Middle School; Middle Years Program Coordinator, Addison Central School District

Hannah Mangham

Teacher-Mentor & Team Coach, WTS
Current MLitt student, Middlebury College; MA, Middlebury College; BA, Williams College; English Teacher, Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans

Casey O'Meara

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
EdD, Northeastern University; CAS & MEd, University of Vermont; Director of Curriculum, Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union

Erik Remsen

2021-22 Lead Facilitator, WTS
BA, Bates College; Former Social Studies Teacher, Rutland High School, VT

Emma Reynolds

Project Coach, WTS
MA Student, Middlebury College, VT; BA, Hamilton College; English Teacher, Burr and Burton Academy; Former English Apprentice, High Mountain Institute

Emily Rinkema

Project-Based Learning Mentor, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; Former English Teacher, Champlain Valley Union High School; Instructional Coach, Champlain Valley School District

Eva Rocheleau

Media Creation Coach, WTS
What’s the Story? alumnus, current undergraduate at Hampshire College

Bob Uhl

Teacher-Mentor & Team Coach, WTS
MA, Middlebury College; English Teacher, Fredrick H. Tuttle Middle School

Kate Youngdahl-Stauss

Project Coach, WTS
Current MLitt Student, Middlebury College, VT; MA, Middlebury College, VT; BA, Trinity College, Hartford, CT; English Teacher, Harwood Union High School

Our team includes educators deeply committed to middle and high school learners; many are inspired by our studies at Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English. This team is part of a network of educators across the country and beyond, who contribute to our learners’ success: The BLSE Next Generation Leadership Network.