Who We Are

Peter Smith has over 25 years experience as educator in both the sailing and independent school arenas. He grew up on a small island in Maine and began his sailing career on the Sheepscot River as instructor, coach, and eventually director of the Southport YC junior sailing program. He completed his undergraduate work at the […]

Peter ‘s Bio

Matt was announced as USPA’s first COO in January of 2021, he previously was the school’s Finance Director. Matt comes to the school from Dartmouth College, where he served as the Finance Manager for the College’s Technology Transfer Office, directing the accounting of royalty revenue produced by the school’s intellectual property portfolio. Prior to Dartmouth […]

Matt ‘s Bio

Julie’s thirty years of experience as an educator extends across classroom teaching, academic and college advising, curriculum design, administration, higher education consulting, strategic planning, non-profit management, and athletic coaching. Julie started with USPA in 2016 by utilizing the curriculum for her U.S. Ski & Snowboard national team student athletes in her role as the Director of […]

Julie ‘s Bio

Over the last twenty-five years, Adam has been learning, teaching and leading progressive educational communities. Most recently, Adam was the Technology Integration Director and a classroom educator at the experiential-guided private school, Proctor Academy. He believes that healthy educational communities are living organisms. They need to be fluid, adaptable, open to refinement, and fundamentally not […]

Adam ‘s Bio

Matt is well known throughout the world for helping students achieve their athletic and educational goals. His well-rounded experience in the sporting industry is unmatched. Having worked with the top sports academies and the world’s best coaches, Matt’s knowledge of sports training is vast allowing him to successfully match students to sports training where they […]

Matt ‘s Bio

Jeff spent most of his childhood playing both baseball and hockey competitively.  Playing 2 sports at a high level led him to Trinity College in Hartford, CT where Jeff spent 4 years playing baseball and 3 years playing hockey.  After college, Jeff was fortunate enough to be drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the […]

Jeff ‘s Bio

Carrie McGillicuddy is an educational counselor who is committed to helping students reach their full potential. Carrie has worked in a variety of settings including k-12 public schools, k-12 private schools, specialized schools for neurodivergent learners, and most recently in higher education as an admissions and transition counselor. Carrie also comes with a wealth of […]

Carrie ‘s Bio

Megan Burch brings an expertise in marketing and communicating world recognized outdoor brands. Megan’s strengths are building relationships amongst team and key stake-holders, aligning and communicating brand on multiple media platforms and crafting creative content to align with brand voice. Megan is known as a passionate, loyal, leader who thrives in connecting people to brands […]

Megan ‘s Bio

Experienced entrepreneur and consultant Bill Kerig  is focused on deploying communications technology to make youth and amateur sports better, safer, and more enriching. Currently consulting with OWN IT Coaching to harness biometric data to enhance wellness and performance in youth and amateur sports, Kerig is best known for founding the sports crowdfunding platform RallyMe (which […]

Bill ‘s Bio

Liam Lavery began working professionally as a musician at the age of 13 and toured nationally and internationally with professional orchestras and choirs. This unique experience has given Liam the understanding of the difficulties and challenges of balancing professional and academic pursuits. He was the Young Composer of the Year in Northern Ireland and is […]

Liam ‘s Bio