The Leadership Program
Many schools discuss the importance of leadership training, but at Suffield Academy we have fully established programs for all students to develop leadership skills. In 2002, Suffield embarked on an ambitious project to bring formal leadership studies to the academic program.
The aim of the Leadership Program is to develop human beings with integrity who wish to make a significant and positive impact on society. Our graduates will have the capacity to define and achieve meaningful goals and dreams. We will teach ways of thinking and develop skills, traits, and habits in order to enhance each student’s leadership qualities and capabilities. Core elements of the program include life skills, moral foundation, goal-setting, communication skills, successful problem-solving, self-awareness, and inspiring others.
The aim of the Leadership Program is to develop human beings with integrity who wish to make a significant and positive impact on society. Our graduates will have the capacity to define and achieve meaningful goals and dreams. We will teach ways of thinking and develop skills, traits, and habits in order to enhance each student’s leadership qualities and capabilities. Core elements of the program include life skills, moral foundation, goal-setting, communication skills, successful problem-solving, self-awareness, and inspiring others.
I hope you will take Suffield’s culture of caring—of investing deeply in others and genuinely helping people prosper—into the communities you are part of in the years ahead. This will likely be Suffield’s greatest legacy in your lives.
Charlie Cahn, Head of School

Ann Selvitelli
Director of College Counseling & Leadership

Drew Gamere
Boys’ Basketball
Co-Director of Athletics, Varsity Boys' Basketball Head Coach, Leadership Program

Josh Hillman
Director of SOLO, Leadership Program

Gina Longo
Athletic Trainer, Leadership Program

Jennifer Lord
Assistant Director of Admissions

Kareem Nulan
Associate Director of College Counseling

Lyndsey Poll
Field Hockey
Academic Support Office, Leadership Program, Varsity Field Hockey Head Coach

Kelli Tosone
Associate Director
Associate Director of College Counseling, Leadership Program

Liz Warren
Cultural Diversity Director, Leadership Program