Charlie Cahn has been Suffield Academy’s headmaster since 2004. A widely admired, engaging, talented leader, Charlie has been instrumental in securing Suffield's strong position in the independent school world. During his tenure the school has seen record levels of applicants and unprecedented fundraising success. The recently completed campus master plan was funded entirely by gifts to Suffield. What most strikes people about Charlie, however, is his genuine and deep enthusiasm for Suffield and its students, faculty, and staff. Prior to being appointed headmaster Charlie served in several capacities at Suffield including English teacher, varsity lacrosse coach, dorm parent, director of admissions, dean of faculty, and associate headmaster.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Charlie is a graduate of Gilman School. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Michigan and his graduate studies at Wesleyan University. He is or has previously been a member of the Board of Trustees of Eaglebrook School, Renbrook School, Rumsey Hall School, the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, Hartford Youth Scholars, and the WALKS Foundation. He also serves on the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Commission on Independent Schools. Charlie’s wife, Hillary Rockwell Cahn ’88, is the school’s creative director and photographer, and she coaches Suffield’s Alpine ski team. They live on the Suffield Academy campus and have two children, Peyton ’18 and Harrison ’22.
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Susan W. Autuori P’06, ’08, ’10, ’13 West Hartford, Connecticut
Nancy A. Brooks ’87 Boston, Massachusetts
Cindy Burke P’13, ’15, ’17, ’19 East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Jared Carillo ’00 Glastonbury, Connecticut
Andrew C. Chase Deerfield, Massachusetts
Kate Cleary ’88 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Judge George B. Daniels ’71 New York, New York
Ann Durhager P’17, ’18 Paget, Bermuda
Matthew Fine ’95 Riverside, Connecticut
Michael Gingold, P’16, ’18, ’21 West Hartford, Connecticut
Valisha Graves ’81 Brooklyn, New York
Walter Harrison Hartford, Connecticut
Russell C. Hearn ’01 Dallas, Texas
Kathy Hoffman P’13 Avon, Connecticut
Christopher M. Houlihan P’05 New York, New York
Christopher T. Jensen P’07, ’09, ’11 Riverside, Connecticut
Andrew Kotchen ’90, P’22 Irvington, New York
Ken Landis P’16 New York, New York
Jeffrey K. McElnea ’67, P’12 New York, New York
James Michel P’12, ’17 Bloomfield, Connecticut
Tracy Orr O’Keefe ’85 Westfield, New Jersey
Jackson W. Robinson ’60 Trustee Emeritus Boston, Massachusetts
Ali R. Salehi P’12 Westfield, Massachusetts
Monica Shay P’18, ’20 Southborough, Massachusetts
Hope G. Smith P’12 Locust Valley, New York
Daniel R. Tisch ’69, P’02 Trustee Emeritus
New York, New York
Michael Tisch ’02 New York, New York
Mary-Jo Toczydlowski P’17, ’17 North Granby, Connecticut
John M. Tremaine ’66, P’94, ’03 Trustee Emeritus New Canaan, Connecticut
Suzy Vogler P’11 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Jeffrey White ’65 Westport, Connecticut
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