Lacrosse – Girls

A graduate of Deerfield Academy, Alyssa traces her passion for learning back to her boarding school teachers and finds deep fulfillment in sparking that same curiosity in her own students. Before arriving on the Hilltop, she taught history, literature, and creative writing in colleges and independent schools across the East Coast and Midwest. Alyssa earned a Ph.D. in American Studies (history & literature) from University of Michigan, an M.A. in Creative Writing from University of Missouri, an M.A. in English from Columbia University, and a B.A. in English from Yale University. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies and has published peer-reviewed articles in the fields of humane & conservation history, women’s history, and 19th-century print-based activism. A two-sport NCAA Division I athlete in lacrosse and field hockey, she earned All-Ivy, Academic All-Ivy, and GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors at Yale and has coached at prep schools in CT, NJ, and NY. At Pomfret, she is Head of the History & Social Sciences Department and Head Coach of Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse. In her spare time, Alyssa enjoys writing, watching sports, and swimming with her surprisingly buoyant dog, Coconut. She lives a stone’s throw from campus with her husband, Hal, and their children, Halliway and Northie.