Parker Professionals

David S. Parker
CEO, Founder & Director of Parker Education
David Parker founded Parker Education thirty years ago tutoring teenagers. Prior to that he had a variety of roles in educational settings. He is…Read More

Joe Webster
Assistant Principal
Joe Webster is the Assistant Principal and a History and English teacher at Parker, and has been a staff member since 2007. He has…Read More

Shannon Dunn
Faculty/Administrator
Shannon Dunn is a certified Spanish teacher with close to three decades of teaching experience, including 23 years at John Stark… Read More

Marti Lawton
Faculty
Marti Lawton lives in Warner with her two cats and lots of gardens. She graduated from a small liberal arts college with majors in…Read More

Sheldon Cassady
Faculty
Sheldon Cassady is a visual artist. He has been working with Parker students for many years, in many capacities. He offers instruction…Read More

Virginia Aikens
Faculty
Virginia Aikens is a highly qualified English teacher who has been teaching in both public and private high schools in New Hampshire…Read More

Dr. Jonathan Higgins
Faculty/IT
Jonathan is a Concord, New Hampshire native who spent his childhood riding his bike around White’s Park. Upon graduation from…Read More

Zach Jones
Faculty
Zack Jones is a music educator with a passion for developing the inner musician in all of us.
After receiving his BA in…Read More
After receiving his BA in…Read More

Christina Finemore
English
Christina Finemore is an English teacher for grades 10 and 11. Christina began working at Parker in 2014, when she tutored ESL students…Read More

Jim Speigel
Theatre/English
Jim Speigel is a Theatre and English teacher and an academic support tutor. Jim taught for the past 28 years at the…. Read More

Ken Bednars
Faculty
Ken has worked for Parker Academy and TAIS for a number of years, teaching science and math. He has a B.S. in Biology from the University of…Read More

Scott Palmer
Faculty
Scott has been a teacher for 40+ years ranging from university pre-med biology to a rural one-room K-12 schoolhouse. Helping students learn… Read More

Sarah Hallwood
Therapist
Sarah Hallwood joined Parker Academy as a therapist from Connecticut. Sarah is a certified therapeutic horseback riding instructor… Read More

Rachel Brown
Rachel Brown grew up in Concord, and still resides here with her husband, two cats and their dog. She graduated from Concord High School, and went on to study art at the University of New Hampshire in Durham… read more

Brynnalee Simmons
Faculty
Brynnalee is excited to be home and to join the Parker Academy staff. Born and raised in Concord, she has spent the past eight years living… Read More

Ermira Nakuci
Faculty
Ermira operates on the premise that all students can learn and be successful in their math studies and that a positive and respectful…Read More

William Waldert
Accountant
William Waldert, Parker Academy Accountant. Joined Parker in summer 2016. Graduate of Holy Cross
College and Harvard Business School…Read More
College and Harvard Business School…Read More

Rose Garvin
Rose is a certified public accountant in the State of NH. She has previously been employed as a business manager and controller. She has also worked in public accounting… Read more

Thomas B. Starratt
Principal
Thomas B. Starratt, Principal of Parker Academy has been an educator for 35 years. He is an enthusiastic supporter of student…Read More