Meet the Team

List of 4 members.

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  Beth Whitney 

  Associate Head of School and Director of Enrollment Management

  508-490-8200

  Bio

  Beth Whitney has enjoyed working in education for more than 25 years as a teacher, advisor, coach, and administrator. She joined Fay School in 2010, first as the Director of Admission and currently as the Associate Head of School and Director of Enrollment Management. Her previous admissions experience included Middlebury College, Yale University, and Choate Rosemary Hall. She received her BA from Middlebury College, her M.Ed from Stanford University, and is CAEP certified by the Association of Independent School Admission Professionals.
  
  

  Beth was nominated Middlebury College’s Woman of the Year in 1998, received a Marin Education Fund Hero in Education Award in 2003, and represented the United States at the United Nations’ University for Peace Educating for the 21st Century program in 2006. Beth has published articles and photographs in magazines, newspapers, and books, and she was a contributing editor for the National Association for Independent School’s book International Students in Independent Schools: A Guide for Educators (2nd ed.) in 2013. She serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP) and also serves on the Board of Directors of Gateway to Prep Schools. She has presented at national and international conferences of The Enrollment Management Association; NAFSA: Association of International Educators; The Independent Educational Consultants Association; The Association of Boarding Schools; the Council for Advancement and Support of Education; the European Council of International Schools; and AISAP.   Beth lives on campus with her husband and three daughters. 
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  Jennifer Weeden 

  Director of Admission

  508 490-8203

  Bio

  Jennifer Weeden joined the Fay School admissions team in July 2019 as Assistant Director of Admission and she now serves as the Director of Admission and Interim Director of Financial Aid. She has 19 years of admissions experience, having worked from early learning through to the secondary school level and with day and boarding school families. 

  
  

  The part of her work that Jennifer enjoys most is meeting and getting to know applicant students and their families. “Hearing about all the things each student loves to do, finding out what has worked well in school, and learning about each student’s hopes and dreams for the future makes this work endlessly rewarding. Helping parents understand the fit between our program and their child as a learner and as a citizen of the world gives them a chance to consider both who their child is today and who their child is poised to become.”

  
  

  Jennifer lives nearby with her family, and they all enjoy cooking together, traveling, and spending time outdoors. She participates in Fay's Community Connections group to help foster dialog within our open, caring, and diverse school and has served as a student advisor. She has coached town soccer, volunteered with the Girl Scouts, and has mentored elementary school students through a reading program in partnership with Boston Public Schools.
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  Amanda Miles 

  Associate Director of Admission and Director of Financial Aid

  508-490-8202

  Bio

  Amanda joined Fay in July 2021 as Associate Director of Admission. She brings with her 20 years of high school and middle school admission experience in the Boston area, having most recently worked at Dana Hall School. Amanda was drawn to working at Fay after years of interviewing Fay students and reading Fay applications. Amanda has always appreciated the wonderful balance of strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and love of community demonstrated by Fay students and looks forward to now working directly with Fay students and families.
  
  Interacting with students and families is Amanda’s favorite part of the admission process- helping parents to learn about their child and see the many ways that Fay can help their child grow, develop, be challenged, and figure out who they want to become. Amanda has a B.A. in Psychology from Trinity College and an M.Ed. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She lives in Wayland with her husband and two sons.
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  Paul Abeln 

  Director of Alumni and International Relations

  508-490-8258

  Bio

  After earning his Ph.D. in American and Comparative Literature in 2000, Paul entered the independent school world with a strong desire to continue his academic and personal writing and to broaden his experience working internationally with students and families. As English Department Chair at Fay from 2012-2019, Paul developed the curriculum, oversaw faculty evaluation, and mentored teachers for the School's English, Language Arts, and ELP programs from kindergarten through grade nine. Paul has traveled with Fay's service and academic programs to the Dominican Republic, China, and Korea.
  
  

  In 2020, Paul was appointed Director of Alumni and International Relations, and in this position, he has broadened his work with Fay students, alumni, and families, especially the school's international population. Paul lives with his family in Shrewsbury, MA.