Faculty & Staff

Development Coordinator
Assistant Snowboard Coach
Teacher

Frank began snowboarding in the late 1980s and grew up competing in the Green Mountain Series (now called the Southern Vermont Series) and USASA nationals, where he won multiple events. He was part of the first class of snowboarders admitted to the Stratton Mountain School and after graduating from SMS he spent four years competing on the ISF World Cup and other professional snowboard tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is also a former member of the U.S. Junior World Snowboard Team. 

Since returning to Vermont in 2021, Frank has coached the weekend snowboard competition team at Okemo. He is excited to transition to OMS, where his daughter is a student and snowboarder

Prior to joining OMS, Frank spent 20 years as a human rights advocate across the U.S. and in the Middle East, including serving as the executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina, the Montana Innocence Project, the Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont, and the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. As part of this work, Frank oversaw multiple development programs that achieved substantial revenue growth for the organization.

Frank is a graduate of the University of Vermont (BA in History and Political Science) and The American University in Cairo (MA in International Human Rights Law).

Frank lives with his wife and two children in Landgrove, VT.

Years at OMS: First year

Contact Frank
fknaack@okemomountainschool.org

Scott is originally from Nyack, New York. He graduated with his Masters from Lehman College in the Bronx and majored in Education and did his undergraduate at Brooklyn College, where he majored in Psychology. He is a lifelong skater and discovered snowboarding when he moved to Vermont. He fell in love with it and has never looked back. Scott lives in Springfield Vermont with his partner and dog, Batman, who they also call Bruce. He loves to beat the lift lines by blowing his own snow in his backyard where he hand shapes all of his own jibs and features. Scott is looking to pivot careers one day and be a mental health counselor for those in extreme sports. 

Years at OMS: First year

Carinthia has been teaching middle school students for the last 21 years in public schools in Vermont. The first ten years were in the Northeast Kingdom and the last 11 years locally at Flood Brook School in Londonderry.  She has taught science and math but also worked extensively doing project based, integrated studies and community building. Before making a career shift to teaching she worked as a soil scientist for the USDA in the Northeast Kingdom. She has two grown children and lives with her 94 year old Mom in Landgrove.  She loves to spend time outside:backcountry and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, running, biking, hiking, swimming, paddle boarding and vegetable gardening.

Years at OMS: First Year

Math
Math Department Head

Mr. Milne has been teaching math for more than four decades in both public and private schools. His goal is to help students find their way in Maths through innovative teaching and an inclusive environment. When not teaching classes or mentoring teachers, he herds cats, designs websites, and enjoys medieval reenactments.

“Mathematics is endlessly fascinating. There are things we notice and things we question, there are insights we discover and insights we stumble over. Most important of all, there is beauty. Beauty in the patterns, beauty in the simplicity and beauty in the questions.”

Years at OMS: 3

- Norwich University, Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, Tau Beta Pi

Math & Science

Michael Bond brings his excitement for math and problem solving to his fifth year at OMS. He began his career working for engineering companies primarily in the energy industry. Prior to joining OMS, Mike served the needs of families in Denver, Colorado teaching 8th grade math. While teaching he completed a concurrent teaching program to become a licensed teacher in Colorado and now holds a Vermont teaching license for secondary mathematics.

Mike lives in Halifax, Vermont with his partner Nina and two boys, Dominic and Bear. When not at work, you might find Michael enjoying most forms of motorsport (particularly WRC), hiking in the forest, watching his kids play team sports, or possibly fishing. He also loves to spend some quiet time at home with his family.

Years at OMS: 4

- University of Colorado/Boulder, Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering

- University of Colorado / Denver: ASPIRE teaching program

Development Coordinator
Assistant Snowboard Coach
Teacher

Frank began snowboarding in the late 1980s and grew up competing in the Green Mountain Series (now called the Southern Vermont Series) and USASA nationals, where he won multiple events. He was part of the first class of snowboarders admitted to the Stratton Mountain School and after graduating from SMS he spent four years competing on the ISF World Cup and other professional snowboard tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is also a former member of the U.S. Junior World Snowboard Team. 

Since returning to Vermont in 2021, Frank has coached the weekend snowboard competition team at Okemo. He is excited to transition to OMS, where his daughter is a student and snowboarder

Prior to joining OMS, Frank spent 20 years as a human rights advocate across the U.S. and in the Middle East, including serving as the executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina, the Montana Innocence Project, the Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont, and the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. As part of this work, Frank oversaw multiple development programs that achieved substantial revenue growth for the organization.

Frank is a graduate of the University of Vermont (BA in History and Political Science) and The American University in Cairo (MA in International Human Rights Law).

Frank lives with his wife and two children in Landgrove, VT.

Years at OMS: First year

Contact Frank
fknaack@okemomountainschool.org

Nora grew up ski racing at Okemo, and returns now to OMS as an English + Social Studies teacher. Nora has built a career in education + the non-profit sector, working in Vermont, Connecticut, New York, and abroad in the United Kingdom and Zambia. She enjoys skiing, horseback riding, reading + writing, and fashion design. She lives in Ludlow with her Labrador pup, Henry. 

Years at OMS: First Year

University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

King's College London, Master of Arts, Comparative Literature

Yale University, Master of Arts, Comparative Literature

English & History

Claire has taught English Language Arts for over twenty years, both in New York City and as a tutor in Westchester County.  She is an essayist, young adult fiction writer and poet.  She has three adult daughters and currently lives in Manchester, VT.  In the warmer months, she enjoys spending time outdoors in her garden and on foraging walks.  She has been skiing in Vermont since the early seventies.  

Years at OMS: 2

- Brown University: MFA, Creative Writing

- NYU: Master’s of Secondary Education

- University of Colorado: BA, English and Creative Writing

English & History

Carol has lectured at Suffolk School of Law and conferences for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She’s been a sole practitioner of immigration law for over 7 years. She is a previous OMS parent and has lived in Ludlow semi-permanently for 6 years. Carol is an ultrarunner who also loves skiing and cooking vegan food. 

Years at OMS: 2

- Susquehanna University, Bachelor of Art: Political Science

- Temple University School of Law, Juris Doctor

History & English
History Department Head

Sabrina grew up ski racing in the mountains of New York, but Vermont has become her new home. She graduated from Castleton University in 2018 with a BS in Secondary Education and History, and has acquired her teaching license for the state of Vermont. Sabrina was a part of Castleton University’s Alpine Ski Team for all four years of college, and coached for a high school ski team this past year in New York, where she gained experience substitute teaching as well. Sabrina will also be the assistant U14 coach at OMS this winter season. 

Outside of the classroom she enjoys hiking, reading, skiing (of course), and petting dogs.

Years at OMS: 6

- Castleton University, Bachelor of Science: Secondary Education and History 

Art

Betsy is married to Eddie Johnson, who coaches the snowboard team at Okemo Mountain School. She has worked at Okemo Mountain since 2007. Originally from New Jersey she moved to Vermont when her son Eric, a snowboarder, started attending Okemo Mountain School. She coaches with the Okemo Mountain Snowboard Team and is head of the GROMS program. She has her degree in Garden and Planting Design and runs a business called Natural Landscape Designs in the summer months.

Betsy is primarily a watercolor artist. She is inspired by the Vermont landscape and will pack up her paints and walk or drive to areas where she can paint en plein air. Winter months are spent in her studio working from photos taken throughout the year.

Betsy lives in Weston Vermont with her husband Eddie and their two dogs. She loves to hike, run, paint and play in her ever expanding gardens.

Years at OMS: 3

French

Aude is a native from Switzerland, and very proud to teach her language and her culture to your child. She has been working in education for teen years. Aude grew up Bilingual in French and German. In her twenties she traveled around the world for 1 year, and fell in love with discovering new cultures and their costumes and traditions. After her trip Ishedecided to move to Hawaii and opened a Youth Hostel for 6 years, where she learned all about running a small establishment and of course, meeting lots of young people from very different backgrounds and countries.

Living in different countries and learning their languages have given Aude a better understanding of the process of teaching a foreign language. She takes advantage of her personal experience in order to implement her teaching methods.

Years at OMS: 14

- Kaufmännische Handelschule, Reinach Basellandschaft , Bachelor of Arts: Business