Faculty/Staff Bio

Hannah O

Hannah O'Brien

Colby College, B.A.

History fellow

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Work Phone: 860-

Year Appointed: 2012

Hannah graduated from Holderness School, where she was a high-honors student, a member of the Cum Laude Society, a house leader, and a three-sport varsity captain, receiving the Haslem Award at graduation. In addition to playing varsity lacrosse, she played varsity ice hockey, for which she made the Make a Wish Foundation NH All-State hockey team, and as a field hockey player, she won the NEPSAC championship as a sophomore; and as a junior she made the all-league team and the Boston Globe All-NEPSAC team, and was named an NFHA Academic All American. Her academic and athletic success continued at Colby, where she majored in history and minored in education. She played varsity lacrosse for one year, and both varsity field and ice hockey for four years. In addition to other honors, she captained the field hockey team and made the NESCAC all-academic team and sportsmanship senior year. During her undergraduate years, she also mentored a local first grader, volunteered as a coach for skills sessions with youth hockey players and she was the co-founder of Waterville Outreach, a program created to improving relations between Colby and the Waterville community through athletic events and team volunteer work. At Taft, Hannah serves as a history teaching fellow, coaches JV field hockey, varsity girls’ ice hockey and JV girls’ lacrosse, and lives on HDT 2.

 
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