Shannon Guidotti

Shannon Guidotti

Titles: Science
Degrees: BA, Mount Holyoke College
MS, University of Maryland
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School: 860-945-7831
Biography:

After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, Shannon began her teaching career at Perkiomen School in Pennsylvania. There she taught biology and served as a coach, dorm parent, and advisor to the diversity club. She spent summers teaching fast-paced high school biology at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and various science courses at the Taft Summer School. At Taft, she has taught a range of courses, though her focus has been on teaching accelerated biology, infectious diseases, and scientific ethics courses. While at Taft, she earned a master of chemical and life science from the University of Maryland, specializing in biology. After a decade away from the sport, she joins the JV girls' soccer coaching staff this fall. She previously coached this team and JV girls' basketball for many years. You can also find her running the scoreboard in the winter at girls' varsity basketball games. She has enjoyed serving on many committees at Taft, including the gender and pedagogy, and assessment committees. She served as a upper mid class dean for six years and science department chair for five years. She lived in the dorms at Taft for 15 years and served as a dorm head for 11 of those years. She now lives in a faculty house with her family. She loves working with students in leadership development and health and wellness.