
Tim Deary
Titles:
Dean of Students, World Language
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Biography:
Tim studied at Amherst College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in French and Sociology, and he earned his Master’s in French Linguistics and Pedagogy from Middlebury College in 2014. Tim studied in Paris in 2008, and he served as a teaching assistant in Toulon, France, from 2009 to 2010 before he began his teaching career at Pomfret School. Over the course of his tenure at Pomfret, Tim taught all levels of high school French, coached soccer and basketball, served as the head of a dormitory, was the Form Dean for the Class of 2016, and acted as an advisor. Tim also led the School’s Accreditation Self-Study in 2016, served on the Honor Board, the Faculty Council, the Diversity Council, and the Leadership Committee. He was involved in the design and implementation of Pomfret’s social and emotional learning program, the Student-Athlete Leadership Council, the Leadership Academy, and the SexEd program. He was Pomfret’s Experiential Learning Program Coordinator from 2019 to 2023. He has served on Pomfret School’s Alumni Association Executive Council since 2018, on the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools Commission for Membership and Accreditation since 2017, and he participated in the Phillips Academy Leadership Development Program for the 2024-2025 academic year. He is thrilled to bring his love for the Student Life experience to Taft!