Gail was hired by St. Paul's School in July 1991 to coordinate the start-up of the Children's Learning Center. Since then, she has designed and overseen two expansions: in 1995 the center added space for a school-age program, and in 2000 an addition provided increased capacity for infant and toddler care.
Gail holds a master of science degree in early childhood education and child development from Wheelock College and earned her bachelor of arts degree in 1985 from Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, she received an academic citation for her independent research on parent-child communication in the child care center setting. She was also awarded an early childhood education studies certificate. Gail completed her student teaching practicum at the Dartmouth College Child Care Center and was an intern in the Upper Valley Child Care Resource and Referral Office.
Gail is a lifelong learner and a major participant in the early childhood education field. She is a member of the New Hampshire Infant/Toddler Task Force. As a member of the Early Childhood Senior Mentor Corp, Gail provides support and assistance to directors and programs throughout the state. She is past president of NHAEYC, the New Hampshire affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. In 1999 Gail received a human resources management certificate from the UNH Division of Continuing Education, and in 1992 Gail participated in the first Child Care Design Institute, a week-long seminar sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Tufts University. Gail lectures frequently at colleges and universities throughout New England on early childhood education, child development, program administration, and facility design.
In 1998 NHAEYC awarded Gail the Administrator Award in recognition of her outstanding center managerial skills and her contribution to early care and education in the state through her leadership and community involvement.
In 2003, as a member of the NH Infant/Toddler Task Force, Gail was a recipient of the Mary Stuart Gile Award. The mission of the Task Force is to improve the quality and capacity of infant and toddler care for all families in New Hampshire.
Before coming to St. Paul's School, Gail taught at the Wang Laboratories Child Care Center and was the director and head teacher of the Children’s Meetinghouse, Inc., the child care center on the campus of Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. She was project manager for SAU #24’s (Henniker, Hopkinton, Weare) federally-funded Chapter 1 programs, including the Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
Gail is a teaching director. She is an active member of the Children's Learning Center's teaching team, teaching in the classrooms a minimum of 10 hours each week.
Gail has state credentials in the following categories/levels: Director, level 4; Faculty, Trainer, Mentor, level 3.
Gail lives in Concord with her husband, John, and their three daughters.