POMFRET — Susan Imschweiler is Pomfret Community School’s new principal. Imschweiler has been an educator for more than half of her life.  Her experiences as a teacher span three states: New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, and a little over two decades.  During that time she taught preschool, special education and grades 3, 4, and 5.  She also worked as a K-5 Math Interventionist/Elementary Math Curriculum Coordinator.  In that position she was responsible for providing professional development to support all elementary teachers in the transition to the Common Core State Standards.  

She begins July 1.

For the last two school years she has worked as an administrator.  The first of those two years was spent as an Evaluation Service Provider.  At that time, she facilitated workshops for all PK-12 teachers and administrators in the development of professional growth goals and student learning objectives. She also completed countless observations of teaching practice and provided actionable feedback to those teachers. Her second year as an administrator has been as the Assistant Principal of Northern Lincoln Elementary School in Lincoln, Rhode Island.  This is a PK-5 school with 456 students and 70 staff members. 

Imschweiler holds a bachelor’s in elementary education, a bachelors in psychology and a masters in educational leadership. This fall she will begin a doctorate program in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Imschweiler has been married for 18 years and has a 9-year-old son

 

 

 

PUTNAM — Linda Gervasio, RN has been named employee of the month for May at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). She is operations coordinator in the Ambulatory Care Unit at Day Kimball Hospital, which is part of the DKH integrated healthcare system.

As operations coordinator, Gervasio oversees day-to-day operations of the Day Kimball Hospital Ambulatory Care Unit, using her clinical and operational experience to lead, support and supervise personnel to ensure that unit standards are met and quality patient care is delivered at all times. 

Gervasio has been with DKH for about 32 years, holding various positions at the hospital before coming to the Ambulatory Care Unit, where she has worked for about 12 years. She received a diploma from Roger Williams General Hospital, and is a 2014 Nightingale Award winner. 

She lives in W. Glocester, R.I., with her husband, Scott. 

 

 

 

BROOKLYN — Old Trinity Episcopal Church will be open to the public at 10 a.m. July 6 for worship and celebration of  America’s independence.  Rev. Charles Baker will lead Morning Prayer, the same service used when the church opened in 1771.  

Old Trinity is the oldest Episcopal Church still in use in Connecticut. This fine example of Georgian architecture is listed in the National Registry of Historic Buildings. In the balcony, where the slaves and bondsmen attended service, there are original carvings of sailing ships and symbols. An early plaque indicates that Old Trinity was built in Pomfret Connecticut Colony that later became the town of Brooklyn.  In 1866 “new” Trinity Episcopal Church was built in the village at the intersection of routes 6 and 169 and is a thriving parish.

The July 6 service is approximately one hour and will be followed by refreshments outside, weather permitting.  Since there is no water at Old Trinity, portable toilets will be available.  Old Trinity is located on Church Street, Brooklyn, 1/8 mile from the light on Route 6.

 

Honored

The Putnam Rotary Club last week awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Award to three local citizens. Left to right: Allan Rawson, Thomas Borner and Robert Fournier (a Rotarian). Linda Lemmon photo.