President
Moira joined EXPLO in 1985, started the program for Grades 4–7, and has served as President since 2007. She’s deeply interested in transdisciplinary teaching and learning, student agency, cultivating creativity, and bringing humanity and joy into learning environments. Outside of EXPLO, Moira is the Associate Producer + Director of Educational Outreach for the Commission on Presidential Debates and serves on the National Advisory Board for Bowdoin College Admissions. She was also tapped as one of the non-profit leaders to participate in the Open Leadership Camp hosted by the MIT Media Lab and Mozilla.
An honors graduate of Bowdoin College, Moira earned her J.D. at Boston University School of Law and first-class honors in law at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is also a Thomas J. Watson Fellow (Canada) and a Rotary Foundation Fellow (England). In her free time, Moira enjoys creating, building, and gardening — almost as much as she loves education.
Vice President of Strategy
Mayee is a seasoned brand and product strategist, having worked on behalf of some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Dove, Huggies, Ford, Nestlé, and Kraft Foods. Prior to joining EXPLO, Mayee led a cross-functional product team for Cengage, worked on brand strategy at Ogilvy, and led a digital awareness campaign for Atul Gawande's Lifebox, a global non-profit dedicated to making surgery safer for women. Mayee has managed teams at Pri-Med and J. Walter Thompson (JWT) and was the Director of Product Innovation & Development for the NFPA, the world’s leading authority on public safety.
Mayee grew up in the Philippines. A few years ago, she and her husband decided their two boys, who had grown up in the Greater Boston area, should explore the wonders of Southeast Asia. The family moved to the Philippines for a year, enrolled the boys in a local school, and spent the year living the EXPLO motto of “exploring the world of people and ideas.” Now back in the States, Mayee can be seen at the Exploration Center accompanied by her notebook, her Goldendoodle, Morgan, and bags of snacks. A committed foodie, Mayee is the go-to person at EXPLO for advice on new, up-and-coming restaurants.
Business Manager
Amy joined us as Business Manager/CFO over eight years ago. Amy is a detail-oriented problem-solver who, simply put, gets things done. She’s combined these skills with her financial expertise to drive EXPLO’s mission forward. Amy’s early career was highlighted by positions at Price Waterhouse and United Asset Management. Amy and her husband dipped their toes into the entrepreneurial waters when they became early franchisees of a fast-casual salad restaurant where she took on responsibility for all aspects of accounting, finance, and human resources. After selling the restaurant, she became CFO at staffing agency Resource Options.
Amy earned her BS in Accounting at the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont. Outside of work, Amy loves to play tennis and spend time with her family, including her dog, Cooper, who can often be found at EXPLO’s headquarters.
Managing Partner, EXPLO Elevate
Ross has spent a lifetime building transformational learning environments. From founding an integrated Humanities Department to establishing an Honor System at a hundred-year-old boarding school, from reinventing the use of time to creating an urban campus in two schools ready for significant innovation, Ross has pushed the boundaries of what school could be and then helped schools get there. He’s served in leadership roles at the Asheville School, Hawken School, and The Westminster Schools among others.
A graduate of Sewannee: The University of the South, Ross earned his M.Ed. at the University of Georgia. He serves on the Board of the National Association of Independent Schools, and has served on the Boards of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools and Bridges USA. A widely published poet and photographer, Ross recently provided the forward and more than one hundred photographs for the book Sacred Views: St. Francis and the Sacro Monte di Orta (Punctum Press, 2020).
Head of Programs, EXPLO Grades 8-10
For over 25 years, Natasha has been helping students and teachers find their voices, examine the richness of the human condition, and find inspiration through the written word. Prior to her work at EXPLO, Natasha was the Department Chair for English Language Arts at Wellesley Middle School, where she served on the School’s Leadership Team and the Academic Council for Wellesley Public Schools. While there, she diversified the curriculum with a myriad of books. She has taught at Moses Brown School, Noble and Greenough School, Northfield Mount Hermon Upward Bound, and University of Massachusetts/Noble Upward Bound. Her work with students and educators in both public and private schools with diverse student populations ignited her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion — not only in curriculum building, but also in hiring practices, teacher evaluation, and pedagogy.
Natasha began her EXPLO career as Dean of Students and went on to become Assistant Head before becoming Head of Program. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College, earned her Master’s in Teaching English from Columbia University Teachers College, and earned a second Master’s in Educational Leadership from Endicott College. She is the proud mom of three, a yoga enthusiast, and a passionate and award-winning soup chef.
Head of Programs, Pre-College + Career
Creating learning environments that help students find a sense of meaning and purpose has long been Andy’s focus. A scholar/practitioner in the field, Andy’s Master’s thesis in Critical and Creative Thinking from the University of Massachusetts focused on how schools can intentionally build these kinds of environments. Since 2007, Andy has held a variety of senior-level positions at EXPLO — from heading student life programming to overseeing EXPLO’s student advisory program to curriculum development and instructional coaching. He even moves to campus every summer along with his family.
Prior to EXPLO, Andy taught English in several New York public schools, a secondary school in Ghana, and served as literacy headteacher at Kitendo Children’s Charity in Naivasha, Kenya. He earned his B.A. in English and Adolescent Education at the State University of New York, Geneseo. A college varsity swimming career led him to coach high school teams, and he now serves his university alma mater as an Alumni Career Advisor in Education. Andy is the co-founder and co-facilitator of the EXPLO Anti-Racism Reading Group. Andy is an avid woodworker, a distance runner, and recently took up the complex challenge of attempting to coach four year-olds — including his daughter — on the fine art of playing soccer.
Head of Programs, EXPLO Grades 4-7
A wise and compassionate mentor to legions of students and educators, David is a beloved teacher and leader. He began his education career at Northfield Mount Hermon School (NMH), where he taught photography, lived in a dormitory, and coached. He went on to become a House Director, Campus Dean, and eventually, School Dean. While there, he was twice honored with the faculty residential life award. David then moved to Milton Academy, where he was a teacher and Dean of Students. In addition to leading EXPLO Grades 4–7, David consults with and advises independent schools and presents at professional conferences on student life issues. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Ohio University and earned his M.F.A. at Bard College as a Milton Avery Scholar. David is also a nationally recognized fine arts photographer with numerous museum and gallery shows to his credit. David has worked at EXPLO since 1998, and each summer moves to campus, bringing with him his family, including Rosie, a rescue dog who is part border collie and part mystery.