SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL SCHOOL - Key Persons


Ashleigh Hutwelker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Resident of Swanzey
Ashleigh Hutwelker is a resident of Swanzey and attended SJRS. She is a Realtor with BH&G The Masiello Group and has two children, one of whom is in 3rd grade at SJRS.

Christopher Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Ex Officio
  • Principal, St. Joseph / Regional

Derek Scalia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Director of Retention and Diversity at Franklin Pierce University
Derek Scalia currently serves as the Director of Retention and Diversity at Franklin Pierce University. Through his position, he works directly with community members to assist in the academic success and achievement of the students. In addition, Derek serves as the Archdeacon of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire. Derek and Alison's daughter Natalie is in the 5th grade and has been with St. Joseph's Regional School since Pre-K.

Fr. Alan Tremblay

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Pastor, Parish of the Holy Spirit

Karen B. Stanish - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Keene State College
  • Chairman / Ex Officio
Karen B. Stanish is an assistant professor of mathematics at Keene State College. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics/Computer Science from Stonehill College in 1996 and her Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from the University of Virginia in 2002. Karen is also the proud mother of a Saint Joseph Regional School alumna, Elizabeth, who attended grades K-8 at SJRS and graduated in 2018. In her spare time, Karen enjoys spending time with her family, reading, gardening, and attending Red Sox games.

Kate Cushing

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Katherine Cushing is a 2011 SJRS graduate. She continued her education at Tabor Academy, graduating in 2015. She received her Bachelors of Science from Clarkson University in 2019. Currently she works at Cushing and Sons, a local Water Well installer and stays active within the local community of Keene.

Kevin Clark

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Officer With the Town of Swanzey Police Department
Kevin Clark is employed as a police officer with the Town of Swanzey Police Department. He has two daughters who currently attend st. Joseph Regional School.

Mike Forrest

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Member of the Lions Club and the Parish of the Holy Spirit
Mike Forrest is an active member of the Lions Club and the Parish of the Holy Spirit. He assisted with the opening of Mercy Academy, including meetings with the City of Keene planning office. Currently retired, he served previously as the superintendent of code enforcement for the City of Keene.

Troy Chaput

Job Titles:
  • Nurse
  • Vice Chair of the Advisory Board
Troy Chaput has been a Nurse for 11 years, and currently works as an Applications Systems Analyst for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System and as a Staff Nurse at the Cheshire County Department of Corrections. He and his wife, Amber, have two daughters (Addison and Alayna) who currently attend St. Joseph Regional School.