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Durham Academy retirees Sheri-lyn Carrow, Jordan Adair, Steve Engebretsen, Michelle Graham-Freeman, Anne Benson and Pete Blackwell

Celebrating Retiring DA Faculty & Staff

With the close of the 2023–2024 school year, Durham Academy is celebrating the collective 191 years of service of six retiring members of our faculty and staff. Please use the form below to join us in expressing gratitude for these exceptionally dedicated members of the DA family:

Steve Engebretsen

43 years of service
Middle School Physical Education Teacher / Former Director of Athletics / Former Varsity Softball and Boys Basketball Coach and Upper School PE Teacher

Pete Blackwell

39 years of service
Groundskeeper

Michelle Graham-Freeman

31 years of service
Preschool & Lower School Spanish Teacher / Former Middle School Spanish Teacher

Jordan Adair

29 years of service
Upper School English & AP Art History Teacher / Former Boys Basketball Coach

Sheri-lyn Carrow

29 years of service
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher / Former Lower School Director

Anne Benson

20 years of service
Technology & Systems Support Specialist

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