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Meret Nahas joined Rivers in March 2022. She serves on the development and external relations team, traveling to meet with parents and alumni, overseeing The Nonesuch Society, and assisting with the Board of Trustees. Before coming to Rivers, she held the position of associate director of development at The Loomis Chaffee School. She holds a BA in political science from The College of Wooster, where she is also a member of the Board of Trustees and served as a major gifts officer. Meret lives in Arlington with her husband and her schnoodle, Foster. In her spare time she is a modern calligrapher and self-proclaimed foodie.

Karin Narcisse came to Rivers in 1995 and taught French in the Upper School. In 2007 Karin became assistant director of admission and diversity outreach coordinator in the admission office. She has also been assistant varsity field hockey coach and was a class dean. Before coming to Rivers, Karin taught at The Newman School in Boston.  She is a graduate of The College of the Holy Cross with a BA in English and earned an MEd from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Laura Nicholson has a BS in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University. Laura has extensive experience working as both an engineer and a teacher. Before joining Rivers, she taught honors physics and engineering at Charlotte Country Day School in Charlotte, NC, where she also coached field hockey. At Rivers, she brings her real-world experience into teaching physics and engineering.