James Funnell

Director of Admission Jamie Funnell came to Groton in 2011, after twenty-one years at Cardigan Mountain School in New Hampshire. While there, he served in a variety of roles, including director of secondary school placement, assistant headmaster, science teacher, and coach of lacrosse and hockey. He was senior prefect at South Kent School before attending Amherst College, graduating with an AB in geology. Jamie coaches JV lacrosse and works as an affiliate in Fernández's Dorm. His wife Margaret is a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and an assistant dean at Dartmouth College. They have two sons, Sam and Nick '13.