| | Bio | Mary Hepburn came to Vermont Academy in 1971 as the Pottery instructor. In the intervening years, she has taught Studio Art, Foundations of Art, Pottery, and has served as Music Director for many of our musicals. She chaired the Arts Department from 1979-89 and 1998-2009. Currently, she teaches Pottery and chairs the Speakers Committee. She is the founding director of Main Street Arts, a local non-profit community arts center, and she was named Vermont Arts Educator of the Year in 1993. Her interests include music, travel, camping and gardening and she continues to work as a potter, creating mostly functional stoneware pottery. She lives across the street from the school with her husband, Ryan Ostebo, former VA History teacher, soccer and hockey coach. |