Faculty and Staff
ACADEMICS
ARTS
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Christine Caron
Director of School/Guidance Counselor
c.caron@artsacademynh.org
Director of School/Guidance Counselor
c.caron@artsacademynh.org
Chrissy Caron received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology and her Master’s degree in education with a concentration in counseling from the University of New Hampshire. She has been a member of the NHSCA (New Hampshire School Counselors Association) since 2001.
After graduating from college Chrissy worked at Barrington Middle School and Dover High School as the liaison for Barrington students, working extensively with students in the alternative program. She coached the middle school girls basketball team, founded the girl’s lacrosse program, and worked in the middle school as the guidance counselor for multi-age classrooms.
After many years in Barrington Chrissy moved on to Hampton Academy in Hampton, NH, where she was a guidance counselor for eight years. She was in charge of 504’s, individual counseling, group counseling, classroom guidance programs, and much more. She also coached their softball team.
Chrissy joined Arts Academy of New Hampshire (then Granite State Arts Academy) as guidance counselor in the school’s second year. Beginning in 2020–2021, she assumed both the director of school and guidance counselor roles.
Chrissy has two beautiful children, two dogs, three cats, and two fish. In her spare time she enjoys wakeboarding, downhill skiing, hiking, and spending time at her family’s cottage in Maine.
After graduating from college Chrissy worked at Barrington Middle School and Dover High School as the liaison for Barrington students, working extensively with students in the alternative program. She coached the middle school girls basketball team, founded the girl’s lacrosse program, and worked in the middle school as the guidance counselor for multi-age classrooms.
After many years in Barrington Chrissy moved on to Hampton Academy in Hampton, NH, where she was a guidance counselor for eight years. She was in charge of 504’s, individual counseling, group counseling, classroom guidance programs, and much more. She also coached their softball team.
Chrissy joined Arts Academy of New Hampshire (then Granite State Arts Academy) as guidance counselor in the school’s second year. Beginning in 2020–2021, she assumed both the director of school and guidance counselor roles.
Chrissy has two beautiful children, two dogs, three cats, and two fish. In her spare time she enjoys wakeboarding, downhill skiing, hiking, and spending time at her family’s cottage in Maine.
Frank Sharlow
Co-Director of School
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Co-Director of School
f.sharlowartsacademynh.org
Frank Sharlow is a native of upstate New York and has been an interdisciplinary visual artist since high school. He moved to New Hampshire in 1996 and realized immediately it felt like home. Frank graduated summa cum laude from Plymouth State University (PSU) with a Bachelor’s degree in visual arts education. He was the recipient of the Art Educator of the Year award from PSU in 2013. He has since earned his Master’s degree in education and continues to work towards his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Arts Leadership and Learning from PSU.
Frank spent seven years teaching in Franklin, NH, where he worked with Casey Family Services coordinating art lessons as well as working in special education at the middle school level.
As a founding teacher of Arts Academy of New Hampshire (originally Granite State Arts Academy), Frank has had the unique pleasure of being part of the school since its inception. The school’s arts-based mission and arts-integrated curriculum have been a continual motivation for his passion to provide quality arts experiences for students. “As students encounter challenges in various art-making activities, they are given opportunity to employ innovation and problem-solving. These are skills that transfer over not only to other content areas academically, but to real life skills that they can carry with them for a lifetime.”
Frank spent seven years teaching in Franklin, NH, where he worked with Casey Family Services coordinating art lessons as well as working in special education at the middle school level.
As a founding teacher of Arts Academy of New Hampshire (originally Granite State Arts Academy), Frank has had the unique pleasure of being part of the school since its inception. The school’s arts-based mission and arts-integrated curriculum have been a continual motivation for his passion to provide quality arts experiences for students. “As students encounter challenges in various art-making activities, they are given opportunity to employ innovation and problem-solving. These are skills that transfer over not only to other content areas academically, but to real life skills that they can carry with them for a lifetime.”
Stacy Dolliver has been supporting students and families for over twenty years. She brings a strength-based approach when working with her students and believes that when we find our strengths and passions, it is easier to achieve our full potential. Stacy received her undergraduate degree in psychology and education from UMass Lowell and did her graduate work at Wheelock College. Her interests include acting with local theater companies, singing, and enjoying family time with her husband and three children.
Michelle Barrow
Front Office/Admissions Coordinator
m.barrow@artsacademynh.org; attendance@artsacademynh.org; admissions@artsacademynh.org
Front Office/Admissions Coordinator
m.barrow@artsacademynh.org; attendance@artsacademynh.org; admissions@artsacademynh.org
Michelle Barrow grew up in Hudson and Merrimack, NH. Before coming to Arts Academy of New Hampshire, she worked at Toyota and Smyth Road School in Manchester, and she was also a Girl Scout and youth group leader. Michelle and her husband Steve live in Nashua, NH, and have two children, a son at DePaul University in Chicago and a daughter who graduated from Granite State Arts Academy in 2018. Michelle enjoys motorcycle riding with her husband and summer days at the beach.