About MCA

Head of School Message

“I am very excited to be the next Head of School of Mother Caroline Academy. This feels like a true homecoming because I spent a lot of my formative years directly across the street from MCA as my grandmother lived there during my childhood…”

Leadership and Staff

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Annya Haughton

Chief Financial Officer & Business Manager
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x104

Donna Felix

Chief of Staff & Head of Special Projects
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x105

Kiera Powers

Associate Director of Advancement & Director of Communications and Marketing
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x122

Nadine Riggs

Director of Highschool Placement & Graduate Support
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x216
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Noel Pardo

Director of Advancement
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x134

Raymonde Alcindor

Director of Admissions and Operations Manager
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x201

Carly Erickson

3rd & 4th Grade ELA and Humanities Teacher
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x 119

Maggie Dow

5th to 8th Grade Science Teacher
Phone: (617) 427-1177

Michaela Brotman

7th and 8th Grade ELA Teacher & EV Kids Coordinator
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x 234

Peter Squires

5th & 6th Grade Math Teacher
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x 111

Rebecca Wyczalek

7th and 8th Grade Math Teacher
Coordinator of Fieldtrips and External Partnerships
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x235

Sophia Gaines

3rd & 4th Grade Math & Science Teacher
Phone: (617) 427-1177

Tiffany Kerr

Lower School Math Specialist
Phone: (617) 427-1177

William Rivera Rosales

Coding and STEM Teacher
Phone: (617) 427-1177 x233

Board of Trustees 2025-2026

Officers

Essence Lee Souffrant

CO-CHAIR

Marketing Consultant,

The Lego Group

Meg Tallon

CO-CHAIR

Femme Fete Wine Fair

Matthew Engler

TREASURER

Director,

Wells Fargo

Randi Ingerman

CLERK

Counsel,

Reebok International Ltd. (retired)

Members

Shamikhah Baker

MEMBER

Director of Enrollment Management

Beaver Country Day School

Laurie Bevier

MEMBER

Chief Talent Officer

GE (retired)

Dr. Linda Chavers

MEMBER

Director of Restorative Practices and Mediation at Holyoke Community College

Senior Consultant NPAG

Raïna Jacques '05

MEMBER

Trademark Litigation Attorney

Sunstein, LLP

Régine Michelle Jean-Charles, PhD

MEMBER

Director of Africana Studies and Dean's Professor of Culture and Social Justice,

Northeastern University

Izabela C. Leahy, PhD, MS, RN

MEMBER

Executive Director/Associate Chair in Anesthesia,
Boston Children's Hospital

Ex-officio Members

Sr. Frances Butler

EX-OFFICIO

Founding Principal

Fr. Gerald Osterman

EX-OFFICIO

Co-Founder

Dr. Carla Haith

EX-OFFICIO

Head of School

MOTHER CAROLINE AT A GLANCE

School Profile

Mother Caroline Academy is a private, tuition free school for girls in grades 3-8 from traditionally underresourced Boston neighborhoods. 

Enrollment:

70 Students

Student body type:

All-girls

Year Founded:

1993

Average class size:

11 Students

MOTHER CAROLINE AT A GLANCE

School Profile

Mother Caroline Academy is a private, tuition free school for girls in grades 3-8 from traditionally underresourced Boston neighborhoods. 

Enrollment:

70 Students

Student body type:

All-girls

Year Founded:

1993

Average class size:

11 Students

Application deadline: Rolling Admissions

Application deadline:
Rolling Admissions

MOTHER CAROLINE AT A GLANCE

School Profile

Mother Caroline Academy is a private, tuition free school for girls in grades 3-8 from traditionally underresourced Boston neighborhoods. 

Enrollment:

70 Students

Student body type:

All-girls

Year Founded:

1993

Average class size:

11 Students

Application deadline: Rolling Admissions

100%

MCA alumnae high school graduation rate

1:7

Teacher /Student ratio

96%

MCA alumnae who enroll in college

1993

MCA was established

Accreditation & Memberships

Employment

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please see below for available employment opportunities for the 2024-2025 school year. 

No current job postings at this time

Lower School Math Specialist

Part Time

Graduate Support & High School Placement Coordinator

Full Time

School Nurse

Part Time

Contact Us

Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center

515 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02121

Phone:

(617) 427-1177

Fax:

(617) 427-7788

Email:

mcaec@mcaec.org

Directions

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO MCAEC

From New Hampshire and Points North

1. Take I-93 South
2. Take exit 15 for Columbia Rd toward J.F.K Library
3. Turn right at Columbia Rd
4. Turn left to stay on Columbia Rd
5. Turn right at Washington St
6. Turn left at Blue Hill Ave

From Braintree and Points South

1. Take I-93 North
2. Take exit 11 to merge onto Granite Ave toward MA-203/Ashmont
3. Turn left at Gallivan Blvd
4. Turn right at Washington St
5. Turn left at Blue Hill Ave

From Worcester and Points West

1. Take I-90 East
2. Take exit 14 to merge onto I-95 S toward S Shore
3. Take exit 20A to merge onto MA-9 E/Worcester St toward Brookline/Boston
4. Turn right at S Huntington Ave
5. Slight left at Heath St
6. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Parker St
7. Turn right at Columbus Ave
8. Continue onto Seaver St
9. Turn left at Blue Hill Ave
10. Make a U-turn at Castlegate Rd

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DIRECTIONS

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