Katie Armstrong joins RL as one of two new Penn Fellows for the 2025-2026 year. She is a recent alumna of Williams College, where she majored in English and psychology, was a member of the varsity women’s ice hockey team, and earned honors as a two-year NESCAC All-Academic.  For someone her age, Katie has a remarkable amount of experience working with young people, having served as a teaching fellow for three years at North Adams Greylock Elementary School; taught introductory courses as a Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Programs teaching intern; worked at CGM Sports as a mentor to high school girls looking to play collegiate hockey; and been a counselor and director at the Belmont Hill School Summer Camp for six summers. Katie will teach Class VI history and Class V English and will help coach junior soccer and third ice hockey.

Steve August joined RL in 2025 in the role of Athletic Advisor. He has worked in baseball since 1990. He served the Boston Red Sox as Traveling Secretary from 1990 to 1995 and as Assistant General Manager through 1998. Before his career in baseball, Steve taught English and coached at independent schools until 1985. He earned his B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts, and a Masters from Harvard University. From 1985 to 1990 he worked in Account Management at Hill, Holliday Advertising in Boston. From 2000-2001 Steve co-directed Wolfe Associates, a baseball and hockey agency. In 2003, Steve founded the New England Baseball Club (The Ruffnecks). The Ruffnecks have earned a reputation as a nationally recognized College Development Baseball Program.

Michael Beam joined RL in 2021 as a member of the English and Classics departments. An RL Class of 2010 graduate, he went on to earn a B.A. in Classics from Pomona College. He has since earned his master’s degree in education from University of Pennsylvania, while serving as a Penn Teaching Fellow for two years at RL. Prior to RL, Michael tutored and substitute taught at several Manhattan schools, including Harlem Academy and Grace Church. Along with teaching, Michael assists with academic skills, Glee Club, and is the faculty advisor of the student newspaper, Tripod and the literary journal Forum. He is also a member of the Admission Committee.

Misty Beardsley has been Roxbury Latin’s athletic trainer since 1998. Misty earned her BS in Athletic Training from Boston University, is NATABOC certified, and holds a Massachusetts Allied Health Professions license.  She maintains Sports Emergency Medical Responder with Basic Life Support, Emergency Oxygen, Asthma, and Epi as well as Basic Life Support and First Aid certifications.  She is also an American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed instructor.

Art Beauregard joined the Mathematics and Science Departments in 2020 after serving as an Upper School Science Teacher at the Fessenden School in Newton. He has taught at several other schools throughout his career, including Beaver Country Day School and Belmont Hill Summer School, and has worked in business development for PREMAS Biotech. Art holds a B.S. from Lehigh University and a M.S. and Ph.D. from University of Albany. Art is the Head Varsity and Junior Wrestling coach, Junior Cross Country coach and Fifth Baseball coach.

Erin Berg joined RL as Director of External Relations in 2017. Erin’s role includes strategic communication planning, and execution of institutional communications and marketing for the school, including supporting enrollment and fundraising efforts. Prior to RL, Erin was the Chief Communication Officer at Milton Academy, where she held a variety of marketing and communications leadership positions over 12 years. Before that she served as a member of the undergraduate admission communication team at Boston University. Erin holds a B.A. in English and Communication from Villanova University and a master’s in marketing from Stonehill College.

Daniel Bettendorf joined RL’s Mathematics Department in 2012 after spending six years at The Hill School in Pennsylvania. He holds a B.A. from Washington and Lee University, a M.S. from Medical College of Virginia, and a M.A. from Middlebury’s Bread Loaf School of English. Daniel also serves as the Dean of Class I, faculty advisor of MUN, a member of the ISP committee, and an assistant coach of Junior Tennis.

Alec Bleday is the Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving and a faculty member of the Classics Department. He has worked in fundraising roles with The Pantry, Xaverian Brothers High School, the Celebrity Series of Boston, and the Salvation Army. He holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Babson. He also coaches Fourth Soccer and Varsity Track & Field.

Sophie Brett joins RL as one of two new Penn Fellows for the 2025-2026 school year. With a B.A. in Neuroscience and Education and a minor in Computer Science, Sophie brings a scholar’s approach to the classroom.  She has served as a research fellow at the Temple Center for High Performance Computing and a researcher at Bowdoin’s SciEPlay Project, as well as a substitute teacher in the Brunswick, ME, school system and a tutor in the Bowdoin chemistry department.  With her wide-ranging experiences, Sophie will teach IPS and Science and Technology and help coach junior varsity soccer and lacrosse.