Gwen grew up in Underhill, Vermont where she read Tove Jansson, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L’Engle. When not reading she wandered the hills and searched for fairies and trolls. It is also a fact that she skied to school and it was up hill both ways. Gwen went on to be a pediatrician and practiced for over 25 years. Inspired by her son Owen, who is an Upper School Student, she is taking a prolonged sabbatical to work at Lake Champlain Waldorf School. She is delighted by the healthy nourishing educational community here, it is just what the doctor ordered.