As academic year gets under way, Hull schools welcome new teachers and staff members
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FACULTY DINING: Each year, the O’Brien family hosts a luncheon at Jake’s Seafood to honor new teachers in the Hull Public Schools. At last week’s event, manager Michael O’Brien (far right) welcomed, from left, Damian Hickey, high school art teacher; Denise Keffer, grade three teacher; Erin Finnigan, Jacobs LTS special education teacher; Brittany Carmical, Jacobs math teacher; Ilkim Gumus, high school music teacher; and Julia Douglas, Jacobs LTS art teacher. [Courtesy photo]
The Hull Public Schools have hired seven staff members for 2026-27 academic year, which began on Wednesday, September 2. Many of the new staff members were welcomed at a luncheon hosted by the O’Brien Family at Jake’s Seafood Restaurant prior to opening day.
Brittany Carmical
Position: Mathematics teacher at Jacobs School
Previous employer: Marshfield Public Schools
Education: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from North Georgia College & State University
Lives in Weymouth
Julia Douglas
Position: Art LTS teacher at Jacobs School
Previous employer: Whitman Hanson Regional School District
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Franklin Pierce University and Certificate of Study in Art from Bridgewater State University
Lives in Whitman
Erin Finnigan
Position: Special education LTS teacher at Jacobs School
Previous employer: Hingham Public Schools ESY Program
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State University and master’s degree from American International College
Lives in Scituate
Ilkim Gumus
Position: Music teacher at Hull High School
Previously a student teacher at Templeton Elementary School
Education: Bachelor’s degree along with a Certificate of Study in Music Education from University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Lives in Quincy
Damian Hickey
Position: Art teacher at Hull High School
Previous employer: Stoughton High School
Education: Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and master’s degree from Massachusetts College of Art
Lives in Pembroke
Denise Keffer
Position: Grade three teacher at Jacobs School
Previous employer: Rockland Public Schools
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Springfield College and master’s degree from Endicott College
Lives in Brockton
Melaney Jenkins
Position: Theatre arts director at Hull High School
A HHS graduate and alumnus of HHSTA
Choreographer and sound designer in Hull for four years
Teacher at Stoughton Public Schools
Education: Bachelor’s and master’s from Lasell University
Lives in Hull
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