As the community transitions to the summer, Margaret Coley, the Upper School receptionist and administrative assistant, shares her plans for the future. Coley plans to move out of state somewhere in the East, likely to Philadelphia. 

Her son, Liam Coley ‘25, graduates this year and will attend college in Virginia, so she “wanted to be closer to him than…Minnesota.” She added, “I’ve been [in Minnesota] for the majority of my life, and I’ve always wanted to move out east. Every time I’m in Boston or New York, I’m like ‘How cool would it be to live here?’”

While reflecting on her experience in her position at the Upper School, M. Coley expressed her favorite part as “the relationships that I have made with people.” She also noted she gets to laugh a lot during the day: “I think the fact that I have coworkers that I laugh–like really genuinely laugh–with on a regular basis, makes me pretty lucky.”

Even though Coley is moving out east closer to where her son will attend college, she explained, “I have people that I love here and I have family here, so I definitely think we’ll be coming back [to Minnesota] to visit.” Coley added, “This really felt like a good time to move on and to start something fresh.”