Faculty Bio

William Riley

Director of Financial Aid, Dorm Head
Director of Financial Aid William Riley joined the Groton School community in 2009 after four years at Bowdoin College in Maine, where he was an assistant coach for the men's ice hockey team, assistant to the athletic director, and an athletic liaison to the admission office. Prior to working at Bowdoin, Bill taught Spanish at the New Hampton School in NH. At New Hampton, he also coached mountain biking, ice hockey, and baseball and was a dormitory head. Bill graduated from Colby College and completed a master's degree in education from the University of Southern Maine.

At Groton, Bill works full-time in the Admission Office and is head coach of both the boys varsity hockey team and the JV baseball team. He is an affiliate of an Upper School dormitory. Bill lives on campus with his two young children, his wife Lara, and two chocolate Labs. When not interviewing prospective students, coaching, or reading files, Bill enjoys fishing and mountain biking.
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