{"id":165,"date":"2015-02-17T02:07:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T02:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/5th\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2023-08-13T11:17:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:17:50","slug":"about-the-teacher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/5th\/about-the-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"About the teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alma Mater:<\/strong>\u00a0University of New Hampshire, University of Rochester<br \/>\n<strong>Degree(s):<\/strong>\u00a0Master of Arts in History, Bachelor of Arts in English and History<br \/>\n<strong>Years of Experience:<\/strong> 12<br \/>\n<strong>Years at The Summit:<\/strong> Third Year<\/p>\n<p>Originally from San Francisco, California, Blair Verney obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English and History at the University of Rochester before completing her Master of Arts in History at the University of New Hampshire. 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