Athletic Facilities | Athletics | Portsmouth Abbey School, Rhode Island

Julia grew up in Darien, Connecticut, and graduated from Canterbury School in 2017. While at Canterbury, she helped the field hockey team capture the Western New England Championship in both 2014 and 2015 and win the New England Championship in 2016. In addition to field hockey, she also played lacrosse and ice hockey. Julia then went on to earn a B.A. in Communications with a Minor in Exercise Science from St. Lawrence University where she was a member of the field hockey team. Julia spent her summers interning alongside top trainers at Prentiss Hockey Performance in Stamford, Connecticut and coached FC United Field Hockey Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. Julia is the head houseparent in Manor House. In addition to being assistant director of athletics, Julia coaches varsity field hockey, girls' varsity ice hockey, and girls' varsity lacrosse.

Grace Hobbes ’10  returns to her alma mater as the Ravens’ athletic trainer after serving in a similar role at Providence College for the last several years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the College of Charleston and interned at Bryant University. From there, she pursued her M.S. in Nutrition at Stony Brook University, where she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. Most recently at Providence College, Hobbes served as the assistant athletic trainer in multiple sports, including Division 1 women’s field hockey and basketball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, cross-country and track and field. A BOC-certified athletic trainer, she holds certifications in CPR and AED, dry needling, COVID-19 contact tracing, Owens Recovery Science Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and IAR Manual Therapy. Originally from Bristol, Rhode Island, Hobbes graduated from Portsmouth Abbey in 2010. She is an assistant houseparent in Manor House, where she was a student prefect. She is excited to call the Abbey home again, this time with her husband, Tristan. 

Mr. Milmoe joined the Portsmouth Abbey faculty as the Director of Athletics in 2022 after working at some of the best independent schools in the country. A product of boarding school himself, Milmoe attended Lawrence Academy where he played football, wrestling, and lacrosse, earning 12 varsity letters during his high school career. He later graduated with distinction from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, and earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Plymouth State University.  Despite spending time at independent schools on both coasts, as well as in the Midwest and South, his heart has always been in New England. “Working at Portsmouth Abbey is a dream come-true for me. A boarding school with student-centered learning and a moral mission is the best form of education in the country.”   Milmoe’s unique, fiery brand of enthusiasm makes participation in the Raven athletic program one of the highlights for students during their high school career.  Outside of work, Milmoe loves to connect with family and friends, quote his favorite movie (Jaws), and volunteer at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. He lives on campus near the St. Hilda’s Turf Field. 

Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Dare graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2019 majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a concentration in Health in Human Services. While at Vanderbilt he played four years on the Vanderbilt football team and captained the team his senior year. After College and spending a short time in the NFL, Dare transitioned into the workforce and started his career in health insurance, but with the coming of the pandemic decided to begin a career in Decentralized Clinical trials and Clinical Trial Regulations. He views this industry as the gateway to expanded medical care to underserved populations as it will reduce the cost of Clinical trials and thus allow medications for more rare diseases to make it past the clinical trials stage. At Portsmouth Abbey, Dare has coached Varsity football, JV Basketball and Track and Field. In 2023, he joined the Office of Development as the Assistant Director of the Annual Fund.

With 18 years of dedicated coaching experience at Portsmouth Abbey School, Hugh Richardson has played an instrumental role in shaping the athletic development of students across several sports. Serving as the head coach for the Girls' Squash and Tennis teams, and as the JV Football coach, he has built a reputation for fostering teamwork, discipline, and skill. His commitment to student-athletes both on and off the field exemplifies the Abbey's values of excellence and sportsmanship.