Peggy L. Trivilino, a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire, was raised in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts and attended the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English/Philosophy at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a Master of Education from Rivier College in Nashua. Peggy is the mother of one son, Matt, who is married and currently practices law with Upton & Hatfield in Concord, New Hampshire.

Peggy is now retired from a twenty-five year career in Special Education. She is self-employed as a private consultant and advocate for educationally disabled students and their families. During her teaching career, Peggy worked with students at all grade levels -- from kindergarten through high school -- who were identified as having severe learning disabilities and/or behavioral and emotional disorders.

Peggy is heavily involved in civic activities, which include the Board of Directors of EduSophia, the Board of Directors for her condominium community, and the Nashua Planning Board. Peggy is also a member of the Merrimack Concert Association’s Choral Group, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Nashaway Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, the Merrimack Library Book Club , and Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester, New Hampshire.

The common thread running through every effort and accomplishment in each season of Peggy’s life has been learning and teaching. Every step of her way she has learned at least as much as she has taught and says she is still learning and teaching. At this point in her life, Peggy says education is no longer something she does; it is who she is.