Faculty & Staff

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School Leadership

Mr. Michael Rose

Headmaster + Superintendent

Mrs. Karen Puglielli

Dean of Faculty

Mr. Isaac Johnson

Dean of Middle School

Miss Penny Heipel

Dean of Lower School

Mr. Patrick Giroux

Dean of Students (Middle School)

Mr. Damon Gibbons

Dean of Students (Lower School)

Mrs. Beth Martin

Director of School Operations

Faculty & Staff

Mrs. Christie Birch

Fifth Grade Teacher

Ms. Nickie Brown

Instructional Aide

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Mr. Elmer Bullock III

Physical Education Teacher

Miss Julianne Burch

Music Teacher

Ms. Catherine Burwinkel

Second Grade Teacher

Miss Bernadette Calvino

Visual Arts Teacher

Mr. Sam Carpenter

Latin Teacher

Miss Justine Cefalu

Third Grade Teacher

Mr. Mark Chew

Middle School Math Teacher

Ms. Cathy Chiu

Music Teacher

Ms. Beth Coffey

Intervention Specialist

Miss Ella Denning

Third Grade Teacher

Mrs. Michele DiCristoforo

Third Grade Teacher

Mrs. Jennifer Dillhoff

Enrollment Administrator

Mrs. Jackie Di Nino

School Nurse

Ms. Andrea Draeger

Intervention Specialist

Bio Coming Soon

Mrs. Katie Duh

Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Claire Flum

Director of Student Services

Miss Carsen Gerome

First Grade Teacher

Mrs. LeeAnne Gifford

Instructional Aide | 1st Grade

Mrs. Whitney Gleason

Kindergarten Teacher

Miss Carley Hilsher

Middle School Counselor

Mrs. Caroline Hofmann

Visual Arts Teacher

Mrs. Katie Holford

Middle School Receptionist

Miss Sarah Hopper

First Grade Teacher

Mrs. Robin Horton

First Grade Teacher

Mrs. Bridget Howe

Math Specialist

Miss Julia Hoyda

Middle School Science Teacher

Dr. Jill Johnson

Speech Language Pathologist

Miss Cecilia Knox

Second Grade Teacher

Ms. Monica Kunkel

Student Services Aide

Bio Coming Soon

Miss Brianna Lambrecht

Second Grade Teacher

Mr. Ian McRae

MS Humanities Teacher

Mrs. Megan Mears

Second Grade Teacher

Mr. William Meriwether

Director of Fine Arts

Mr. Kyle Metzger

IT Manager

Mr. Sebastian Misleh

Middle School Humanities

Mr. Paul Mittermeier

Middle School Humanities

Mr. Bob Moeggenberg

Facilities Manager

Bio Coming Soon

Miss H.M. Murdoch

Fifth Grade Teacher

Mrs. Kathleen Nies

Middle School Humanities

Mrs. Janet O’Callaghan

Director of Enrollment

Mrs. Amelia Oliveira

Student Services Aide

Mrs. Felicia Ormond

Instructional Aide | Kindergarten

Mrs. Valerie Orza

Fourth Grade Teacher

Mrs. Deborah Osborne

Cafeteria Assistant

Mrs. Shannon Peters

Fourth Grade Teacher

Dr. Wesley Peters

Middle School Science Teacher

Mrs. Karen Placke

Art Teacher

Ms. Heather Potter

Student Services Aide

Bio Coming Soon

Mrs. Laura Priede

Middle School Math Teacher

Miss Juliana Puglielli

Physical Education Teacher

Mrs. Sophie Rybka

Executive Assistant

Mrs. Kelly Schamer

Instructional Aide | 2nd Grade

Mrs. Ann Schmidt

Office Manager | Director of College Counseling

Mrs. Mary Beth Schwartz

Instructional Aide | Kindergarten

Mrs. Wendy Schworer

Math Specialist

Miss Sophia Sharpshair

Instructional Aide

Mr. Luke Slonkosky

Physical Education Teacher

Mrs. Jamie Stevenson

Kindergarten Teacher

Ms. Chelsea Trammel

Student Services Aide

Bio Coming Soon

Mrs. Tess Viox

Kindergarten Teacher

Mrs. Mari Vredeveld

Student Services Aide

Mrs. Margaret Walsh

Literacy Specialist

Mrs. Allison Wellen

Instructional Aide | Grade 2

Bio Coming Soon

Mr. Joshua Wellen

Director of Athletics

Mrs. Georgette Wilson

Fourth Grade Teacher

Mrs. C. Woebkenberg

Lower School Receptionist

Mrs. Ana Yavorsky

First Grade Teacher

Mr. Christopher Yeager

Fifth Grade Teacher

Mrs. Emma Young

Kindergarten Teacher

Mrs. Bethany Zappas

Instructional Aide | Kindergarten

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