"Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world"
- Maria Montessori
Faculty + Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Phil Arnold
Executive Director
Ginger Whitson
Dean of Students
Kim D'Alleva
Executive Admin Assistant
TBD
Director of Development and Community Outreach
Tai Polanco
Administrative Assistant
Yaritza Cruz
Front Desk Admin Asst.
Jennifer Herald
School Nurse
Jorge Gonzalez
Facilities Director
TBD
Custodian
SPECIALISTS
Amy Broadhead
Fitness Teacher
Erin Warren
Art Teacher
Jessica Parsons
Music Teacher
Kim Colman
Library Coordinator PT
KINDERGARTEN
Jamie McClelland
Lead Teacher - Ginkgo
Mallory Andujar
Classroom Assistant - Ginkgo
Erin Puranananda
Lead Teacher - Oak
Carol Sasso
Classroom Assistant - Oak
Cheryl McMahon
Kindergarten/Lower Elementary Montessori Coach
LOWER ELEMENTARY
Helen Murphy
Lead Teacher - Maple
Theresa Barbieri-Erwin
Lead Teacher - Walnut
Doina Claudatus
Classroom Assistant - Maple
Nancy Adams
Classroom Assistant - Walnut
Colleen Morrissey
Lead Teacher - Cypress
Meg McCoy
Classroom Assistant - Cypress
Becca Paul
Lead Teacher - Juniper
Cheryl Hood
Classroom Assistant - Juniper
Chris Rossi
Lead Teacher - Birch
Melissa Gagne
Classroom Assistant - Birch
Cheryl McMahon
Kindergarten/Lower Elementary Montessori Coach
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Leset Sales
Lead Teacher - Cedar
Mary Tardif
Classroom Assistant - Cedar
Lindsey Dionne
Lead Teacher - Olive
Erin Finn
Classroom Assistant - Olive
Rebecca O'Hearn
Lead Teacher - Sycamore
Elizabeth Lanaville
Classroom Assistant - Sycamore
Margo McLennan
Lead Teacher - Sequoia
Kary Moscardini
Classroom Assistant - Sequoia
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Allie Frascati
MS Math Teacher
Melanie Kutschke
MS Science Teacher
Allysha Roth
MS Humanities Teacher
Zoe Wettach
MS ELA Teacher
Lori Towle
Project-Based Learning Coordinator
Chris Dellea
MS Support Teacher
STUDENT SERVICES
Carla Vaughan
School Social Worker
Maria Bridges
Guidance Counselor
Kate Conlon
Title I Reading Teacher
Andrea Poritzky
Reading Specialist Support Teacher
Shannan Welsh
Title I Math Teacher
Stephanie Caron
Title I Math Teacher
Niamh Dolan
Upper Elementary Montessori Coach/Special Education Director
Nancy Coughlin
Special Education Teacher
Patricia Murphy
Special Education Teacher
Emma Adams
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Melanie Pond
Speech Therapist
Amy Martell
Special Education Paraprofessional
Hannah Nitescu
Special Ed Paraprofessional/Inst. Support
Graciela Trilla
English Language Learner Teacher/EL Program Coordinator
TBD
Master Social Work Intern
TBD
Master Social Work Intern
BUILDING SUBSTITUTES
Warren Turner
Building Substitute
Deanna Mansfield
Building Substitute