Faculty + Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Phil Arnold
Executive Director
Ginger Whitson
Dean of Students
Kim D'Alleva
Executive Admin Assistant
Melissa Curry
Director of Development and Community Outreach
Tai Polanco
Administrative Assistant
Eva Rodriguez
Front Desk Admin Asst.
Jennifer Herald
School Nurse
Dennis Solano
Facilities Director
Wilberto Fernandez
Custodian
SPECIALISTS
Drew Carpino
Phys Ed Teacher
Erin Warren
Art Teacher
Abbey Grauberger
Music Teacher
KINDERGARTEN
Jamie McClelland
Lead Teacher - Ginkgo
Mallory Andujar
Classroom Assistant - Ginkgo
Hannah Herklotz
Lead Teacher - Oak
Carol Sasso
Classroom Assistant - Oak
Gail McLachlan
Kindergarten Lunch/Recess Assistant
LOWER ELEMENTARY
Helen Murphy
Co-Lead Teacher - Maple
Theresa Barbieri-Erwin
Lead Teacher - Walnut
Elena Cox
Classroom Assistant - Maple
Peter McClure
Co-Lead Teacher - Maple/Lower Elementary Montessori Coach
Nancy Adams
Classroom Assistant - Walnut
Becca Paul
Lead Teacher - Juniper
Cheryl Hood
Classroom Assistant - Juniper
Melissa Gagne
Lead Teacher - Birch
Sheri Breth
Classroom Assistant - Birch
Colleen Morrissey
Lead Teacher - Cypress
Amy Martell
Classroom Assistant - Cypress
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Leset Sales
Co-Lead Teacher - Cedar
Mary Tardif
Co-Lead Teacher - Cedar
Jenny Pappafotopoulos
Co-Lead Teacher - Olive
Elizabeth Lanaville
Co-Lead Teacher - Olive
Rebecca O'Hearn
Lead Teacher - Sycamore
Taylor Perrault
Classroom Assistant - Sycamore
Meg McCoy
Lead Teacher- Sequoia
Melissa Gilbert
Classroom Assistant - Sequoia
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Melanie Kutschke
MS Science Teacher
Zoe Wettach
MS ELA Teacher
Matt DeWinde
MS Humanities Teacher
Jaileen Baptista
MS Math Teacher
Emily Costa
Student Teacher
Mike Hayes
Middle School Administrator/Project-Based Learning Coordinator
Simone Murray
Health & Wellness Teacher
STUDENT SERVICES
Carla Vaughan
School Social Worker
Bridget Sears
School Counselor
Amy Durkee
Social Work Intern
Graciela Trilla
English Language Learner Teacher/EL Program Coordinator
Melanie Pond
Speech & Language Pathologist
Niamh Dolan
Special Education Director/Upper Elementary Montessori Coach
Nancy Coughlin
Special Education Teacher
Patricia Murphy
Special Education Teacher
Kary Moscardini
Special Education Teacher
Elena Babson
Special Education Teacher
Andrea Poritzky
Reading Specialist Support Teacher
Hannah Nitescu
Special Ed Paraprofessional/Inst. Support
Kate Conlon
Title I Reading Teacher
Stephanie Caron
Title I Math Teacher/Illustrative Math Coordinator
Shannan Welsh
Title I Math Teacher
Taylor Dudek
6th Grade Illustrative Math Teacher/Title I Math Teacher
BUILDING SUBSTITUTES
Warren Turner
Building Substitute
Nikki Murray
Building Substitute
Tatum Stevenson
Building Substitute