"Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world"
- Maria Montessori
Faculty + Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Phil Arnold
Executive Director
TBD
Dean of Students
Cheryl McMahon
Montessori Pedagogical Director
Kim D'Alleva
Executive Admin Assistant
TBD
Dir of Dev, Community Outreach + Grants
Yaritza Cruz
Front Desk Admin Asst.
Tai Polanco
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Herald
School Nurse
Jorge Gonzalez
Facilities Director
Yerlyn Rivas
Custodian
SPECIALISTS
Amy Broadhead
Physical Ed/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
Shanna Miller
Ginkgo Paraprofessional
Farzana Palsetia
Lead Teacher - Oak
Carol Sasso
Classroom Assistant - Oak
LOWER ELEMENTARY
Helen Murphy
Lead Teacher - Maple
Cheryl Hood
Classroom Assistant - Maple
Theresa Barbieri-Erwin
Lead Teacher - Walnut
Amy Olson Belanger
Co-Associate Lead Teacher - Maple
Doina Claudatus
Co-Associate Lead Teacher - Maple
Nancy Adams
Classroom Assistant - Walnut
Colleen Morrissey
Lead Teacher - Cypress
Meg McCoy
Classroom Assistant - Cypress
Becca Paul
Lead Teacher - Juniper
Chris Rossi
Lead Teacher - Birch
Melissa Gagne
Classroom Assistant - Birch
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Leset Sales
Lead Teacher - Cedar
Hannah Nitescu
Classroom Assistant - Cedar
Lindsey Dionne
Lead Teacher - Olive
Erin Finn
Classroom Assistant - Olive
Rebecca O'Hearn
Lead Teacher - Sycamore
Stephanie Caron
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
Amanda Prouty
MS Humanities Teacher
Zoe Wettach
MS ELA Teacher
Alison MacEachern
MS Health/Wellness Teacher
Lori Towle
Project-Based Learning Coordinator
Chris Dellea
Model UN / Support Teacher
STUDENT SERVICES
Carla Vaughan
School Social Worker
Maria Bridges
Guidance Counselor
Niamh Dolan
Upper Elementary Curriculum Coord./Special Ed Director
Nancy Coughlin
Special Education Teacher
Kate Conlon
Title I Reading Teacher
Patricia Murphy
Special Education Teacher
Lisa Rauch
Title I Math Teacher
Emma Adams
Middle School Special Education Teacher
Mary Tardif
Title I Math Teacher
Melanie Pond
Speech Therapist
Andrea Poritzky
Reading Specialist Support Teacher
Amy Martell
Special Education Paraprofessional
Jennifer Donovan
Master Social Work Intern
Chloe Green
Master Social Work Intern
Graciela Trilla
English Language Learner Teacher/EL Program Coordinator
BUILDING SUBSTITUTES
Warren Turner
Building Substitute
Elizabeth Lanaville
Building Substitute
Deanna Mansfield
Building Substitute