C. Dary Dunham
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.S. Boston University
Interim Head of School
James M. Adams
A.B., Brown University; M.A., Columbia University Teachers College
Grade 5
Laura O. Altshul
B.A., Vassar College; M.A., New York University; Southern Connecticut
State University
Director of Admissions
Lara C. Anderson
B.A., M.A., Wesleyan University
Humanities
Joanna Arnold
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Library Associate
Mariann Arnold
A.A., Middelsex Community College; University of Connecticut
Assistant to the Head of School
Özler R. Aytekin
B.S., Yildiz Teknik University, Istanbul, Turkey; M.S., Central Connecticut
State University; New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mathematics
Elizabeth Ball
B.A., Carlton College; M.A., J.D., Boston University
Learning Support Program
Lynne J. Banta
B.A., Southern Connecticut State University
Kindergarten Associate
Jacy Barber–Wells
B.A. Sarah Lawrence; M.S. Antioch University
Science
Christopher Bastian
A.A.S. McNally Smith College of Music
Computer Support Specialist
Donna W. Batsford
B.S., Cornell University
Associate Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid,
Director of Computer Resources
Megan Belt
B.A., Goucher College; B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University;
M.Ed., Old Dominion University
Kindergarten
Clyde C. Bennett
Maintenance
Kristina Benoit
After School Program
Matthew Berardesca
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Timothy W. Blauvelt
B.A., Wesleyan University; B.A., Drew University; M.Div., Yale University
Science
Elizabeth G. Brennan
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.S.W., University of Connecticut
American Sign Language
Jeannette Q. Byers
B.S., Wheelock College; M.A., New York University;
Universities of Paris and Marseille
French
Mary Beth Calderoni B.A., St. Bonaventure University
Bookkeeper, Administrative Assistant
Anna M. Casey
B.A., Colby College; M.Ed., Leslie College; Barnard College
Kindergarten
Beth Castle
B.F.A. Indiana University; M.F.A. Yale University
Information Technology
Patricia S. Chamberlain
B.A., Goucher College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Head of Lower School
John C. Climie, Jr. B.S., University of Tennessee; Connecticut School of Broadcasting;
M.A.T., Sacred Heart University
Grade 4
David Coleman
Music
Liam C. Considine
B.A., North Carolina School of the Arts; M.S., University of Bridgeport
Middle School Dean of Students
Peter Cox
Maintenance
William J. Cox III
B.S., University of New Hampshire
Business Manager
Jen Cubbellotti
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
John A. Cunningham
B.S., M.S., University of Michigan
Interim Head of Middle School, Science
Judy L. Cuthbertson
B.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Mixed Age Group
Susan M. Delaney
B.A., University of Illinois
Mixed Age Group
Barbara J. DiCaprio
Receptionist
Ashley DeVito
B.A., M.A., University of Connecticut
Associate, Third Grade
Amanda T. Diffley
B.A., Bowdoin College; M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Grade 3
Bette L. Donahoe A.O.S., Johnson and Wales University
Receptionist
Kirsten Dooley
B.A., Marist College; M.A., Western Michigan University
Assistant to Division Heads, Registrar
Allison Dowling
A.D., Gateway Community College; Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Sonja K. Dudley
Vassar College, New School
Mixed Age Group Associate
Mary Elmore
Quinnipiac University
After School Program
Henry D. Farley
Crossing Guard
Dawn A. Farricielli
Gateway Community Technical College
Assistant to the Business Manager, Bookkeeper
Polly T. Fiddler
B.S., University of Bridgeport
Chair, Art Department
Edith P. Flagg
B.A., Wellesley College; M.S.W., University of Connecticut; Yale University
Computer Program
Jacqueline Fritzinger
B.A., Smith College; M.A., Middlebury College
French
Cameron Gearen
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F. A., Indiana University
English
Ângela R. Giannella
B.A., Catholic University, Sao Paulo, Brazil; University of Rennes;
The Sorbonne; University of Rhode Island; Yale University
French, Spanish
Maria F. Granquist B.A., George Washington University; University of Virginia
Associate Director, Development and Alumnae/i Relations
John E. Hansen
Maintenance
Tina L. Hansen
B.A., Trinity College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Latin
Ryan Harrity
B.A. Trinity College
Associate Teacher, 4th and 5th Grades
Leslie H. A. Harshfield
B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh
Spanish
Sarah S. Heath
B.A., Goddard College; Yale University; University of Arizona;
Wesleyan University
Music
Jane H. Herrmann
B.A., Wesleyan University;
M.S., Simmons College
Learning Support Program
Sarah Hofmann
B.H.A., Carnegie Mellon University
Associate, Mixed Age Group
Lynda S. Johnson
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Head Librarian
Kimberly B. Kenna
B.A., University of Virginia; M.S., University of Bridgeport;
Southern Connecticut State University
Grade 5
Margaret C. Lamere
B.A., Trinity College
Mixed Age Group
Christine Langguth
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Spanish
Sally M. Larrick
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.S. Southern Connecticut State University
Art Associate
Li Yu
B.A. in English Education, Hunan Educational Institute
Chinese Exchange Teacher
Sheila L. Lavey
B.A., Michigan State University
History
Hannah H. Leckman
B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D.,
Catholic University of America
Chair, Latin Department; Handbells
Shenxin Li
B.A., American University, Paris
After School Program
Leslie G. Long
B.S., University of Montana; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Co-Chair, Science Department
Karen S. Longa
B.A., Wellesley College; J.D., University of Connecticut; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Librarian
Melissa Lopez
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Monika Lopez
B.A., Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Patricia K. Mahnensmith
B.A., Denison University; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Mathematics
William W. Manke
University of Arizona, Southern Connecticut State University
Assistant Director, After School Program
Nancy W. Manke B.A., Pennsylvania State University; University of New Haven;
Southern Connecticut State University
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Martinez
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Karla K. Matheny B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Hillsdale College
Art
Michael J. McCabe
B.A., University of Louisville
Director of Information Technology
David McGaffin
Day Maintenance Supervisor
Brad R. McGuire
B.A. Marist College; M.A.T. Manhattaville College
Physical Education
Marcelee Mignott
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Michael Milburn
A.B., A.L.M., Harvard University
English
Gail A. Mirza B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., PhD., Binghamton University;
University of Madrid
Spanish; Chair, Modern Foreign Language Department
Julia D. Moore
A.D., Bradford College
Assistant, Alumnae/i and Development
Charlotte C. Murphy
B.A., Salve Regina University; M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Director, Communications
Colleen Moran Murphy
B.S., Springfield College
Physical Education, Athletics
Susan K. Nunnally
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.E.Sc., Yale University
Spanish
Kimberly Overlock
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Catherine A. Pamelard
B.A., Xavier University; M.A., Sacred Heart University; Sorbonne, France;
Sacred Heart University
Learning Support Program
Hilary Pearson
B.A., Lewis and Clark College
Mixed Age Group
Ann Baker Pepe
B.A., Kirkland College
Director, Development
Maryanne S. Peterson
L.P.N., St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury
Nurse
Carol A. Poling
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University ; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Learning Support Program
Denise A. Quinn
B.S., M.S., University of Connecticut
Grade 4
Cindy L. Raymond
B.A., Johns Hopkins University; Yale University; Southern Connecticut
State University
Mathematics
Elizabeth A. Reed-Swale
B.Mus.Ed., M.Mus.Ed., University of Connecticut
Music
Rachel Reilly
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Martha B. Reina
B.S., College of St. Elizabeth
Business Office
Carolina Riquelme Aros
B.A., University of Chile
After School Program
Deborah A. Rhoads
B.A., St. Mary’s College; Virginia Commonwealth University
Grade 3
Debra L. Riding
B.A., Yale University; Wesleyan University
Humanities
Trevor J. Rosenthal
B.S., Boston College; M.S., Fordham University
Humanities
Donna L. Santomasso
Quinnipiac University
Kindergarten Associate
Julian S. Schlusberg
B.S., M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Chair, Drama Department
Susan C. Shaw
B.S.Ed., Wheelock College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Learning Support Program
Ashley Singer
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Walter Siracuse
Maintenance
Adam D. Solomon
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Boston University
Grade 5
Laura E. Stanley
B.S., Trinity College
Mathematics
Lisa F. Totman
B.A., Smith College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University;
Cambridge College Grade 3
Lynne K. Valentine
B.A., George Washington University; University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Wesleyan University
Science
Ellen S. Velardi
B.M., State University of New York College at Potsdam; Potsdam;
Saratoga Choral Institute; Kodaly Musical Training Institute,
University of Hartford
Chair, Music Department
Reona E. Visser
Teachers Training College of Wellington (South Africa)
Grade 4
Dawn Walsh
Naugatuck Valley Community College; Gateway Community College
Director, After School Program; Vacation Program Director; Director, Summer Program
Alfred D. Washington
Maintenance
Sandra M. Whelan
B.S.N., University of Connecticut; University of West Florida
Kindergarten
Elizabeth B. Whitney
B.S., Maryville College; University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Mixed Age Group
Kenneth Williams
Maintenance
Maura Williams
B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., University of Oregon
Latin
Tiana Williams-McCray
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Theodore R. Willis
B.S., Ithaca College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University;
Southern Connecticut State University
Chair, Physical Education Department; Director, Athletics
Diane C. Wood
B.A. State University of New York, Potsdam
Associate Teacher, Mixed Age Group
Nancy G. Worms
B.S., Hood College; Southern Connecticut State University
Mixed Age Group
Kim L. Yap
B.A., University of California, Davis
Mixed Age Group Associate
Heather B. Zetterberg
B.S., M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Mathematics Specialist
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