About: Faculty and Staff 2011-2012
Carol Maoz
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.Ed. Harvard Graduate School of Education
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
Mariann Arnold
A.S., Middlesex Community College; University of Connecticut
Assistant to the Head of School
Elizabeth Ball
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., J.D., Boston University
Learning Support Program
Lynne J. Banta
B.A., Southern Connecticut State University
Kindergarten Associate
Laurie Bartels
B.A., New York University’s Stern School of Business
Technology Coordinator
Clyde C. Bennett
Maintenance
Carrie Bergantino
B.S., M.A., University of Connecticut
Learning Support Program
Timothy W. Blauvelt
B.A., Wesleyan University; B.A., Drew University; M.Div., Yale University
Science
Katherine Clark-Spohn Botta
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A. Bank Street College of Education
Kindergarten
Jacob Burt
B.A., College of Wooster; M. A., University of North Carolina
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
Amy V. Caplan
B.A., Vassar College
Assistant Director, Development & Alumnae/i Relations
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
Liam C. Considine
B.A., North Carolina School of the Arts; M.S., University of Bridgeport
Assistant Head of Middle School
Peter Cox
Maintenance
William J. Cox III
B.S., University of New Hampshire
Business Manager
John A. Cunningham
B.S., M.S., University of Michigan
Co-Chair, Science Department
Susan M. Delaney
B.A., University of Illinois
Mixed Age Group
Ashley DeVito
B.A., M.A., University of Connecticut
Grade 4
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
Sonja K. Dudley
Vassar College, New School
Kindergarten Associate
Dawn A. Farricielli
Gateway Community Technical College
Assistant to the Business Manager, Bookkeeper
Jennifer Friedman
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., DePaul University; M.A.,Trinity College; M.L.S., Southern Conecticut State University
Library Associate
Jacqueline Fritzinger
B.A., Smith College; M.A., Middlebury College
French; Chair, Modern Language Department
Tim Gabbard
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Jennifer Gelzinis
B.S.W., Western Connecticut State University
After School Program
Ângela R. Giannella
B.A., Catholic University, Sao Paulo, Brazil; University of Rennes; The Sorbonne; University of Rhode Island; Yale University
French, Spanish
Cara Given
B.S., Salve Regina University
MAG Associate
Jane Gordon
B.A., University of Missouri
Director of Communications
Maria F. Granquist
B.A., George Washington University; University of Virginia
Associate Director, Development and Alumnae/i Relations
Hannah Greenberg
B.A., Colby College
Teaching Intern
Nicholas Grossomanides
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
John E. Hansen
Maintenance
Tina L. Hansen
B.A., Trinity College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair, Latin
Pamela R. Harmon
B.A., Trinity University; M.S., Antioch University New England
Science
Leslie H. A. Harshfield
B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh
Spanish
Sarah S. Heath
B.A., Goddard College; Yale University; M.A., Wesleyan University
Music
Steinen G. Hurtado
B.A., Davidson College; M.Arch., Arizona State University
Art
Lynda S. Johnson
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Head Librarian
Michael Kaplan, M.D.
Consulting School Psychiatrist
Meghan Karolyi
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
Third Grade Associate
Özler R. Kayaarasï
B.S., Yildiz Teknik University, Istanbul, Turkey; M.S., Central Connecticut State University; New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mathematics
Joseph LaMacchia
B.S., SUNY Empire State College
Technical Support Specialist
Margaret C. Lamere
B.A., Trinity College
Mixed Age Group
Sheila L. Lavey
B.A., Michigan State University
Co-Chair, Humanities Department
Leslie G. Long
B.S., University of Montana; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Co-Chair, Science Department
B.A., Wellesley College; J.D., University of Connecticut; M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Librarian
Beth Lovell
B.F.A., Indiana University; M.F.A., Yale University
Technology Support, Alumnae/i and Development
William W. Manke
University of Arizona, Southern Connecticut State University
Assistant Director, After School Program
Karla K. Matheny
B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Hillsdale College
Chair, Art Department
Michael J. McCabe
B.A., University of Louisville
Director of Information Technology
Luciana McClure
B.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Art Associate
Melissa McCormack
B.S., Keene State College
Mixed Age Group
David McGaffin
Day Maintenance Supervisor
Brad R. McGuire
B.A., Marist College; M.A.T., Manhattanville College
Physical Education, Athletics
Rebecca L. McGuire
B.A., Marist College
Registrar
Jessica McNell
B.A., Brown University; M.A.T., Manhattanville College
Kindergarten
Elizabeth Ann Mello
B.A., University of Massachusetts; M.Ed., Framingham State College
Curriculum Coordinator
Michael Milburn
A.B., A.L.M., Harvard University
English
Gail A. Mirza
B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University; University of Madrid
Spanish
Julia D. Moore
A.D., Bradford College
Assistant, Alumnae/i and Development
Colleen Moran Murphy
B.S., Springfield College
Physical Education, Athletics
Susan Neitlich
B.A., Yale University; M.A.L.S., Wesleyan University
English
Susan K. Nunnally
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.E.Sc., Yale University
Spanish
Catherine A. Pamelard
B.A., Xavier University; M.A., Sacred Heart University; Sorbonne, France; Sacred Heart University
Chair, 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
Veena Raghuvir
B.A., University of Bridgeport; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.S.W., University of Michigan
School Counselor
Cindy L. Raymond
B.A., Johns Hopkins University; Yale University; Southern Connecticut State University
Middle School Mathematics
Cjet O. Raymond
B.S., Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Elizabeth A. Reed-Swale
B.Mus.Ed., M.Mus.Ed., University of Connecticut
Music
Ellen Reif
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Bank Street College of Education
MAG Associate
Martha B. Reina
B.S., College of St. Elizabeth
Bookkeeper
Deborah A. Rhoads
B.A., St. Mary’s College; Virginia Commonwealth University
Grade 3
Debra L. Riding
B.A., Yale University; Wesleyan University
Co-Chair, Humanities Department
Trevor J. Rosenthal
B.S., Boston College; M.S., Fordham University
Humanities
Peter Ross
B.A., Purchase College; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
Technology Coordinator
Donna L. Santomasso
Quinnipiac University
Kindergarten Associate
Julian S. Schlusberg
B.S., M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Chair, Drama Department
Allison Siefert
B.A., Muhlenberg College
Fourth and Fifth Grade Associate
Susan C. Shaw
B.S.Ed., Wheelock College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Learning Support Program
Sally Simonds
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Walter Siracuse
Maintenance
Kelly Small
B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Boston College
Associate Director of Admissions/ Director of Financial Aid
Adam D. Solomon
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Boston University
Grade 5
Laura E. Stanley
B.S., Trinity College
Mathematics
Andrew Sweet
B.A., Kenyon College; Ph.D, Cornell University
Latin
Lisa F. Totman
B.A., Smith College; M.S., Southern Connecticut State University; Cambridge College
Grade 3
John P. Turner
B.A. Dartmouth College; M.Ed. Seton Hall University
Head of Middle School, History
Ellen S. Velardi
B.M., State University of New York College at Potsdam; Saratoga Choral Institute; Kodaly Musical Training Institute,
University of Hartford
Chair, Music Department
Erika Villa
B.A., Regis College
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Dawn Walsh
Naugatuck Valley Community College; Gateway Community College
Director, After School Program, Vacation Program and Summer Program
Wang Manchun
Chinese Exchange Teacher
Megan Williams
B.A. and M.A., St. Lawrence University
Chair, Middle School Mathemarics Department
Tiana Williams-McCray
B.A., 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 of Athletics
Alexandra Wittner
B.A. and M.Ed., Boston College
Kindergarten
Diane C. Wood
B.A. State University of New York, Potsdam
Mixed Age Group Associate
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
Heather B. Zetterberg
B.S., M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Mathematics Specialist; Chair, Lower School Mathematics; Learning Support Program
Allison Zona
A.D., Gateway Community College; B.A., Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program