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