About: Faculty and Staff 2009-2010
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
Donna W. Batsford
B.S., Cornell University
Associate Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid,
Director of Computer Resources
Courtney Jane Bell
B.A., Bowdoin College
Teacher Intern
Megan Belt
B.A., Goucher College; B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University;
M.Ed., Old Dominion University
Kindergarten
Clyde C. Bennett
Maintenance
Matthew Berardesca
B.A., Southern Connecticut State University
After School
Carrie Bergantino
M.A., B.S., 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
Betsy Mahaffey Branch
B.A., Yale University
MAG Associate
Hannah Buehring
B.A., California State University at Northbridge
MAG Associate
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 Caplan
B.A., Vassar College
Alumnae/i Relations
Anna M. Casey
B.A., Colby College; M.Ed., Leslie College; Barnard College
Kindergarten; Chair, Lower School Language Arts
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
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
Science
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
Marissa Dooner
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Kendra Dowen
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Sonja K. Dudley
Vassar College, New School
Kindergarten Associate
Henry D. Farley
Crossing Guard
Dawn A. Farricielli
Gateway Community Technical College
Assistant to the Business Manager, Bookkeeper
Edith P. Flagg
B.A., Wellesley College; M.S.W., University of Connecticut; Yale University
Computer Program
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 Foreign Language Department
Jesse Gabbard
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
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
Maria F. Granquist
B.A., George Washington University; University of Virginia
Associate Director, Development and Alumnae/i Relations
Nicholas Grossomanides
Southern Connecticut State University
After School Program
Grayson Hansard
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Yale Univeristy
Computer Support Specialist
John E. Hansen
Maintenance
Tina L. Hansen
B.A., Trinity College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Latin
Katie Harbolt
B.A. Viterbo University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
Associate Teacher, 4th and 5th Grades
Pamela Rogers 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 Gerla 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
Özler R. Kayaarasï
B.S., Yildiz Teknik University, Istanbul, Turkey; M.S., Central Connecticut State University; New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mathematics
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
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
Information Technology
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
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
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., Manhattaville College
Physical Education, Athletics
Rebecca L. McGuire
B.A., Marist College
Registrar
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., PhD., Binghamton University; University of Madrid
Spanish
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 Neitlich
BA, Yale University; M.A.L.S., Wesleyan University
English
Susan K. Nunnally
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.E.Sc., Yale University
Spanish
Katy Oliver
B.A., Colorado College
After School Program
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
Chair, Middle School Mathematics Department
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
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
Grace Robinson
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
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
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
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; Potsdam
Saratoga Choral Institute; Kodaly Musical Training Institute,
University of Hartford
Chair, Music Department
Erin Lynne Vernon
B.A., M.Ed., University of California, Santa Barbara
Grade 5
Erika Villa
B.A., Regis College
Adminsitrative Assistant
Dawn Walsh
Naugatuck Valley Community College; Gateway Community College
Director, After School Program; Vacation Program Director; Director, Summer Program
Terri Wedderburn
Albertus Magnus College
After School Program
Maura Williams
B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., University of Oregon
Chair, Latin 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, Athletics
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
Xiang Jaixiang
B.A. in English Education, Hunan Norman University
Chinese Exchange Teacher
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