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Faculty

Allen, Sonna (appointed 1996)
Department Head, Science
University of Vermont, B.A.
Hofstra University, M.S.

Amadio, Walter (Skip) (appointed 2007)

Middle School Mathematics

University of New Hampshire, B.S.

Arceri, Thomas (appointed 2006)          
Middle & Upper School Science
New York Institute of Technology, B.S.
Long Island University, M.S.
Columbia University, M.S.

Ashby, Ruth (appointed 2004)
Upper School English
Newspaper Advisor
10th Grade Advisor
Yale University, B.A.
University of Michigan, M.A.

Elizabeth Atkins (appointed 2005)
Department Head, Foreign Language
Barnard College, A.B.
New York University, M.A.
University of Wisconsin, Ph.D

Baehr, Patricia (appointed 2000)
Department Head, Music
Hofstra University, B.S., M.A.

Benter, Doris (appointed 1994)s
Department Head, Visual Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art, B.F.A.
Syracuse University, M.F.A.

Brown, Kristin (appointed 1999) 
Early Childhood
Long Island University, B.S.

Cavrell, Deni (appointed 1995)
Drama
Adelphi University, B.F.A.

Chiu, Carolyn (appointed 2005)
Middle and Upper School Science
Smith College, A.B.
Harvard University, M.S.

Clark, Erion (appointed 2003)  
Middle & Upper School Mathematics
Upper School Athletics
12th Grade Advisor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S.

Cohn, Francesca (appointed 2007)
Early Childhood

Princeton University, B.A.

Adelphi University, M.A.

Coleman, Kevin (appointed 1993) 
Director, Laptop Program
Upper School Science
Middle and Upper School Athletics
University of Vermont, B.S., M.S.

Coope, Michael (appointed 1999)                                   
Assistant Director of Admissions

Director of Financial Aid

Upper School History

Upper School Athletics
12th Grade Advisor
Hamilton College, B.A.

Cope, Barbara (appointed 2001)                                   
Lower & Middle School French
Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A.
University of Minnesota, B.S.

Desai, Nikita (appointed 2006)
First Grade
Temple University, B.S., Ed.M

DeVito, Karen Ann (appointed 1994)
Kindergarten
Yearbook Advisor
Long Island University, B.S., M.S.

Fitzgerald, Erin (appointed 2006)                                   
Second Grade
James Madison University, B.S.
Bank Street College of Education, M.S.

Flynn, Kimberly (appointed 2006) 
Music
Upper School Athletics
University of Houston, B.M.
Shenandoah University, M.S.

Fox, Jenna (appointed 2007)

School Psychologist

University of Florida, B.A.

University of Denver, Ed.S

Galli, Louise (appointed 1996)
Third Grade
St. John's University, B.S.

Galvin, Karen (appointed 1997)
Second Grade
Yearbook Advisor
Long Island University, B.A., M.S.

Garvey, Erin (appointed 2004)
Fifth Grade
Upper School Athletics
Yale University, B.A.

Gautier, Veronique (appointed 2006)
Middle and Upper School Spanish
University of Brittany, B.A.

Glazer, Anne (appointed 2006)
Music and Drama

Bucknell University, B.M.

Glover, Patricia (appointed 1991)
Middle & Upper School Computers
TSA and Student Council Advisor
9th Grade Advisor
Central State University, B.S.

Gontasz, John (appointed 2007)

Upper School Science

SUNY Binghamton, B.S., M.A.

Greene, John (appointed 2003)
Middle and Upper School Art
11th Grade Advisor
SUNY, New Paltz, B.S.

Hahn, Trim (appointed 2006)
Coordinator of Educational Services
New England College, B.A.
Antioch New England Graduate School, M.Ed

Hambrook, Patricia (appointed 2000)
Middle School English
Douglas College, B.A.
Middlebury College & Lincoln
College, Oxford University, M.A.

Henry, Katherine (appointed 2003)
Early Childhood

Upper School Athletics
St. Michael's College, B.A.

Husing, Maureen (appointed 2006)
Lower School Music
New York University, B.S.

Irusta, Cecilia (appointed 2002)
Upper School Spanish
Escuela Alejandro Carbo, B.A.

Johnson, Eric (appointed 1981)
Department Head, Technology
Upper School Athletics
Polytechnic Institute of NY, B.S.
Adelphi University, M.S.

Johnson, Karen (appointed 1981)
Upper School English
Literary Magazine Advisor
Wilson College, A.B.
Hofstra University, M.S.
New York University, M.A.

Kerekes, Lisa (appointed 2007)
MS and US Drama
University of Minnesota B.P.A
University Missouri, M.F.A.

Kim, Joanna (appointed 2006)
Pre Kindergarten
New York University, B.A.
Adelphi, M.S.

Krause, Gerard (appointed 1996)                                   
Middle & Upper School Art
Middle School Athletics
Long Island University, B.S.

LaFlair, Roger (appointed 1996)                                   
Middle & Upper School Science
Technology Officer
Middle School Athletics
11th Grade Advisor
SUNY Binghamton, B.A.

Luken, Kelly (appointed 2006)
Upper School History
Upper School Athletics
9th Grade Advisor
Boston College, B.A.

Maguire, Kimberly (appointed 1994)
Lower School Librarian
Colgate University, B.A.
Long Island University, M.L.I.S.

Mathieu, Marie-Therese (appointed 1995)
Lower School French
Centre D'Etudes Pour
L'Education PreScholaire, B.A.
Bank Street, Ed.M

Mocerino, Leslie (appointed 2007)
Fourth Grade

SUNY, Cortland, B.S.
Long Island University, M.S.

Mooney, Elisabeth (appointed 1995)
Director of College Counseling;
Leadership, Ethics and Public Speaking
10th Grade Advisor
Brown University, A.B., M.A.

Mucciaccio, Karen (appointed 1995)
Lower School Computers
Yearbook Advisor
Hofstra University, B.S.
Long Island University, M.S.

Myers, Patrick (appointed 2005)
Lower, Middle and Upper School Art
Middle and Upper School Athletics
Plattsburgh University, B.F.A.

Nugent, Andrea (appointed 2004)
Middle School History
Middle and Upper School Athletics
Fordham University, B.A.

Oehrlein, Helen (appointed 2005)
Upper School Mathematics
SUNY Stony Brook, B.A.
Adelphi University, M.B.A.

O'Rourke, Brendan (appointed 2000)
Physical Education
Middle and Upper School Health
Middle and Upper School Athletics
Long Island University, B.S.

Ottomanelli, Debra (appointed 2001)
Pre-Kindergarten
St. John's University, B.S.

Peek, William (appointed 1995)                                   
Middle & Upper School Music
Hamilton College, B.A.
Westminster Choir College, M.M.

Reilly, Susan (appointed 1995)
First Grade
Nathaniel Hawthorne College, B.S.
Long Island University, M.S.

Renwick, Stacey (appointed 2006)
Middle School Science and Health
Upper School Athletics
Marist College, B.S.
Framingham State University, M.E.

Reynolds, Allyson (appointed 2001)
Physical Education
Middle & Upper School Athletics
Adelphi University, B.S.

Rigg, Trish (appointed 2003)
Upper School History
Upper School Athletics
Upper School Coordinator of Advisors
Lynchburg College, B.A.

Ronde, Joseph (appointed 2006)
Lower School Physical Education
Middle School Athletics
Queens College, B.S., M.S.

Rudback, Alex (appointed 2000)
Upper School English
Sustainability Coordinator

Upper School Athletics
University of Toronto, B.A.
Canisius College, M.E.

Sandos, Jon (appointed 2007)                       
Upper School History
Upper School Athletics
SUNY, Cortland, B.A.

Sandoval, Marcelo (appointed 2003)                       
Middle & Upper School Spanish
9th Grade Advisor
Upper School Athletics
SUNY, Empire, B.A.

Sarles, David (appointed 1996)
Middle School English
Middle School Athletics
University of Michigan, B.A.
SUNY, New Paltz, M.A.
SUNY, Stony Brook, Ph.D.

Sarles, Evelina (appointed 1996)
Lower School Science
Vassar College, A.B.

Scheiner, Lauren (appointed 2006)
Early Childhood
Reed College, B.A.

Schlegel, Sheena (appointed 1998)
Fifth Grade
Moray House College, B.A.
Long Island University, M.S.

Schniebolk, Sonia (appointed 1978)
Department Head, Mathematics
Upper School Mathematics
TAILS Coordinator
Curriculum Committee Chair
New York University, B.S.
Long Island University, M.S.

Schuessler, Holly (appointed 1975)
Department Head, English
Middle and Upper School English
Community Service Advisor
Susquehanna University, B.A.
Long Island University, M.A.

Schwab, Kevin (appointed 2006)
Middle School History
Middle and Upper School Athletics
Long Island University, B.A., M.S.

Schwam, Zoë (appointed 2006)
Athletic Department Associate
Hamilton College, B.A.

Sillat, Janine (appointed 2006)                                   
Middle and Upper School Mathematics
California State University, Fresno,  B.A., M.S.

Smith, Wendy (appointed 2006)                                   
Third Grade
Middlebury College, B.A.
Long Island University, M.S.

Swerdloff, Jena (appointed 2003)
Fourth Grade
Yearbook Assistant
Ohio State University, B.S.
Long Island University, M.S.

Thurman, Susan (appointed 1994)
Middle and Upper School Mathematics
Long Island University, B.A.
Adelphi University, M.S.

Twist, Angela (appointed 1997)
Director of Libraries
Middle & Upper School Librarian
St. John's University, B.S., M.L.S.

Woll, Nicholas (appointed 2007)

Early Childhood

Duke University, B.A.

Administrative Personnel

Checca, Karen (appointed 1987)
Secretary, Upper School
Registrar

Ford, Janet (appointed 2006)
Library Assistant

Gill, Maryanne (appointed 2006)
Accounts Payable

Luzynski, Carol (appointed 2007)
Accounts Payable

Martin, Fay (appointed 1987)                                   
Secretary, Lower School
Transportation Coordinator

Pedicini, Carol (appointed 1997)
Secretary, Middle School

Rooney, Patricia (appointed 1990)
Secretary, Head of School
Administrative Coordinator

Zisa, Jane (appointed 2005)
Secretary, College Counseling Office

 

Health Services

Noren, Toby (appointed 2000)
Nurse

 

Staff

Askeland, Tara (appointed 2006)
Advancement Associate
Empire State College, B.A.

Carnicom, Ron (appointed 2006)
Local Area Network Administrator
Stony Brook University, B.S.

Cermak, Lisa (appointed 1973)
Director, Lower School
Arcadia University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.

Cox, Peter (appointed 2005)
Data Base Administrator
Annual Fund Coordinator
Long Island University

Edwards-Bourdrez, Susan (appointed 1983)
Dean, Middle School
Middle School Spanish
Vassar College, B.A.

Hahn, Steven  Head of School (appointed 2006)
Upper School Public Speaking
Leadership, Ethics and Public Speaking
Princeton University, B.A.
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ed.M

Hills, Philip (appointed 1988)
Director of Athletics
Department Head, History
Hamilton College, B.A.

Hoyler, David (appointed 1980)
Director, Middle & Upper Schools
Upper School Science
University of Pennsylvania, A.B., M.S.

Lewis ’87, Burnham (appointed 2002)
Director of Advancement           
Colgate University, A.B.
Columbia University, M.A.

Pagano, Susan (Appointed 2007)

Director of Marketing and Communications

Boston University, B.S.

Simon, Susan (appointed 1994)
Director of Admissions
Head Yearbook Advisor
Wheaton College, B.S.

Sullivan, Connie (appointed 1996)
Business Manager
Adelphi University, B.S.

Walas, Richard (appointed 1985)
Superintendent, Buildings & Grounds
Long Island University

Worth, Melissa (appointed 1997)
Director, Supplementary Programs
University of Vermont, B.S.
Cabrini College, M.E.
New York University, M.S.W.

 

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