Faculty and Staff

Below is a listing of the Faculty and Staff for the 2024-2025 School Year.

ADAMCZYK, Clare 
Teacher Assistant, First Grade 

• B.A., Smith College

ALMEIDA, Loranna
School Nurse, BSN, RN

• B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• B.S.N, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ANANDA, Tiphareth 
Supervising Teacher, Fourth Grade 

• B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
• Ed.M., Smith College

ANDREWS, Chris 
Director of Development & Alumni/ae Relations

• B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.A., University of Washington

BITTEL, Maggie 
Literacy Facilitator and Learning Resource Coordinator

• B.A., Vassar College
• M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education 

BURKE, Katie 
Supervising Teacher, Kindergarten

• B.A., Colby-Sawyer College
• M.Ed., Springfield College

DEVEAUX, Jon
Head of School

• B.A., Williams College
• M.A., Columbia University

DUCHARME, Beau 
Physical Education Teacher 

• B.S., Springfield College 
• M.Ed., Springfield College

EASTWOOD, Elizabeth 
Supervising Teacher, Third Grade

• B.A., Smith College

ECHEVARRIA, Lisa 
Supervising Teacher, Fifth Grade

• B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
• M.Ed., Antioch University

FERRARI HAINES, Florencia
Supervising Teacher, Second Grade

• M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

GILLIS, Grayson
Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten

• B.A., Clark University

GIROUARD, Gina
Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten

• B.A., Providence College
• M.A., Lesley College

GOUGER, Donna, R. 
Trumpet Teacher 

• B.M., University of Massachusetts

HOYT, Kimberly
Office Coordinator 

• B.F.A, Emerson College

KAPITULIK, Pamela 
Teacher Assistant, First Grade

• B.A., Mount Holyoke College

KNIERIEM, Martha 
Violin Teacher 

• B.M., University of North Carolina 
• M.M., Eastman School of Music, Ithaca College

KURIAN, Susan 
Flute Teacher 

• B.M., The Juilliard School 
• M.M., The Juilliard School 

LASH, Holly
Supervising Teacher, Sixth Grade

• MFA., California Institute of the Arts 
• M.Ed., Antioch University

LEE, Ruthanne 
Communications and Administrative Coordinator

• B.F.A, The New School

L'HEUREUX, Danielle
Supervising Teacher, Kindergarten

• B.A., Brown University
• M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

LORD, Hannah
Consulting Psychologist 

• B.A., Brown University 
• PsyD., Antioch University New England

LYNCH, Arianna
Music Teacher

• B.A., Westfield State University

MARKS, Andrea 
Technology Teacher 

• B.A., Bennington College
• M.A., Columbia University

MATYLAS, Paul
Supervising Teacher, Fifth Grade 

• A.A.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
• B.S., Empire State College
• Ed.M., Smith College

NEWTON, Amanda
Supervising Teacher, Third Grade 

• B.A., Mount Holyoke College
• M.Ed., Westfield State University

ROTHBERG, Jane
Visual Arts Teacher 

• B.A., New York University
• M.S., Pratt University

SEVERANCE, Amy 
Learning Specialist, Grades 4th-6th

• B.A., Princeton University
• M.A., University of Massachusetts

SKINNER, Timothy
Clarinet Teacher

• B.M., California State University Northridge
• M.M., University of New Mexico Albuquerque
• D.M., University of Texas at Austin

SMITH, Lesley 
Spanish Teacher, Kindergarten - Grade 6

• B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• M.A., Massachusetts College of Art

TIKTIN-SHARICK, Laura 
Assistant Head of School

• B.A., Wesleyan University
• M.S.E., Brooklyn College
• M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

TONELLI, Julia 
Library Teacher

• B.A./B.S.E., Westfield State University 
• M.L.I.S., University of Rhode Island

VIGNA, Vanessa
Supervising Teacher, Sixth Grade 

• B.A., College of William and Mary
• M.I.T., University of Washington

WERRY, Ann
Cello Teacher

• B.A., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

WILSON, Rachel 
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid 

• B.A., Occidental College

WIMBERGER, Louisa 
Teacher Assistant, Second Grade

• B.A., Saint Joseph's University
• Ed. M., Harvard University

WRIGHT, Barbara 
Violin Teacher

• B.A., Mount Holyoke College 
• M.M., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

ZABEK, Jen
Physical Education Teacher
Auxiliary Program Coordinator

• B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University 
• M.S., Springfield College

ZUCK, Madeleine 
Supervising Teacher, Second Grade

• B.A., Brown University 
• M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education