Faculty and Staff

Below is a listing of the Faculty and Staff for the 2020-21 School Year.

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

BACAL, Joe
Technology Teacher 

• B.S. Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
• M.S.Ed. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY
• M.Ed. University of Massachusetts, Amherst

BITTEL, Maggie 
Supervising Teacher, Second Grade

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

CARINO, Jo 
Literacy Facilitator and Learning Resource Coordinator

• B.A., Goddard College
• Ed.M., Lesley College 

CORRENTY, Lauren
Administrative & Communications Coordinator

• B.A., Elms College

DEVEAUX, Jon
Interim Head of School

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

DOHERTY, Toni 
Supervising Teacher, Fifth Grade 

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

DUCHARME, Betsy 
Physical Education Teacher
Auxiliary Programs Coordinator 

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

ECHEVARRIA, Lisa 
Supervising Teacher, Fourth Grade

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

GALLO, Melissa
Teacher Assistant, Kindergarten

• B.A., Smith College
• M.Ed., Lesley University

GEORGE, Kelley
Teacher Assistant, First Grade

• B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
• M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania

GONZÁLEZ- KREISBERG, Rebecca
Supervising Teacher, Sixth Grade

• B.A., Colby College
• M.A.T., Mount Holyoke College

GOUGER, Donna, R. 
Trumpet Teacher 

• B.M., University of Massachusetts

GOLOSSI, Joe 
Supervising Teacher, Sixth Grade

• B.S., Bowling Green University
• M.A., Cleveland State University

HOYT, Kimberly
Office Coordinator 

• B.F.A, Emerson College

KENNEDY-ALVARADO, Kirsten 
School Nurse, RN BSN 

• A.S., Greenfield Community College (RN) 
• B.S., University of Massachusetts (BSN)

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 Julliard School 
• M.M., The Julliard School 

L'HEUREUX, Danielle
Supervising Teacher, Kindergarten

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

LINDEMAN, Christine
Literacy and Math Learning Specialist

• B.A., Hampshire College
• M.Ed., Lesley College

LITWIN, Maureen 
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid 

• B.S., Hartwick College

LORD, Hannah
Consulting Psychologist 

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

MATYLAS, Paul
Supervising Teacher, Fifth Grade 

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

MUELLER, Sarah
Supervising Teacher, First Grade 

• B.A., Portland State University
• M.A., Concordia University Portland

NAUGHTON, Cynthia 
Music Teacher

• B.M.E., University of Nebraska 
• Ed.M., Smith College

NEWTON, Amanda
Supervising Teacher, Third Grade 

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

PRABHAKER, Emily
Librarian 

• B.A., Wheaton College
• M.A., Simmons College

ROTHBERG, Jane
Visual Arts Teacher 

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

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

TODD, Betsy 
Supervising Teacher, Kindergarten

• B.S., Syracuse University
• M.Ed., Rutgers University

WERRY, Ann
Cello Teacher

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

WILLIAMS, Sonja 
Supervising Teacher, Second Grade

• B.A., Allegheny College
• M.A.Ed., California State University, Los Angeles 

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

ZUCK, Madeleine 
Supervising Teacher, Third Grade

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