Faculty & Staff
Emma Alexander
Titles:
History Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Bates College
Email:
Susan Amsler-Akacem
Titles:
Technology Innovator & Ed. Tech. Department Head
Degrees:
B.F.A. Florida Atlantic University
Email:
Alyssa Anderson
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 1)
Degrees:
B.S. Syracuse
M.Ed. Lesley College
M.Ed. Lesley College
Email:
Jennifer Army
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 1)
Degrees:
B.A. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, M.Ed. Providence College
Email:
Marion Athearn
Titles:
Math Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. Simmons College
M.S. University of Washington
M.S. University of Washington
Email:
R. Hazzard Bagg
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Yale University
Ph.D. Candidate Brown University
Ph.D. Candidate Brown University
Email:
Robb Barnard
Titles:
Performing Arts Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A Oberlin College
M.F.A. Univeristy of Iowa
M.F.A. Univeristy of Iowa
Email:
Jurgita Barrus
Titles:
Teacher
Degrees:
B.A. Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania
Email:
Kathy Bliss
Titles:
Math Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. Rochester Institute of Technology
M.A.T. Union College
M.A.T. Union College
Email:
Cindy Blodgett
Titles:
Physical Education Department Head
Degrees:
B.S. University of Maine
Email:
Jenifer Bond
Titles:
Library Department Head
Degrees:
B.S. Emerson College
M.S. Simmons College
M.S. Simmons College
Email:
Emily Bonvechio
Titles:
Little School Head Teacher
Degrees:
B.A. Saint Michael's College
Email:
Christine Boulay
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Nursery)
Degrees:
B.A. Rhode Island College, Multiple Subject Credential/Early Childhood: Sonoma State University
Email:
Jennifer Bowdoin
Titles:
Science Department Faculty
Degrees:
M.S. University of Maine
B.A. Bowdoin College
B.A. Bowdoin College
Email:
Mary Briden
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. University of Damascus (Syria)
Email:
Erin Broderick
Titles:
Educational Technology Department Faculty
Degrees:
MLS, Simmons College
B.A. Dartmouth College
B.A. Dartmouth College
Email:
Peter Brooks
Titles:
Director of Upper School
Degrees:
B.A. Middlebury College
M.A. Columbia University
M.A. Columbia University
Email:
Louise Burbank
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 2)
Degrees:
B.A. University of Massachusetts
Email:
Giovonne Calenda
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Studio), Sustainability Coordinator
Degrees:
B.A. Providence College
M.S. Wheelock College
M.S. Wheelock College
Email:
Silvia Campbell
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A.J.D. Universidad Catolica de Colombia
LL.M. Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
LL.M. Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
Email:
Dominique Castro
Titles:
Performing Arts Faculty
Degrees:
M.M.Ed. Boston University
B.A. Oberlin College
B.A. Oberlin College
Email:
Erin Cawley
Titles:
Performing Arts Department Head
Degrees:
B.A., Yale University
Email:
Isa Cespedes
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Pre-Kindergarten)
Degrees:
AA Community College of Rhode Island
B.A. Rhode Island College
B.A. Rhode Island College
Email:
Christy Chase
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 4)
Degrees:
B.A. Trinity College
M.A.T. Simmons College
M.A.T. Simmons College
Email:
Anna Cohen
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 5)
Degrees:
M.Ed. Lesley University
B.S. Evergreen State College
B.S. Evergreen State College
Email:
Valerie Connor
Titles:
Math Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. Georgetown University
MAT Roger Williams University
MAT Roger Williams University
Email:
Virginia Cornejo
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
AA Santiago University of Chile
Email:
Sandra Covington
Titles:
Advancement Services Officer
Degrees:
M.S.W. Rutgers University
B.A. Michigan State University
B.A. Michigan State University
Email:
Colleen Cranshaw
Titles:
Senior Staff Accountant
Degrees:
B.S. U Mass Dartmouth
Email:
Erica Cross
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 5 Assistant Teacher)
Degrees:
B.S. Rhode Island College
Email:
Meaghan D'Abrosca
Titles:
College Counseling Office Coordinator
Degrees:
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston
Email:
Candice De Los Reyes
Titles:
Exec. Assistant to the Head of School and Coord. of Racial Equity Initiatives for Faculty & Staff
Email:
Maureen Devlin
Titles:
Director of Lower School
Degrees:
B.A. Endicott College
M.Ed. Lesley College
M.Ed. Lesley College
Email:
Carole Donnelly
Titles:
Lower School Administrative Assistant
Degrees:
B.S. Bryant College
Email:
Martha Douglas-Osmundson
Titles:
English Department Faculty, Shakespeare in the City Coordinator
Degrees:
B.A. SUNY Fredonia
M.A.T. Manhattanville College
M.A.T. Manhattanville College
Email:
Courtney Dubois
Titles:
Learning Skills Specialist
Degrees:
M.A. Providence College
B.A. Providence College
B.A. Providence College
Email:
Sandrine Dundas
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
M.A. Sorbonne University
Email:
Beth Ellis
Titles:
Director of College Counseling
Degrees:
B.A. Gettysburg College
M.A. Lesley University
M.A. Lesley University
Email:
Leonard Estrella
Titles:
Director of Facilities and Operations
Email:
Barret Fabris
Titles:
Director of the Center for Justice, Peace, and Global Citizenship
Degrees:
B.A. Loyola University
M.S. Drexel University
Ph.D. Trinity College - Dublin
M.S. Drexel University
Ph.D. Trinity College - Dublin
Email:
Sue Farnum
Titles:
Director of Admission & Financial Aid
Degrees:
M.S. University of Rhode Island
B.A. Purdue University
B.A. Purdue University
Email:
Carole Figuet
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
M.A. Lyon 2-Lumiere University, France
Email:
Suzanne Fogarty
Titles:
Head of School
Degrees:
M.S. Bank Street College
B.A. Bowdoin College
B.A. Bowdoin College
Email:
Elizabeth Ford
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 3)
Degrees:
B.A. Adelphi University
M.Ed. Hofstra University
M.Ed. Hofstra University
Email:
Maggie Friedfeld
Titles:
Math Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. University of New Hampshire
M.A.T. Brown University
M.A.T. Brown University
Email:
Marci Fuller
Titles:
Little School Assistant Teacher
Email:
Gloria Garcia
Titles:
LS Assistant Teacher
Degrees:
B.A. Brown University
MAT Brown University
MAT Brown University
Email:
Molly Garrison
Titles:
Director of Advancement
Degrees:
B.A. Union College
Email:
Shana Germani
Titles:
Little School Floating Teacher
Degrees:
B.S. Salem State University
Email:
Francisca Gonzalez Cadenas
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro, Spain
Email:
Caitlin Grant
Titles:
Communications and Creative Manager
Degrees:
B.A. Colgate University
M.A.T. Brown University
M.A.T. Brown University
Email:
Jennie Green
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Pre-Kindergarten)
Degrees:
M.Ed. Cambridge College
B.S. Boston College
B.S. Boston College
Email:
Sean Gustafson
Titles:
Maintenance Supervisor
Email:
Deborah Hanney
Titles:
Director of Middle School
Degrees:
B.A. Brown University
M.A.T. Brown University
M.A.T. Brown University
Email:
Justin Harper
Titles:
Maintenance Technician
Email:
Tara Henriques
Titles:
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Degrees:
B.A. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Tara Henriques
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Kindergarten)
Email:
Catherine Hibbitt
Titles:
Science Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Cornell University
M.A.T. Brown University
D.V.M. University of Minnesota
M.A.T. Brown University
D.V.M. University of Minnesota
Email:
Joanne Hilton
Titles:
Little School Assistant Teacher
Email:
Doris Hull
Titles:
Math Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. University of Rhode Island
M.A.T. Rhode Island College
M.A.T. Rhode Island College
Email:
Betsy Hunt
Titles:
Associate Director of Communications
Degrees:
B.A. George Washington University
Email:
Hillary Jackson
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Nursery)
Degrees:
B.S. University of Vermont
Email:
Sonia Jimenez Rodriguez
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. University of Cordoba (Spain)
M.A. University of Cordoba (Spain)
M.A. University of Cordoba (Spain)
Email:
Washawn Jones
Titles:
Advancement Officer
Degrees:
B.A. UMass Dartmouth
M.S. Emmanuel College
M.S. Emmanuel College
Email:
Elyse Kaprielian
Titles:
Little School Assistant Teacher
Degrees:
B.A. Rhode Island College
Email:
Jessica Kimball-Veeder
Titles:
History Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Middlebury College
M.Ed. Boston University
M.Ed. Boston University
Email:
Holly Kindl
Titles:
World Language Department Head
Degrees:
B.A. University of Colorado
M.A.T.L. University of Southern Mississippi
M.A.T.L. University of Southern Mississippi
Brenda Konopelko
Titles:
Chief Financial Officer
Degrees:
M.B.A. University of Rhode Island
B.S. Bryant University
B.S. Bryant University
Email:
Ellen Kwiatkowski
Titles:
Accounts Payable Clerk
Degrees:
B.S. Bryant College
Email:
Shannon Lambert
Titles:
Math Department Head
Degrees:
B.A. Providence College
Sophie Lau
Email:
Kim Lawrence
Titles:
Upper & Middle School Administrative Assistant
Degrees:
Certificate - Katharine Gibbs School
Email:
Meagan Lenihan
Titles:
Lower School Librarian
Degrees:
B.S. University of Rhode Island
M.L.I.S. University of Rhode Island
M.L.I.S. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Kimberly Lough
Titles:
Director of the Little School
Degrees:
B.A. Rhode Island College
Email:
Kimani Lumsden
Titles:
Performing Arts Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. University of Massachusetts
Email:
Rebecca Maizel
Titles:
English Department Faculty
Degrees:
M.F.A. Vermont College of Fine Arts
M.A. Rhode Island College
B.S. Boston University
M.A. Rhode Island College
B.S. Boston University
Email:
Jebakumary Manokaran
Titles:
Little School Assistant Teacher
Email:
Ruth Marris-Macaulay
Titles:
History Department Head
Degrees:
B.A. University of Leeds, England
M.A. Brown University
M.A. Brown University
Email:
Ann McAree
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Pre-Kindergarten)
Degrees:
B.A. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Mary McConnell
Titles:
Physical Education Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. Bryant College
M. Ed. Providence College
M. Ed. Providence College
Email:
John Minahan
Titles:
English Department Faculty
Degrees:
A.B. Georgetown University;
M.M. Catholic University of America
A.M., Ph.D. Brown University
M.M. Catholic University of America
A.M., Ph.D. Brown University
Email:
Morgan Moreau
Titles:
Physical Education/Health Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. Rhode Island College
Email:
Wendy Morris
Titles:
World Language Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Holy Cross College
M.A.T. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
M.A.T. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Email:
Diane Mota
Titles:
Administrative Assistant to Admission
Degrees:
Certificate - Stone Hill College
Email:
Caroline Mullaney
Titles:
Associate Director of Admission
Degrees:
B.A. Lafayette College
Diane Murphy
Titles:
School Nurse
Degrees:
B.S. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Melanie Neves
Titles:
Associate Director of Admission
Degrees:
B.A. Rhode Island College
Email:
Kara Newman-Gilligan
Titles:
Dean of Upper and Middle School
Degrees:
B.A. Rowan University
M.A. Morehead State University
M.A. Morehead State University
Email:
Anna Painter
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (STEAM)
Degrees:
M.Ed. Lesley University
B.A. Colby College
B.A. Colby College
Kaitlin Palmieri
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Grade 5)
Degrees:
B.A. Fordham University
M.A.T. Roger Williams University
M.A.T. Roger Williams University
Ann Palms
Titles:
Director of Athletics
Degrees:
B.A. College of Charleston
Email:
Abigail Perry
Titles:
Associate Director of College Counseling
Degrees:
A.B. Brown University
M.T. University of Virginia
M.T. University of Virginia
Email:
Stephanie Petronelli
Titles:
Little School Teacher & Education Coordinator
Degrees:
B.S. Rhode Island College
M. Ed. Champlain College
M. Ed. Champlain College
Email:
Faith Pine
Titles:
Learning Skills Specialist
Degrees:
B.S. Rhode Island College
Email:
Mia Puddington
Titles:
English Department Faculty
Degrees:
M.A.T. Brown University
B.A. Connecticut College
B.A. Connecticut College
Email:
Kristin Raia
Titles:
Lower School Assistant Teacher (Grade 4)
Degrees:
B.A. Providence College
Email:
Ashley Rappa
Titles:
Director of Marketing & Communications
Degrees:
B.A. Vassar College
Email:
Heather Rigney
Titles:
Visual Arts Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.F.A. Montserrat College of Art
M.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
M.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
Olivia Rodrigues
Titles:
Afternoon Receptionist
Email:
Heather Ryan
Titles:
Little School Assistant Teacher
Email:
Julie Savage
Titles:
Lower School Faculty (Kindergarten)
Degrees:
B.A. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
M.S. Wheelock College
M.S. Wheelock College
Email:
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Masha Schiller
Titles:
School Psychologist
Degrees:
B.A. Brandeis University
Ph.D. University of Rhode Island
Ph.D. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Elizabeth Sheridan
Titles:
Receptionist
Degrees:
B.A. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Julie Stafford
Titles:
Human Resource, Benefits, and Payroll Manager
Degrees:
B.S. Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Email:
Emma Stenberg
Titles:
English Department Head
Degrees:
B.A. Saint Michael's College
Email:
Holly Swanson
Titles:
Interim Science Department Head
Degrees:
B.S. Pennsylvania State University
M.S. Pennsylvania State University
PhD University of Rhode Island
M.S. Pennsylvania State University
PhD University of Rhode Island
Email:
Tanika Sweeney
Titles:
Little School Head Teacher
Email:
Beatrice Swift
Titles:
English Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. University of Chicago
M.A.T. University of Chicago
M.A., Ph.D Brown University
M.A.T. University of Chicago
M.A., Ph.D Brown University
Email:
Heather Swift
Titles:
Educational Technology Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. University of Rhode Island
Email:
Alicia Taylor
Titles:
Science Faculty
Email:
Anita Thompson
Titles:
Visual Arts Department Head
Degrees:
B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
Email:
Lawrence Timmins
Titles:
Visual Arts Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.S.A. Rhode Island College
Email:
Courtney Trafton
Titles:
Associate Director of Advancement
Degrees:
B.A. Quinnipiac University
Ariana Travers
Titles:
Help Desk Technician
Email:
James Turner
Titles:
Science Department Faculty
Email:
Sara Vivenzio
Titles:
Little School Teacher & Staff Coordinator
Degrees:
B.A. Bridgewater State University
Samantha Weiman
Titles:
History Department Faculty
Degrees:
M.A. Brown University
B.A. University of Minnesota
B.A. University of Minnesota
Email:
Elana Joy Wetzner
Titles:
Visual Arts Department Faculty, Upper School Photography
Degrees:
M.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
B.F.A. Massachusetts College of Art
B.F.A. Massachusetts College of Art
Matt Wheelwright
Titles:
Director of Auxillary Programs
Degrees:
B.A. Hamilton College
Email:
Michelle White
Titles:
Accounts Receivable Manager
Email:
Teryl Wilson
Titles:
Director of Information Systems & Administrative Assistants/Registrar
Degrees:
B.S. Kaplan University
A.S. Bristol Community College
A.S. Bristol Community College
Email:
Kate Wishart
Titles:
Advancement Officer
Degrees:
M.B.A. University of Rhode Island
B.S. Providence College
B.S. Providence College
Email:
Katy Wood
Titles:
Science Department Faculty
Degrees:
B.A. Mount Holyoke
M.A. Brown University
M.A. Brown University
Colleen Zeitz
Titles:
Math & Library Departments Faculty
Degrees:
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Brown University
Ph.D. Brown University
Email:
Sheila Zuccarello
Titles:
Accompanist
Degrees:
B.M. Rhode Island College
Email: