FACULTY & STAFF
TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Our school’s most important resources are our teachers: highly-qualified, caring individuals who make each child their top priority. Our teachers’ long-term dedication to school and students translates into a stable learning environment.
Access to these talented people, at the center of a child’s education, is essential. Congressional encourages and facilitates parent-teacher interaction whenever and wherever possible.

FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY
Adam Durham
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
Aimee Faulkner
Lower and Middle School Music Teacher
Alek Dlacic
Facilities Manager
Alexandra “Alex” Dunn
Middle School Math Teacher
Alexis Anderson
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alla Melnik
First Grade Assistant Teacher
Allie Smith
Third Grade Teacher
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Amanda Carbury
Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Andrea Rauser
Spanish Teacher
Anika Metcalf
Communications and Multimedia Associate
Anna Stasia Prior
STEM Educator
Bao Dao
Maintenance Staff
Blanca Gomez
Primary & Lower School French Teacher
Brandi Meisl
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Brenda Quinteros
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Brenna Ponting
First Grade Teacher
Brent Hinrichs
Associate Head of School, Director of Lower and Middle School
Brittneigh McAvey
Director of Co-Curricular Programs
Brynne Rockovits
Kindergarten Teacher
Caitlin Gibson
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Caitlin McKearney
School Nurse
Caroline Haake
CTLI Reading Specialist (PS-Grade 3)
Caroline McKinney
Middle School Art Teacher
Carolyn Raithel
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Grasshoppers)
Cassy Rush
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Cecilia Hernandez-Berrios
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Cecilia Mejia
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Grasshoppers)
Cheray Mayo
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Dragonflies)
Claudia Cordova
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Courtney Press
Middle School Math Teacher
Cristelia Velasquez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Cristina Torres
Little School Coordinator
Darlin Marquez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Dayana Cuadros
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Delanie Colborne
Kindergarten Teacher
Dessi Gad
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Butterflies)
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Elizabeth Mio Veliz
Spanish Teacher, Preschool-Grade 4
Ellen Broetzmann
Registrar
Evie Hinrichs
Second Grade Teacher
Gene Giammittorio
Director of Summer Programs and Student Services
Gladys Popovics
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Busy Bees)
Heidy Herrera
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Float)
Hoa (Sunny) Pham
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Holly Keimig
Middle School English Teacher
Isabelle Rovinsky
Middle School French Teacher
Jamie Xian
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Janet Turk
Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer Cerna
Accountant
John Cavanaugh
Middle School History & Latin Teacher
Jonathan Winebrenner
Director of Human Resources and Strategic Initiatives
Julia Aquino
Preschool Teaching Assistant
Julio Cordova
Maintenance Staff
Karla De Los Reyes
Second Grade Teacher
Katherine “Abi” Acosta-Haro
Preschool Teaching Assistant
Kay Lauren Miller
Senior Director of Innovation and Educational Programs, Instructional Coach: Early Childhood and Primary School
Keonna Byrd
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Kerry Ploetz
Third Grade Teacher
Kim O’Neil
Assistant Head of School, Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Leah Webster
Director of Learning and Center for Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Levi Herrera
Auxiliary Program Manager
Lisa Bicksel
Music Teacher
Lisa Harkins
Equine Director
Lisa Singleton
CFO and COO
Lisia Bailey
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Grasshoppers)
Madison Eblen
Middle School English Teacher
Madison Paradis
Fourth Grade Teacher
Maggie Troutman
Administrative Assistant: Little School.
Mandy Limberg
Fourth Grade Teacher
Maria Rivas
Food Handler
Mariam Hassan
Grade 1 Teaching Assistant
Mariana Pavon
Middle School Science Teacher
Maribel Aristy
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Maryam Razi
Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Mason Muskett
Administrative Assistant: Big School
Maura Rice
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Melissa Carrasco
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Michelle Fry
First Grade Teacher
Michelle Pacifico
Middle School Math Teacher, Primary and Lower School Math Specialist
Mihail Belicev
Physical Education Teacher & Athletics Coach
Minia “Mimi” Aracena-Madariaga
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Mirella Gaines
Preschool Teacher
Mirtha Caycho
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
Mitchell Aiello
Middle School Speech and Drama Teacher
Nitza Vivoni
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant Float
Rachel Dunlap
Director of Advancement and External Affairs
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Richard Pagulayan
Maintenance Staff
Ricky Massey
Maintenance Staff
Sandra Mocanita
Senior Accountant
Sara Hawkins
Art Teacher (Kindergarten-Grade 4)
Sara King
Assistant to the Head of School
Sarah Komlofske
Middle School Math Teacher
Scott Phillips
Physical Education Teacher & Athletics Coach
Sergio Jimenez
Auxiliary Associate
Shannon O’Brien
Advancement Associate
Siu Tchang
Technology Support Specialist
Sophia Gong
Second Grade Teacher
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Stephany Tobar-Beltran
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Susan Connell
Physical Education Teacher & Athletics Coach
Susie Welty
Preschool Teacher
Taneshia Stevenson
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Ladybugs)
Teresa Do
Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist
Thomas Howard
Auxiliary Program Manager
Thuy Nguyen
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Tim Smith
Learning Specialist
Todd Friedman
Third Grade Teacher
Tori Frezza
Middle School Science Teacher
Trudy Parker
Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant