
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
Adiam Berhe
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Alek Dlacic
Facilities Manager
Alexandra Gromacki
Middle School Math Teacher
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alla Stellakis
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Allison Watson
Junior Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Anika Metcalf
Communications and Multimedia Associate
April Moyo
Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist
Ashley Spalletta
Music Teacher
Bao Dao
Maintenance Staff
Beth Ann Powers
Middle School Speech and Drama Teacher
Brenna Ponting
First Grade Teacher
Brent Hinrichs
Associate Head of School, Director of Lower and Middle School
Brian Krauss
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
Caitlin Gibson
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Caitlin McKearney
School Nurse
Carlos Hernandez
Middle School Science Teacher
Cecilia Hernandez-Berrios
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Cecilia Mejia
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Cheray Diggs-Parker
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Butterflies)
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
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Darlin Marquez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Deborah Everson
Senior Accountant
Dessi Gad
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Dragonflies)
Diana Ochoa
Spanish Teacher
Dylan Reynolds
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Elizabeth Arriola
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Ladybugs)
Elizabeth Mio Veliz
Spanish Teacher, Preschool-Grade 4
Ellen Broetzmann
Registrar
Elliot Avis
Middle School Art Teacher
Evie Hinrichs
Second Grade Teacher
Gene Giammittorio
Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs and Project Manager, Pool Renovation
Gladys Popovics
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Busy Bees)
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Haelah Shammasi
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Holly Keimig
Middle School English Teacher
Ian Turkington
Auxiliary Programs Assistant and Preschool- Junior Kindergarten STEM Teacher
Isabelle Rovinsky
Middle School French Teacher
Jamie Xian
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Janet Turk
Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer Cerna
Accountant
Jessie Madden
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
John Cavanaugh
Middle School History & Latin Teacher
Jonathan Winebrenner
Director of Human Resources and Strategic Initiatives
Jose Ojeda
STEM Educator
Joyci Lopez
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Julio Cordova
Maintenance Staff
Julio Lopez Martinez
Auxiliary Program Coordinator and Spanish Teacher
Karla De Los Reyes
Second Grade Teacher
Katherine “Abi” Acosta
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Kathy Giammittorio
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Kay Lauren Miller
Associate Director of Learning and Center for Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Kerry Ploetz
Third Grade Teacher
Kim O’Neil
Assistant Head of School, Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Kimberly Hernández-Berrios
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Komi Komlan
Primary and Lower School French Teacher
Leah Webster
Director of Learning and Center for Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Levi Herrera
Auxiliary Associate
Lisa Bicksel
Music Teacher
Lisa Harkins
Equine Director
Lisa Singleton
CFO and COO
Lisia Bailey
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
Mandy Limberg
Fourth Grade Teacher
Maria Rivas
Food Handler
Mariam Hassan
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Mariana Pavon
Middle School Science Teacher
Maryam Razi
Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Mason Muskett
Administrative Assistant: Big School
Maura Rice
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Meredith Stevens
School Nurse
Michelle Fry
First Grade Teacher
Michelle Pacifico
Middle School Math Teacher, Primary and Lower School Math Specialist
Mihail Belicev
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Minia “Mimi” Aracena-Madariaga
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Mirella Gaines
Preschool Teacher
Mirtha Caycho
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Grasshoppers)
Pavsee Gajjar
Fourth Grade Teacher
Rachel Binsky
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Rachel Douglass
Admission Associate
Rachel Dunlap
Director of Advancement and External Affairs
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Reni Moshos
Physical Education Teacher
Richard Pagulayan
Maintenance Staff
Ricky Massey
Maintenance Staff
Rosario Hodges
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Sandra Hulse
Third Grade Teacher
Sara King
Assistant to the Head of School
Sarah Philip
Art Teacher
Sarah Smythe
Middle School Math Teacher
Sergio Jimenez
Physical Education Teacher
Siu Tchang
Technology Support Specialist
Sophia Gong
Second Grade Teacher
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Stephanie Phillips
Kindergarten Teacher
Susan Klein
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Susie Welty
Preschool Teacher
Thuy Nguyen
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Tim Smith
Learning Specialist
Timothy Sing Key
Middle School English Teacher
Todd Friedman
Third Grade Teacher
Trudy Parker
Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Waleska McGlone
First Grade Teacher