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
All
Adara Greer
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
Adrianna Jimenez
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 3
Akrem “AK” Idris
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Alek Dlacic
Facilities Manager
Alex Morris
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 5
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alla Stellakis
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Allison Watson
Junior Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Aly Daly
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 1
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Amanda Luna
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 3
Amanda MacIver
Preschool Teaching Assistant
Anika Metcalf
Communications and Multimedia Associate
Anna Castro
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Ashley Spalletta
Music Teacher
Bianca Galarza
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 5
Brenna Ponting
Grade 1 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 (Butterflies)
Caitlin McKearney
School Nurse
Cameron Yassine
Middle School English Teacher
Carlos Hernandez
Middle School Science Teacher
Cecilia Hernandez-Berrios
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Cecilia Mejia
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Grasshoppers)
Cheray Diggs-Parker
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Ladybugs)
Cindy Dillon
Extended Hours Faculty: Preschool
Clara Ackerman-Echeverria
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 4
Claudia Cordova
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Courtney Press
Middle School Math Teacher
Cristelia Velasquez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Cristina Torres
Little School Coordinator
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Deborah Everson
Senior Accountant
Derek Bowley
Middle School Speech and Drama Teacher
Desmond McGlone
Middle School Math Teacher
Dessi Gad
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Butterflies)
Diana Ochoa
Spanish Teacher
Dylan Reynolds
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Dylan Van Balen
Extended Hours Counselor: Grades 7 and 8
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Eliana Rivas
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School Parent Pick-Up
Ellen Broetzmann
Registrar
Emilee House
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
Emily Manes
Grade 4 Teacher
Evie Hinrichs
Second Grade Teacher
Farhana Chowdhury
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Frida Medina
Extended Hours Counselor: Junior Kindergarten
Gene Giammittorio
Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs and Project Manager, Pool Renovation
Georgie Silva
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School Parent Pick-Up
Giuliana Haseler
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Gladys Popovics
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Busy Bees)
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Haelah Shammas
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Heather Thompson
Librarian and Technology Specialist
Heeyong Lee
Maintenance Staff
Heidy Herrera
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Holly Keimig
Middle School English Teacher
Ian Turkington
Auxiliary Programs Assistant
Isabelle Rovinsky
Middle School French Teacher
Jamie Xian
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Janet Turk
Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer Cerna
Accountant
Jessica Orndorff
Director of Advancement and External Affairs
Jessie Madden
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Jill Penhale
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Grasshoppers)
Joe Kaht
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
John Cavanaugh
Middle School History & Latin Teacher
Johnny Suria
Extended Hours Counselor: Jr. Kindergarten
Jordan Merkel
Extended Hours Counselor: Grades 7 and 8
Jordana Rochkind
Middle School Art
Jose Ojeda
STEM Educator
Joyci Lopez
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Grasshoppers)
Julio Cordova
Maintenance Staff
Julio Lopez Martinez
Auxiliary Program Coordinator and Spanish Teacher
Justin Muskett
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 6
Kathryn Gearhart
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Kathy Giammittorio
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Kay Lauren Miller
Associate Director of Learning and Center for Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Kerry Ploetz
Grade 3 Teacher
Kim O’Neil
Assistant Head of School, Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Kimberly Hernandez Berrios
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Komi Komlan
Primary and Lower School French Teacher
Kristian Gutual
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 1
Laura Collins
Preschool Assistant 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 (Dragonflies)
Lorenzo Proano
Extended Hours Counselor: Junior Kindergarten
Lucie Lytle
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 2
Mariam Hassan
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Mariana Pavon
Middle School Science
Maryam Razi
Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Maura Rice
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Megan Gada
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
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
Mirella Gaines
Preschool Teacher
Mirtha Caycho
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
My Chau Ha
Early Childhood Float
Rachel Binsky
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Rachel Douglass
Admission Associate
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Richard Pagulayan
Maintenance Staff
Rosario Hodges
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Sam Mom
Administrative Assistant: Big School
Sara King
Assistant to the Head of School
Sara Krauss
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Sarah Philip
Art Teacher
Sarah Smythe
Middle School Math Teacher
Sergio Jimenez
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 1
Sofia Faloni
Extended Hours Counselor: Kindergarten
Sophia Gong
Grade 1 Teacher
Stefania Gomez
Spanish Teacher (Primary and Lower School)
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Stephanie Phillips
Kindergarten Teacher
Susan Klein
Grade 3 Teacher
Susie Welty
Preschool Teacher
Tabitha DeMaio
Grade 2 Teacher
Terrence Pasley
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
Thuy Nguyen
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Tim Smith
Fourth Grade Teacher
Todd Friedman
Third Grade Teacher
Tony Souphida
Technology Support Specialist
Trudy Parker
Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Waleska McGlone
Grade 2 Teacher
Early Childhood
Anna Castro
Caitlin Gibson
Cecilia Mejia
Cheray Diggs-Parker
Claudia Cordova
Cristelia Velasquez
Cristina Torres
Dessi Gad
Dylan Reynolds
Farhana Chowdhury
Gladys Popovics
Haelah Shammas
Heather Thompson
Heidy Herrera
Jamie Xian
Jessie Madden
Jill Penhale
Joyci Lopez
Kathryn Gearhart
Kim O’Neil
Kimberly Hernandez Berrios
Lisa Bicksel
Lisia Bailey
Mirtha Caycho
My Chau Ha
Rachel Binsky
Rosario Hodges
Thuy Nguyen
Primary School
Alla Stellakis
Allison Watson
Amanda MacIver
Brenna Ponting
Brian Krauss
Caitlin McKearney
Cristina Torres
Evie Hinrichs
Giuliana Haseler
Heather Thompson
Janet Turk
Jose Ojeda
Julio Lopez Martinez
Kathryn Gearhart
Kay Lauren Miller
Kim O’Neil
Komi Komlan
Laura Collins
Leah Webster
Lisa Bicksel
Mariam Hassan
Maryam Razi
Maura Rice
Michelle Fry
Michelle Pacifico
Mihail Belicev
Mirella Gaines
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sophia Gong
Stefania Gomez
Stephanie Phillips
Susie Welty
Tabitha DeMaio
Trudy Parker
Waleska McGlone
Lower School
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Brian Krauss
Caitlin McKearney
Emily Manes
Heather Thompson
Jose Ojeda
Kathryn Gearhart
Kay Lauren Miller
Kerry Ploetz
Komi Komlan
Leah Webster
Lisa Bicksel
Michelle Pacifico
Mihail Belicev
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sarah Philip
Stefania Gomez
Susan Klein
Tim Smith
Todd Friedman
Middle School
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Brian Krauss
Caitlin McKearney
Cameron Yassine
Carlos Hernandez
Courtney Press
Derek Bowley
Desmond McGlone
Diana Ochoa
Heather Thompson
Holly Keimig
Isabelle Rovinsky
John Cavanaugh
Jordana Rochkind
Jose Ojeda
Kathryn Gearhart
Kay Lauren Miller
Leah Webster
Mariana Pavon
Megan Gada
Michelle Pacifico
Mihail Belicev
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sara Krauss
Sarah Smythe
Leadership
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Brent Hinrichs
Associate Head of School, Director of Lower and Middle School
Brian Krauss
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Jessica Orndorff
Director of Advancement and External Affairs
Kay Lauren Miller
Associate Director of Learning and Center for Teaching, Learning and Innovation
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
Lisa Singleton
CFO and COO
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Staff
Alek Dlacic
Anika Metcalf
Caitlin McKearney
Cecilia Hernandez-Berrios
Deborah Everson
Ellen Broetzmann
Gene Giammittorio
Heeyong Lee
Ian Turkington
Jennifer Cerna
Julio Cordova
Julio Lopez Martinez
Kathy Giammittorio
Levi Herrera
Lisa Harkins
Rachel Douglass
Rebecca Ginnetti
Richard Pagulayan
Sam Mom
Sara King
Tony Souphida
Extended Hours Staff
Adara Greer
Adrianna Jimenez
Akrem “AK” Idris
Alex Morris
Aly Daly
Amanda Luna
Bianca Galarza
Cindy Dillon
Clara Ackerman-Echeverria
Dylan Van Balen
Eliana Rivas
Emilee House
Frida Medina
Gene Giammittorio
Georgie Silva
Ian Turkington
Joe Kaht
Johnny Suria
Jordan Merkel
Justin Muskett
Kristian Gutual
Lorenzo Proano
Lucie Lytle
Sergio Jimenez
Sofia Faloni
Terrence Pasley
Equine Staff
Lisa Harkins
Adara Greer
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
Adrianna Jimenez
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 3
Akrem “AK” Idris
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Alek Dlacic
Facilities Manager
Alex Morris
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 5
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alla Stellakis
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Allison Watson
Junior Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Aly Daly
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 1
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Amanda Luna
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 3
Amanda MacIver
Preschool Teaching Assistant
Anika Metcalf
Communications and Multimedia Associate
Anna Castro
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Ashley Spalletta
Music Teacher
Bianca Galarza
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 5
Brenna Ponting
Grade 1 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 (Butterflies)
Caitlin McKearney
School Nurse
Cameron Yassine
Middle School English Teacher
Carlos Hernandez
Middle School Science Teacher
Cecilia Hernandez-Berrios
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Cecilia Mejia
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Grasshoppers)
Cheray Diggs-Parker
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Ladybugs)
Cindy Dillon
Extended Hours Faculty: Preschool
Clara Ackerman-Echeverria
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 4
Claudia Cordova
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Courtney Press
Middle School Math Teacher
Cristelia Velasquez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Cristina Torres
Little School Coordinator
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Deborah Everson
Senior Accountant
Derek Bowley
Middle School Speech and Drama Teacher
Desmond McGlone
Middle School Math Teacher
Dessi Gad
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Butterflies)
Diana Ochoa
Spanish Teacher
Dylan Reynolds
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Dylan Van Balen
Extended Hours Counselor: Grades 7 and 8
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Eliana Rivas
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School Parent Pick-Up
Ellen Broetzmann
Registrar
Emilee House
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
Emily Manes
Grade 4 Teacher
Evie Hinrichs
Second Grade Teacher
Farhana Chowdhury
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Frida Medina
Extended Hours Counselor: Junior Kindergarten
Gene Giammittorio
Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs and Project Manager, Pool Renovation
Georgie Silva
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School Parent Pick-Up
Giuliana Haseler
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Gladys Popovics
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Busy Bees)
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Haelah Shammas
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Dragonflies)
Heather Thompson
Librarian and Technology Specialist
Heeyong Lee
Maintenance Staff
Heidy Herrera
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Fireflies)
Holly Keimig
Middle School English Teacher
Ian Turkington
Auxiliary Programs Assistant
Isabelle Rovinsky
Middle School French Teacher
Jamie Xian
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Janet Turk
Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer Cerna
Accountant
Jessica Orndorff
Director of Advancement and External Affairs
Jessie Madden
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Jill Penhale
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Grasshoppers)
Joe Kaht
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
John Cavanaugh
Middle School History & Latin Teacher
Johnny Suria
Extended Hours Counselor: Jr. Kindergarten
Jordan Merkel
Extended Hours Counselor: Grades 7 and 8
Jordana Rochkind
Middle School Art
Jose Ojeda
STEM Educator
Joyci Lopez
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Grasshoppers)
Julio Cordova
Maintenance Staff
Julio Lopez Martinez
Auxiliary Program Coordinator and Spanish Teacher
Justin Muskett
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 6
Kathryn Gearhart
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Kathy Giammittorio
Administrative Assistant: Little School
Kay Lauren Miller
Associate Director of Learning and Center for Teaching, Learning and Innovation
Kerry Ploetz
Grade 3 Teacher
Kim O’Neil
Assistant Head of School, Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Kimberly Hernandez Berrios
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Komi Komlan
Primary and Lower School French Teacher
Kristian Gutual
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 1
Laura Collins
Preschool Assistant 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 (Dragonflies)
Lorenzo Proano
Extended Hours Counselor: Junior Kindergarten
Lucie Lytle
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 2
Mariam Hassan
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Mariana Pavon
Middle School Science
Maryam Razi
Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Maura Rice
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Megan Gada
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
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
Mirella Gaines
Preschool Teacher
Mirtha Caycho
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
My Chau Ha
Early Childhood Float
Rachel Binsky
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Rachel Douglass
Admission Associate
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Richard Pagulayan
Maintenance Staff
Rosario Hodges
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Busy Bees)
Sam Mom
Administrative Assistant: Big School
Sara King
Assistant to the Head of School
Sara Krauss
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Sarah Philip
Art Teacher
Sarah Smythe
Middle School Math Teacher
Sergio Jimenez
Extended Hours Counselor: Grade 1
Sofia Faloni
Extended Hours Counselor: Kindergarten
Sophia Gong
Grade 1 Teacher
Stefania Gomez
Spanish Teacher (Primary and Lower School)
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Stephanie Phillips
Kindergarten Teacher
Susan Klein
Grade 3 Teacher
Susie Welty
Preschool Teacher
Tabitha DeMaio
Grade 2 Teacher
Terrence Pasley
Extended Hours Counselor: Preschool
Thuy Nguyen
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Butterflies)
Tim Smith
Fourth Grade Teacher
Todd Friedman
Third Grade Teacher
Tony Souphida
Technology Support Specialist
Trudy Parker
Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Waleska McGlone
Grade 2 Teacher
Anna Castro
Caitlin Gibson
Cecilia Mejia
Cheray Diggs-Parker
Claudia Cordova
Cristelia Velasquez
Cristina Torres
Dessi Gad
Dylan Reynolds
Farhana Chowdhury
Gladys Popovics
Haelah Shammas
Heather Thompson
Heidy Herrera
Jamie Xian
Jessie Madden
Jill Penhale
Joyci Lopez
Kathryn Gearhart
Kim O’Neil
Kimberly Hernandez Berrios
Lisa Bicksel
Lisia Bailey
Mirtha Caycho
My Chau Ha
Rachel Binsky
Rosario Hodges
Thuy Nguyen
Alla Stellakis
Allison Watson
Amanda MacIver
Brenna Ponting
Brian Krauss
Caitlin McKearney
Cristina Torres
Evie Hinrichs
Giuliana Haseler
Heather Thompson
Janet Turk
Jose Ojeda
Julio Lopez Martinez
Kathryn Gearhart
Kay Lauren Miller
Kim O’Neil
Komi Komlan
Laura Collins
Leah Webster
Lisa Bicksel
Mariam Hassan
Maryam Razi
Maura Rice
Michelle Fry
Michelle Pacifico
Mihail Belicev
Mirella Gaines
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sophia Gong
Stefania Gomez
Stephanie Phillips
Susie Welty
Tabitha DeMaio
Trudy Parker
Waleska McGlone
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Brian Krauss
Caitlin McKearney
Emily Manes
Heather Thompson
Jose Ojeda
Kathryn Gearhart
Kay Lauren Miller
Kerry Ploetz
Komi Komlan
Leah Webster
Lisa Bicksel
Michelle Pacifico
Mihail Belicev
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sarah Philip
Stefania Gomez
Susan Klein
Tim Smith
Todd Friedman
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Brian Krauss
Caitlin McKearney
Cameron Yassine
Carlos Hernandez
Courtney Press
Derek Bowley
Desmond McGlone
Diana Ochoa
Heather Thompson
Holly Keimig
Isabelle Rovinsky
John Cavanaugh
Jordana Rochkind
Jose Ojeda
Kathryn Gearhart
Kay Lauren Miller
Leah Webster
Mariana Pavon
Megan Gada
Michelle Pacifico
Mihail Belicev
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sara Krauss
Sarah Smythe
Alek Dlacic
Anika Metcalf
Caitlin McKearney
Cecilia Hernandez-Berrios
Deborah Everson
Ellen Broetzmann
Gene Giammittorio
Heeyong Lee
Ian Turkington
Jennifer Cerna
Julio Cordova
Julio Lopez Martinez
Kathy Giammittorio
Levi Herrera
Lisa Harkins
Rachel Douglass
Rebecca Ginnetti
Richard Pagulayan
Sam Mom
Sara King
Tony Souphida
Adara Greer
Adrianna Jimenez
Akrem “AK” Idris
Alex Morris
Aly Daly
Amanda Luna
Bianca Galarza
Cindy Dillon
Clara Ackerman-Echeverria
Dylan Van Balen
Eliana Rivas
Emilee House
Frida Medina
Gene Giammittorio
Georgie Silva
Ian Turkington
Joe Kaht
Johnny Suria
Jordan Merkel
Justin Muskett
Kristian Gutual
Lorenzo Proano
Lucie Lytle
Sergio Jimenez
Sofia Faloni