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
Agnes Starfield
French Teacher
Alexis Eggleston
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Dragonflies)
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alison Ketcham
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Allison Watson
Junior Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Amanda Gideon
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Dragonflies)
Amanda MacIver
Preschool Teaching Assistant
Andrea Portillo
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Andrea Soppi
Administrative Assistant
Andrea Weiss
Director of Innovation and Learning
Anna Castro
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
April Burnell
First Grade Teacher
Ashley Spalletta
Music Teacher
Breeanna Yi
Early Childhood Interim Lead Teacher (Butterflies)
Brenna Ponting
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Brent Hinrichs
Assistant Head for Academics, Lower & Middle School Director
Bria Cook
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Cameron Yassine
Middle School English Teacher
Carlos Hernandez
STEM Educator
Cecilia Mejia
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Fireflies)
Charity Francisco
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Busy Bees)
Chris Pryor
Assistant Head for Advancement
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Deborah Everson
Senior Accountant
Denise Yassine
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Derek Bowley
Middle School Speech and Drama Teacher
Desmond McGlone
Middle School Math Teacher
Dessi Gad
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Butterflies)
Diana Ochoa
Spanish Teacher
Dylan Van Balen
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Eliana Rivas
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Emily Manes
Grade 4 Teacher
Emma Mollinedo
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
Esther Cruz
Early Childhood Interim Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
Evie Hinrichs
Second Grade Teacher
Flora Mansilla
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Busy Bees)
Gabi Hansen
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Gene Giammittorio
Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs
Gladys Popovics
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Busy Bees)
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Admission and Financial Aid
Heather Thompson
Librarian
Heidi Brunner
Second Grade Teacher
Heidy Herrera
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Butterflies)
Holly Keimig
Middle School English Teacher
Isabelle Rovinsky
Middle School French Teacher
Janet Turk
Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer Cerna
Accountant
Jessica Pardo
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Jessica Wille
Long-Term Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Jessie Madden
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
John Cavanaugh
Middle School History & Latin Teacher
Jordana Rochkind
Middle School Art
Joy Gregorio
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Lady Bugs)
Julio Lopez
Auxiliary Program Coordinator
Kelly Zito
Development Associate
Kim O’Neil
Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Kirsten Burke
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Laura Collins
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Laura Day
Admission Assistant
Leah Boemerman
School Nurse
Levi Herrera
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Lisa Bicksel
Music Teacher
Lisa Harkins
Equine Director
Lisa Singleton
Director of Finance and Operations
Loren Cordova
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Maithili Mankar
Middle School Science Teacher
Mar Ramirez
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Margarita Hernandez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Mariana Pavon
Middle School Science
Maryam Razi
Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Matt McCoart
Auxiliary Program Coordinator
Maura Rice
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Michelle Fry
First Grade Teacher
Mihail Belicev
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Mirella Gaines
Preschool Teacher
Mirtha Caycho
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Butterflies)
Pam Barkley
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Patrick Billett
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Penni Ross
Math Specialist
Rachel Binsky
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Ladybugs)
Rachel Vieira
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Rosario Hodges
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant: Fireflies
Ru Buttner
Communications and Multimedia Manager
Sam Mom
Registrar
Sara King
Assistant to the Head of School
Sarah Philip
Art Teacher
Sarah Smythe
Middle School Math Teacher
Se Jin Kim
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Seher Emmez
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Sergio Jimenez
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Silvia Moore
Director of Learning Center and Grade 5-8 Learning Specialist
Stefanie Hjalmervik
Learning Specialist
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Stephanie Phillips
Kindergarten Teacher
Susie Welty
Preschool Teacher
Tavis Laws
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
Thuy Nguyen
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Lady Bugs)
Tim Smith
Fourth Grade Teacher
Tinelle Davies
Director of Human Resources
Todd Friedman
Third Grade Teacher
Tony Souphida
Technology Support Specialist
Trudy Parker
Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Waleska McGlone
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
Warren Penn
Administrative Assistant
Early Childhood
Alexis Eggleston
Alison Ketcham
Amanda Gideon
Amanda MacIver
Breeanna Yi
Cecilia Mejia
Charity Francisco
Dessi Gad
Emma Mollinedo
Esther Cruz
Flora Mansilla
Gladys Popovics
Heather Thompson
Heidy Herrera
Jessie Madden
Joy Gregorio
Kim O’Neil
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Bicksel
Margarita Hernandez
Mirtha Caycho
Rachel Binsky
Rosario Hodges
Se Jin Kim
Stephanie Hecker
Thuy Nguyen
Waleska McGlone
Primary School
Agnes Starfield
Allison Watson
April Burnell
Brenna Ponting
Carlos Hernandez
Diana Ochoa
Evie Hinrichs
Heather Thompson
Heidi Brunner
Janet Turk
Kim O’Neil
Laura Collins
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Bicksel
Maryam Razi
Maura Rice
Michelle Fry
Mirella Gaines
Rebecca Ginnetti
Se Jin Kim
Seher Emmez
Silvia Moore
Stephanie Phillips
Susie Welty
Tavis Laws
Trudy Parker
Lower School
Agnes Starfield
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Carlos Hernandez
Diana Ochoa
Emily Manes
Heather Thompson
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Bicksel
Mihail Belicev
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sarah Philip
Se Jin Kim
Silvia Moore
Stefanie Hjalmervik
Tavis Laws
Tim Smith
Todd Friedman
Middle School
Andrea Weiss
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Cameron Yassine
Carlos Hernandez
Denise Yassine
Derek Bowley
Desmond McGlone
Heather Thompson
Holly Keimig
Isabelle Rovinsky
John Cavanaugh
Jordana Rochkind
Leah Boemerman
Maithili Mankar
Mar Ramirez
Mariana Pavon
Mihail Belicev
Penni Ross
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sarah Smythe
Silvia Moore
Tavis Laws
Leadership
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Andrea Weiss
Director of Innovation and Learning
Brent Hinrichs
Assistant Head for Academics, Lower & Middle School Director
Chris Pryor
Assistant Head for Advancement
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Admission and Financial Aid
Kim O’Neil
Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Lisa Singleton
Director of Finance and Operations
Silvia Moore
Director of Learning Center and Grade 5-8 Learning Specialist
Tavis Laws
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
Tinelle Davies
Director of Human Resources
Staff
Andrea Soppi
Deborah Everson
Gene Giammittorio
Jennifer Cerna
Jessica Wille
Julio Lopez
Kelly Zito
Laura Day
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Harkins
Matt McCoart
Pam Barkley
Rebecca Ginnetti
Ru Buttner
Sam Mom
Sara King
Stephanie Hecker
Tony Souphida
Warren Penn
Extended Hours Staff
Andrea Portillo
Anna Castro
Bria Cook
Dylan Van Balen
Eliana Rivas
Gabi Hansen
Gene Giammittorio
Jessica Pardo
Kirsten Burke
Levi Herrera
Loren Cordova
Matt McCoart
Patrick Billett
Rachel Vieira
Sergio Jimenez
Agnes Starfield
French Teacher
Alexis Eggleston
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Dragonflies)
Ali Sheibani
Director of Technology
Alison Ketcham
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Allison Watson
Junior Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Alyce Penn
Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications
Amanda Gideon
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Dragonflies)
Amanda MacIver
Preschool Teaching Assistant
Andrea Portillo
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Andrea Soppi
Administrative Assistant
Andrea Weiss
Director of Innovation and Learning
Anna Castro
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
April Burnell
First Grade Teacher
Ashley Spalletta
Music Teacher
Breeanna Yi
Early Childhood Interim Lead Teacher (Butterflies)
Brenna Ponting
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Brent Hinrichs
Assistant Head for Academics, Lower & Middle School Director
Bria Cook
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Cameron Yassine
Middle School English Teacher
Carlos Hernandez
STEM Educator
Cecilia Mejia
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Fireflies)
Charity Francisco
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Busy Bees)
Chris Pryor
Assistant Head for Advancement
Dan O’Neil
Director of Auxiliary Programs
Deborah Everson
Senior Accountant
Denise Yassine
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Derek Bowley
Middle School Speech and Drama Teacher
Desmond McGlone
Middle School Math Teacher
Dessi Gad
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Butterflies)
Diana Ochoa
Spanish Teacher
Dylan Van Balen
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Edwin Gordon
Head of School
Eliana Rivas
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Emily Manes
Grade 4 Teacher
Emma Mollinedo
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
Esther Cruz
Early Childhood Interim Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
Evie Hinrichs
Second Grade Teacher
Flora Mansilla
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Busy Bees)
Gabi Hansen
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Gene Giammittorio
Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs
Gladys Popovics
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Busy Bees)
Gretchen Herbst
Director of Admission and Financial Aid
Heather Thompson
Librarian
Heidi Brunner
Second Grade Teacher
Heidy Herrera
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Butterflies)
Holly Keimig
Middle School English Teacher
Isabelle Rovinsky
Middle School French Teacher
Janet Turk
Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer Cerna
Accountant
Jessica Pardo
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Jessica Wille
Long-Term Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Jessie Madden
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
John Cavanaugh
Middle School History & Latin Teacher
Jordana Rochkind
Middle School Art
Joy Gregorio
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Lady Bugs)
Julio Lopez
Auxiliary Program Coordinator
Kelly Zito
Development Associate
Kim O’Neil
Director of Early Childhood and Primary School
Kirsten Burke
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Laura Collins
Preschool Assistant Teacher
Laura Day
Admission Assistant
Leah Boemerman
School Nurse
Levi Herrera
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Lisa Bicksel
Music Teacher
Lisa Harkins
Equine Director
Lisa Singleton
Director of Finance and Operations
Loren Cordova
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Maithili Mankar
Middle School Science Teacher
Mar Ramirez
Middle School Spanish Teacher
Margarita Hernandez
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant (Ladybugs)
Mariana Pavon
Middle School Science
Maryam Razi
Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Matt McCoart
Auxiliary Program Coordinator
Maura Rice
Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Michelle Fry
First Grade Teacher
Mihail Belicev
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Mirella Gaines
Preschool Teacher
Mirtha Caycho
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Butterflies)
Pam Barkley
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Patrick Billett
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Penni Ross
Math Specialist
Rachel Binsky
Early Childhood Lead Teacher
(Ladybugs)
Rachel Vieira
Extended Hours Counselor: Little School
Rebecca Ginnetti
School Counselor
Rosario Hodges
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant: Fireflies
Ru Buttner
Communications and Multimedia Manager
Sam Mom
Registrar
Sara King
Assistant to the Head of School
Sarah Philip
Art Teacher
Sarah Smythe
Middle School Math Teacher
Se Jin Kim
Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Coach
Seher Emmez
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Sergio Jimenez
Extended Hours Counselor: Big School
Silvia Moore
Director of Learning Center and Grade 5-8 Learning Specialist
Stefanie Hjalmervik
Learning Specialist
Stephanie Hecker
Early Childhood Coordinator
Stephanie Phillips
Kindergarten Teacher
Susie Welty
Preschool Teacher
Tavis Laws
Director of Athletics and Physical Education
Thuy Nguyen
Early Childhood Teaching Assistant
(Lady Bugs)
Tim Smith
Fourth Grade Teacher
Tinelle Davies
Director of Human Resources
Todd Friedman
Third Grade Teacher
Tony Souphida
Technology Support Specialist
Trudy Parker
Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Waleska McGlone
Early Childhood Lead Teacher (Fireflies)
Warren Penn
Administrative Assistant
Alexis Eggleston
Alison Ketcham
Amanda Gideon
Amanda MacIver
Breeanna Yi
Cecilia Mejia
Charity Francisco
Dessi Gad
Emma Mollinedo
Esther Cruz
Flora Mansilla
Gladys Popovics
Heather Thompson
Heidy Herrera
Jessie Madden
Joy Gregorio
Kim O’Neil
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Bicksel
Margarita Hernandez
Mirtha Caycho
Rachel Binsky
Rosario Hodges
Se Jin Kim
Stephanie Hecker
Thuy Nguyen
Waleska McGlone
Agnes Starfield
Allison Watson
April Burnell
Brenna Ponting
Carlos Hernandez
Diana Ochoa
Evie Hinrichs
Heather Thompson
Heidi Brunner
Janet Turk
Kim O’Neil
Laura Collins
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Bicksel
Maryam Razi
Maura Rice
Michelle Fry
Mirella Gaines
Rebecca Ginnetti
Se Jin Kim
Seher Emmez
Silvia Moore
Stephanie Phillips
Susie Welty
Tavis Laws
Trudy Parker
Agnes Starfield
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Carlos Hernandez
Diana Ochoa
Emily Manes
Heather Thompson
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Bicksel
Mihail Belicev
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sarah Philip
Se Jin Kim
Silvia Moore
Stefanie Hjalmervik
Tavis Laws
Tim Smith
Todd Friedman
Andrea Weiss
Ashley Spalletta
Brent Hinrichs
Cameron Yassine
Carlos Hernandez
Denise Yassine
Derek Bowley
Desmond McGlone
Heather Thompson
Holly Keimig
Isabelle Rovinsky
John Cavanaugh
Jordana Rochkind
Leah Boemerman
Maithili Mankar
Mar Ramirez
Mariana Pavon
Mihail Belicev
Penni Ross
Rebecca Ginnetti
Sarah Smythe
Silvia Moore
Tavis Laws
Andrea Soppi
Deborah Everson
Gene Giammittorio
Jennifer Cerna
Jessica Wille
Julio Lopez
Kelly Zito
Laura Day
Leah Boemerman
Lisa Harkins
Matt McCoart
Pam Barkley
Rebecca Ginnetti
Ru Buttner
Sam Mom
Sara King
Stephanie Hecker
Tony Souphida
Warren Penn
Andrea Portillo
Anna Castro
Bria Cook
Dylan Van Balen
Eliana Rivas
Gabi Hansen
Gene Giammittorio
Jessica Pardo
Kirsten Burke
Levi Herrera
Loren Cordova
Matt McCoart
Patrick Billett
Rachel Vieira