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Meet our Faculty and Staff
Lower School and Prekindergarten Faculty and Staff
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Peggy Dettlinger
Head of Lower School
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Sheila Bracken
Prekindergarten Coordinator
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Emily Brenner-Stump
Prekindergarten Teacher
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Katie Galvin
Prekindergarten Teacher
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Connie O'Brien
Prekindergarten Teacher
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Summer Turfe
Prekindergarten Teacher
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Carla Whitton
Prekindergarten Teacher
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Nicole Beaudry
Kindergarten Teacher
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Caitlin Talan
Kindergarten Teacher
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Julie Borushko '04
First Grade Teacher
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Anne McCauley
First Grade Teacher
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Jodi Coyro
Second Grade Teacher
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Sarah Carron
Third Grade Teacher
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Kimberly Romolino
Third Grade Teacher
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Laura Deimel
Fourth Grade Teacher
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Jae Lee
Fourth Grade Teacher
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Jennifer Barthel '90
Fifth Grade Teacher
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Therese Chouinard '75
Fifth Grade Teacher
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Jennie Osman
Lower School Art Teacher
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Becky Gast '95
Lower School Librarian
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Lisa Cornell
Lower School Literacy Specialist
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Mike Costanzo
Lower School Physical Education Teacher
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Katie Sime
Lower School Physical Education Teacher
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Maedeh Pourrabi
Lower School Science Teacher
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Dana Alpern
Lower School Psychologist
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Carol Outland
Divisional Coordinator
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Rachel Onderbeke
Director of Medical Services
Middle School Faculty and Staff
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Phill Moss
Creative and Performing Arts Department Chair
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Jessica Fielder
Middle School Choir Teacher
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Rob Shade
Middle School English Teacher
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Stevie Stevens
Middle School English Teacher
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Han Zhang
Middle School Chinese Teacher
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Anne Serratos
Middle School Spanish Teacher
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Ashley Alles
Middle School Math Teacher
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Morgan Costanzo
Middle School Math Teacher
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Erin Montagne
Middle School Math Teacher
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Amanda Amine
Middle School Physical Education Teacher
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Pete Dettlinger
Middle School Physical Education Teacher
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Christopher Ralstrom ‘10
Middle School Science Teacher
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Chris Hemler
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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Mandy Johnson
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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Dara Morgan
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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Nick Provenzano
Technology Coordinator and Makerspace Director
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Nate Northup
Middle School Student Academic Coach
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Julie Suarez
Divisional Coordinator
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Denielle Flynn
Student Support Department Chair
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Sarah Kost-Cox
Middle School Counselor
Upper School Faculty and Staff
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Shernaz Minwalla
Head of Upper School
Matt Lapolla
Assistant Head of Upper School
Upper School Faculty and Staff
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Phill Moss
Creative and Performing Arts Department Chair
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Kaycee Reed
Upper School Art Teacher
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Rose Urbiel
Upper School Orchestra Teacher
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Elizabeth Krymski
Upper School English Teacher
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Sean Moiles
Upper School English Teacher
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Elizabeth Wagenschutz
Upper School English Teacher
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Alain Guedes
Upper School Humanities Teacher
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Matt VanMeter
Upper School Humanities Teacher, ARP Teacher
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Adam Hellebuyck
History Teacher
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Chris Hemler
Upper School History Teacher
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Bradley Homuth
Upper School History Teacher
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Kitty Lam
Upper School History Teacher
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Dara Morgan
Upper School History Teacher
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Scott Pangrazzi
Upper School History Teacher, Associate Director of College Guidance
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Michelle Totin
Upper School History Teacher
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Yun Bai
Upper School Chinese Teacher
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Kristen Karolak
Upper School French Teacher
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Alan Rivera
Upper School French and Spanish
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Alma Luisa Andrade-Turk
Upper School Spanish Teacher
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Bashair Istefan
Upper School Math Teacher
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Lauren Harris
Upper School Math Teacher
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Sarah Nichols
Upper School Math Teacher
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Jeffrey Watson
Upper School Math Teacher
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Jamie Fugitt
Upper School Science Teacher
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Kimberlee Galea
Upper School Science Teacher
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Kristen Hibbs
Upper School Science Teacher
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Sarah Jordan
Upper School Science Teacher
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Natalie Muller
Upper School Science Teacher
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Sarah Kost-Cox
Upper School Counselor
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Karen Villegas
Upper School Librarian
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Elizabeth Jamett
Director of College Guidance
ejamett@uls.org
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Genevieve Valiot
Divisional Coordinator