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Meet our Faculty and Staff
Lower School and Prekindergarten Faculty and Staff

Peggy Dettlinger
Head of Lower School

Sheila Bracken
Prekindergarten Coordinator

Emily Brenner-Stump
Prekindergarten Teacher

Katie Galvin
Prekindergarten Teacher

Gail Janutol '73
Prekindergarten Teacher

Connie O'Brien
Prekindergarten Teacher

Summer Turfe
Prekindergarten Teacher

Nicole Beaudry
Kindergarten Teacher

Caitlin Talan
Kindergarten Teacher

Julie Borushko '04
First Grade Teacher

Anne McCauley
First Grade Teacher

Jodi Coyro
Second Grade Teacher

Sarah Carron
Third Grade Teacher

Kimberly Romolino
Third Grade Teacher

Laura Deimel
Fourth Grade Teacher

Jae Lee
Fourth Grade Teacher

Jennifer Barthel '90
Fifth Grade Teacher

Therese Chouinard '75
Fifth Grade Teacher

Jennie Osman
Lower School Art Teacher

Becky Gast '95
Lower School Librarian

Lisa Cornell
Lower School Literacy Specialist

Mike Costanzo
Lower School Physical Education Teacher

Katie Sime
Lower School Physical Education Teacher

Maedeh Pourrabi
Lower School Science Teacher

Dana Alpern
Lower School Psychologist

Carol Outland
Divisional Coordinator

Rachel Onderbeke
Director of Medical Services
Middle School Faculty and Staff

Paul Rossi
Head of Middle School

Michelle Jones
Assistant Head of Middle School

Phill Moss
Creative and Performing Arts Department Chair

Helen Kendall
Middle School Art Teacher

Jessica Fielder
Middle School Choir Teacher

Rose Urbiel
Middle School Orchestra Director

Rob Shade
Middle School English Teacher

Stevie Stevens
Middle School English Teacher

Han Zhang
Middle School Chinese Teacher

Anne Serratos
Middle School Spanish Teacher

Ashley Alles
Middle School Math Teacher

Morgan Costanzo
Middle School Math Teacher

Erin Montagne
Middle School Math Teacher

Amanda Amine
Middle School Physical Education Teacher

Pete Dettlinger
Middle School Physical Education Teacher

Christopher Ralstrom ‘10
Middle School Science Teacher

Chris Hemler
Middle School Social Studies Teacher

Mandy Johnson
Middle School Social Studies Teacher

Dara Morgan
Middle School Social Studies Teacher

Nick Provenzano
Technology Coordinator and Makerspace Director

Nate Northup
Middle School Student Academic Coach

Julie Suarez
Divisional Coordinator

Denielle Flynn
Student Support Department Chair

Sarah Kost-Cox
Middle School Counselor
Upper School Faculty and Staff


Shernaz Minwalla
Head of Upper School
Matt Lapolla
Assistant Head of Upper School
Upper School Faculty and Staff

Phill Moss
Creative and Performing Arts Department Chair

Helen Kendall
Upper School Art Teacher

Jessica Fielder
Upper School Choir Teacher


Rose Urbiel
Upper School Orchestra Teacher

Andy Knote
Upper School English Teacher

Sean Moiles
Upper School English Teacher

Elizabeth Wagenschutz
Upper School English Teacher

Alain Guedes
Upper School Humanities Teacher

Matt VanMeter
Upper School Humanities Teacher, ARP Teacher

Adam Hellebuyck
History Teacher

Chris Hemler
Upper School History Teacher

Bradley Homuth
Upper School History Teacher

Kitty Lam
Upper School History Teacher

Dara Morgan
Upper School History Teacher

Scott Pangrazzi
Upper School History Teacher, Associate Director of College Guidance

Michelle Totin
Upper School History Teacher

Yun Bai
Upper School Chinese Teacher

Kristen Karolak
Upper School French Teacher

Alan Rivera
Upper School French and Spanish

Elizabeth Hastie
Upper School Latin Teacher

Georgina Milenius
Upper School Spanish Teacher

David Dwaihy
Upper School Math Teacher

Lauren Harris
Upper School Math Teacher

Sarah Nichols
Upper School Math Teacher

Jeffrey Watson
Upper School Math Teacher

Jamie Fugitt
Upper School Science Teacher

Kimberlee Galea
Upper School Science Teacher

Kristen Hibbs
Upper School Science Teacher

Sarah Jordan
Upper School Science Teacher

Natalie Muller
Upper School Science Teacher

Sarah Kost-Cox
Upper School Counselor

Karen Villegas
Upper School Librarian

Elizabeth Jamett
Director of College Guidance
ejamett@uls.org

Shana Burgess
Divisional Coordinator