Faculty and Staff


2009-2010

The Nest Early Learning Center (Three and Four Year Olds)

Nancy Aberg
Assistant Teacher

University of California Santa Barbara

Sarah Chalmers
Drama Teacher
Eastern Michigan University

Viviana Ramos
Lead Teacher, Trees Class
University of Puerto Rico; New School University

Cinthia Santos
Team Teacher, Trees Class

Leonor Silva
Lead Teacher, Rivers Class
Escola Superior de Educacao de Paula Frassinetti; Northwestern University

Emily Sytsma
Lead Teacher, Rocks Class
Syracuse University

Lower School Faculty (K-3)

Dana Baker
Teacher of Kindergarten
Calvin College

Becca Brasser
Teacher of First Grade
Calvin College

Rachel Bullard
Teacher of Second Grade
Eastern College

Wendy Fernandez
Catapult Student Support Services, K-8
New Jersey City University

Cindy Kuperus
Lead Teacher, Grades 2-5
Calvin College;  Michigan State University

Melissa McCallihan
Teacher of Third Grade
University of Arizona; University of Idaho

Aiko Mauldin
Chair of Music;  Director of Choristers and Music Educator for Grades K-5
Manhattan School of Music; San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Jodi Miller
Catapult Student Support Services, Grades K-8
Daemen College; City University of New York-Hunter College

Lynn Hamill
Teacher of Lower School Art
University of Padua; St. Peter's College; Bank Street College

Justin Gerardo
Physical and Health Education for Grades K-8, Basketball Coach, Outdoor Education
William Paterson University

Jenn Groff
Academic Support Specialist
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Gabriel Cuervo
Assistant Teacher, Kindergarten

Filgia Norman
Assistant Teacher, Grade 1
Mount St. Mary College

Upper School Faculty (4-8)

Clara Buckley
Art Educator for Grades 4-8
Manchester Metropolitan University;  University of London

Abby Choi
Teacher of Fifth Grade
Covenant College

Sam Choi
Lead Teacher of Science, History and Ethics, grades 6-8;  Teacher of Algebra, Grade 8
University of California

Kimberly Dennis
Teacher of Fourth Grade
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Wendy Fernandez
Catapult Student Support Services, K-8
New Jersey City University

Justin Gerardo
Physical and Health Education for Grades K-8, Basketball Coach, Outdoor Education
William Paterson University

Kathleen Hanson
Upper School Director, Language Arts Teacher for Grade 8

Philadelphia College of Bible, Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto; Fordham University

Cindy Kuperus
Lead Teacher, Grades 2-5
Calvin College; Michigan State University

Gary Lawrence
Math Chair, Teacher of Pre-Algebra and Algebra
Brown University

Aiko Mauldin
Chair of Music;  Director of Choristers and Music Educator for Grades K-5
Manhattan School of Music;  San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Jodi Miller
Catapult Student Support Services, Grades K-8
Daemen College; City University of New York-Hunter College

Tania Oro-Hahn
Teacher of Spanish for Grades 4-8 and Spanish Literature
Rutgers University

Jacquie Penfold
Director of Chorus, Music Educator for Grades 6-8
New York University

Natasha Rupke
Sixth and Seventh Grade Literature, Language Arts
Calvin College

Administrative Staff

Christine Metzger
Head of School
Calvin College; Covenant College

Gary Lawrence
Assistant to the Head
Brown University

Kathleen Hanson
Upper School Director
Philadelphia College of the Bible; Institute for Christian Studies; Fordham University

Shanna Pargellis
Lower School Director; Director of The Nest
Calvin College; Bank Street College

Kathleen Towner
Director of Administrative Services
University of MA, Amherst; Simmons College; Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Denver Seminary

Jessica Smith
Director of Development
University of Houston; University of Missouri; Ithaca College

Sebastian Olukun
Director of Admissions, School Coordinator
Rutgers University

Abigail Liu
Public Relations & Communications Coordinator
Middlebury College

Matthew Kaal
Development Assistant
The King’s College (graduating Dec 2009)

Gloria Miltner
School Secretary; Support & Enrichment Staff

Support & Enrichment Staff

Therese Abesamis
Speech Teacher

Betty Ciarlo

Saint Peter's College; Seton Hall University

Counselor

Anne Fields
Nurse

After School Music

 

Cristina Altamura
Piano

Tony Huang
Violin/Piano

Sylvia Jin-Ok Lee
Piano

Ning Chen
Piano

Phil Newman
Guitar