Lesley Ellis School Faculty and Administration

LES at a Glance

Faculty and Administration
Maija Alksnitis Kindergarten/First Grade B.A. Wheaton College M.Ed. Lesley University	Vickie Benedict In-House Substitute B.A. Lesley University M.Ed. Lesley University	Deanne Benson Head of School B.A. North Park College M.Ed. Lesley University
Donna Cantera- Davis Pre-Kindergarten Assistant B.M.Ed. University of Lowell	Alisha Cropper Administrative Coordinator / Director of Elementary Afterschool B.A. Mass College of Liberal Arts	Christina Dello Russo Kindergarten/First Grade B.A. Univ. of St. Andrews, Scotland M. ED. Lesley University
Barbara Dick Kindergarten/First Grade B.S. Clark University M.A. Lesley University	Jaime Elder Fourth/Fifth Grade B.A. University of Vermont Teaching Certificate Mass. College of Liberal Arts	Stefanie Grossman Preschool / Early Childhood Curriculum Liaison B.A. Harvard University M.S.Ed. Bank Street Graduate School of Education
Kim Grubb Preschool B.S. Boston State College	Marilyn Guisbond Technology Coordinator B.A. Clark University	Amy Hass Reading & Learning Specialist B.A. Mount Holyoke College M.Ed. Boston College
Michelle Holton Preschool B.A. Univ. of MA – Amherst	Jen Horton Library B.A. Mount Holyoke College M.S.W. Simmons College	Shannon Jockel Second/Third Grade B.A. Denison University M.A. Columbia University
Jeanette Keller Director of Early Childhood Afterschool / Program Assistant	Gloria Kelley Transitional Kindergarten B.S. Lesley University	Gray Lemay Second/Third Grade B.A. Univ. of MA – Boston
Janet McLaughlin Preschool B.S. Salem State College M.Ed. Lesley University	Guy Mendilow Music B.A. Oberlin College M.A. Longy School of Music	Susan Middlebrook Prekindergarten Teaching Certificate Padgate College of Ed., UK M.Ed. National Louis University
Tricia Moran Director of Admission B.S. Lesley University M.Ed. Lesley University	Liam Nolan Kindergarten/First Grade B.A. Univ. of CA Santa Cruz M.S. Wheelock College	Anne Norris Curriculum Coordinator B.A. Hobart and William Smith M.Ed. Lesley University
Tania Novak Prekindergarten B.A Framingham State College	Janet Patterson Prekindergarten B.A University of Virginia M.Div. Episcopal Divinity School M.Ed. Lesley University	Jon Pfeifer Elementary Specialist B.S. Boston University
Margy Powell Administrative Assistant B.A. St. Joseph College	Rebecca Roberts Prekindergarten	Debbie Shamban Transitional Kindergarten B.A Sarah Lawrence College M.Ed. Lesley University
Andy Stratford Fourth/Fifth Grade / P.E. Diploma of Teaching Sydney University, Australia	Sandra Torello Spanish M.S. Univ. of Buenos Aires Ph.D. Univ. of Buenos Aires	Barbra Watson Director of Communications/ Development B.A. Boston College M.A. University of Florida
Jennifer Young Fourth/Fifth Grade B.A. Tufts University M.Ed. Lesley University	Pam Zalnasky Prekindergarten B.A. University of Manitoba	Mara Zymet Prekindergarten B.S. Northeastern University M.S. Wheelock College