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Leadership

Our Team of Expert Educators

Faculty & Staff

Kathy Aluia

Textile Arts Enrichment Specialist

Deborah Barolsky, M.S.

Core Classroom Teacher

Neal Bottom, M.Ed.

School Counselor and Math Teacher

Josh Briggs, M.S.

Engineering, Woodshop, & Math Specialist Teacher

Vered Brooks, M.Ed.

Core Classroom Teacher

Leah Crain

Core Classroom Teacher

Tami Cronin

Director of Admissions

Bob Defandorf, M.Ed.

Core Classroom Teacher

Queenie Desulme

Assistant Teacher

Courtney Dickinson

Founder & Former Head of School, Acera Ambassador

Ruma Dutta, M.Ed.

Core Classroom Teacher

Kevin Duval

Facilities Manager

Alison Earnhart, M.A.

Maker Space & Physics Specialist Teacher

Danny Fain

Computer Science & Game Design Specialist Teacher

Carol Fallon

Director of Finance and Human Resources

Dylan Foley

Engineering, Music Production & Stop Motion Enrichment Specialist

Thom Fries, Ph.D.

Math Specialist Teacher

Camila García Enríquez, M.Ed.

Visual Arts Specialist Teacher

Sigourney Hamilton

School Counselor

Linwood Harper

Music & Entrepreneurship Specialist Teacher

Alexis Hibbler

Physics Specialist Teacher

Mark Illingworth

Math Specialist Teacher

Laura Inglese, M.Ed.

Literacy Coordinator

Adrienne Jacobson, M.A.

Maker Space Specialist Teacher

Chuck Lechien

Music Production, Outdoor Survival & Role Play Game Design Enrichment Specialist

Susan Levy

Literacy Specialist

Anastasia Leyden, M.Ed.

Core Classroom Teacher

Shannon MacRae

Operations Manager

Marisa Miller

Enrichment Program Manager

Emi Neuwalder

Math Specialist Teacher

Alice Neville

Alumni Relations & Events Coordinator

Pei Ng

Executive Assistant

David Olson, M.Ed.

Technology Educator and Manager

Kei Phillip, M.A.

Mindfulness & Movement Specialist Teacher

Heather J. Pinedo-Burns, Ed.D.

Head of School

Sean Quirk

Assistant Teacher

Trent Ramsey

Director of Development & Parent Engagement

Adam Rosell

Physics, Woodworking & Hydrodynamics Specialist

Jill Rubinstein, M.Ed.

Core Classroom Teacher

Eileen Sauer, BCBA, LABA

Student Support Program Manager & School Counselor

Jamie Schefen, M.A.

Upper School Curriculum Coordinator, Teacher Mentor

Renee Scherer, Ph.D.

Core Classroom Teacher

Sarah Slubowski, M.Ed.

Teacher Mentor

Emily Achilles Stefanich, M.Ed., CAGS

Core Classroom Teacher, Lower School Curriculum Coordinator

Jazz Xu

LEGO Robotics Enrichment Specialist

Sarah Zuckerman, Ed.M.

Director of Education & Innovation (AceraEI)