upper school
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
UPPER SCHOOL
Brady Wheatley
Upper School Division Head
BA, Brandeis University
M.Ed, University of Massachusetts
bwheatley@rockyhill.org
ext. 130
Katy Basu
Upper School Chemistry, Yearbook Coordinator
AB, Cornell University
PhD, University of Illinois
kbasu@rockyhill.org
Charlotte Buecheler
Upper School English
MS, HEC Paris
MA, ABD, Brown University
mbuecheler@rockyhill.org
Susan Eaton
Upper School Math,
Community Service Coordinator
BS, Bentley University
seaton@rockyhill.org
Meg Getsinger
Visual Arts Department Chair,
Upper School Art
BA, St. Lawrence University
MA, New York University
mgetsinger@rockyhill.org
Matt Gnolfo
Middle/Upper School Latin,
Coordinator of Diversity
BA, Vassar College
MA, Columbia University
mgnolfo@rockyhill.org
Ian Green
Humanities Department Chair,
Upper School Social Studies
BA and MA, New York University
Ph.D., City University
of New York
igreen@rockyhill.org
James Himmelmann
Music & Band Teacher
BM, University of Rhode Island
MM, University of Rhode Island
jhimmelmann@rockyhill.org
ext. 193
Andrew Hoffman-Patalona
Science Department Chair,
Upper School Science, Robotics
BA, Bard College
MAT, Bard College
Michelle Jones
Director of Equity
and Belonging
BA, Spelman College
MS, Bay Path University
mjones@rockyhill.org
Alex Nunnelly
Upper School Spanish
BA, Providence College
M.Ed, University of Notre Dame
anunnelly@rockyhill.org
Jonah O’Hara
Director of College Counseling
BA, Bates College
Ed.M, Harvard University
johara@rockyhill.org
Vanessa Savas
Upper School Humanities
BA, Wheaton College
M.A.T., Tufts University
vsavas@rockyhill.org
Joshua Schatz
Mathematics Department Chair,
Upper School Math, Coach
BS, Eastern Connecticut
State University
BA, Eastern Connecticut
State University
jschatz@rockyhill.org
Ming Shen
Coordinator of International Programs, Upper School Mandarin
BA, Beijing Normal University
M.Ed, Rhode Island College
mshen@rockyhill.org
Belinda Snyman
Upper School English
BA/HTD, Capetown Teachers College, South Africa
bsnyman@rockyhill.org
