Faculty & Staff – Rocky Hill Country Day School

faculty & staff

About

About

Dedicated, passionate, and curious, RHCD’s faculty and staff are committed to helping each student explore their strengths, passions, and academic interests.

DEPARTMENTS

ALL FACULTY & STAFF

Whitney Barker

Academic Center for Enrichment
wbarker@rockyhill.org

Katy Basu

Upper School Chemistry, Yearbook Coordinator
kbasu@rockyhill.org

George Briggs

Upper School English
gbriggs@rockyhill.org

ELAINE COSTA BERNARDINO

LS World Languages and Cultures Instructor/ Languages Department Chair
ebernardino@rockyhill.org

Charlotte Buecheler

Upper School English
cbuecheler@rockyhill.org

Karah Chartrand

Middle School Science
kchartrand@rockyhill.org

Michael Chatterley

Upper School Ceramics
mchatterley@rockyhill.org

Christine Comeau

Upper School Science
and Biology
ccomeau@rockyhill.org

Theresa Conroy

Middle School Math, Coach
tconroy@rockyhill.org

Kim Conterio

Upper School Math
kconterio@rockyhill.org

Julie Cox

Strings Instructor
jcox@rockyhill.org

Stephanie Cruff

Second Grade
scruff@rockyhill.org

Martha Cunningham

Chief Operating Officer
mcunningham@rockyhill.org
ext. 222

Helen Dembinski

Director of Academic
Center for Enrichment
hdembinski@rockyhill.org

Trixie Dumas ’81

Lower School Art,
Preschool Physical Education
tdumas@rockyhill.org

Susan Eaton

Upper School Math,
Community Service Coordinator
seaton@rockyhill.org

Art Entwistle IV

Assistant Athletic Director,
Athletic Trainer
aentwistle@rockyhill.org

Traci Fairchild

Director of Counseling
and Wellness
tfairchild@rockyhill.org

Amadeus Finlay

Communications
and Media Editor
afinlay@rockyhill.org

Shirlee Fleet

Controller
sfleet@rockyhill.org

SARAH FLYNN

Admissions Associate
sflynn@rockyhill.org

Susan Fonseca Lanham

Director of Communications, Global Impact Advisor
sfonseca@rockyhill.org

Wayne Fougere

Plant Operations Crew Member
wfougere@rockyhill.org

Meg Getsinger

Visual Arts Department Chair,
Upper School Art
mgetsinger@rockyhill.org

Matt Gnolfo

Middle/Upper School Latin,
Coordinator of Diversity
mgnolfo@rockyhill.org

Lisa Goulden

Registrar and Divisional Coordinator
lgoulden@rockyhill.org

Ian Green

Humanities Department Chair,
Upper School Social Studies
igreen@rockyhill.org

Tim Greenwood

Middle School History & Government, Coach
tgreenwood@rockyhill.org

Wendy Gustavel

Librarian
wgustavel@rockyhill.org
ext. 149

AQUILA HARPER

Upper School Community Curriculum Teacher
aharper@rockyhill.org

Kurt Heise

Upper School Social Studies, Coach
kheise@rockyhill.org
ext. 184

James Himmelmann

Performing Arts Department Chair, Music & Choral Teacher
jhimmelmann@rockyhill.org
ext. 193

Andrew Hoffman-Patalona

Upper School Science, Robotics

ahoffmanpatalona@rockyhill.org

Nicholas Hittner-Cunningham

Fourth Grade

nhittnercunningham@rockyhill.org

Amanda Hovey

Upper & Middle School Art
ahovey@rockyhill.org

Hannah Hudson

Middle/Upper School French
hhudson@rockyhill.org

Michael Jedrey

Middle School Division Head
mjedrey@rockyhill.org
ext. 128

Michelle Jones

Director of Equity
and Belonging
mjones@rockyhill.org

Natalie Joseph

Third Grade
njoseph@rockyhill.org

Joseph Karr

Middle School Science
jkarr@rockyhill.org

Bridget Keane

Middle School English
bkeane@rockyhill.org

CHRISTINE La MAKE

Staff Accountant
clamake@rockyhill.org

Amy Laurent

Academic Center for Enrichment
alaurent@rockyhill.org

Charlie Laurent

Fifth Grade
claurent@rockyhill.org

Michael Lawson

Student Billing Coordinator
mlawson@rockyhill.org
ext. 171

Ashley Lee

First Grade
alee@rockyhill.org

Patricia Liu

Dean of Student Life
pliu@rockyhill.org

Caitlin MacDonald

Lower School Division Head
cmacdonald@rockyhill.org

Gina Marsella

Kindergarten
gmarsella@rockyhill.org

Kellie Mason

Middle School English/Geography
kmason@rockyhill.org

Pam Matson

Science Department Chair,
Upper School Science
pmatson@rockyhill.org

EMILY McMAHON

Kindergarten
emcmahon@rockyhill.org

PATRICIA McLAUGHLIN

Assistant Head of School
for Advancement
pmclaughlin@rockyhill.org
ext. 129

JOHN McLAUGHLIN

Director of Enrollment Management
jmclaughlin@rockyhill.org
ext. 104

JACK McNAMARA

Middle/Upper School
Band Director
jmcnamara@rockyhill.org

Kristin Mitchell ’02

Director of Campus Programming and Rentals
kmitchell@rockyhill.org
ext. 229

Patty Mott

Head Preschool Teacher
pmott@rockyhill.org

Alex Nunnelly

Upper School Spanish
anunnelly@rockyhill.org

KATY O’DONNELL

School Nurse
kmcnamara@rockyhill.org

Jonah O’Hara

Director of College Counseling
johara@rockyhill.org

Stephan Poulin

Director of Plant Operations
spoulin@rockyhill.org

Diane Rich

Head of School
drich@rockyhill.org
ext. 192

JARED ROSS

Advancement
Services Specialist
jross@rockyhill.org
ext. 176

Vanessa Savas

Upper School Humanities
vsavas@rockyhill.org

Joshua Schatz

Mathematics Department Chair,
Upper School Math, Coach
jschatz@rockyhill.org

Dan Shaker

Technology Support Specialist
dshaker@rockyhill.org
ext. 242

Ming Shen

Coordinator of International Programs, Upper School Mandarin
mshen@rockyhill.org

Anna Slaybaugh

Upper School Mathematics
aslaybaugh@rockyhill.org

Belinda Snyman

Upper School English
bsnyman@rockyhill.org

Meg Stowe

Director of Innovation
mstowe@rockyhill.org
ext. 182

Iveth Streisand

Middle/Upper School Spanish
istreisand@rockyhill.org

Brian Swanson

Plant Operations Crew Member
bswanson@rockyhill.org

Dawn Temple

Upper School Photography
dtemple@rockyhill.org

Nicole Theriault

Interim Lower School
Division Head
ntheriault@rockyhill.org

Sean Tucker

Lower School Physical and
Health Education
stucker@rockyhill.org

Ariana Viola

Middle/Upper School Math
aviola@rockyhill.org

Brady Wheatley

Upper School Division Head
bwheatley@rockyhill.org
ext. 130

Megan Williams

Director of Athletics
mwilliams@rockyhill.org
ext. 188

Eric Wyzga

Lower School Science
ewyzga@rockyhill.org

Rocky Hill Country Day School is a Preschool to Grade 12 independent school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

School Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 8:30 AM – 3:20 PM
Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 3:20 PM

Extended Day | Preschool-5th Grade
Afternoon: 3:20-5:30 p.m.

After School Programs | PreK-8th Grade
3:20 p.m. (end times vary)

Rocky Hill Country Day School | 530 Ives Road | East Greenwich, RI 02818 | 401.884.9070

Rocky Hill Country Day School | 530 Ives Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 | 401.884.9070