Faculty and Staff for 2009-2010

In general, faculty and staff members check email several times a day, so this is a good way to contact them. To e-mail any faculty or staff member, use the following format: firstname_lastname@cityonahill.org.

Most teachers are not accessible by phone during the school day. You can leave a message on the extension listed below their name. The main school number is (617) 445-1515.

Sasha Abby VanDerzee (ext 106)
Director of Tutorial
B.A., Clark University
M.S., Northeastern University

Kirkland Ahrens (ext 502)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Appalachian State University

Kayla Renee Albert (ext 503)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.S., University of Kentucky

Tierra Allen (ext 504)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Amherst College

Ibrahim Al-Qamari (ext 321)
Lead History Teacher/Dean of Citizenship
B.A., University of Illinois

Matthew Balter (ext 501)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A, Dickinson College
M.F.A., University of San Francisco

Anita Barnes (ext 221)
Director of the Learning Network
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
J.D., New England School of Law

Cristin Berry (ext 203)
Lead Math Teacher/Data Coordinator
B.A., John Carroll University
M.A.T., Simmons College

Alexander Reed Braver (ext 505)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Brandeis University

Erica Brown (ext 118)
Executive Director
B.A., Harvard University
M.A. Tufts University, Certification in English

Eliza Bryant (ext 506)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Smith College

Christine Bullard (ext 102)
Grant Writer
B.S., Cornell University
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
M.P.A., New York University

Lizzy Cantor (ext 507)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., George Washington University

Eva Ciudad (ext 115)
Lead Spanish Teacher
B.A., St. Thomas Aquino University (Peru)
M.S., National University of Trujillo (Peru)

Sean Chalk (ext 508)
CoaHCORPS member
B.A., Boston University

Caroline Cohan (ext 100)
Office Manager
B.A., Boston University

Benjamin T. Conrick (ext 500)
Director of Teacher Development/English Teacher
B.A., State University of New York at Fredonia
M.A., University at Albany, Certification in English

Heidi Crean
Lead English Teacher
B.A., Colgate University
M.A., CUNY City College

Robert Dawson (ext 404)
History Teacher
B.S., Suffolk University
M.S., Suffolk University, Certification in History

Alexis Droletta
History Fellow
B.A., Boston University

Rosemary Eger (ext 510)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., B.S., Boston University

Brooke Fincke (ext 107)
Director of Student Services & College Counseling
B.S., Union College
M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education

Patrick Foley (ext 201)
History Teacher
B.A., St. John's/Boston College
M.A.M., St. John's School of Theology

Julia Fuchs (ext 511)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Bucknell University

Kathryn Funderburk (ext 509)
Lead CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Harvard College, Certification in English and History

Christine Gentry (ext 208)
English Teacher
B.A., Baylor University
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education

Paul Hays (ext 109)
Principal
B.A., Denison University
M.A.T., Union College, Certifications in Administration Grades 6-12 and High School Science
Ed.D., Boston University

Mary Claire Hiebert
English Fellow
B.A., University of Chicago

Tulani Husband-Verbeek (ext 224)
Reading and Special Education Teacher
B.A., Rhode Island College

Kate Johnson (ext 524)
Lead CoaHCORPS Member
B.F.A., Tufts University

Bryan Jonsson (ext 104)
Science Teacher
B.S., Stanford University

Hara Klein (ext 111)
School Counselor
B.A., Boston University
M.A., Lesley College, L.M.H.C.

Katherine Kline (ext 101)
Assistant Office Manager/Registrar
B.A., Eastern Connecticut University

Rebecca Kramer (ext 512)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Brandeis University

Dave Ledoux (ext 525)
Director of Information Technology
B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
B.S., SUNY Oswego

Catherine Law (ext 301)
Math Teacher
B.S., Furman University
M.A.T., Duke University

Karen Levin (ext 108)
Math Teacher
B.A., Middlebury College
M.A.T., Boston University

Emma Lichtenstein (ext 120)
Lead Science Teacher
B.A., Brown University
M.A.T., Simmons College

Kristie Loftus (ext 110)
Development Manager
B.A., Villanova University

Elisabeth Macias (ext 513)
Lead CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz

Alyssa Noble (ext 224)
Inclusion Specialist
B.A., Simmons College

Dan O'Connor (ext 308)
English Teacher
B.A., College of Wooster
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Jack Pararas
Director of Extracurriculars/Co-Teacher
B.A., Harvard University

Francis Pina (ext 514)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.S., Boston University

Sonya Pratt (ext 304)
History Teacher/Dean of Citizenship
B.A., Salem State College

Laura Quilty (ext 407)
English Teacher
B.A., Villanova University
M.A.T., Simmons College (in progress)

Abigail Raymond (ext 223)
Lead Spanish Teacher/Reading Teacher
B.A., Bates College
M.A.T., Simmons College

Chistine Rebelo (ext 205)
Lead Spanish Teacher
B.A., Bridgewater State College
M.A.T., Simmons College

Joseph Sacchi (ext 523)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Boston University

Elena Sicairos (ext 517)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Clark University

Ashley Silvestri (ext 515)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Providence College

Samantha Scola (ext 305)
Science Teacher
B.S., Emmanuel College
M.A.T., Simmons College (in progress)

Anna Stanger (ext 224)
Inclusion Specialist
B.A., Simmons College
M.S., Simmons College

Laura Tobias (ext 112)
History Teacher/In-House Substitute
B.A., University of Rochester
M.A.T., Simmons College (in progress)

Laticia Tolentino (ext 113)
Business Manager
Bentley College

Megan Toyama (ext 516)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., Scripps College

Diane Trueblood
Special Education Consultant
B.S., Boston University
M.Ed., Lesley University

Matthew Uzenski (ext 406)
Math Teacher
B.S., Sacred Heart University
M.S., City College of NY

Ursula Weaver
Math Fellow
B.A., Manhattanville College

Lexie Weber (ext 518)
CoaHCORPS Member
B.A., University of Notre Dame