Faculty/Staff
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION


Alex Shaurette
Associate Head of School
Upper School Advisor
Indiana University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2018 (PCS SINCE 2013)
BIO

Loryn Evanoff
Head of Upper School
Upper School Advisor
Clarkson University, B.S.
University of North Carolina, M.F.A.
APPOINTED 2018

Reem Abu-Amara
Director of Technology
Northeastern University, B.S., Emerson College, MA
New York University, M.Ed.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

Dania Nauholnyk
Head of Middle School
Alumni Liaison, Middle School Science, Middle School Advisor
New York University, B.S., M.A.
APPOINTED 1992
BIO

Chris Haley
Director of Institutional Advancement
University of Tennessee State University, B.A.
University of Tennessee, M.S.S.W.
APPOINTED 2013
BIO


Paul Q. Kane
Director of Finance
Minnesota State University, B.S.
University of Idaho, B.S., Gonzaga University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2019
BIO

John Tucker
Director of Public Relations
Assistant to the Head, Assistant to the Board of Trustees
APPOINTED 2012 (PCS SINCE 1988)
BIO
ENGLISH
ENGLISH

Catherine Henry
Upper School English & History
US Advisor
Fairfield University, B.A.
Boston College Law School, J.D.
APPOINTED 2013

Jeff Laguzza
Upper School & Middle School English
Upper School Advisor
Binghamton University, B.A., M.A.
APPOINTED 2004

Ayana Mbaye
Librarian/English Teacher
Mercy College, B.S.
Pratt School of Information, M.S.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO
HISTORY
HISTORY

Catherine Henry
Upper School English & History
US Advisor
Fairfield University, B.A.
Boston College Law School, J.D.
APPOINTED 2013

William F. Hirt
Upper School History
College Advisor
University of Minnesota, B.A., B.S.
Columbia University, M.S.
APPOINTED 1989
BIO

Robert Mark Savage
Upper School History
Butler University, B.A.
Columbia University, Ph.D.
APPOINTED 1985
LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE

Maureen Darcy
Upper School & Middle School French & Spanish
Middle School Advisor
New York University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2014

Brigid Le Minez
Upper School & Middle School French
Upper School Advisor
Fordham University, B.A.
Middlebury College, La Sorbonne, M.A.
APPOINTED 2019
BIO

Renata Nikolayev
English as a Second Language
International Student Advisor, Upper School Advisor
Northwestern University, B.A.
New York University, Paris, M.A.
APPOINTED 2013
LEARNING SPECIALIST
LEARNING SPECIALIST

Thea Kabacinski
Learning Specialist
Appointed 2021
Hofstra University, B.A.; Columbia University Teachers College, M.S.
Columbia University Teachers College, M.S.
APPOINTED 2021
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS

Guthrie Porter
Upper School & Middle School Mathematics
Upper School Advisor
Fordham University, B.A.
New York University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2003

Jodie Schaeffer
Upper School Mathematics
Marist College, B.S
Pace University, M.B.A., St. John's University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2020

Rachel Soyk
Upper School & Middle School Mathematics
New York University, B.S.
APPOINTED 2019
SCIENCE
SCIENCE

Ernestine Byer-Tyre
Upper School Science
Upper School Advisor
University of North Carolina, B.S.
Life College, Dr. of Chiropractic
APPOINTED 2001

AJ McGuire
Technology Integration Support Specialist, Upper School Computer Science
Ithaca College, B.S.
APPOINTED 2018

Dania Nauholnyk
Head of Middle School
Alumni Liaison, Middle School Science, Middle School Advisor
New York University, B.S., M.A.
APPOINTED 1992
BIO

Kevin Rodd
Upper School Science
Regents College, B.S.
New York University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2002
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY

Reem Abu-Amara
Director of Technology
Northeastern University, B.S., Emerson College, MA
New York University, M.Ed.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

AJ McGuire
Technology Integration Support Specialist, Upper School Computer Science
Ithaca College, B.S.
APPOINTED 2018

Myron Toltsis
Technology Support Specialist
New Jersey Institute of Technology, B.S.
Stevens Institute of Technology, M.S.
APPOINTED 2018
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

Vincent Sagona
Director of Performing Arts
Upper & Middle School Drama, Health, Upper School Advisor, Director of Summer Academy
Seton Hall University, B.A., M.A.
Brooklyn College, M.F.A.
APPOINTED 2000

Laura Inman
Upper School & Middle School Music
Middle School Advisor
University of Louisville, B.M.
Arizona State University, D.M.A., M.M.
APPOINTED 2018


Kevin Casey
Upper & Middle School Physical Education
Upper School Advisor
St. Leo College, B.A.
Hofstra University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2001
STAFF
STAFF

Meghan Blakeman
Assistant Director for Institutional Advancement
University of New Hampshire, B.A.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

Christine Dziegielewski
Receptionist
Medical Records Coordinator
APPOINTED 2009


Ayana Peña
Assistant to the Associate Head & Head of Upper School
APPOINTED 2016 (PCS SINCE 2010)

Angela Perozo-Jackson
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Registrar
A.A.
APPOINTED 2019 (PCS since 2016)

MAINTENANCE STAFF
MAINTENANCE STAFF





UPPER SCHOOL
UPPER SCHOOL

Reem Abu-Amara
Director of Technology
Northeastern University, B.S., Emerson College, MA
New York University, M.Ed.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

Ernestine Byer-Tyre
Upper School Science
Upper School Advisor
University of North Carolina, B.S.
Life College, Dr. of Chiropractic
APPOINTED 2001

Kevin Casey
Upper & Middle School Physical Education
Upper School Advisor
St. Leo College, B.A.
Hofstra University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2001

Maureen Darcy
Upper School & Middle School French & Spanish
Middle School Advisor
New York University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2014

Loryn Evanoff
Head of Upper School
Upper School Advisor
Clarkson University, B.S.
University of North Carolina, M.F.A.
APPOINTED 2018

Catherine Henry
Upper School English & History
US Advisor
Fairfield University, B.A.
Boston College Law School, J.D.
APPOINTED 2013

William F. Hirt
Upper School History
College Advisor
University of Minnesota, B.A., B.S.
Columbia University, M.S.
APPOINTED 1989
BIO

Laura Inman
Upper School & Middle School Music
Middle School Advisor
University of Louisville, B.M.
Arizona State University, D.M.A., M.M.
APPOINTED 2018

Thea Kabacinski
Learning Specialist
Appointed 2021
Hofstra University, B.A.; Columbia University Teachers College, M.S.
Columbia University Teachers College, M.S.
APPOINTED 2021

Brigid Le Minez
Upper School & Middle School French
Upper School Advisor
Fordham University, B.A.
Middlebury College, La Sorbonne, M.A.
APPOINTED 2019
BIO

Jeff Laguzza
Upper School & Middle School English
Upper School Advisor
Binghamton University, B.A., M.A.
APPOINTED 2004

Ayana Mbaye
Librarian/English Teacher
Mercy College, B.S.
Pratt School of Information, M.S.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

AJ McGuire
Technology Integration Support Specialist, Upper School Computer Science
Ithaca College, B.S.
APPOINTED 2018

Renata Nikolayev
English as a Second Language
International Student Advisor, Upper School Advisor
Northwestern University, B.A.
New York University, Paris, M.A.
APPOINTED 2013

Guthrie Porter
Upper School & Middle School Mathematics
Upper School Advisor
Fordham University, B.A.
New York University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2003

Kevin Rodd
Upper School Science
Regents College, B.S.
New York University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2002

Vincent Sagona
Director of Performing Arts
Upper & Middle School Drama, Health, Upper School Advisor, Director of Summer Academy
Seton Hall University, B.A., M.A.
Brooklyn College, M.F.A.
APPOINTED 2000

Jodie Schaeffer
Upper School Mathematics
Marist College, B.S
Pace University, M.B.A., St. John's University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2020

Alex Shaurette
Associate Head of School
Upper School Advisor
Indiana University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2018 (PCS SINCE 2013)
BIO

Rachel Soyk
Upper School & Middle School Mathematics
New York University, B.S.
APPOINTED 2019

MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL

Kevin Casey
Upper & Middle School Physical Education
Upper School Advisor
St. Leo College, B.A.
Hofstra University, M.S.
APPOINTED 2001

Reem Abu-Amara
Director of Technology
Northeastern University, B.S., Emerson College, MA
New York University, M.Ed.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

Maureen Darcy
Upper School & Middle School French & Spanish
Middle School Advisor
New York University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2014

Laura Inman
Upper School & Middle School Music
Middle School Advisor
University of Louisville, B.M.
Arizona State University, D.M.A., M.M.
APPOINTED 2018

Thea Kabacinski
Learning Specialist
Appointed 2021
Hofstra University, B.A.; Columbia University Teachers College, M.S.
Columbia University Teachers College, M.S.
APPOINTED 2021

Jeff Laguzza
Upper School & Middle School English
Upper School Advisor
Binghamton University, B.A., M.A.
APPOINTED 2004

Brigid Le Minez
Upper School & Middle School French
Upper School Advisor
Fordham University, B.A.
Middlebury College, La Sorbonne, M.A.
APPOINTED 2019
BIO

Ayana Mbaye
Librarian/English Teacher
Mercy College, B.S.
Pratt School of Information, M.S.
APPOINTED 2021
BIO

Dania Nauholnyk
Head of Middle School
Alumni Liaison, Middle School Science, Middle School Advisor
New York University, B.S., M.A.
APPOINTED 1992
BIO

Renata Nikolayev
English as a Second Language
International Student Advisor, Upper School Advisor
Northwestern University, B.A.
New York University, Paris, M.A.
APPOINTED 2013

Guthrie Porter
Upper School & Middle School Mathematics
Upper School Advisor
Fordham University, B.A.
New York University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2003

Vincent Sagona
Director of Performing Arts
Upper & Middle School Drama, Health, Upper School Advisor, Director of Summer Academy
Seton Hall University, B.A., M.A.
Brooklyn College, M.F.A.
APPOINTED 2000

Alex Shaurette
Associate Head of School
Upper School Advisor
Indiana University, B.A.
Columbia University, M.A.
APPOINTED 2018 (PCS SINCE 2013)
BIO

Rachel Soyk
Upper School & Middle School Mathematics
New York University, B.S.
APPOINTED 2019
