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Meet The Team

Admission

Meet our expert teachers

MERCEDES AKERS

Bookkeeper

ABBY AMARILLAS

Activities Coordinator

GERRY AMARILLAS

Faculty

JOAN BADIANGO

Faculty

MICHELLE BONAVENIA

Administrative Assistant + Travel Coordinator

NANCY COOKINGHAM

Housekeeper

ED COX

Driver

WADE CROW

Faculty

SHERI CRUZ

Chef

LYDIA DAHOWSKI

Prep Cook

JOHN DAVIS

Driver + Recreation Aide

ELLIS DONES

Healthcare Staff

JEAN FARESE

Prep Cook

TJ FAZZONE

Business Manager + Director of HR

LINDSAY FRIEBEL

Faculty

MERRIL GAINER

Faculty

CHARLES GEORGE

Faculty

ALEYDA GUZMAN

Housekeeper

TIM HALEWICZ

Faculty

DARYL HAYES

Head of School

STEVE HOLOWIAK

Maintenance

KENNETH KAPLAN

Part-Time Teacher

ERIC KENNEDY

Activities + Dorm Coordinator

JENNIFER LLOYD

Dean of Academics

STEPHEN LOUNSBURY

Maintenance

JOHN MACURA

Maintenance

JOSEPH McGRANN

Faculty

SUSAN McKENNA

Director, Transitional Living Center

ROSIE MEYERS

Administratiive Assistant + Event Coordinator

SCOTT MILLER

Program Director, Ascent International

JONATHAN NEWLER

Faculty

SANDRO F. ORE

Chief Admissions + Advancement Officer

NICOLE PECK

Dorm + Activity Assistant

MICHAEL PRICE

Faculty

CINDY RACE

Housekeeper

NAQUAVIA ROBINSON

Healthcare Staff

CHRISTOPHER RUNGE

Maintenance

MICHAEL SCHNURR

Faculty

JONATHAN SELINO

Maintenance

JOSEPH SELINO

Director of Maintenance

KRISTA SHANLEY

Head Nurse

KAREN SPRINTHALL

Faculty

BETHANY THOMPSON

Director, Student Support Services

JOHN TOMASETTI

Assistant Dean + Director of Vocational Services, Ascent International

STEVE WEIDIG

TLC Staff

WILLIAM J. WESTERHUIS

Faculty

JESSICA WHITE

Faculty

CHARLES "CHUCK" WILDE

Director of Dining Services + Executive Chef

DEBORAH WILDE

Prep Cook

BARBARA WITT

Dorm Assistant + ILS Coordinator

GARY WITT

Dorm Assistant + Chaplain

BUTTERSCOTCH

School Pet

SPAZZ

School Pet

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