Lower School Faculty

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Maria Acuna

TK Aide

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
University of Arizona

Maria Acuna

Joanna Baese

Teacher: Grade 4

Bachelor of Science: Education
University of Arizona

Joanna Baese

Kristin Neily Barberia

Chaplain / Teacher: Upper School Religion

Master of Divinity: Worship and the Arts
Yale Divinity School
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
Bachelor of Arts: English and Theatre
Kalamazoo College
Ordained Episcopal Priest

Kristin Neily Barberia

Jessica Campbell

Teacher: Music, Lower School

Doctor of Music Performance (ABD): Bassoon (Minor: Music Theory)
University of Arizona
Master of Music Performance: Bassoon
Florida State University
Bachelor of Music Performance: Bassoon
Columbus (GA) State University
Arizona Teaching Certificate: 6-12

Jessica Campbell

Meredith Curtis

TK Aide

Associate of Arts
Pima Community College

Meredith Curtis

Barbara Faltico

Teacher: Art, Lower School

Bachelor of Arts: Education
University of Northern Colorado

Barbara Faltico

Kim Greene

Teacher: P.E., Lower School, Playground Lead

Bachelor of Science: Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Arizona

Kim Greene

Mandy Hart

Teacher: Grade 4

Master of Education: Educational Leadership
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education
University of Arizona
Arizona Teaching Certificate: Elementary, K-8
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Endorsement, Birth-Age 8
Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, K-12

Mandy Hart

Tricia Hill

Teacher: Grade 1

Bachelor of Arts
Pepperdine University
Arizona Teaching Certificate: Elementary Education, K-8
California Teacher Certificate: Multiple Subject, K-12
Reading Instruction Competency Assessment (RICA) Certified

Tricia Hill

Maria Elena Iturralde

Teacher: Spanish Lower School

Bachelors of Arts: Spanish
University of Arizona
Instituto Universal de Idiomas
Certificado en Inmersión en el language Espanol

San José, Costa Rica

Maria Elena Iturralde

Colleen Kelley, Ph.D.

Teacher: Science, Lower School

Ph.D.: Chemistry
The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science: Chemistry
University of Richmond, VA

Colleen Kelley, Ph.D.

Alison McGraw

Teacher: Transitional Kindergarten

Bachelor of Science: Early Childhood Education and Human Development/Family Studies
Lesley University
Massachusetts Teaching Certificate, PreK-3

Alison McGraw

Stephanie Moseley

Teacher: Grade 1

Bachelor of Arts: Liberal Arts/Education
California State University, Northridge

Stephanie Moseley

Annie O’Meara

Teacher: Grade 2

Bachelor of Arts: Music Performance and Elementary Education
Loyola Marymount University
Arizona Teaching Certificate: Elementary Education, K-8

Annie O’Meara

Amy Pertile

Reading Specialist

​Master of Arts: Language, Reading, and Culture
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education
University of Arizona
Arizona Teaching Certificate: Elementary, K-8
Reading Specialist, K-12
Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, PreK-12
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Endorsement, Birth-Age 8

Amy Pertile

Laura Sanders

Teacher: Kindergarten

Bachelor of Arts:  Psychology, Elementary Education
University of Colorado
Teaching Certification (K-8)

Laura Sanders

Jennifer Silberschlag

Teacher: Kindergarten

Master of Arts: Early Childhood Education
Reading Specialist Endorsement
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education
University of Arizona
Arizona Teaching Certificate: Elementary, K-8
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Endorsement, Birth-Age 8
Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, K-12

Jennifer Silberschlag

Julie Stafford

Athletic Director / Teacher: Band

Currently in progress: Doctor of Musical Arts, Teaching Artist Certificate
Arizona State University
Master of Music: Performance Pedagogy
Arizona State University
Bachelors of Arts: Instrumental Studies
University of Arizona

Julie Stafford

Pamela Stalkfleet

Teacher: Grade 3

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
Coe College, Iowa
Teaching Credential: K-9 Elementary Education
Coe College, Iowa

Pamela Stalkfleet

Kristin Vizzini

Teacher: Art, Grades 2, 3, 5-8

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Photography (Minors: Art History and Ceramics)
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Endorsement, Birth-Age 8

Kristin Vizzini

Cally Zismann

Teacher: Grade 2

Master of Arts: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
University of Arizona
Associate of Science: Early Childhood Education
Ivy Tech Community College
Arizona Teaching Certificate
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Endorsement, Birth-Age 8

Cally Zismann

Toni Zlaket

Teacher: Grade 3

Master of Education: Early Childhood Education
Reading Endorsement
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education
Prescott College
Arizona Teaching Certification

Toni Zlaket