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Staff Directory

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Administrative Team

Julie Bragdon, Head of School
jbragdon@msd-co.org

Jane Connard, Assistant Director of Admission
jconnard@msd-co.org

Lydia Desmarais, Director of Human Resources
ldesmarais@msd-co.org

Cindy Eastridge, Office Manager
ceastridge@msd-co.org

Christine Foley, Director of Finance & Operations
cfoley@msd-co.org

Linder Gendron, Director of Admission
lgendron@msd-co.org

Kindra Headrick, Director of Auxiliary Programming
kheadrick@msd-co.org

Anne Hewetson, Dean of Programs and Student Life
ahewetson@msd-co.org

Tara Keene, Director of Development
tkeene@msd-co.org

Delores Lawrence, Staff Accountant
dlawrence@msd-co.org

Kaylie Longley, Marketing Manager
klongley@msd-co.org

Michelle Mayagoitia, Receptionist
mmayagoitia@msd-co.org

Ashley Randle, Communications Manager
arandle@msd-co.org

Jennifer Wettstein, Director of Marketing
jwettstein@msd-co.org

Educational Leadership Team (Ed Team)

Julie Bragdon, Head of School
jbragdon@msd-co.org

Anne Hewetson, Dean of Programs and Student Life
ahewetson@msd-co.org

Rachel Northrop, Director of Early Childhood Education
rnorthrop@msd-co.org

Magdalena Ortega-Neri, Director of Specials
mortega-neri@msd-co.org

Carrie Ross, Director of Middle School Education
cross@msd-co.org

Annie Springer, Director of Elementary Education
aspringer@msd-co.org

Facilities & Security

Leon Aguirre, Manager of Campus Safety & Security
laguirre@msd-co.org

Michael Amodio, Manager of Facilities
mamodio@msd-co.org

Mike Parnofiello, Assistant Facilities Manager
mparnofiello@msd-co.org

Ernest Salas, Campus Safety & Security Associate
esalas@msd-co.org

Johnny Wallace, Facilities Assistant
jwallace@msd-co.org

Student Support & Wellness Team

Joo Ree Chu, Director of Student Support
jrchu@msd-co.org

Tori Virlee, School Psychologist
tvirlee@msd-co.org

Marissa McCullough, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Coordinator
mmcullough@msd-co.org

Chelsea McKinlay, Learning Specialist
cmckinlay@msd-co.org

Janel Wade, Learning Specialist
jwade@msd-co.org

Specials Team

Magdalena Ortega-Neri, Director of Specials and
UE-MS Spanish Teacher
mortega-neri@msd-co.org

Chris Bangs, Physical Education Teacher
cbangs@msd-co.org

Serge Fedorowsky, Librarian
sfedorowsky@msd-co.org

Lexi Fickenscher, Handcraft Teacher
lfickenscher@msd-co.org

Laura Goodman, Music and Theater Teacher
lgoodman@msd-co.org

Ashley Lapham, Urban Farm Manager and Board Faculty Representative
alapham@msd-co.org

Elaina Pignolet, Art Teacher
epignolet@msd-co.org

Molly Tronco, Toddler-LE Spanish Teacher
mtronco@msd-co.org

Toddler Team

Rachel Northrop, Director of Early Childhood Education
rnorthrop@msd-co.org

Mary Broeckling, Toddler Teacher
mbroeckling@msd-co.org

Erin Murphy, Toddler Teacher
emurphy@msd-co.org

Valene Rodriguez, Toddler Teacher
vrodriguez@msd-co.org

Primary Team

Rachel Northrop, Director of Early Childhood Education
rnorthrop@msd-co.org

Kelly Elio, Primary Teacher
kelio@msd-co.org

Christina Graham, Primary Teacher
cgraham@msd-co.org

Erin Hardin, Primary Teacher
ehardin@msd-co.org

Emily Kline, Primary Teacher
ekline@msd-co.org

Megan Korell, Primary Teacher
mkorell@msd-co.org

Caitlin Tuminello, Primary Teacher
ctuminello@msd-co.org

Elementary Team

Annie Springer, Director of Elementary Education
aspringer@msd-co.org

Amanda DeGeyter, Lower Elementary Teacher
adegeyter@msd-co.org

Leana Kerr, Lower Elementary Teacher
lkerr@msd-co.org

Jacey Lewnerman, Lower Elementary Teacher
jlewnerman@msd-co.org

Lauren McFall, Upper Elementary Teacher
lmcfall@msd-co.org

Kelsey Miller, Lower Elementary Teacher
kmiller@msd-co.org

Lauren Moler, Lower Elementary Teacher
lmoler@msd-co.org

Samantha Morgan, Upper Elementary Teacher
smorgan@msd-co.org

Kate Powell, Upper Elementary Teacher
kpowell@msd-co.org

Christine Putnam, Upper Elementary Teacher
cputnam@msd-co.org

Candice Rudasill, Lower Elementary Teacher
crudasill@msd-co.org

Middle School Team

Carrie Ross, Director of Middle School Education
cross@msd-co.org

David Brennan, Middle School Teacher
dbrennan@msd-co.org

Cole Jones, Middle School Teacher
cjones@msd-co.org

Jillian Linares, Middle School Teacher
jlinares@msd-co.org

Joel Richardson, Middle School Teacher and
Board Faculty Representative
jrichardson@msd-co.org

Before & After School Program

Kindra Headrick, Before & After School Supervisor
kheadrick@msd-co.org

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