TPS FACULTY AND STAFF 2008-2009
Amy Purcell Vorenberg
 Head
of School
B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., Wheelock College
Joined TPS 2006
Carlye Nelson-Major Associate
Head of School for Preschool & Primary Unit
B.A., University of Vermont
M.Ed., Cabrini College
Joined TPS 2008
Emily Barry Marston Associate
Head of School for Junior Unit & Middle School
A.B., Vassar College
M.A., Cornell University
Joined TPS 1987
Rachel Adams-Kaplan
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., University of Michigan
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2001
Emily Atterbury Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Skidmore College
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2008
Stephen Bartholomew
Middle
School teacher
B.A., Rutgers University
Temple University
Joined TPS 1986
Tricia Beaudoin
Primary
Unit teacher
B.S., Elmira College
M.S.Ed., West Chester University
Joined TPS 1996
Neesa Becker-Procaccino Art teacher
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.Ed., Tyler School of Art
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Joined TPS 1990
Rebecca Bertrand
Learning
Resources teacher
B.S., Bloomsburg University
M.A., La Salle University
Joined TPS 2003
Susan Bodley
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1983
Catherine Bogart-Rome
Primary
Unit teacher
A.S., Harriman College
B.F.A., University of Arizona
Post-baccalaureate, University of Arizona
Joined TPS 2000
Maisie Chan Finance
Office associate
B.B.A., Temple University
Joined TPS 2005
Anne Clark
Junior
Unit teacher
B.S., Temple University
Joined TPS 1991
Christine Cofield
Music
teacher
B.A., Temple University
Joined TPS 2005
Ross Colby Theme
teacher
B.A., University of North Carolina, Charlotte
M.A, University of Louisville
Joined TPS 2008
Shannon Coulter
Music
teacher; Chorus director; a cappella director
B.A., SUNY Albany
M.M., Westminster Choir College
Cert. Professional Studies in Opera, Temple University
Joined TPS 2003
Paul DeAngelis
Middle School teacher
B.S., Shippensburg University
M.Ed., West Chester University
Ed.D., Boston University
Joined TPS 2005
Maria De Orta
Spanish
teacher
Daytona Community College
Temple University
Joined TPS 2000
Ann DiMezza
Co-director,
After School Enrichment Program
Marygrove College
Temple University
Joined TPS 1993
Jo Anna Fecker
Preschool
teacher
B.S., Temple University
Joined TPS 2005
Mary Beth M. Fedirko Preschool
teacher
B.S., Northeastern University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2001
Jill Feighan
Facilities
associate
B.A., Skidmore College
M.A., New School for Social Research
Joined TPS 1997
Crystal Fersner
Preschool
assistant teacher
A.A.S., Community College
Joined TPS 2005
Aminah Finney
Coordinator, Learning Resources Program
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., LaSalle University
Joined TPS 2002
Thomas Flanagan Coordinator, Afterschool Music Program
Temple University
Joined TPS 2008
Nica Waters Fleming
Information
Technology specialist
B.A., Temple University
M.S., Philadelphia University
Joined TPS 2005
Virginia Friedman
Middle
School teacher; Shelly Ridge coordinator
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., Beaver College
Joined TPS 2001
Jill Garland
Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Haverford College
Joined TPS 2004
Joan Giannobile
Director
of Development
B.A., University of San Francisco
Joined TPS 2004
Maureen Glaccum
Preschool teacher
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Joined TPS 1992
Tracy Hagedorn
Primary
Unit teacher
B.S., Cornell University
M.Ed., Temple University
Joined TPS 1994
Miriam Harlan
Junior
Unit teacher
A.B., Bryn Mawr College
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1985
Brian Harrity
Facilities
Manager
A.A., Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science
Joined TPS 1999
Pamela Holland
Preschool
teacher
B.A., Franklin & Marshall College
Joined TPS 2004
Frances Hoover Admission associate
B.S., Florida A&M University
M.B.A., Columbia University
Joined TPS 2008
Danielle Hummel Advancement Associate
B.A., Temple University
Joined TPS 2007
Rick Jacobsen
Art
teacher
B.A., University of California, Riverside
M.A., University of the Arts
Joined TPS 2005
Nic James Middle School teacher
B.S., Millersville University
M.A., Arcadia University
Joined TPS 2007
Allison Kirshner
Primary
Unit teacher
B.S., Washington University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2002
Daniel Lai
Junior
Unit teacher
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
J.D., Rutgers School of Law
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1998
Rashida Lang
Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Humboldt State University
M.S., Teachers College,
Columbia University
Joined TPS 2006
Carol Lerner Director of Finance and Operations
B.B.A, Temple University
M.B.A, Temple University
Joined TPS 2008
Rajpal Malik
Primary
Unit teacher; advisor, Student Council
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Drexel University
Joined TPS 2001
Dana Marcus Director of Admission and Financial Aid
B.S., Bryant University
Joined TPS 2008
Sarah Ellen Marvin Psychology
intern
B.A., Colby College
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Joined TPS 2008
Laura Matheny
Junior Unit teacher
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., University of Minnesota
Joined TPS 1998
Terry McConnell
Athletic Director; Physical education teacher; Coordinator,
After School Clubs
B.S., Westchester State University
M.Ed., Westchester State University
Joined TPS 2005
Lisa Miles Preschool
teacher
B.S., Chestnut Hill College
M.A., Villanova University
Joined TPS 2001 (rejoined 2006 after two years out of state)
Katie Miller Art teacher; Front Office associate
B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design
Joined TPS 2008
Natasha Mitchell '93 Middle School teacher
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Temple University
Joined TPS 2008
Lisa Morales
Spanish
teacher; Coordinator, Middle School Spanish trip
Universidad de las Americas
Joined TPS 1994
Jeffrey Mordan
Director
of Technology; art teacher
B.F.A., Tyler School of Art
Joined TPS 1998
Betsy Neiva Assistant
to the Head of School
B.A., Williams College
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., Harvard University
Joined TPS 2007
Terri O'Connor Registrar and Front Office manager
Joined TPS 2006
Sheila Pai
Middle
School teacher
A.B., Bryn Mawr College
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2004
Judith Parker
Middle
School teacher; High School placement counselor
B.A., Radcliffe College
M.Ed., Harvard University
Joined TPS 1984
Rachel Parker
Preschool
assistant teacher
Community College of Philadelphia
Joined TPS 2000
Diane Pepe
Co-director,
After School Enrichment Program
B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., University of New Mexico
Joined TPS 1990
Aaron Picht Music
teacher
B.A., Boston University
M.A., Columbia University
Joined TPS 2006
Constance Rea
Preschool
teacher
Arts Students League
Community College of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1992
Laura Rosengard Beginning teacher
B.A., Washington University
Joined TPS 2008
Abbie Segal-Andrews
School
psychologist
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
Joined TPS 1996
John Silbaugh Middle
School teacher; High School placement counselor
B.A., Amherst College
M.S., Colorado State University
Joined TPS 2007
Carrie Spaulding
Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Brandeis University
Joined TPS 2005
Barbara Stanley
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., Simmons College
M.Ed., Boston University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1999
Marco Velis
Spanish teacher
School of Education, Universidad de Chile
B.A., Berklee College of Music
Joined TPS 2001
Meg Waldron
Physical
education teacher; Coordinator, Community Service Program
B.A., University of Virginia
Joined TPS 2004
Janet Weinstein
Primary
Unit teacher; student teacher liaison
A.B., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Joined TPS 1981
Lois West
Director
of Communications and Alumni Relations; advisor, Student Council
B.A., Douglass College
Joined TPS 1990
Elizabeth Zack
Primary
Unit teacher; Director, Summer Enrichment Program
B.A., George Washington University
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1996
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