ENGLISH
Marie Epply, English
B.A., English, University of New Hampshire (English); M.A. English Literature & Writing, University of Maine at Orono.

Louis Graceffa, Reading, English & Math
A.B., Northeastern University; Reading Certification, Boston University.

Michael Kazmierczak, English; Department Chair
B.A. English, Colgate University; M.A. English, University of Maine at Orono.

Erin McCormick, English
B.S. Secondary Education, B. A. in English, minor in Theatre, Honors College of University of Maine

Mark Messer, English as a Second Language (ESL)
B.S. Business Administration & Economics, Bryant College, Rhode Island; M.A. English as Second Language, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

HISTORY & SOCIAL STUDIES
William R. Case, Social Studies
B.A. Political Science, Syracuse University; Master of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University.

Caroline Richards, Social Studies
B.A. History, Keene State College; M.A. (in progress), American History, American Public University.

David Stearns, Social Studies; Department Chair
B.A., Middlebury College; NEH Summer Seminar program at Columbia University on Islamic Culture; Cambridge Teacher Seminar on U.S. History, Cambridge University (UK), 2003.

Mark Churchill, Social Studies
B.A. Classical Studies, Ph.D candidate Classical Political Theory, Boston College.

SCIENCE
Carolyn Bennatti, Earth Systems; Environmental Science; Department Chair
B.S. Wildlife Management, University of Maine; M.Ed. Environmental Education, University of Maine.

Janine Galeski, Chemistry, Physics
B.A. Physics, St. Olaf; M.A.T. Science and Math Education, Lewis & Clark College.

Susan Jellison, Biology; Forensic Science
B.A. Biology, University of Southern Maine (Biology); M.S., Secondary Science Education, State University of New York at Albany.

MATHEMATICS
L. Paul Gilden, Mathematics; Department Chair
B.S. History, Regent's External Degree (now Excelsior College); M.A. Mathematics, University of Maryland at College Park; M. Ed. Mathematics Education, University of Maryland at College Park.

Martha Horne, Health, Science & Mathematics
B.S., University of Maine.

Kathleen Knight, Mathematics
B.S. Maine Maritime Academy; Masters of Science in Teaching, University of Maine.

Rachael Lowe, Mathematics
B.A. History, Valdosta State University; B.A. Mathematics, University of Maine.

WORLD LANGUAGES
Nancy Buckingham, Spanish; Department Chair
B.A., Spanish, Ohio State University; Elem. Ed. University of Maine.

Carol Orlofsky, German and French
B.S. Education, Bowling Green State University; M.A. German, Bowling Green State University.

Miriam Senter-Zapata, Spanish
Glendale Community College; University of Maine, Augusta, Associate Degree in Liberal Arts.

ARTS
Nigel Chase, Steelband
B.A., Music Theory and Composition, University of New Hampshire.

Alden Colby, Industrial Arts Technology
B.S., University of Southern Maine at Gorham; M.S., University of New York at Oswego.

Tim Farrar, Industrial Technology
B.S., University of Southern Maine; M.S. Education, University of Wisconsin.

Larry Gray, Technology & Business Education
B.S., University of Southern Maine (Business Administration); Teaching Certification, Husson College.

Katherine Greene, Fine Art; Department Chair
B.A. Art, University of New Hampshire; Certification UMO.

Steve Orlofsky, Music
B.S. Music Education, University of Maine at Orono; Music Education and Performance at Bowling Green State University.

Lee Park, Photography
Brooks Institute of Photography; M.S. Astronomy, University of Western Sydney, AU.

Jennifer Trowbridge, Dance
B.A. Dance, Mount Holyoke College; Teacher Certification, University of Maine at Orono; M.Ed. Lesley College.

SPECIAL EDUCATION
Shelley Small, Special Education
B.S. Communications Disorders, Colorado State University; M. Ed. Special Education, Texas A&M University; M.S. Speech and Language Pathology, University of Maine.

Ron Jackson, Ed Tech
B.A. Religious Studies, Eastern Nazarene College;  graduate work at the University of Maine in Special Education as well as Math.

LIBRARY
Erich Reed, Library/Media Center Specialist
B.A., Brandeis University; M.LIS, Dalhousie University.

Beth DeLong, Assistant Librarian

ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Jacqueline Vachon, Academic Support
B.S. Environmental Science, University of Southern Maine.

Mark Churchill, Study Hall Proctor
B.A. Classical Studies, Ph.D candidate Classical Political Theory, Boston College. 

Buzz Moore
B.A. Engineering, Dartmouth College; M.A. Education Wesleyan University.

ATHLETICS
Dan Kane, Physical Education
B.S. Education, University of Maine at Orono.

Jim Murphy, Athletic Director; Business
MIAAA Certified Athletic Administrator; B.S. Business Administration, Business Education, Husson College (now Husson University) University); Associates Degree in Computer Programming, Beal Business College.



OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Paul B. Perkinson, Head of School
B.A. History, Earlham College; M.A. Independent School Leadership, University of Pennsylvania.

Jane O'Connor, Assistant Head of School
B.A. Anthropology, Photography, Hampshire College; M.Ed. Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University.

Gail Strehan, Executive Assistant to the Head of School
B.A. Geology, Spanish, Slippery Rock University.

Debbie Davis, Reception & Attendance Clerk
Preschool Education, U Mass Amherst.

STUDENT SERVICES
Libby Irwin, Director of Admissions
B.A. Humanities, Yale University

Libby Rosemeier, Dean of Students
B.A. Liberal Studies, UMO; A.S. Instructional Media Technology, UMF.

Martha Garfield, Director of College & Vocational Counseling
B.A. International Affairs, University of Maine; M.A. English, San Francisco State University.

Vicki Doolittle, Registrar & Assistant to the Office of Student Services
B.A. Speech Communications/Human Relations, MidAmerica Nazarene University

Kathy Pelletier, Director of Residential Life
B.A. Biology, French, Middlebury College.

Mark Churchill, Dorm Parent
B.A. Classical Studies; Ph.D. coursework, Classical Political Theory, Boston College

Anna Peters, Girls Dorm Parent 

B.A. Earth Science, University of California.

Polly Monroe, Cultural Consultant
B.A. English Literature, Xian Foreign Language University

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Rada Starkey, Director of Development
B.A. Sociology, William Smith College; Teacher Certification, Elementary Education, The College of New Jersey.

Trudy Bell, Director of Annual Giving
B.S. Business Administration, George Mason University.

Maggie Overton, Associate in Development & Communications
B.A. English, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (formerly North Adams State)

PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
Liffey Thorpe, Director of Publications & Communications
B.A. Greek, Ph.D. Classics, Stanford University.

ATHLETICS
Jim Murphy, Athletic Director
NIAAA Certified Athletic Administrator; B.S. Business Administration, Business Education, Husson College (now Husson University); Associates Degree in Computer Programming, Beal Business College.

SCHOOL NURSE
Lisa Theoharidis, School Nurse
BSN (in progress) St. Joseph's College.

BUSINESS OFFICE
Fred Heilner, Business Manager
B.S. University of New Hampshire; M.B.A. Babson College.

FOOD SERVICES
Jack Hand, Director of Food Services
Associate Degree in Culinary Arts, Johnson & Wales University

Roxanne Grindle, Cafeteria

Darlene Danico, Cafeteria

GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE
Bill W. Gray, Maintenance Supervisor
Dominic DiGuardia, Custodian
George Comeau, Custodian
Bill A. Gray, Grounds Keeper