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Staff Directory

Administration

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Michael Rinaldi	Principal	Finch Office	(203) 977-4838	@whs_principal
Robert Ayala	Assistant Principal for 12th grade; 10th grade (O-Z)	Finch Office	(203) 977-6683
Rafael Escobar	Assistant Principal for EL/ML Students all grade levels.	Freshman Office	(203) 977-5957
Claudia Obas	Assistant Principal for 11th Grade; 10th (H-N)	Office near 435	(203) 977-4484
Raina Simmons	Assistant Principal for Special Education	Raynor Office (300s)
Peter Rinaldi	Assistant Principal for 9th Grade; 10th (A-G)	Freshman Office	(203) 977-5322
Nicole Morse	Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Specialist (MTSS) - Grades 9 & 11	Freshman Office	(203) 977-5916
Tanya Small	Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Specialist (MTSS) - Grades 10 & 12	Freshman Office	(203) 977-5305
Richard Cerone	Athletic Director	Freshman Gym Office	(203) 977-4696	@WesthillAD westhillathletics.org
Shannon O’Connor	Assistant to Principal	Finch Office	(203) 977-4838

Agriscience

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Jon Russo	Teacher - Program Coordinator	302	(203) 977-2747	@russoteachesag
Stacy Cascio	SAE Coordinator	303	(203) 977-4974
Edyliese Aquino	Teacher	302	(203) 977-4974	@aquino.agventures
Salvatore Magnano III	Teacher	302	(203) 977-4974	@magnano.teachers.ag
Tim Martin	Teacher	304	(203) 977-4974	@docmartinagrisci

Athletics

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Richard Cerone	Athletic Director	Freshman Gym Office	(203) 977-4696	@WesthillAD westhillathletics.org
Scott Glucksman	Head Athletic Trainer	GYM	(203) 977-5495	westhillathletics.org

Career & Technical Education

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Kim Kumar	Teacher - Department Head	Media Center	(203) 977-5617
Joe Carillo	Teacher	421
Matt DiGiovanna	Teacher
Jackie Esker	Teacher	422
Jesse Glaude	Teacher	3 & 4
Tom Grant	Teacher	413
Ramla Kasraoui	Teacher	Media Center
Karen Kurtz	Teacher	117
Tanesha Poyser	Teacher	222
Nicole Sansone	Teacher	109
Aaron Schrag	Teacher	221
Stephen Temelini	Teacher	223

Custodial Staff

Name	Title	Phone
Anthony Dupree	Head Custodian 2
Christopher Vitti	Head Custodian 1	ext. 4488
Joseph Bottoni	Night Lead	ext. 6147
Kevin Castiglia	Custodian
Tony Darling	Custodian
Jose Maldonado	Custodian
Mike Mammone	Custodian
Alvin McKeithen, Jr	Custodian
Vincent Mignogno	Pool operator
Jeffrey Molango	Custodian
Ruben Ponce	Custodian
Jose Sanchez	Custodian
Shelton Williams	Custodian

Dining Services - Chartwells

Name	Title	Room	Phone
Gene Barbier	Dining Services	Cafeteria	(203) 977-4876
Alexandra Cedeno	Dining Services	Cafeteria	(203) 977-4876
Linda Pllumbi	Dining Services	Cafeteria	(203) 977-4876
Alice Middleton	Dining Services	Cafeteria	(203) 977-4876
Maria Taoufik	Dining Services	Cafeteria	(203) 977-4876

Domus Vikings

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Chris Arenas	Director, Domus Vikings	Purple Pact Room by Cafe	(203) 977-6197
Charmaine Akins	Family Advocate	Purple Pact Room by Cafe
Davell Cotterell	Family Advocate	Purple Pact Room by Cafe
Shane Davis	Family Advocate	Purple Pact Room by Cafe
Tiffany Leiva	Family Advocate	Purple Pact Room by Cafe
Emely Medina	Family Advocate	Purple Pact Room by Cafe

English

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Christine Wheeler	Teacher - Department Head	220	(203) 977-5628
Erica Brunner	Teacher	402
Amy Calandro	Teacher	219
Caryn Corridon	Teacher	605
Maria DeAngelis	Teacher	406
Drew Denbaum	Teacher	429
Michelle Dunbar	Teacher	215
Chelsea Klatch (Griffin)	Teacher	606
Scott Hurwitz	Teacher	601
James Laber	Teacher	216
Flora Llamas	Teacher	608
Stephanie Marchesani	Teacher	213
Emma Perez	Teacher	428
Welles Purcell	Teacher	431
Jacyln Servillo	Teacher	602
Kate Tobin	Teacher	432 & 202b	(203) 977-5891	@TobinInProgress
Michael von Wahlde	Teacher	224	(203) 977-4894

Family Engagement

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Conzuelo Salas	Parent Facilitator	Finch Office	(203) 977-5532

JROTC

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Major (R) William Weber	Senior Army Instructor	14	(203) 977-5075	www.westhillweb.com/academics/jrotc
Command Sergeant Major (R) Cat Veronesi	Army Instructor	13	(203) 977-5075	www.westhillweb.com/academics/jrotc

Math

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Michael Capriotti	Teacher - Department Head	308	(203) 977-5619
Rawaa Al Ereksoosi	Teacher	318
Jennifer D'Arrigo	Teacher	512
Basma Daly	Teacher	508
Christina Damalas	Teacher	510
Kawtar Ghadouani	Teacher	320
Sushobha Jenner	Teacher	323
Diana Jimenez	Teacher - Bilingual	322
Annamaria Malagisi	Teacher	506
Georgianna Manzino	Teacher	300
Joey Morse	Teacher	319
Jessica Nelson-Delphonse	Teacher	511
Jose Ortiz-Rivera	Teacher	427
Andrew Pare	Teacher	509
Kareem Saleh	Teacher	611
Chandan Sarkar	Teacher	413/414		http://westhillcs.com/
Stephen Weintraub	Teacher	324

Media Center

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Ruth Letson	Multimedia and Technology Integration Support	Media Center	(203) 977-4486

Multilingual Learner Program

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Denise Grant	Teacher - Department Head	Office near 200	(203) 977-5635
Mary Peters	ML Literacy and ESL Teacher	116
Emma Romanova	Teacher	426
Elba Sims	ML Literacy Teacher	207
Angela Tsiropoulos	Teacher	217
Zhanna Tubis	Teacher	425

Nurses

Department	Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
School Nurse	Georgia Blake	Nurse	In 100s	(203) 977-4487
School Nurse	Julette Surgeon	Nurse	In 100s	(203) 977-4530

On-Track Coaches

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Bryanna Bonner	On-Track Coach	510
Khanisha Moore	On-Track Coach	510

OSS and Other Staff

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Eida Maldonado	Account Clerk	Finch Office	(203) 977-4895
Nicole Di Nardo	Special Education	Raynor Office	(203) 977-4498
Shannon O’Connor	Main Office	Finch Office	(203) 977-4838
Jashayla Daye	Main Office	Finch Office	(203) 977-4481
Shaela Fanini	Main Office	Finch Office	(203) 977-5531
Becky Cruz	BOE Records		(203) 977-4191
Michelle Dunbar	SAT Weekend Test Coordinator
Flora Llamas	SAT Weekend Test Coordinator
Jennifer Leveille	Advisor for the Class of 2029
Jaclyn Servillo	Advisor for the Class of 2028
Flora Llamas	Advisor for the Class of 2027
Carley Grant
Maria DeAngelis	Advisor for the Class of 2028
Victoria Arrigo	Advisor for the Class of 2030

Paraprofessionals

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Adriana Acevedo	Paraprofessional
Victoria Brandenhoff	Paraprofessional
Ashton Dominique	Paraprofessional
Cynthia Green	Paraprofessional
George Hoffecker	Paraprofessional
George Johnson	Paraprofessional
Wendy Lopiano	Paraprofessional
Amanda Lucherini	Paraprofessional
Alexandra Manzino	Paraprofessional
Divya Parmar	Paraprofessional
Antonietta Petrafesa	Paraprofessional
Debbie Ritchie	Paraprofessional
Gean Sempertegui	Paraprofessional
Santosh Rathore	Paraprofessional
Jenny Rivera	Paraprofessional
Juledah Wilson	Paraprofessional
Violet Wolf	Paraprofessional

Physical Education & Health

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Camille Quattrocchi	Teacher - Department Head	507/513	(203) 977-4238
Katherine Begetis	Teacher	Gym/500/502	(203) 977-6144
James Bertone	Teacher	504
Brenda Birch	Teacher	Gym	(203) 977-6144
Kevin DeAngelo	Teacher	Gym/503	(203) 977-5976
William Kurtz	Teacher	Gym	(203) 977-4496
Stan Lamour	Teacher	Gym/507	(203) 977-5976
Megan Malloy	Teacher	Gym/500/502	(203) 977-6144
DJ Mulvany	Teacher	Gym	(203) 977-4496
Roberto Nieves	Teacher	Gym/502/501	(203) 977-5976
Michael Riveles	Teacher	Gym/502/501	(203) 977-4496
Phil Thompson	Teacher	Gym/500/502/501/504	(203) 977-4496

School Based Health Center

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Liliana Esparta
Jessica Fidler	Mental Health Therapist	In 100s	203-977-5592
Cynthia Infante	Mental Health Therapist - Bilingual	In 100s	203-977-4097
Cristina Merszei	CSS/Front Desk	In 100s	203-977-5581
Carmen Moronta	Dental Hygienist	In 100s	203-977-5590
Cristina Oliveira	Doctor of Dental Surgery	In 100s	203-977-5590
Maria Telesca	Nurse Practitioner	In 100s	203-977-5593

School Counseling

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Ashley Katz	School Counselor - Department Head	Career Center	(203) 977-5992	@westhillcounselors
Joseph Andrews	School Counselor	Main Office	(203) 977-5514	@westhillcounselors
Kathryn Devine	School Counselor	Main Office	(203) 977-5747	@westhillcounselors
Dilenia Gonzalez-Urena	School Counselor	Main Office	(203) 977-4483	@westhillcounselors
Aland Joseph	School Counselor	Main Office	(203) 977-4697	@westhillcounselors
Mark Marchesani	School Counselor	Career Center	(203) 977-5750	@westhillcounselors
Mindy Midy	School Counselor	Career Center	(203) 977-4499	@westhillcounselors
Spiro Milas	School Counselor	Career Center	(203) 977-5748	@westhillcounselors
Christine Mitchell	School Counselor	Career Center	(203) 977-4431	@westhillcounselors
Thomas Stepkoski	School Counselor	Career Center	(203) 977-5535	@westhillcounselors

School Psychologists

Name	Title	Room	Days	Phone	Website
Dr. Katie Behar	Psychologist-Department Head	Raynor Office		203-977-7933
Madeleine Bavelsky	Psychologist	Raynor Office	Monday- Friday	203-977-6653	whs-socialwork-psych/
Lauren Theder	Psychologist	Raynor Office	Monday- Friday	(203) 977-6114	whs-socialwork-psych/
Theresa Telesco	Psychologist	Raynor Office	Monday- Friday	(203) 977-5745	whs-socialwork-psych/

School Resource Officers

Name	Title	Room	Phone
Officer Karen Mahon	Westhill School Resource Officer		(203) 977-6130
Officer Eric Moore	Westhill School Resource Officer		(203) 977-6130

Science

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Carley Grant	Teacher - Department Head	310	(203) 977-5629	@cgrantscience
John DePeano	Teacher	308
Laura Dodita	Teacher	115
Kathryn Gentle	Teacher	612		Google Sites
Anna-Marie Giblen	Teacher - Bilingual	615
Mona Hooja	Teacher	616
Raj Kumar	Teacher	112
Jennifer Leveille	Teacher	307		Google Site: msleveillewhs
Jennifer Migiano	Teacher	107
Sean Otterspoor	Teacher, TPDL, Webmaster	305
Miriam Oviasu-Egege	Teacher	114
Marianna Paolini	Teacher	321
Jamie Russo	Teacher	613
Sandra Soto	Teacher	614
Erin Spata	Teacher	309
Rajshri Suryawanshi	Teacher	113

Security

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Alvin Frager	Security - Department Head		ext. 4758
Teaetta Desuzia	Security
Luis Gil	Security
William Green	Security
Ken Keeler	Security
Ronnie LaRoche	Security
Sean Segovia	Security
Dakim Smith	Security
Jamar Smith	Security
Ramona Spinelli	Security
Gloria Garner Whitaker	Security
Jessica Williams	Security

Social Studies

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Lisa Forbes	Teacher - Department Head	411/424	(203) 977-4495
Francisco Ahumada	Teacher	604
Jainat Akther	Teacher	607
Sheryl Berkley	Teacher	407
Stephen Cassidy	Teacher	433
Kaylin English	Teacher	403
Tyson Kubick	Teacher	420
Maria Miraballes	Teacher	417
Avalyn Mitchell-Sokolovic	Teacher	610
Colin Ng	Teacher	416
Anthony Orzo	Teacher	600
Todd Page	Teacher	410
Ryan Quinn	Teacher	423
Owen Sandoval	Teacher - Bilingual	419
Erin Taylor	Teacher	418
Laura Tintle	Teacher	405
Caitlin Van Tronk	Teacher	603

Social Workers

Name	Title	Room	Days	Phone	Social Media
Lia Campos	Social Worker Bilingual	Raynor Office	Monday-Friday	(203) 977-4833	whs-socialwork-psych/
Maria Cisneros	Social Worker Bilingual	Freshman Office	Monday-Friday	(203) 977-4224	whs-socialwork-psych/
Carolina Figueroa	Social Worker Bilingual	Finch Office	Monday-Friday	(203) 977-7955	whs-socialwork-psych/
Leisha Prescod	Social Worker	316A	Monday-Friday	(203) 977-5616	whs-socialwork-psych/
Rachael Weir	Social Worker-STEPS Program	101	Monday-Friday	(203) 977-4383	whs-socialwork-psych/
Patricia Valcourt	Social Worker	Raynor Office	Monday-Friday	(203) 977-1714	whs-socialwork-psych/

Special Education

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Steven Angelo	Teacher - Department Head	409/401/Raynor Office	(203) 977-4463
Stefanie Aivalis	Teacher	609
Victoria Arrigo	Teacher	412
Adrian Corbo	Teacher	316	(203) 977-1723
Kristen Crocco	Teacher	609
Ian Dunning	Teacher	401	(203) 977-5788
Colleen Filush	Teacher	317
Dawn Forgione	Teacher	430
Peter Kaminsky	Teacher	404
Nicole Kittleman	Teacher	314
Katelyn Maldonado	Teacher	409
Jamie Matis	Teacher	304/216/220
Kathleen McCarthy-Doucette	Teacher	214	(203) 977-4464
Danielle Rauch	Teacher - TEAM	312
Victoria Loiacono	Teacher	412
Stephanie Roones	Teacher	214
Elizabeth BobyrCambria	Teacher	401

Special Services

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Melanie Alswanger	Speech-Language Pathologist	Media Center
Arelis Cepeda	Physical Therapy
Melanie Gustin	Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment
Edna Roig	Speech and Language	Media Center
Susan Robotti	SpEd nurse

Technology Integration and Development

Name	Title	Room	Phone
Ruth Letson	MultiMedia Specialist	Media Center	(203) 977-4486
Sean Otterspoor	TPDL (Technology Professional Development Leader)	305

Visual and Performing Arts

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Robin Konrad	Teacher - Department Head	MC1	(203) 977-5634, email preferred	instagram @rkonart
Carolyn Daher	Teacher- Visual Arts	12
Tamara Dilworth	Teacher- Visual Arts	9, MC4, Aux Gym		instagram @artwithmrsd
Caitlin Lafferty	Teacher- Visual Arts	10, 12
Kenny Martin	Teacher- Visual Arts	11
Quinten Metke	eacher Choral and Music	18, MC4
Phillip Pinkerton	Teacher- Visual Arts	9
Catherine Ramsey	Teacher- Visual Arts	MC1, MC2
Blair Roberts	Teacher - Instrumental Music Director	15, MC4	(203) 977-4426	bit.ly/whsinstrumentalmusic @WesthillHSBand
Jennifer Robertson	Teacher- Visual Arts	MC3
Alison Willson	Teacher- Visual Arts	MC2, MC4, 11
Nina Zachary	Teacher- Visual Arts	10		instagram @mszwhsart

World Language

Name	Title	Room	Phone	Social Media
Ann Herz	Teacher - Department Head	434/433/415	(203) 977-5618
Leda Andersen	Teacher	503
Josie Costa	Teacher	434
Mary Enright	Teacher	208
Pier Magnifico	Teacher	433
Pia Manetta	Teacher	203
Gisele Murray	Teacher	435
Harry Ocampo	Teacher	218
Jessica Petrizzi	Teacher	415
Carmina Popescu	Teacher	212
Jose Rios-Nino	Teacher	408

Westhill School Governance Council

Name	Title
Michael Rinaldi	Principal