Skip To Main Content

Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Michael Rinaldi Principal Finch Office​ (203) 977-4838 @whs_principal
Robert Ayala Assistant Principal, 9th Grade Freshman Office (203) 977-6683  
Amparo Fabre Assistant Principal, 10th Grade Freshman Office (203) 977-5957  
Claudia Obas Assistant Principal, 12th Grade Raynor Office (203) 977-4484  
Peter Rinaldi Assistant Principal, 11th Grade Office near 435 (203) 977-5322  
Jonathan Ortiz Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Specialist (MTSS) Freshman Office (203) 977-5305  
Richard Cerone Athletic Director Freshman Gym Office (203) 977-4696 @WesthillAD westhillathletics.org
Elizabeth Dukes Executive Secretary Finch Office​ (203) 977-4838  

Agriscience

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Virginia Cipolla Teacher - Program Coordinator Ag Office (203) 977-2747 @agsci_cipolla
Stacy Cascio SAE Coordinator AG Office (203) 977-4974  
Salvatore Magnano III Teacher AG 10 (203) 977-4974 @magnano.teachers.ag
Danielle Marenholz Teacher AG 1 (203) 977-4974 @FFAMarenholz
Tim Martin Teacher AG 12 (203) 977-4974 @docmartinagrisci
Jon Russo Teacher AG 9 (203) 977-4974 @russoteachesag

Athletics

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Scott Glucksman Head Athletic Trainer GYM (203) 977-5495 westhillathletics.org

Career & Technical Education

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Kim Kumar Teacher - Department Chair 104 & 106 (203) 977-5617  
Vanessa Coy-Kenyhercz Teacher 111    
Jackie Esker Teacher 104, 106, 414    
Jesse Glaude Teacher 3 & 4     
Ramla Kasraoui Teacher 103    
Karen Kurtz Teacher 111 & 117    
JD Ospina Teacher 3 & 4    
Tanesha Poyser Teacher 206    
Nicole Sansone Teacher 105    
Aaron Schrag Teacher 221    
Stephen Temelini Teacher 223    

 

Custodial Staff

Name Title Phone
Tim Smith Head Custodian 2

ext. 4951
Dominick Plateroti Head Custodian 1 ext. 4488

Mike Magnoli 

 Night Lead ext. 6147

Kevin Castiglia

 Custodian  
Revie Catchings Custodian  
Dave Kadeg Custodian  
Jose Maldonado Custodian  

Mike Mammone

 Custodian  

Alvin McKeithen, Jr

 Custodian  

Vincent Mignogno

 Custodian  
Ruben Ponce Custodian  
Jose Sanchez Custodian  
Shelton Williams Custodian  

 

Dining Services - Chartwells

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

 

Domus Vikings

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Denise Thomas Director, Domus Vikings Purple Pact Room by Cafe (203) 977-6197

 
Chris Arenas Director, Domus Vikings Purple Pact Room by Cafe (203) 977-6197  
Charmaine Akins Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    
Christopher Cenatiempo Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    
Sammy Dominguez Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    
Kaylee Euceda Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    
Robert Jackson Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    
Carmen Morales  Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    
Nelorye Palacios Family Advocate Purple Pact Room by Cafe    

 

English

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Christine Wheeler Teacher - Department Chair 220 (203) 977-5628  
Erica Brunner Teacher 402    
Stephanie Marchesani (Cahill) Teacher 213    
Amy Calandro Teacher 219    
Caryn Corridon Teacher 605    
Maria DeAngelis Teacher 406    
Drew Denbaum Teacher 429    
Michelle Dunbar Teacher 215    
Chelsea Griffin Teacher 606    

Scott Hurwitz

 Teacher 601    
James Laber Teacher 216    
Paul LaQuesse Teacher 421    
Flora Llamas Teacher 608    
Welles Purcell Teacher 434    
Jacyln Servillo Teacher 602    
Kate Tobin Teacher 432 & 202b (203) 977-5891 @TobinInProgress
Michael von Wahlde Teacher 224 (203) 977-4894  
Ruth-Terry Walden Teacher 431    

 

English Language Learners

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Denise Grant Teacher - Department Chair Office near 200 (203) 977-5635  
Marisol Acevedo-Vazquez Teacher 116    
Angie Bonilla Teacher 222    
Marcie Frishman Teacher 425    
Thomas Grant Teacher 207    
Bonnie Kelley-Young Teacher 426    
Nula Miliku New Arrivals Teacher 214    
Emma Perez Teacher 428    
Emma Romanova Teacher 225    
Angela Tsiropoulos Teacher 435    
Zhanna Tubis Teacher 102    

 

Family Engagement

Name Title Room Phone Social Media

Giselle Robalino

 Parent Facilitator (English / Español) 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) Al Almeida

 Army Instructor 13 (203) 977-5075 www.westhillweb.com/academics/jrotc

 

Math

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Michael Capriotti Teacher - Department Chair 318/Math Office/414 (203) 977-5619  
Jennifer D'Arrigo Teacher 512    
Basma Daly Teacher 508    
Kawtar Ghadouani Teacher 611    
Sushobha Jenner Teacher 511    
Diana Jimenez Teacher - Bilingual 322    
Sally Kieffer Teacher 324    
Annamaria Malagisi Teacher 506    
Georgianna Manzino Teacher 300    
Joey Morse Teacher 319    
Sharon O'Brien Teacher 303    
Govind Ojha Teacher 323    
Jose Ortiz-Rivera Teacher 427    
Swati Ray Teacher 509    
Hanna Saleh Teacher 320    
Chandan Sarkar Teacher 413/414   http://westhillcs.com/
Stephen Weintraub Teacher 301    

 

Media Center

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Jan Benedict Department Head Media Center (203) 977-5637  

 

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  
Anita Barkan Data Processing Finch Office (203) 977-4067  
Nicole Di Nardo Special Education Raynor Office (203) 977-4498  
Alison Corbo Registration Freshman Office (203) 977-4481  
Elizabeth Dukes  Main Office Finch Office (203) 977-4838  
Shannon O’Connor Main Office Finch Office (203) 977-5531  
Michelle Dunbar SAT Weekend Test Coordinator      
Flora Llamas SAT Weekend Test Coordinator      
  Freshman Class Advisor (grade 9)      
Flora Llamas Sophomore Class Advisor (grade 10)      
Victoria Arrigo Junior Class Advisor (grade 11)      
Maria DeAngelis Junior Class Advisor (grade 11)      
Carley Grant Senior Class Advisor (grade 12)      
Jennifer Leveille Senior Class Advisor (grade 12)      

Paraprofessionals

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Adriana Acevedo Paraprofessional      
Ashton Dominique Paraprofessional      
Cynthia Green Paraprofessional      
George Hoffecker Paraprofessional      
George Johnson Paraprofessional      
Victoria Brandenhoff Paraprofessional      
Antonietta Petrafesa Paraprofessional      
Debbie Ritchie Paraprofessional      
Jenny Rivera Paraprofessional      
Wendy Lopiano Paraprofessional      
Juledah Wilson  Paraprofessional      
Violet Wolf Paraprofessional      
Lucas Romero Bilingual Paraprofessional      
Sandra Montalvo New Arrivals Paraprofessional 214    

 

Phys Ed & Health

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

 

 

School Based Health Center

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

 

 

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) 977-7933 @westhillcounselors
Melissa Dunsmore 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
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/
Teresa Telesco Psychologist Freshman Office Monday- Friday (203) 977-5745

whs-socialwork-psych/

 

School Resource Officers

Name Title Room Phone

Jamie Torres

 Westhill School Resource Officer   (203) 977-6130
James Webb Westhill School Resource Officer   (203) 977-6130

 

Science

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Diane McNamara Teacher - Department Chair 308 (203) 977-5629  
Caitlyn Archambault Teacher 315    
Wendy Bosco Teacher 613   YouTube | @BoscoBiology
Christopher Buonanno Teacher 313    
John DePeano Teacher 304    
Laura Dodita Teacher 115    
Kathryn Gentle Teacher 612   Google Sites
Anna-Marie Giblen Teacher - Bilingual 615    
Carley Grant Teacher 310   @cgrantscience
Mona Hooja Teacher 306    
Raj Kumar Teacher 112    
Jennifer Leveille Teacher 307  

Google Site: msleveillewhs
Jennifer Migiano Teacher 107  

 
Sean Otterspoor Teacher, TPDL, Webmaster 305  

http://www.otterspoor.com/
Miriam Oviasu-Egege Teacher 109    
Marianna Paolini Teacher 321    
Rosemarie Sanders Teacher 616    http://sanders-science.weebly.com
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  
Kim Evans Security      
Gloria Garner Whitaker Security      
Luis Gil Security      
William Green Security      
Brian Kinder Security      
Ronnie LaRoche Security      
Elreatha Newton Security      
Gordon Perdue Security      
Sean Segovia Security      
Jamar Smith Security      
Ramona Spinelli Security      
Lamar Underwood Security      
Jessica  Williams Security      

 

Social Studies

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Lisa Forbes Teacher - Department Chair 424 (203) 977-4495  
Francisco Ahumada Teacher 604    
Sheryl Berkley Teacher 407    
Stephen Cassidy Teacher      
Kaylin English Teacher 403    
Tyson Kubick Teacher 420    
David McFillin Teacher 423    
Maria Miraballes Teacher 433    
Avalyn Mitchell-Sokolovic Teacher 610    
Colin Ng Teacher 415    
Anthony Orzo Teacher 607    
Todd Page Teacher 410    
Joseph Petrone Teacher 417    
Ryan Quinn Teacher 408    
Owen Sandoval Teacher - Bilingual 419    
Scott Stone Teacher 604    
Erin Taylor Teacher 418    
Laura Tintle Teacher 405    
Patrick White Teacher 416    

 

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* Raynor Office Monday-Friday (203) 977-7955

whs-socialwork-psych/
Nicole Morse Social Worker Raynor Office Wednesday (203) 977-5916

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
Elayne Cuttitta Teacher - Department Chair 409/401/Raynor Office (203) 977-4463  
Stefanie Aivalis Teacher 609    
Victoria Arrigo Teacher 404    
Adrian Corbo Teacher 316 (203) 977-1723  
Kristen Crocco (Iadarola) Teacher 609    
Ian Dunning Teacher 314 (203) 977-5788  
Colleen Filush Teacher      
Dawn Forgione Teacher 513    
Peter Kaminsky Teacher 404    
Amy Leary Teacher 317 (203) 977-4464  
Katelyn Maldonado Teacher 409    
Ricky McBride Teacher 430    
Kathleen McCarthy-Doucette Teacher 317 (203) 977-4464  
Carlos Rojas Teacher - Bilingual 412    
Nicole Veach Teacher 314    
Caterina Zdrowski Teacher 412    

 

Special Services

Name Title Room Phone Social Media

Melanie Alswanger

Speech-Language Pathologist 

 Media Center    
Jonathan Viar Occupational Therapy      
Arelis Cepeda Physical Therapy      
Edna Roig Speech and Language Media Center    
Melanie Gustin

Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment

      

 

 

Technology Integration and Development

Name Title Room Phone  
Ruth Letson TISS (Technology Integration Support 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 Chair 7 (203) 977-5634, email preferred instagram @rkonart
Carolyn Daher Teacher- Visual Arts 12    
Mathew DiGiovanna Teacher- Visual Arts 8 & 9   instagram @mr.digiart
Tamara Dilworth Teacher- Visual Arts 8   instagram @artwithmrsd
Kenny Martin Teacher- Visual Arts 11, 6, 3    
Ronet Noe Teacher- Visual Arts 11 & 5    
Catherine Ramsey Teacher- Visual Arts 6  

 
Blair Roberts  Teacher - Instrumental Music Director 15 & 9 (203) 977-4426

 bit.ly/whsinstrumentalmusic  @WesthillHSBand
Jennifer Robertson Teacher- Visual Arts 5    
Marc Trepkau Teacher- Choral and Music  9, 118    
Nina Zachary Teacher- Visual Arts 10   instagram @mszwhsart

 

World Language

Name Title Room Phone Social Media
Ann Herz Teacher - Department Chair 202 (203) 977-5618  
Leda Andersen Teacher 204    
Josie Costa Teacher 211    
Joel Diaz Teacher 201    
Pier Magnifico Teacher 210    
Pia Manetta Teacher 203    
Gisele Murray Teacher 205    
Harry Ocampo Teacher 218    
Jessica Petrizzi Teacher 200    
Carmina Popescu Teacher 212    
Brittany Thompson Teacher 208    

 

Westhill School Governance Council

Name Title
Michael Rinaldi Principal