Meet our Faculty
Anna Espinoza
Lower School Music Teacher
What words of wisdom would you pass to your childhood self?
Be happy that mom signed you up for piano lessons! You're gonna thank her later.
What is your favorite city and why?
I fell in love with Boston, Massachusetts on a cold February evening after the most incredible choral performance I had ever been a part of.
Carole Glantzow Zboray
Middle School Science Department Chair
What's your proudest moment as a teacher?
One of my proudest moments was when a former 8th grade Science student, who is now a cardiac surgeon, came to speak to my current 8th graders.
What inspires you?
Selfless acts inspire me. Seeing people do things simply because it is the "right thing to do," not because it is "expected" or someone is watching or because of potential "rewards."
Tim Cohen
Upper School History Teacher, International Dean
What's the silliest thing you are passionate about?
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (every September 19th, matey!)
What's your teaching philosophy?
I want my students to make connections - whether it's comparing different eras or cultures, seeing how our perceptions of the past have shaped their own lives, or a thousand other things. History is more than just a jumble of names and facts; it's a living organism that each of us is continually helping to create even as we seek to understand it.
Nandini Dutta
World Language Department Head
Who is your hero (and why)?
My father. The best human I have ever known. And pretty sure will ever know.
What is your favorite city and why?
London, England. Ancient, modern, history, politics, art, architecture, food, politics: London has everything! Best city ever!
Wendy Jankowski
Kindergarten Teacher
What's your proudest moment as a teacher?
When a parent tells me their child has become more self-confident and more willing to try hard things as a result of being in my and my co-teacher's class. Awesome moment!
What's your teaching philosophy?
Kids don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. I strive with my amazing co-teacher to create an environment in which a child feels they are loved and cared for, as well as challenged and supported. At the kindergarten level, we want children to learn to love school, to know making mistakes is ok, to empathize with and care for our fellow classmates and that "we can do hard things!"
Pablito Lake
Upper School Computer Education Chair, Upper School Math Teacher
What's your proudest moment as a teacher?
Seeing students improve.
What's your teaching philosophy?
Give everyone a chance to be successful.
Dr. Circe Dunnell
Upper School Visual Arts Teacher
What's your teaching philosophy?
I am not a teacher, I am a guide. As a guide, I try to provide my students with the tools to think and act for themselves, to promote learning, connection, and empathy.
What's your proudest moment as a teacher?
There isn't one moment, however, every time I communicate with a graduate and they tell me how important RPS was to their success in life, that is a wonder.
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Joseph Laureti

Derrick Laurion
M.D.E.S., Rhode Island School of Design

Brigid Le Minez
B.A., Fordham University at Lincoln Center

Valerie Lensborn

Kyle Lewis

Charles Lid

Geoff Loose
M.A., University of Michigan

Christopher Loy
B.S., Springfield College

Philomena Loy

Steven Loy
M.A., Stanford University
Ed.D., UCLA

Julianna Lupo

Melissa Mack
M.S., St. John's University

Anna Macleod
B.S., Indiana University Bloomington

Michele Maldony
Teacher Certification - PreK-3, University of West Florida
TEFL, University of Toronto

Robert Marotto
M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson

Sue Marshall Marotto
M.A., Montclair State University

Johsian Martinez-Gonzalez
M.A. Rutgers University Graduate School of Education

Toni Mazza
M.S., Wagner College

Stacy McMillen

Anne McNamara
M.A., Drew University

Tony Mento

Amy Merges

Pauline Michael

JoAnn Miller

Stephen Mitchell

Jay Morgart
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Ashleigh Morrow
BFA, University of Tennessee at Martin

Elizabeth Mulvey
M.S., Lock Haven University

Michael Nardulli

Sara Nardulli
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania

Mark Nastus

Stacey Nastus

Scott Neal
M.S., Saint Joseph's University

Maureen Olsen

Emma O'Mara

Christy Owsik

Susan Paterson

Jennifer Perone
Elementary Education K-6 Teacher Certification, Kean University

Lisa Peterson
M.A., The College of New Jersey

Valerie Pierce
Ph.D., University of Chicago

Chyna Pollard
M.Ed., Loyola University Maryland

Maria Printon

Lanetta Putnal

JJ Quenault

Shelly Rasnitsyn
M.A.T., The College of New Jersey

Peter Richardson
M.B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Sherry Riggi
M.A., Seton Hall University

Ajanet Rountree
M.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ph.D., George Mason University

Todd Rutman

Denise Ryan
Elizabeth Santana-Aquino

Laurence Santowasso

Meredith Santowasso

Rhiannon Schade
M.S.Ed, University of Pennsylvania

Karin Schecter

Bill Schiller
M.A.T., University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Drew Schoudel
B.A., Bucknell University

Cedar Schwab
Ph.D., Rutgers University - Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program

Claudia Schwartz
M.S., Central Connecticut State College
