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FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY

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RESOURCE DIRECTORY 2019-2020 Phone: 202-417-3615

Department Contact

Head of School Dennis Bisgaard headofschool@whittleschool.org

Executive Assist. to Head of School Brittany Washington bwashington@whittleschool.org

Division Heads- Early Learning Center- Lower School- Middle School- Upper School

Stephanie FitzgeraldSusanna StosselMarek BeckAra Brown

sfitzgerald@whittleschool.orgsstossel@whittleschool.orgmbeck@whittleschool.orgabrown@whittleschool.org

Attendance attendance@whittleschool.org or 202-899-1269

Athletics- Middle School- Upper School

Delmar CareyShaina Chafin

dcarey@whittleschool.orgschafin@whittleschool.org

Financial Assistance Susan Emery financialassistance@whittleschool.org

Student Billing & Invoices David Doher ddoher@whittleschool.org

Boarding/Residential Life Ara Brown abrown@whittleschool.org

Operations- Facilities- Food Services

Shane Mulhern smulhern@whittleschool.org

Front Desk/Receptionist Kathleen Maynard kmaynard@whittleschool.org

Human Resources Sidra Smith ssmith@whittleschool.org

Marketing & Communication Nancy Nanka-Bruce nnankabruce@whittleschool.org

Medical/Nurse Amy Stuhlfauth astuhlfauth@whittleschool.org

Security Edward Reinhold ereinhold@whittleschool.org

Student Support Services Ricia Weiner rweiner@whittleschool.org

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RESOURCE DIRECTORY 2019-2020 Phone: 202-417-3615

Department Contact

Studios- StudioCare- Extended Day- Summer Camp

Lisa O’BrienLisa O’BrienDavid Sarpal

lobrien@whittleschool.orglobrien@whittleschool.orgdsarpal@whittleschool.org

Student Schedules & Records Page Stites pstites@whittleschool.org

Technical Support Violette Hutchins vhutchins@whittleschool.org

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Dennis Bisgaard Head of School headofschool@whittleschool.org

Rebecca Upham Executive Chairwoman & Vice Chancelor rupham@whittleschool.org

Ara Brown Head of Upper School abrown@whittleschool.org

Marek Beck Head of Middle School mbeck@whittleschool.org

Susanna Stossel Head of Lower School sstossel@whittleschool.org

Brittany Washington Executive Assistant bwashington@whittleschool.org

Stephanie Fitzgerald Head of Early Learning Center sfitzgerald@whittleschool.org

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Shane Mulhern Chief Operating Officer smulhern@whittleschool.org

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SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Sidra Smith Director of Human Resources & Faculty Recruitment ssmith@whittleschool.org

Lisa O’Brien Director & General Manager of Whittle Studios lobrien@whittleschool.org

Edward Reinhold Director of Safety & Security ereinhold@whittleschool.org

Nancy Nanka-Bruce Director of Marketing nnankabruce@whittleschool.org

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EARLY LEARNING CENTER FACULTY

Peggy Chu Pre-Kindergarten, World Languages pchu@whittleschool.org

Armando Batista Creative Arts & Design abatista@whittleschool.org

Alexandra Frosina Kindergarten afrosina@whittleschool.org

Maria Burke Creative Arts & Design mcburke@whittleschool.org

Svetlana Grinshpan Educational Technology Lead sgrinshpan@whittleschool.org

Shaina Chafin Associate Director of Athletics, Wellness & Physical Literacy schafin@whittleschool.org

Xianqian (Cindy) Huang Pre-Kindergarten, World Languages xhuang@whittleschool.org

Jenna Murdock Kindergarten jmurdock@whittleschool.org

Tia Henteleff Pre-Kindergarten thenteleff@whittleschool.org

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EARLY LEARNING CENTER FACULTY

Githa Natarajan Family Liaison gnatarajan@whittleschool.org

Ricia Weiner Director of Student Support rweiner@whittleschool.org

Shiying Zhang Pre-Kindergarten, World Languages szhang@whittleschool.org

Jeanna DiCarlo Pre-Kindergarten jdicarlo@whittleschool.org

Jacklyn White Director of Innovation, Early Learning Center & Lower School jwhite@whittleschool.org

Mintong Zheng Pre-Kindergarten, World Languages mzheng@whittleschool.org

Alice Yang Kindergarten, World Languages ayang@whittleschool.org

Page Stites Director of Studies pstites@whittleschool.org

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LOWER SCHOOL FACULTY

Yuching Chung Grade 5, World Languages ychung@whittleschool.org

Michelle Farkas Grades 1 and 2 mfarkas@whittleschool.org

Zhuying Hua World Languages zhua@whittleschool.org

Minfang Maguire Grades 1 and 2 mmaguire@whittleschool.org

Heather Blake Personalization Specialist hblake@whittleschool.org

Armando Batista Creative Arts & Design abatista@whittleschool.org

Maria Burke Creative Arts & Design mcburke@whittleschool.org

Shaina Chafin Associate Director of Athletics, Wellness & Physical Literacy schafin@whittleschool.org

Svetlana Grinshpan Educational Technology Lead sgrinshpan@whittleschool.org

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LOWER SCHOOL FACULTY

Sarah Tiamiyu Grades 3 and 4 stiamiyu@whittleschool.org

Githa Natarajan Family Liaison gnatarajan@whittleschool.org

Page Stites Director of Studies pstites@whittleschool.org

Ricia Weiner Director of Student Support rweiner@whittleschool.org

Jacklyn White Director of Innovation, Early Learning Center & Lower School jwhite@whittleschool.org

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MIDDLE SCHOOL FACULTY

Erik Hermans Humanities ehermans@whittleschool.org

Scott Kley Contini Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) scontini@whittleschool.org

Brittany Mitchell World Languages bmitchell@whittleschool.org

Ellen Hussain Maths ehussain@whittleschool.org

Shannon Brinkley Creative Arts & Design sbrinkley@whittleschool.org

Delmar Carey Associate Director of Athletics, Wellness & Physical Literacy dcarey@whittleschool.org

Zhuying Hua World Languages zhua@whittleschool.org

Shaina Chafin Associate Director of Athletics, Wellness & Physical Literacy schafin@whittleschool.org

Svetlana Grinshpan Educational Technology Lead sgrinshpan@whittleschool.org

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MIDDLE SCHOOL FACULTY

Gloria Mobley Director of Experiential Learning gmobley@whittleschool.org

Ming Rui World Languages mrui@whittleschool.org

Lesley Younge Humanities and Maths lyounge@whittleschool.org

Xueying Zhang World Languages, Director of Chinese Program XZhang@whittleschool.org

Page Stites Director of Studies pstites@whittleschool.org

Ricia Weiner Director of Student Support rweiner@whittleschool.org

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UPPER SCHOOL FACULTY

Amir Raza Maths; and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) sraza@whittleschool.org

Shannon Brinkley Creative Arts & Design sbrinkley@whittleschool.org

Delmar Carey Associate Director of Athletics, Wellness & Physical Literacy dcarey@whittleschool.org

Shaina Chafin Associate Director of Athletics, Wellness & Physical Literacy schafin@whittleschool.org

Erik Hermans Humanities ehermans@whittleschool.org

Svetlana Grinshpan Educational Technology Lead sgrinshpan@whittleschool.org

Ellen Hussain Maths ehussain@whittleschool.org

Brittany Mitchell World Languages bmitchell@whittleschool.org

Gloria Mobley Director of Experiential Learning gmobley@whittleschool.org

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UPPER SCHOOL FACULTY

Balakrishnan Selvakumar Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) bselvakumar@whittleschool.org

Ming Rui World Languages mrui@whittleschool.org

Page Stites Director of Studies pstites@whittleschool.org

Xueying Zhang World Languages, Director of Chinese Program XZhang@whittleschool.org

Ricia Weiner Director of Student Support rweiner@whittleschool.org

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STAFF MEMBERS

Ronald Corrado Director of Construction & Facilities DC rcorrado@whittleschool.org

David Doher Director of Finance ddoher@whittleschool.org

Matthew Drake Co-Head of Admissions mdrake@whittleschool.org

Robin (Rob) Glancy Director of Enrollment & Operations for Studios rglancy@whittleschool.org

Mary Jane Greene Administrative Assistant, Admission mgreene@whittleschool.org

Susan Emery Co-Head of Admissionssemery@whittleschool.org

Blair Allan Global Boarding Associate ballan@whittleschool.org

Margot Allen Marketing Manager mallen@whittleschool.org

James Bishop Associate Director of Admission jbishop@whittleschool.org

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STAFF MEMBERS

Harrison Hart Associate Director of Marketing hhart@whittleschool.org

Caroline Hoch Marketing Manager choch@whittleschool.org

Greyson Mann Assistant Director of COE and Auxiliary Programs gmann@whittleschool.org

Kathleen Maynard Receptionist kmaynard@whittleschool.org

David Sarpal Summer Camp Program Director dsarpal@whittleschool.org

Rachel Mieszczanski Associate Director of Admission rmieszczanski@whittleschool.org

Katarina Slobodova Assistant Director of Admission kslobodova@whittleschool.org

Megan Sagurton Assistant Director of Admission msagurton@whittleschool.org

Amy Stuhlfauth School Nurse astuhlfauth@whittleschool.org

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