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FACULTY & STAFF

Beyond their incredible expertise and extensive experience, Pinnacle faculty and staff bring something very special to your child’s education: authentic, trusted partnership.

 

From calling to talk about your child’s amazing day, to responding quickly to your concerns or questions, to simply sitting with your child at lunch when they need a safe, calming space, these highly-trained, caring professionals are serious about their roles as mentors and guides.

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With over 93% of faculty holding advanced degrees, our team is skilled at educating students with complex learning challenges including ADHD, mild autism, executive functions, social-emotional challenges, non-verbal learning disabilities, auditory processing disorders, dyslexia, and other learning disabilities. 

LEADERSHIP TEAM

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CHARLES MANOS, MS, EdS, LMFT

Head of School & Chief Administrator

Director of Clinical & Family Services

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JENNA GISONDI, MS, CCC-SLP

High School Division Leader

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MARCI FORSLAND, JD, MSEd

Dean of Academic Studies

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STEPHANIE KRIEGSMAN, MPS
 

Director of Education

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RACHEL LOMBARDO, MAT


Middle School Division Leader

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DANIELA ROSENBLATT, MA
 

Director of Enrollment

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STEPHANIE SCHWADRON, MA


Lower School Division Leader

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Leadership Team

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Administrative Staff
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LORI HYL 

Administrative Coordinator

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NICOLE KAPITAN 

Event and Administrative Coordinator

Teachers

TEACHERS

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL TEAM

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CALEB BAILEY

High School Social-Emotional Coach 

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KEARA CONWAY, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

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ASHLEY FIORITA, MS

College and Career Counselor and Registrar

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RASHEEM HUTTON

Social-Emotional Coach

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JOHN MORABITO

Social-Emotional Coach 

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BRIANNA SHEPPARD

Lower School Social-Emotional Coach 

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BIANCA BYAS

1:1 Social-Emotional Coach 

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KATHRYN CROSBY, MSW

High School Social Worker

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CODY HELGESEN, LPC, NCC, ASDCS 

Transition and College & Career Counselor 

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CHAD MESISCO, MEd, BCBA, LBA

Senior Social-Emotional Coach

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BRITTNEY O'ROURKE, MS

Senior Social-Emotional Coach

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ARIANNA TOMEO

High School Clinician

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KENNEDI COLCLOUGH

High School Social-Emotional Coach 

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PHIL DINOTO, BS

Social-Emotional Coach and Clinical Intern

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TANISHA JOYNER

High School Social-Emotional Coach 

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WENDY MISLE, MS, RBT

Middle School Clinician

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NIC SALAZAR

Social-Emotional Coach

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JUSTIN WASHINGTON

Social-Emotional Coach

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GABRIELLE ALBI, BS

Lower School Teacher

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AMANDA CAMILLERI, MA

High School ELA Teacher

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MATTHEW FIORE

Culinary Arts Teacher

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BRITTANY LUISO

High School Science Teacher

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BRIAN MCBRIDE

Health Teacher

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ROBERT MOORE, MEd

High School Science Teacher

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TESS REGAN

Middle School ELA Teacher

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ALEXANDER ROCHA

Technology Teacher

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CEZANNE STRATE, MST

Middle School Teacher

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JANE TURNER, BA

Permanent Substitute Teacher

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SAM ZAWACKI, B.S. Ed., M.S. Ed.

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CARLY BARNETT

Lower School Teacher

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SHANNON CARROLL, MEd

Middle School ELA Teacher

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MICHELLE GLAUBER

Middle School Special Education Teacher

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CECILIA MADDEN, MA

High School Spanish Teacher

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SHANNON MCINTYRE

Reading Specialist

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MORGAN OLMSTEAD, MSEd

Instructional Coach

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SHANNON REYNOLDS, MA

Reading Specialist

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LINDSAY SCAVONE, MS

High School Social Studies Teacher

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MIRANDA SULLI, MS

Middle School Math Teacher

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AMANDA "DANDAN" WEI

Reading Specialist

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JASON WASHINGTON

Middle School Social Studies Teacher

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CHRIS BARULIC

High School ELA Teacher

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MIRANDA FERGUS, MA

Art Teacher

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ROBERT KELLY, BS

High School Math Teacher

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JAZMIN MATOS

Lower School Teacher

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JAMES MINIO

High School Math Teacher

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BRIAN QUIRK, MAT

Physical Education Teacher

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JUSTIN ROBERTS

High School ELA Teacher

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ERIN STEIMLE, MAT

Lead Math Teacher and High School Math Teacher

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ERIKA WRIGHT, MA

Lead ELA Teacher and High School ELA Teacher

Social-Emotional Team
Occupational Therapists

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

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CAROLINE INES

Occupational Therapist

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ALANI ARIAS, OTD

Occupational Therapist

Speech-Language Pathologists

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

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LINA FOX
 

Speech-Language Pathologist

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MARY LIGUORI, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD
 

Speech-Language Pathologist

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Speech-Language Pathologist

NURSE

Joann Novak, RN School Nurse

JOANN NOVAK, RN

Nurse

The Pinnacle School does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by CT state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws. The Pinnacle School is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons and equal access to Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. Inquiries should be directed to Greenwich Education Group's Title IX Coordinator, Laurie DiPreta, Human Resources and Benefits Manager, ldipreta@greenwichedgroup.com,  201 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905, 203-661-1609.

The Pinnacle School enables students in grades 2-12 with complex learning challenges and secondary co-occurring needs to thrive through small class sizes, individualized academic programming, active problem-solving, and relationship building.

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201 High Ridge Road

Stamford, CT 06905

203.409.0068

info@thepinnacleschool.org

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