TPS FACULTY AND STAFF 2007-2008
Amy Purcell Vorenberg
 Head
of School
B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.S., Wheelock College
Joined TPS 2006
Emily Barry Marston Associate
Head of School
A.B., Vassar College
M.A., Cornell University
Joined TPS 1987
Rachel Adams
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., University of Michigan
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2001
Stephen Bartholomew
Middle
School teacher; Director, Summer Day Camp
B.A., Rutgers University
Temple University
Joined TPS 1986
Tricia Beaudoin
Primary
Unit teacher
B.S., Elmira College
M.S.Ed., West Chester University
Joined TPS 1996
Neesa Becker-Procaccino Art teacher
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.Ed., Tyler School of Art
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Joined TPS 1990
Rebecca Bertrand
Learning
Resources teacher
B.S., Bloomsburg University
Joined TPS 2003
Susan Bodley
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1983
Catherine Bogart-Rome
Primary
Unit teacher
A.S., Harriman College
B.F.A., University of Arizona
Post-baccalaureate, University of Arizona
Joined TPS 2000
Maisie Chan Business
Office assistant
B.B.A., Temple University
Joined TPS 2005
Anne Clark
Junior
Unit teacher
B.S., Temple University
Joined TPS 1991
Christine Cofield
Music
teacher
B.A., Temple University
Joined TPS 2005
Shannon Coulter
Music
teacher; Chorus director; a cappella director
B.A., SUNY Albany
M.M., Westminster Choir College
Cert. Professional Studies in Opera, Temple University
Joined TPS 2003
Amanda Cox Middle
School teacher
B.A., Wellesley College
Post-baccalaureate, University of Pennsylvania
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2006
Paul DeAngelis
Junior
Unit teacher
B.S., Shippensburg University
M.Ed., West Chester University
Ed.D., Boston University
Joined TPS 2005
Maria De Orta
Spanish
teacher
Daytona Community College
Temple University
Joined TPS 2000
Ann DiMezza
Co-director,
After School Enrichment Program
Marygrove College
Temple University
Joined TPS 1993
Jo Anna Fecker
Preschool
teacher
B.S., Temple University
Joined TPS 2005
Jill Feighan
Facilities
assistant
B.A., Skidmore College
M.A., New School for Social Research
Joined TPS 1997
Crystal Fersner
Preschool
assistant teacher
A.A.S., Community College
Joined TPS 2005
Aminah Finney
Coordinator, Learning Resources Program
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., LaSalle University
Joined TPS 2002
Nica Waters Fleming
System
Technology Director and Diversity Resources Coordinator
B.A., Temple University
M.S., Philadelphia University
Joined TPS 2005
Virginia Friedman
Middle
School teacher; Shelly Ridge coordinator
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., Beaver College
Joined TPS 2001
Jill Garland
Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Haverford College
Joined TPS 2004
Joan Giannobile
Director
of Development
B.A., University of San Francisco
Joined TPS 2004
Maureen Glaccum
Director,
Preschool Program
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Joined TPS 1992
Tracy Hagedorn
Primary
Unit teacher
B.S., Cornell University
M.Ed., Temple University
Joined TPS 1994
Miriam Harlan
Junior
Unit teacher
A.B., Bryn Mawr College
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1985
Brian Harrity
Facilities
Manager
A.A., Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science
Joined TPS 1999
Pamela Holland
Preschool
teacher
B. A., Franklin & Marshall College
Joined TPS 2004
Robin Horne
Administrative Assistant to the Heads; Student
Council advisor
Delaware State University
Community College of Philadelphia
Joined TPS 1995
Rick Jacobsen
Art
teacher; technology specialist
B.A., University of California, Riverside
M.A., University of the Arts
Joined TPS 2005
Nic James Admissions
Associate and Middle School teacher
B.S., Millersville University
M.A., Arcadia University
Joined TPS 2007
Joan Kimball
Coordinator,
After School Music Program
B.A., New York University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Cert., Music Education, Kodaly Summer Institute
Joined TPS 2005
Allison Kirshner
Primary
Unit teacher
B.S., Washington University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2002
Daniel Lai
Junior
Unit teacher
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
J.D., Rutgers School of Law
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1998
Abigail Levner
Director
of Admission & Financial Aid
B.A., Temple University
Joined TPS 1987
Rashida Lang
Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Humboldt State University
M.S., Teachers College,
Columbia University
Joined TPS 2006
Rajpal Malik
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Drexel University
Joined TPS 2001
Brigit Martin Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Richard
Stockton College of NJ
M.A., Colorado State University
Joined TPS 2007
Laura Matheny
Middle
School teacher
B.A., Carleton College
M.A., University of Minnesota
Joined TPS 1998
Terry McConnell
Athletic Director; Physical education teacher; Coordinator,
After School Clubs
B.S., Westchester State University
M.Ed., Westchester State University
Joined TPS 2005
Mary Beth McNeish
Preschool
teacher
B.S., Northeastern University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2001
Lisa Miles Preschool
teacher
B.S., Chestnut Hill College
M.A., Villanova University
Joined TPS 2001 (rejoining in 2006 after two years out of state)
Lisa Morales
Spanish
teacher; Coordinator, Middle School Spanish trip
Universidad de las Americas
Joined TPS 1994
Jeffrey Mordan
Director
of Visual Arts & Technology
B.F.A., Tyler School of Art
Joined TPS 1998
Betsy Neiva Assistant
Director of
Admissions
B.A., Williams College
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D. Harvard University
Joined TPS 2007
Terri O'Connor Receptionist
Joined TPS 2006
Sheila Pai
Middle
School teacher
A.B., Bryn Mawr College
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 2004
Judith Parker
Middle
School teacher; High School placement counselor
B.A., Radcliffe College
M.Ed., Harvard University
Joined TPS 1984
Rachel Parker
Preschool
assistant teacher
Community College of Philadelphia
Joined TPS 2000
Diane Pepe
Co-director,
After School Enrichment Program
B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., University of New Mexico
Joined TPS 1990
Aaron Picht Music
teacher
B.A., Boston University
M.A., Columbia University
Joined TPS 2006
Nancy Rafferty
Business
Manager
Peirce
College
Joined TPS 1994
Constance Rea
Preschool
teacher
Arts Students League
Community College of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1992
Abbie Segal-Andrews
School
psychologist
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
Joined TPS 1996
John Silbaugh Middle
School teacher
B.A., Amherst College
M.S., Colorado State University
Joined TPS 2007
Carrie Spaulding
Junior
Unit teacher
B.A., Brandeis University
Joined TPS 2005
Barbara Stanley
Primary
Unit teacher
B.A., Simmons College
M. Ed., Boston University
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1999
Danielle Trucksess Psychology
intern
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Joined TPS 2007
Marco Velis
Middle
School teacher; technology specialist
School of Education, Universidad de Chile
B.A., Berklee College of Music
Joined TPS 2001
Meg Waldron
Physical
education teacher; Coordinator, Community Service Program
B.A., University of Virginia
Joined TPS 2004
Janet Weinstein
Primary
Unit teacher; student teacher liaison
A.B., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Joined TPS 1981
Lois West
Director
of Communications and Alumni Relations
B.A., Douglass College
Joined TPS 1990
Elizabeth Zack
Primary
Unit teacher; Director, Summer Enrichment Program
B.A., George Washington University
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Joined TPS 1996
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