Meet the Team Educating Girls at The Woodward School

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Meet the Team
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Debra Alpert
Information Technology
BA, UMass-Boston
MAT, Brown University, Social Studies
UMass-Boston, Computer Science
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Elizabeth Bersell, RN, BSN
School Nurse
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professionals
BA Business, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
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Zhaney Clacher
Front Office Manager & Student Life Coordinator
AS, Excelsior Community College, Information Technology
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Jennie Donegan
Director of Enrollment
BS, Wheelock College, Psychology
MS, Wheelock College, Sociology
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Mirian Fine
Middle School English
BA, Tulane University, English & French
M. Ed, Secondary English Language Arts
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Cami Furlong
Upper School Science
Assistant Soccer Coach
BA, Smith College, Education, Biological Sciences
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Stephen Gildea
IMPACT Learning Coordinator
History Department
BA, Holy Cross; MA, Klingenstein Center, Columbia University
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Bob Giordano, US Air Force
Director of Athletics, Dean of Students, and Facilities Manager
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Todd Gudgel
Latin & English Department
BA Classical Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago
MA Classical Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago
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Riley Hemmings
College Counseling
BA English, Saint Louis University, Madrid Spain
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Dr. Sigifredo Jara
Foreign Language Department
MA, Universidad De Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
PhD, Ecole Des Hautes Estudes En Sciences Sociales, Paris, France 
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Alex Magay
Head of School
BFA, UMass-Amherst
M.Ed. Admin, UMass-Amherst
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Mary McCoin
Computer Science / Information Technology
BA, Rhode Island College, Psychology
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Kaylie McDonald
Alumnae Relations & Annual Fund Coordinator
BA, Rochester Institute of Technology, Film & Animation
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Jessica McNamara
Director of STEM, Mathematics
BS, Tufts University
MS, UNC-Chapel Hill
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Erin Mulvey
Science Department
BA, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Science BM
Minor in STEM Ed
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Gretchen Petersen
Associate Head of School
Registrar / SEVIS
BS, Framingham State University, Psychology
MSW, Simmons College
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Kristen Russell
Business Manager
BS, Marketing, Bentley College
Waltham, MA
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Tanya Saar
Art Department
BA, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Arts, Human Services
MA, Tufts University, Arts, Teaching Art Education
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Healy Sammis
Theatre Department
BA, New York University, Liberal Arts / Theatre
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John Sanders
Soccer Coach
BA, University of Evansville, Economics
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Christina Pierre Toussaint
Middle School History
BA, Bridgewater State University, History
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Kerry Lynch Twomey
Artistic Programming Director
English Department
BA, Boston College; M.Ed., Eastern Nazarene College
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Tramaine Weekes
Middle & Upper School Mathematics
BS, Colby College, Biology
MS, Northeastern University, Science
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Kyle Wrentz
Theatre Department
BA, University of Hartford-The Hart School, Theatre