River Professionals

Board of Directors

John K. Niparko, MD, Chair
Nancy Mellon, President
Tracey K. Friedlander, Vice President
JoAnna Felsenthal, Secretary
John King, Treasurer
Hillary Baltimore
Mary Carpenter
Andre Cheng, MD, PhD
Carolyn Jeppsen
Kirsten Pollin
Nowell Rush
David Wahl

Faculty

The curriculum at The River School is designed and implemented by a team of professionals with training in early childhood and elementary education, deaf education, speech and language pathology, developmental psychology, and audiology.

All of our faculty have Master's degrees in their fields.

Jill Bailey, MEd
Educator

Sara Boggan, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Rachel Bernstein
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kayla Buswell, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kathleen Copps, MA
Educator

Hannah Couch, MA
Speech-Language Pathologist

Gomathi Dev, MA
Educator

Meredith K. Dougherty, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Sarah Dunlay, MA
Educator

Stefanie Eilers, MEd
Educator

Elizabeth Finn, MEd
Educator

Mary Knepel Frank, MEd
Educator

Rachel Goldsten, MEd
Program Director

Sarah Holden, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Rebecca Houston, MEd
Educator

Anastasia Kalona, MA
Educator

Sarah Kugelman, MA
Speech-Language Pathologist

Suzanne LaBonte, MA, EdM
Educator

Emily Lascari, MA
Speech-Language Pathologist

Nayamka Long, MA
Educator

Meredith MacAskill, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Nancy Mellon, MS
Executive Director

Jennifer Mertes, AuD
Educational Audiologist

Jennie Mohlman, MA
Educator

Mary Clare Moller, MS
Educator

Amy Muldoon, MAT
Director of Teacher Training & Support

Julie Neer, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Mary O'Leary-Kane, MA
Director, Speech & Language Services / Speech-Language Pathologist

Alana Oliver, MS
Educator

Meredith Ouellette, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Lindsay Overton, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Michele Kaplan Pollak, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kimberlee Pope, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kimberly Sak, MA
Speech-Language Pathologist

Holly Sheldon, MEd
Educator

Michael S. Smith, MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist

Megan Stouffer, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Tia Streletz, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Patricia Gates Ulanet, PsyD
Educational Psychologist

Kaari Vasquez, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Jeanne Wilson, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Marie Wright, MSEd
Educator

Kathleen M. Zorella, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Specialists

Andrew Boza
Drama Instructor

Vincent Harris
PE Instructor

Ryan Johnson
Art Instructor

George Oakley
Music Teacher

Rachel Samuel
Art Instructor

Ruth Samuel, MA
Librarian

Sarah Tiller, MST
Science Teacher

Staff

Manuel Aquino
Facilities Manager

Tracy R. Armstron, PHR
Director of Operations

Nilsa Becerra
Child-Care Teacher

Buck Brumbaugh
Business Manager

Nancy Fischer
Director of Planning & Development

Sue Goldman, MS
Associate Director of Development

Rose Halili
Educator

Evelyn Holm, MEd
Admissions

Myriam Johnston
Teacher's Assistant

Bob Jones
Administrative Assistant

Susanne Kohl-Parker
Director of Corporations & Foundations

Vicki Langbein
Assistant Business Manager

Jennifer Lynch
Director of Development

Jose Ramos
Assistant Facilities Manager

Satva Silva
Child-Care Teacher