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Contact Us – Middle School Faculty and Staff (Grades 6-8)

 

Lorraine Fulton, Ed.D.
Head of Middle School

Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction – University of Maryland, College Park, MD

M.A. – Bowie State University

M.S. – Salisbury State University

B.A. – Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

lfulton@gerstell.org

 

Deborah Doyle
Chair, Spanish Department
M.A.T. – Georgetown University
B.A. – University of Maryland

ddoyle@gerstell.org

Stephen Olszewski
Chair, History Department
M.A. Boise State University

M.S. – University of Maryland

B.A. – University of Maryland

solszewski@gerstell.org

Cap Poklemba
Director of Athletics/
Physical Education

B.S. – Temple University

cpoklemba@gerstell.org

Elaine Shea, Ph.D.
Chair, Science Department
Ph.D. – Purdue University

B.S. – University of California at Irvine

eshea@gerstell.org

 

 

 

Gvantsa Apkhazava
MS Spanish
gapkhazava@gerstell.org

Sarah Blum
MS English

MS Advisor
M.S. – Loyola University

B.S. – University of Maryland, Baltimore County

sblum@gerstell.org

Cameron Casey
MS Mathematics
B.S. – Graceland University

ccasey@gerstell.org

Michael Casey
MS/US Music
B.M. – University of New Hampshire

mcasey@gerstell.org

Kim Eysaman
MS Leadership

M.S. – Towson University

B.S. – University of Pennsylvania

keysaman@gerstell.org

Stephen Hirsch
AS Physical Education

shirsch@gerstell.org

Scott Johnson
MS Science

B.S. – Penn State University

sjohnson@gerstell.org

Nan Kaestner
MS Theatre Arts
nkaestner@gerstell.org

Meghan Kenny
English/Language Arts Enrichment

M.F.A., Boise State University

B.A., Kenyon College

mkenny@gerstell.org

 

Alita Kite
MS Spanish

B.A., Mt. St. Mary's University

akite@gerstell.org

Terri Kollman
MS/US English

J.D. – Emory University School of Law

M.E. – Notre Dame of Maryland

B.A. – Clark Univeristy

tkollman@gerstell.org

Heather Lapidario
MS/US Leadership
M.S. – Loyola College

B.S. – Loyola College

hlapidario@gerstell.org

Molly Pollasch
MS/US Art
M.F.A. Northern Illinois University

B.A. – University of Wisconsin

mpollasch@gerstell.org

Meghan Jothen

Director of Educational Technology

B.S. Towson University

M.Ed Loyola University

Graduate Certification - Leadership in Instructional Technology - John's Hopkins School of Education

mjothen@gerstell.org

Carey Wargo
MS Mathematics Enrichment MS/US Mathematics

M.S. – Loyola University Maryland

B.S. – Loyola University Maryland

cwargo@gerstell.org

 

 

 

Middle School Faculty
Middle School Faculty