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Contact Us – Middle School Faculty (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

Stephen Olszewski
Chairman of the History Department
M.A. Boise State University

M.S. – University of Maryland

B.A. – University of Maryland

solszewski@gerstell.org

 

 

Gvantsa Apkhazava
Middle School Spanish
gapkhazava@gerstell.org

Michael Casey
Music
B.M. – University of New Hampshire

mcasey@gerstell.org

Deborah Doyle
Middle/Upper School Spanish
M.A.T. – Georgetown University
B.A. – University of Maryland

ddoyle@gerstell.org

Beth Hand
Mathematics
M.B.A. – Unversity of North Carolina, Greensboro

B.A. – North Carolina Wesleyan College

bhand@gerstell.org

Butch Hilliard
Mathematics / Science
M.En. – Cornell University

B.S. – Cornell University

bhilliard@gerstell.org

Nan Kaestner
Dance/Drama
nkaestner@gerstell.org

Heather Lapidario
Leadership
M.S.. – Loyola College

B.S. – Loyola College

hlapidario@gerstell.org

Ana Lombardo
Spanish
B.A. – Universidad Nacional Enrique Guzman y Valle

alombardo@gerstell.org

 

 

Earl Long
English
B.A. – Towson State University

elong@gerstell.org

Cap Poklemba
Director of Athletics/
Physical Education

B.S. – Temple University

cpoklemba@gerstell.org

Molly Pollasch
Art / History
M.F.A. Northern Illinois University

B.A. – University of Wisconsin

mpollasch@gerstell.org

Cameron Casey
Mathematics
ccasey@gerstell.org

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

B.S. – University of California at Irvine

eshea@gerstell.org

Greg Stefanelli
Information Technology
Doctoral Candidate, Educational Technology

Educational Leadership – University of Phoenix

M.S.C.E. – Loyola College

B.S.E.E. – State University of New York at Stony Brook

A.A.S. - Suffolk Community College

A.S. - Suffolk Community College

gstefanelli@gerstell.org