Gerstell Academy A Co-Educational Independent College Preparatory Day School
Professional Opportunities

Contact Us – Lower School Primary Faculty (Grades Pre-K – Pre-First)

Margaret Secoda 
Head of Lower School
B.A. – Holy Family University
M.S. – Arcadia University

Ed.D., Educational Leadership – Immaculata University

msecoda@gerstell.org

Amy Funk
Assistant Head of Lower School
B.S. – Towson State University

afunk@gerstell.org

Roxanne Cannaday
Physical Education Teacher
B.S. – Methodist College

rcannaday@gerstell.org

Carolyn Cherry
Librarian/Media Specialist
B.A. Salisbury State College
M.S. –McDaniel College

ccherry@gerstell.org

Paula Dackermann
Kindergarten Teacher
B.A. – University of Sunderland/Towson State University
Post-Graduate Certificate – The University of Lancaster: St. Martin’s College

pdackermann@gerstell.org

Robin Divizio
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
B.A. – Westminster Choir College

rdivizio@gerstell.org

 

Kim Eysaman
Kindergarten Teacher
B.A. – University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed.  – Towson State University

keysaman@gerstell.org

Valerie Estes
Art Teacher
B.A. – Western Maryland College
M.Ed. – McDaniel College

vestes@gerstell.org

Joanna Gadsby
Science Teacher/Media Specialist
B.A. – St. Mary’s College
M.Ed. – Loyola College

M.L.S. University of Maryland

jgadsby@gerstell.org

Diana Greene
Music Teacher
B.Mus. – Wheaton College
M.Mus. –University of North Texas

dgreene@gerstell.org

Beth Hand
Pre-First Assistant Teacher
B.A. – North Carolina Wesleyan College
M.B.A. – University of North Carolina

bhand@gerstell.org

Kathy Laudeman
Science Teacher
B.S –Frostburg University

klaudeman@gerstell.org


Jane Miles
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

B.S. Cameron University

jmiles@gerstell.org

Lauren Oswald
Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
B.S. East Stroudsburg University

loswald@gerstell.org

Regina Romeu-Watson
Spanish Teacher
B.A. – Bucknell University
M.A. – Bank Street College of Education

rwatson@gerstell.org

Terry Stritzinger
Pre-First Teacher
B.S. – Towson University

tstritzinger@gerstell.org

Shoshana Weiner
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
B.A. –Elon College
M.Ed. –McDaniel College

sweiner@gerstell.org