Gerstell Academy A Co-Educational Independent College Preparatory Day School
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Contact Us – Upper School Faculty and Staff (Grades 9-12)

 

Gary Slyman
Head of Upper School
Assistant to the President

M.S. – Naval Postgraduate School

B.S. – United States Naval Academy

gslyman@gerstell.org

 

Marc Curless
College Guidance

mcurless@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

 

 

 

 

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

mcasey@gerstell.org

Steven Chastain
MS/US Math

B.S. Purdue University

M.Div. - Princeton Theological Seminary

schastain@gerstell.org

Mattie Eckerman
Head Athletic Trainer
M.Ed.  – University of North Carolina at Greensboro

B.A. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

meckerman@gerstell.org

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

B.A. – North Carolina Wesleyan College

bhand@gerstell.org

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

B.S. – Cornell University

bhilliard@gerstell.org

Stephen Hirsch
AS Physical Education

shirsch@gerstell.org

Meghan Kenny
English/Language Arts Enrichment

M.F.A., Boise State University

B.A., Kenyon College

mkenny@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

Lindsey Marshall
US History

M.A. – Southeastern Louisiana University

B.A. – Southeastern Louisiana University

lmarshall@gerstell.org

 


Shawn Paterakis
US Leadership

B.A. – Rhodes College

spaterakis@gerstell.org

Molly Pollasch
MS/US Art

M.F.A. – Northern Illinois University

B.A. – University of Wisconsin

mpollasch@gerstell.org

Deborah Seraydarian
US History

M.Sc. – Oxford University

B.S. – Brigham Young University

dseraydarian@gerstell.org

Hannah Somers
US English
B.S. –Pennsylvania State University

hsomers@gerstell.org

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

B.S. – Loyola College

hlapidario@gerstell.org

Kati Tompkins
MS/US Mathematics

ktompkins@gerstell.org

Carey Wargo
MS Mathematics Enrichment MS/US Mathematics

M.S. – Loyola University Maryland

B.S. – Loyola University Maryland

cwargo@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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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