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

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

 

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

ddoyle@gerstell.org

Craig Meister

Director of College Guidance

Certificate - College Counseling UCLA

B.A. – Unversity of Pennsylvania

cmeister@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

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

B.A. – North Carolina Wesleyan College

bhand@gerstell.org

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

B.S. – Cornell University

bhilliard@gerstell.org

Alita Kite
MS/US Spanish

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

akite@gerstell.org

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

B.S. – Loyola College

hlapidario@gerstell.org

Shari McCormick
MS/US Mathematics
smccormick@gerstell.org

Molly Pollasch
MS/US Art

M.F.A. – Northern Illinois University

B.A. – University of Wisconsin

mpollasch@gerstell.org

Deborah Seraydarian
MS/US History

dseraydarian@gerstell.org

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

hsomers@gerstell.org

Greg Stefanelli
Director, Educational Technology
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