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

Contact Us – Upper School Faculty (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

Stephen Olszewski

Chairman of the History
Department

M.S. – University of Maryland

M.A.- Boise State University

B.A. – University of Maryland

solszewski@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

Hannah Fairman
English
B.S. –Pennsylvania State University

hfairman@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

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

Shari McCormick
Mathematics
smccormick@gerstell.org

Craig Meister

Director of College Guidance

Upper School History Leader

Certificate - College Counseling UCLA

B.A. – Unversity of Pennsylvania

cmeister@gerstell.org

Cap Poklemba
Director of Athletics/
Physical Education

B.A. – Temple University

cpoklemba@gerstell.org

Molly Pollasch
Art/History

M.F.A. – Northern Illinois University

B.A. – University of Wisconsin

mpollasch@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