Our People

Our People


Ms. Heather Albrecht

Teacher – 2nd Grade

halbrecht@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Cassandra Andresen

Teacher – Kindergarten

candresen@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Heather Babington

Director of Admission, Financial Aid & Marketing

hbabington@chathamdayschool.org

Caitlyn Bardi

School Counselor
Student Aide

cbardi@chathamdayschool.org

Muta Blanford

Director of Security

mblanford@chathamdayschool.org

Andrew Bromstedt

Teacher – Grade 6 Advisor
Teacher – US History
Teacher – Chess

abromstedt@chathamdayschool.org

Ryan Buchanan

Teacher – Perf. Arts

rbuchanan@chathamdayschool.org

Mr. David Buffum

Head of School

dbuffum@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Katharine Clark

Director of Communications

kclark@chathamdayschool.org

Keeneh Comizio

Teacher – Preschool Playhouse

kcomizio@chathamdayschool.org

Karen D’Aliso

Teacher Assistant – Preschool

kdaliso@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Lindsay de Zutter

Early Childhood & Lower School Assistant Division Head
Teacher – Kindergarten

ldezutter@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Rachel DiGirolamo

Teacher – Grade 1

rdigirolamo@chathamdayschool.org

Christopher Elsman

Chef Manager

Mary Emanuelli

Teacher – Mathematics
Teacher – Grade 7 Advisor

memanuelli@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Robin Fresco

Teacher Assistant – Prekindergarten

rfresco@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Yveslaine Gadzi

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Dean of Students, US Science Teacher

ygadzi@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Jennifer Gates

Teacher – Grade 4/5 Advisor
Teacher – Middle School Math & Science

jgates@chathamdayschool.org

Zachary Gideon

Maintenance Technician

zgideon@chathamdayschool.org

Mr. Eben Gordon

MS/US Advisory Team Leader
Teacher – Grade 8 Advisor
Teacher – Communications/Drama/Grade 5 English/Grade 5 Advisor

egordon@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Susan Greenspan

Teacher – US English
Teacher – Grade 7 Advisor

sgreenspan@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Melanie Hart

EC/LS Curriculum Coordinator
Teacher – 3rd Grade

mhart@chathamdayschool.org

Xavier Hosta

Teacher – Spanish

xhosta@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Helen Isip

Front Desk Manager

hisip@chathamdayschool.org

Peggy Kane

School Nurse

nurse@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Kellen Kent

Associate Head of School

kkent@chathamdayschool.org

Cecilia Kim

Teacher Assistant – Lower School

ckim@chathamdayschool.org

Cherley Labady

Teacher Assistant – Kindergarten

clabady@chathamdayschool.org

Sharon Lee

Teacher – Preschool

slee@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Kacy Leonard

Teacher – 3rd Grade

kleonard@chathamdayschool.org

Mr. Steven Lesnewich

Athletic Director / Teacher – PE

slesnewich@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Kalyna Macko

Teacher – Spanish

kmacko@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Cathleen McCoy

Teacher – Preschool

cmccoy@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Catherine McCutcheon

Middle School Advisory Leader
Teacher – PE

cmccutcheon@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Kathryn Moebius

Teacher – Grade 4/5 Advisor
Teacher – Middle School Humanities

kmoebius@chathamdayschool.org

Sharon Murray

Teacher Assistant – Prekindergarten

smurray@chathamdayschool.org

Mr. Dan Opperthauser

Director of Finance

dopperthauser@chathamdayschool.org

Marianne Opperthauser

Teacher – Visual Arts

mopperthauser@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Maria Pormilli

Director of Auxiliary Programs / Advancement Associate

mpormilli@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Wendy Racine

Teacher Assistant – Kindergarten

wracine@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Maureen Reis

Teacher Assistant – Preschool

mreis@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Gina Russo

Teacher – 2nd Grade

grusso@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Heather Schlitt

Teacher – Prekindergarten

hschlitt@chathamdayschool.org

Tara Sheeleigh

Teacher – Prekindergarten

tsheeleigh@chathamdayschool.org

Joan Smith

Odyssey of the Mind Leader
Teacher Assistant – Preschool Playhouse

jsmith@chathamdayschool.org

Kelsey Smits

Teacher – Grade 1

ksmits@chathamdayschool.org

Carolyn Vallario

Learning Specialist

cvallario@chathamdayschool.org

Nikeia Wilson

Dining Hall Staff


Board Co-Chairs: Ms. Karen Alegria and Mr. Scott Paladini
Past Board Chair: Mrs. Amy Kelley
1st Vice Chair: Dr. Abby Wellington
Treasurer: Dr. Ashish Parikh
Secretary: Mr. Jeremy Neuer
Members: Ms. Sabrina Hunte, Mr. Ryan Montgomery, Ms. Priya Narasimhan, Mrs. Stacie Powers, Mr. Dominic Redd, Mr. Jack Rogers
Trustees Emeriti: Mary Beth Backof Bayersdorfer, David Bradford, Samuel A. McKeown*, Lynne Rathgeber, Esq., Sonja H. Rickert, Chiming Tse, Dean Vanech
(*deceased)