Our People

Our People


Ms. Heather Albrecht

Teacher – 2nd Grade

halbrecht@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Carly Alvarez

Teacher Assistant – Lower School

calvarez@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

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

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

Jennifer Joel

Teacher Assistant – Grade 1

jjoel@chathamdayschool.org

Peggy Kane

School Nurse

nurse@chathamdayschool.org

Peter Kane

Teacher – 3rd Grade

pkane@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Kellen Kent

Associate Head of School

kkent@chathamdayschool.org

Cherley Labady

Teacher Assistant – Kindergarten

clabady@chathamdayschool.org

Sharon Lee

Teacher – Preschool

slee@chathamdayschool.org

Mr. Steven Lesnewich

Athletic Director / Teacher – PE

slesnewich@chathamdayschool.org

Ms. Kalyna Macko

Teacher – Spanish

kmacko@chathamdayschool.org

Mrs. Linda Manno

Teacher Assistant – Kindergarten

lmanno@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

Jim Witzel

Maintenance Technician

jwitzel@chathamdayschool.org


Board Chair: Mrs. Amy Kelley
Past Board Chair: Mr. John Doucette
1st Vice Chair: Mr. Jayesh Gopalji
Treasurer: Mr. Daniel Mon
Secretary: Dr. Deborah Yu
Members: Mrs. Karen Alegria, Dr. Mario Jimenez, Mrs. Lauren Hand, Ms. Sabrina Hunte, Mr. Scott Paladini, Dr. Ashish Parikh, Mr. Dominic Redd, Mr. Jack Rogers, Mrs. Marija Sebastian, Dr. Abby Wellington,
Trustees Emeriti: Mary Beth Backof Bayersdorfer, David Bradford, Samuel A. McKeown*, Lynne Rathgeber, Esq., Sonja H. Rickert, Chiming Tse, Dean Vanech
(*deceased)