FACULTY & STAFF
OUR HIGHLY SKILLED FACULTY AND STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE.
Riverside School’s classroom faculty are state certified teachers with an unequaled commitment to creatively teaching and nurturing each child to his/her fullest potential. Our faculty regularly consults with outside experts in the field of learning differences and attends monthly in-service workshops and annual conferences to maintain effective knowledge.
Our Language Fundamental faculty are trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach and certified by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY
Maddie Arbour
Sierra Brown
Colleen Hague
Heather Mayer
Charice Myers
Director of Curriculum
Danielle Nagy
Samantha Shoop
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FACULTY
Jennifer Bushhouse
Michele Estes
Sara Sculthorpe
LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS INSTRUCTORS
Marti Alexander
Rebecca Betts
Sara Brickley
Johanna Coulter
Cynthia Davis
Director of Orton-Gillingham Teachers and Training
Fellow, OGA
Chris Del Bueno
Lisa DeWitt
Chelsea Garrison
Melissa Glasser
Madline Gorman
Danelle Gownley
Katy Haas
Debby Hansen
Robin Hegner
Fellow-in-Training, OGA
Rebecca Kutz
Sara Leland
Ann-Marie Lundmark
Fellow-in-Training, OGA
Margaret Ann Mazzenga
Cynthia Miller
Ellen Morton
Eileen Pilc
Erin Reardon
Heather Robbins
Sapna Schardein
Sarah Scott
Kara Smith
Shelby Solodar
Leda Spencer,
Fellow-in-Training, OGA
Nancy Spencer
Teacher Trainer and Supervisor
Fellow, OGA
Ann Swift
RESOURCE TEACHERS
Cori Bider
Music Teacher
Tracey Cain
Library Media Specialist
Cam Childress
Physical Education Teacher
Phyllis Harris
Dance Instructor
Curtis Hofstetter
Social Skills Teacher
Christy Lantz
Studio Arts Teacher
ADMINISTRATION
Hal Waller, Head of School
Debra Mitchell
Associate Head of School and Director of Admission, Transition, and Testing
Charice Myers, Director of Curriculum
Cynthia Davis
Director of Orton-Gillingham Teachers and Training
Fellow, OGA
Tricia Lucas
Director of Finance
Leo Rohr
Director of Development
Patricia W. DeOrio
Director Emeritus
SUPPORT STAFF
Denise Glidden, Office Manager
Eileen Harvey, Bookkeeper and Facility Coordinator
Andrew Blair, Communications and Marketing Coordinator
John Linthicum, IT Coordinator