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Faculty and Staff Click on a faculty/staff member's name for details. Click here to see the alphabetical listing. Preschool / Toddler Classes  Kindergarten    Julie Cook Wendy Gold Pam Lord Camara Phyllis Serrur Karin Reininger Toni Henderson Grade 1/2 Grade 3/4 Rebecca Cohen Leah Oscar Zachary Carey Allison Mitchell Grades 5 and 6 Upper School (Grades 7-12) Laurie Hicinbothem Grade 5 Mathematics, Grades 5 and 6 Jonathan Pelegano Grade 6 Guy Charles-Antoine Jr. French Ray Cullen Mathematics Matthew Essery Science Carey Harrison English Jean Kerr Mathematics Linda Oehler-Marx English Jonathan Pelegano English Sarah Pool History Thelma Valdes Spanish Specialists Administrative Staff Marge Bischoff Aftercare Coordinator Steve Buonfiglio Physical Education Cara Calabrese-Ward Music, Grades Preschool-7 and Chorus for all grades Sandy Carey Interim Librarian Inyo Charbonneau Art, Grades K-12 Mary Henry Science, Grades K-6 Laura Pittelman Nurse Leith Rogovin US Assistant Aftercare Supervisor Community Service Coordinator Robin Shornstein Library Consultant Thelma Valdes Spanish, Grades K-12 Lisa Castaldo Upper School Administrative Assistant Chuck Davis Facilities Director Susan Goldberg Director of Finance Jim Handlin Head of School Jean Kerr Director of Student Services Marie Kropp Admissions Director Linda Oehler-Marx Upper School Educational Director Cynthia Schoonmaker Business Manager Heidi Turk Front Office Manager Lori Vobejda Lower School Educational Director Julie Zenie Technology Coordinator Alphabetical Faculty and Staff Listing  Bischoff, Marge    Aftercare Coordinator  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1996 Back to top  Buonfiglio, Steve    Physical Education Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2008 MS, Kinesiology, University of Illinois, 1988 BSE, Physical Education, SUNY Cortland, 1985 Experience in college and high school level coaching Experience in teaching Physical Education in elementary schools Back to top  Calabrese-Ward, Cara     Music Teacher, Grades Preschool-7                                            Chorus Director for all grades  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2005 MA, Music Education, Columbia University, Teacher's College, NY 1995; Mellon Fellow in Teaching BA Music - Piano Performance, University of Colorado, CO, 1993 Undergraduate study. Piano Performance, Eastman School of Music, NY Tanglewood, Aspen and Chautauqua Music Festivals scholarship student Founder and director of Music Mania for the WDS Summer Program Back to top  Carey, Sandy     Interim Librarian  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 Major in Literature, Minor in Photography, SUNY Purchase, 1993 Back to top  Carey, Zachary     Grade 3/4 Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2003 NYS Provisional Permanent Certification in teaching preschool through 6th grade MS Elementary Education, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, 2003 BA Literature, SUNY Purchase, 1998 Fine Arts Concentration in Film, SUNY College at Purchase, Purchase, NY, 1988-1990 Back to top  Castaldo, Lisa     Upper School Administrative Assistant  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2006 Education Concentration for Certification, SUNY New Paltz, 1992 BS Communications: Broadcast Journalism, SUNY Brockport, 1988 Back to top  Charbonneau, Inyo    Art Teacher, Grades K-12  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2000 BA Art and Dance Education, University of New Mexico Graduate Work in Ceramics NYS Certified, K-12 Art Back to top  Charles-Antoine Jr., Guy    Upper School and Grade 6 French Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2005 Sorbonne University, Paris, France Back to top  Cohen, Rebecca    Grade 1/2 Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2005 Master of Professional Studies in Humanistic and Multicultural Education, 2006 BA Elementary Education, 1992 NY Permanent Certification in Elementary Education, 2006 Additional state elementary certifications - MA, NM, CA 16 years professional teaching experience K-6 Back to top  Cook, Julie   Preschool Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 MS Elementary Education, SUNY New Paltz, 2003 BS Public Relations, Syracuse University, 1986 NYS Certification grades Preschool-6, 2006 Back to top  Cullen, Ray   Upper School Mathematics Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1994 BS Chemistry, Brooklyn Polytech, 1975 Back to top  Davis, Chuck    Facilities Director  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2006 Back to top  Essery, Matthew    Upper School Science Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2006 BA Biology, Secondary Education Concentration, Houghton College, 1998 MS Secondary Education, Mount Saint Mary's College, 2003 Back to top  Gold, Wendy    Preschool Assistant, ASE Coordinator  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2001 BA Judaic Studies, George Washington University, 1978 MA Counseling Deaf & Hearing Impaired People, Gallaudet University, 1981 Back to top  Goldberg, Susan    Director of Finance  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2004 Back to top  Handlin, Jim   Head of School  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 PhD Educational Administration, Columbia University Masters degrees in Classical Languages, Counseling Psychology, Educational Leadership with a Focus on the Visual Arts (Bank Street College) Since 1974 has held significant leadership positions at prominent preschool-12 independent schools, including years as Head of School at Rockland Country Day School and Brooklyn Friends School Back to top  Harrison, Carey   Upper School English  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 TBA Back to top  Henderson, Toni   Kindergarten and Preschool Assistant  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1981 Vernon Court Jr. College, 1968 Back to top  Henry, Mary  Science Grades K-6  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2000 AA Environmental Science, SUNY Canton, 1983 BS Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, 1985 Back to top  Hicinbothem, Laurie    Grade 5 Teacher, Grades 5 and 6 Mathematics  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1999 MS Teaching, SUNY New Paltz, 1995 BS Media Communications, SUNY New Paltz, 1991 NYS N-6 Teacher Certification Back to top  Kerr, Jean   Upper School Math Teacher, Director of Student Services  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1996 BA History, Princeton University, 1976 MS Special Education, SUNY New Paltz, 1996 Back to top  Kropp, Marie   Admissions Director  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2008 BA Art History, Bard College, 1989 Back to top  Lord Camara, Pam     Preschool Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1987 Montessori Certification ages 0-6, St. Nicholas College, London, 1992 BA Human Ecology, College of the Atlantic, 1982 Back to top  Mitchell, Allison    Grade 3/4 Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2003 BA Education - Elementary Education with concentration in literature, SUNY Potsdam MS Education, SUNY New Paltz Back to top  Oehler-Marx, Linda    Upper School English Teacher,                                      Upper School Educational Director  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2005 MS Teaching, Pace University, NY, 1992 BA Literature/Rhetoric and History, SUNY Binghamton, NY, 1987 Back to top  Oscar, Leah    Grade 1/2 Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 MS Teaching, SUNY New Paltz, 2007 BA Geography, with an Environmental Studies Concentration, Clark University, MA Back to top  Pelegano, Jonathan    Grade 6 Teacher,                                      Upper School English Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 MAT, English Literature, Bard, 2007 BA Individualized Studies with a concentration in the Philosophy of Science, NYU, 2000 Diploma and National Honors Scholar at Dwight International School, 1996 NYS Secondary English Teaching Certificate Back to top  Pittelman, Laura   Nurse  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2008   Back to top  Pool, Sarah   Upper School History Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2005 MS Teaching History, SUNY New Paltz, NY, 2005 BA Education / History and Political Science, Manhattanville College, 2003 NYS Provisional Certification in History, grades 7-12 Back to top  Reininger, Karin   Kindergarten Teacher  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 MS Early Childhood Education and Bilingual Education, Bank Street Graduate School of Education, 2000 BA Political Science and Women's Studies, Hunter College, 1993 Attended University of Puerto Rico and University of El Salvador NYS certification grades preschool-6 and Bilingual Education Back to top  Rogovin, Leith    US Assistant, Aftercare Supervisor,                             Community Service Coordinator  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2002 BFA Filmmaking, School of Visual Arts, 1994 Child Psychology, Hunter College, 1990 Back to top  Schoonmaker, Cynthia    Business Manager  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 Over 15 years of management experience in professional service firms Back to top  Serrur, Phyllis    Preschool Assistant  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1998 BA Theater/Dance, Queens College, 1972 Back to top  Shornstein, Robin    Library Consultant  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 1997 Enrolled in Masters of Science in Information Science program, SUNY Albany BS Anthropology & Music, SUNY Oneonta Teaching Certificate K-6 Back to top  Turk, Heidi    Front Office Manager  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2007 AAS Marketing, Communications and Business Administration, Ulster County Community College Back to top  Valdes, Thelma    Spanish Teacher, K-12  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2005 Teacher of Spanish for more than 15 years; native Spanish speaker Associate Degree, Business & Technology, Columbia Greene Community College Bachelor's, Languages with major in English, Catholic University of Chile Bachelor's, Teaching of Spanish, University at Albany Master's, Teaching of Spanish and specialization in Linguistics National Credential Certification for Early Childhood Ed. Back to top  Vobejda, Lori    Lower School Educational Director  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2000 Elementary I Certification, Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies, 1997 Psychology, University of Maryland Diploma in Voice, Boston Conservatory of Music, 1980 Back to top  Zenie, Julie    Technology Coordinator  Employed at Woodstock Day School Since 2001 BS Computer Science, University of Connecticut Back to top