Faculty
Our dedicated faculty creates a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum so that our students are prepared to succeed in college.
Faculty and staff members are committed to the mission of the school and it is not uncommon to see them tutoring students one-on-one before or after school, editing college essays or moderating one of our extracurricular activities.
English
Sr. Jude Biank, S.C.C., Department Chair
B.A. (Education), Felician College
M.A. (English), Villanova University
Ms. Megan S. Bensley*
B.A. (Education/English), Boston College
M.A. (Reading Specialist), Teachers College, Columbia University
Mr. Brendan Faughnan*
B.A. (English/History), Georgetown University
Mr. Paul Winner
B.F.A. (Fine Arts), University of Nebraska
M.F.A. (Writing), Washington University
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
Melissa McCoy
B.A. (English Secondary Education) Catholic Unversity of America
Beth Harenza*
B.A. (English Literature), Bucknell University
M.A. (Reading Specialist), Techers College, Collumbia University
M.A. (Teaching of English and English Education), Teachers College, Columbia Univeristy
History
Mr. Thomas S. Sites, Jr., Department Chair
A.A.S., (Applied Telecommunications), New York City Technical College
B.A. (Psychology), Fordham University
Ms. Kathleen Cann
M.A. (Social Studies Education), New York University
M.A. (History), Hunter College
B.A. (American Studies), Fordham University
Mr. Brendan Faughnan*
B.A. (English/History), Georgetown University
Mr. William P. Ford, III*
B.A. (History), Dartmouth College
M.A. (Theology), Fordham University
Ed.M. (Administration), Teacher's College, Columbia University
Ms. Katie Seltzer*
B.A. (History), College of the Holy Cross
M.T.S. (History of Christianity), Harvard Divinity School
Mathematics
Sr. Janice M. Kraft, S.C.C., Department Chair
B.A. (Education), Felician College
M.A. (Math Education), Villanova University
M.S. (Education with Classroom Technology), Wilkes University
Ms. Rosanjela Batista
B.A.S. (Mathematical Science/Economics), Villanova University
M.Math, St. John's
Ms. Maria Kalinkos
B.S. (Mathematics, Secondary Education), Loyola College (Maryland)
Ms. Katharine Reilly
B.A. (Mathematics, Sociology), Holy Cross
M.A. (Secondary Mathematics Education), American University
Arden Finn
B.A. (Psychology) University of Pennsylvania
M.A. (Mathematics Education) Teachers College, Columbia
Spanish
Mr. Pablo Elizaga, Department Chair
B.A. (Education/Philosophy), Instituto Catolico del Profesorado
M.A. (Education & Values), Universidad de Barcelona
M.A.T. (Spanish as a Second Language), Universidad de Barcelona
Ms. Vilma Arias-Costello
B.A. (History, Geography), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Religion and Campus Ministry
Dr. Egli A. Colón, Department Chair
B.S. (Health Care Administration), St. Francis College
M.S. (Urban/Multicultural Education), Mt. St. Vincent
Ed. D. (Urban Education), Graduate Theological Foundation
Theology Advanced Certificate, University of Oxford
Ms. Katie Seltzer*
B.A. (History), College of the Holy Cross
M.Th. (History of Christianity), Harvard Divinity School
Megan Clarke
B.A. (Theology), University of Notre Dame
M.A. (Spanish Secondary Education), DePaul University
Joseph Janosik*
B.S. (Physics and Religious Studies) Dayton University
Science
Mr. A. Richard Piland, Department Chair
B.A. (Anthropology), Appalachian State University
M.A. (Latin American Studies), University of Florida
Ms. Joan Bachynsky
B.S. (Secondary Chemistry Education), Manhattan College
Ms. Katherine S. Kostelc
B.A./B.S. (Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience), Drake University
M.A. (Science in Teaching Biology), Fordham University
Joseph Janosik*
B.S. (Physics and Religious Studies) Dayton University
College Counseling
Mr. Michael Pichay
Director of College Counseling
A.B. (Business Administration), El Camino Community College
B.A. (Interdisciplinary Studies), University of California
M.Ed. (College Access), Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ms. Alison Miller
B.A. (Sociology and English), Boston College
Ms. Consuelo Hackett
B.A. (Psychology), Williams College
M.S. (City Planning), Harvard University
Ms. Grace Kane
B.A. (Government), Georgetown University
Ms. Mollie Quinn
B.A. (History), Providence College
Counseling and Social Work
Ms. Lourdes Carrasco
School Counselor
B.A. (Sociology/Anthropology), Swarthmore College
M.A. (School Counseling), Hunter College
Dr. Aileen Koger, Ph.D.
School Psychologist
B.A. (Sociology), University of Michigan
Ph.D. (Educational Psychology), Columbia University
Beth Harenza*
Reading Specialist
B.A. (English Literature), Bucknell University
M.A. (Reading Specialist), Techers College, Collumbia University
M.A. (Teaching of English and English Education), Teachers College, Columbia University
Information Technology
Mr. David Burke
Director
B.S. (Engineering), Robert Morris University
Mr. Marshall Krintz
B.S. (Applied Psychology), New York University
Music
Mr. Michael Dion
Director
B.F.A. (Music Theater), Shenandoah University
Computer Instruction
Ms. Anne Kelley-Kemple*
B.S. (Mathematics), Scranton University
* Indicates a faculty member who serves in one or more other department(s)
