Faculty & Staff at Parker
Pre-K
Michele Ridgeway B.S. Special Education, Certified Early Intervention Specialist SUNY Geneseo, M.F.A.Studio Art, Maine College of Art mridgeway@parkerschool.org
Pre-K Assistants
Sarah Penge BA SUNY Cobleskill, Early Childhood Education, spenge@parkerschool.org
Sarah Shomaker AAS Early Childhood, Hudson Valley Community College sshomaker@parkerschool.org
Kindergarten
Leigh Augustine M.S.Ed Early Childhood Education, Brooklyn College; B.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University laugustine@parkerschool.org
Grades 1-2
Lynn Schuster M.S. Elementary Elementary Ed., College of Saint Rose; B.A. Political Science, SUNY at Albany lschuster@parkerschool.org
Grades 3-4
Nellie Barker M.S. Education, Sage Graduate School; B.S. English, Siena College nbarker@parkerschool.org
Grades 5-8 Language Arts
Ian Marvinney M.S. Education ELA, St John’s University; B.A. English, SUNY Binghamton imarvinney@parkerschool.org
Grades 5-8 Math
Rose Nolan M.S. Education, Sage Graduate School; B.S. Business Administration, Marist College rnolan@parkerschool.org
Grades 5-8 Science
John Sherry B.S.,Environmental Science and Policy, Clarkson University jsherry@parkerschool.org
Grades 5-8 Social Studies
Derek Fox M.S., Secondary Education, University of New England; B.A. History Education, College of St. Rose dfox@parkerschool.org
Grades K-8 Art
Claire Sherwood, M.F.A. University of Maryland; B.F.A. Bowling Green State University csherwood@parkerschool.org
Grades K-8 Music
Sara Feltes M.M. The Hartt School at University of Hartford; B.S. Music Education, College of St. Rose; sfeltes@parkerschool.org
Grades K-8 Physical Education and Health, Athletic Director
Darcy DeMaria BS Physical Education, Sage College ddemaria@parkerschool.org
Grades K-4 Science
Leiana Hawkins M.Ed. in Science Education, North Carolina State University; B.S. Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; lhawkins@parkerschool.org
Grades K-8 Spanish
Jennifer Baker Ph.D. Spanish, SUNY Albany; M.A. Latin American and Caribbean Studies, SUNY Albany, B.A. Spanish, Wells College jbaker@parkerschool.org
Librarian
Laura Salisbury MLS Information Science and Policy, School Media Specialist SUNY Albany; BA English Literature, SUNY Albany; AAS Livberal Arts, SUNY Cobleskill lsalisbury@parkerschool.org
Coordinator of Extended Day Programs
Chelsea Larson B.F.A. Printmaking University of Wisconsin clarson@parkerschool.org
Head of School
Laura Graceffa A.B. Biology, Vassar College; Sc.M. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, M.A.T. Biology, Brown University lgraceffa@parkerschool.org
Director of Academics and Literacy Specialist K-3
Jennifer Gresens M.S. Education, Hunter College; B.A. Art History and Psychology, University of New Hampshire jgresens@parkerschool.org
Director of Admission
Matt Thornton B.A. Biology, Hamilton College; M.A. Lesley University M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction mthornton@parkerschool.org
Director of Finance
Michele Lindow B.S. Business Administration, Cum Laude, Le Moyne College; Professional certifications Human Resources, SHRM-CP & PHR mlindow@parkerschool.org
Director of Communications
Andrea Hartman B.A. English, University of Iowa; BA Theater Arts, University of Iowa ahartman@parkerschool.org