Our School Staff Directory
Name
Email
Grade 2025-2026
Office Phone Number
Phone Extension
Room Number
Staff Title
Department
:
Name: Gail Althoff
Email: galthoff@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: Kindergarten
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4275
Room Number: 105
Staff Title:
Department: Kindergarten
:
Name: Derek Amato
Email: damato@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4240
Room Number: Gym
Staff Title:
Department: Physical Education
:
Name: Veronica Ascoli
Email: vascoli@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4284
Room Number: 129
Staff Title:
Department: World Language
:
Name: Dee Attisani
Email: dattisani@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4300
Room Number: 100
Staff Title:
Department: Campus Monitor
:
Name: Amy Barber
Email: abarber@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4248
Room Number: 115
Staff Title:
Department: PT
:
Name: Marybeth Barnes
Email: mbarnes@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 1st Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4230
Room Number: 114
Staff Title:
Department: First Grade
:
Name: Amy Beazley
Email: abeazley@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4285
Room Number: 109
Staff Title:
Department: District BA
:
Name: Julia Belmonte
Email: jbelmonte@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 3rd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4287
Room Number: 208
Staff Title:
Department: Third Grade
:
Name: Diana Bernardo
Email: dbernardo@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4243
Room Number: 209
Staff Title:
Department: MTSS Specialist
:
Name: Cristina Bras Taylor
Email: cbrastaylor@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4286
Room Number: 101C
Staff Title: Assistant Principal
Department: Assistant Principal
:
Name: Anthony Brown
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4288
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Custodian
:
Name: Joseph Cahill
Email: jcahill@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 3rd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4244
Room Number: 210
Staff Title:
Department: Third Grade
:
Name: Nisha Chokshi
Email: nchokshi@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4278
Room Number: 113B
Staff Title: Psychologist
Department: Psychologist
:
Name: Ross Cooper
Email: rcooper@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4223
Room Number: 101A
Staff Title: Principal
Department: Principal
:
Name: Delia Coppola
Email: dcoppola@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 4th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203)-655-1323
Phone Extension: 4260
Room Number: 217
Staff Title:
Department: Fourth Grade
:
Name: Zack Crawford
Email: zcrawford@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4241
Room Number: 135
Staff Title:
Department: Art
:
Name: Laura DiMeglio
Email: ldimeglio@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4202
Room Number: 101
Staff Title:
Department: Secretaries
:
Name: Mike DiPane
Email: mdipane@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4299
Room Number: 115A
Staff Title:
Department: SSO
:
Name: Krista DiPietro
Email: kdipietro@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4296
Room Number: P2
Staff Title:
Department: Band
:
Name: Rocco DiPreta
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Lunch Monitors
:
Name: Tina Dobbs
Email: tdobbs@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 4th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4292
Room Number: 213
Staff Title:
Department: Fourth Grade
:
Name: Mileena Donawa
Email: mdonawa@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 4th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4262
Room Number: 211
Staff Title:
Department: Fourth Grade
:
Name: Charles Duff
Email: cduff@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4251
Room Number: GLC
Staff Title:
Department: Library
:
Name: Elle Earnshaw
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Building Subs
:
Name: Amanda Elgert
Email: aelgert@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4254
Room Number: 209
Staff Title:
Department: MTSS Specialist
:
Name: Laura Emerson
Email: lemerson@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 5th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4277
Room Number: 219
Staff Title:
Department: Fifth Grade
:
Name: Chloe Feutterer
Email: cfuetterer@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4235
Room Number: 117B
Staff Title:
Department: Speech
:
Name: Verlinda Fields
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4210
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Cafeteria
:
Name: Danielle Fitzmaurice
Email: dfitzmaurice@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Instructional Aide
:
Name: Katy Gale
Email: kgale@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 5th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4282
Room Number: 212
Staff Title:
Department: Fifth Grade
:
Name: Mary Beth Giannattasio
Email: mgiannattasio@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4224
Room Number: 101B
Staff Title: Assistant Principal
Department:
:
Name: Stacia Gordon
Email: sgordon@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: Kindergarten
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4267
Room Number: 103
Staff Title:
Department: Kindergarten
:
Name: Lisa Grant
Email: ligrant@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4203
Room Number: 100
Staff Title:
Department: Nurse
:
Name: Valerie Gross
Email: vgrosso@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4270
Room Number: Library
Staff Title:
Department: Resource Room
:
Name: Jaclyn Hamill
Email: jhamill@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: Kindergarten
Office Phone Number: (203)-655-1323
Phone Extension: 4243
Room Number: 102
Staff Title:
Department: Kindergarten
:
Name: Marcus Hamilton
Email: mahamilton@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 3rd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4272
Room Number: 207
Staff Title:
Department: Third Grade
:
Name: Dawn Hanley
Email: dhanley@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4296
Room Number: P2
Staff Title:
Department: Orchestra
:
Name: Olivia Hemsley
Email: ohemsley@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4235
Room Number: 117B
Staff Title:
Department: Speech
:
Name: Hillary Heron
Email: hheron@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4256
Room Number: 203
Staff Title:
Department: Resource Room
:
Name: Arlene Ieva
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Lunch Monitors
:
Name: Ann Marie Ladrigan
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
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Staff Title:
Department: Building Subs
:
Name: Jimmy Lindine
Email: jlindine@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4288
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Custodian
:
Name: Jeff Lombardo
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4288
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Custodian
:
Name: Cara Martin
Email: camartin@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4298
Room Number: 200
Staff Title:
Department: IDEA
:
Name: Laura Massey
Email: lmassey@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4237
Room Number: 201
Staff Title:
Department: Resource Room
:
Name: Michele Mattera
Email: mmattera@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4296
Room Number: 200
Staff Title:
Department: IDEA
:
Name: Whitney McCarthy
Email: wmccarthy@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: Kindergarten
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4264
Room Number: 104
Staff Title:
Department: Kindergarten
:
Name: Cassandra McGrath
Email: cmcgrath@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4247
Room Number: 113B
Staff Title: Psychologist
Department: Psychologist
:
Name: Leigh Murray
Email: lmurray@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4225
Room Number: 101
Staff Title:
Department: Secretaries
:
Name: Stella Murray
Email: smurray@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 1st Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4271
Room Number: 110
Staff Title:
Department: First Grade
:
Name: Anne OConnell
Email: aoconnell@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 2nd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4266
Room Number: 118
Staff Title:
Department: Second Grade
:
Name: Brian ONeill
Email: boneill@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 4th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4246
Room Number: 214
Staff Title:
Department: Fourth Grade
:
Name: Ilana Overlander
Email: ioverlander@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4249
Room Number: 115
Staff Title:
Department: OT
:
Name: Helena Paolozzi
Email: hpaolozzi@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 2nd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4261
Room Number: 116
Staff Title:
Department: Second Grade
:
Name: Shelly Ransom
Email: mransom@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4291
Room Number: 115B
Staff Title:
Department: Speech
:
Name: Alexandra Rauwald
Email:
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Building Subs
:
Name: Colleen Regan
Email: cregan@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 1st Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4252
Room Number: 120
Staff Title:
Department: First Grade
:
Name: Heather Reilley
Email: hreilley@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4255
Room Number: 112A
Staff Title:
Department: Resource Room
:
Name: Teresa Rizzo
Email: trizzo@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Hearing Teacher
:
Name: Kaitlyn Schuessler
Email: kschuessler@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4294
Room Number: P1
Staff Title:
Department: Music
:
Name: Samantha Scoca
Email: sscoca@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 1st Grade
Office Phone Number: (203)-655-1323
Phone Extension: 4238
Room Number: 132
Staff Title:
Department: First Grade
:
Name: Nancy Selensky
Email: nselensky@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 3rd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4242
Room Number: 131
Staff Title:
Department: Third Grade
:
Name: Kiersten Sirowich
Email: ksirowich@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4245
Room Number: 117A
Staff Title:
Department: Speech
:
Name: Maureen Szanto
Email: mszanto@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4210
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Cafeteria
:
Name: Catherine Takovich
Email: ctakovich@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4276
Room Number: 128E
Staff Title:
Department: MTSS Specialist
:
Name: Markos Tsagas
Email: mtsagas@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4240
Room Number: Gym
Staff Title:
Department: Physical Education
:
Name: Kristen Turkosz
Email: kturkosz@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4294
Room Number: P1
Staff Title:
Department: Music
:
Name: Jeanne Turschmann
Email: jturschmann@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 5th Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4279
Room Number: 216
Staff Title:
Department: Fifth Grade
:
Name: Gina Vasile
Email: gvasile@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026: 2nd Grade
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4274
Room Number: 202
Staff Title:
Department: Second Grade
:
Name: Olga Verses
Email: overses@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
Room Number:
Staff Title:
Department: Instructional Aide
:
Name: Ayse Wilson
Email: awilson@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension: 4241
Room Number: 135
Staff Title:
Department: Art
:
Name: Dakota Zampa
Email: zampa@darienps.org
Grade 2025-2026:
Office Phone Number: (203) 655-1323
Phone Extension:
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Staff Title:
Department: Student Teacher
