Staff Directory by Department

Admissions Business Office External Relations Learning Specialists Nurses Psychologists/Counselors Technology & Audio Visual

Athletics & Physical Education College Counseling Head of School's Office Library Physical Plant Registrar/Scheduler Wellness/Health Education/Advocate

Admissions

Gregory W. Coleman, gcoleman@shipleyschool.org
Director of Admissions
Yale University, BA
Princeton University, MA

Zoe Marshall, zmarshall@shipleyschool.org
Assistant to Director of Admissions

Monique Horshaw '98, mhorshaw@shipleyschool.org
Admissions Assistant
University of Pennsylvania, BA
Temple University, M.Ed.

Ashley Opalka, aopalka@shipleyschool.org
Admissions Assistant
Bryn Mawr College, B.A.

David Rauch, drauch@shipleyschool.org
Admissions Associate -- Upper School
Denison University, BA

Amy Rutter Eads, ‘88, aeads@shipleyschool.org
Associate Director of Admissions-Middle School
Dickinson College, BS
University of Pennsylvania, MS Ed.

Linda Lattif, llattif@shipleyschool.org
Associate Director of Admissions-Lower School
University of Florida, BS

Nancy Thaler, nthaler@shipleyschool.org
Admissions Assistant - Lower School

Mark Duncan, mduncan@shipleyschool.org
Interim Athletic Director
Lehigh University, BA

David L. Rubenstein, Orthopedic Surgeon,
Consulting Physician
Main Line Health Systems
Lankenau Hospital
(610) 649 - 8055

Suzanne McHugh, smchugh@shipleyschool.org
Assistant to the Athletic Director
Widener University, BS

Gilbert E. Smith, gsmith@shipleyschool.org
Business Manager
Princeton University, AB
Columbia University, PhD

Chris Cerino, ccerino@shipleyschool.org
Assistant to Business Manager

Jayme Karolyi, jkarolyi@shipleyschool.org
Accountant

Marianne Sakers, msakers@shipleyschool.org
Accountant, Human Resources & Payroll

Jeanne Vachon, jvachon@shipleyschool.org
Receptionist

Janet Kobosky, jkobosky@shipleyschool.org
Director of College Counseling, 12th Grade Class Dean
Chatham College, BA
University of Pennsylvania, MS Ed

Ellen Deitrich, edeitrich@shipleyschool.org
Associate Director of College Counseling, 12th Grade Class Dean
The Catholic University of America, BA
The University of Pennsylvania, M.S.Ed.

Jennifer E. Groeber, jgroeber@shipleyschool.org
College Counselor
Yale University, BA
Maryland Institute College of Art, MFA

Kay Weinstock, kweinstock@shipleyschool.org
College Counseling Assistant

DeDe Chirgwin Brown, dchirgwin@shipleyschool.org
Director of External Relations
Connecticut College, BA

Chris Farr, cfarr@shipleyschool.org
Associate Director of External Relations
Middlebury College, BA

Karen Brown, kbrown@shipleyschool.org
Director of Parent Programs and Special Event
Chestnut Hill College, BA

Ashley Reichenbach Kopp, areichenbach@shipleyschool.org
Alumni Director
University of Michigan, BA

Margaret Anne Ritter, maritter@shipleyschool.org
Director of Annual Giving
Mercer University, BA

Tara Stitchberry , tstitchberry@shipleyschool.org
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
University of Pennsylvania, BA

Debbie Polykoff, dpolykoff@shipleyschool.org
Gifts Coordinator

Trina Vaux '63, tvaux@shipleyschool.org
Director of Communications
McGill University, BA

Melissa Cardona, mcardona@shipleyschool.org
Assistant Director of Communications
Penn State University, BA

Rachel Welsh, rwelsh@shipleyschool.org
Webmaster and Director of Data Operations
Widener University, BA

Steven S. Piltch, spiltch@shipleyschool.org
Head of School
Williams College, BA
Harvard University, EdM Secondary Education
Harvard University, EdM Counseling and Consulting Psychology
Harvard University, EdD

Elizabeth Dempsey, edempsey@shipleyschool.org
Assistant to the Head of School

Suzanne Bradley, sbradley@shipleyschool.org
Lower School Learning Specialist
Boston University, BS
Drexel University, MS

Joan Elliott, jelliott@shipleyschool.org
Lower School Math Specialist
Villanova University, BS

Polly Hancock, phancock@shipleyschool.org
Director of Learning
Mount Holyoke College, BA
University of Pennsylvania, MS

Marianne Price, mprice@shipleyschool.org
Academic Support
Millersville State College, BS
Temple University, MEd
Temple University, EdD

Jennifer Trainer, jtrainer@shipleyschool.org
Learning Coordinator
Keene State College, BS

Patricia Walker, pwalker@shipleyschool.org
Lower School Reading Specialist
Chestnut Hill College, BA
Reading Specialist Certification – Eastern College

Elizabeth Cousins, lcousins@shipleyschool.org
Director of Upper School Library and Information Services
Colby College, BA
Manhattanville College, MA
Drexel University, MS

Elizabeth Swan,
Upper School Library
Swarthmore College, BA
Syracuse University, MS

Barbara Holt, bholt@shipleyschool.org
Lower School Library
Rosemont College, BS

Terri Grossman, tgrossman@shipleyschool.org
Lower School Nurse

Mary Talbot Havens, mhavens@shipleyschool.org
Nurse, Middle and Upper Schools
Centenary College for Women, AA
Gwynedd Mercy College, AA

Robert Meals, rmeals@shipleyschool.org
Director of Physical Plant

Joe Walsh, jwalsh@shipleyschool.org
Assistant Director of Physical Plant

Debra Madden, dmadden@shipleyschool.org
Administrative Assistant to Physical Plant

Helen Hamlet, hhamlet@shipleyschool.org
Director of Student Support Services
West Chester University, BS, MS
University of Pennsylvania, PhD

Rebecca Preiser, rpreiser@shipleyschool.org
Upper School Academic Support and Student Support Coordinator
Wesleyan University, BA
University of Pennsylvania, MS. Ed.

Vicki Reilly, vreilly@shipleyschool.org
Psychologist
Susquehanna University, BA
Temple University, M.Ed.

Maria Haering, mhaering@shipleyschool.org
Registrar/Scheduler

John Zelek, jzelek@shipleyschool.org
Director of Technology
Pennsylvania State University, BA

Rose di Benedetto, rdibenedetto@shipleyschool.org
Director of Instructional Technology
St. Joseph's College, BA
Hunter College, MS
Drexel University, PhD

Rob Mygatt, rmygatt@shipleyschool.org
Director of AV and Technical Theater
University of Rochester, BS

Bipin Prakash, bprakash@shipleyschool.org
Assistant Network Administrator
SKCET, BS
Saint Joseph’s University, MS

Michael VanCherry, mcherry@shipleyschool.org
Help Desk / PC Technician

Rachel Welsh, rwelsh@shipleyschool.org
Webmaster and Director of Data Operations
Widener University, BA

Gary White, gwhite@shipleyschool.org
Network Administrator
Lafayette College, BS
Case Western Reserve University, MS

Andre Brown, abrown@shipleyschool.org

Maria Stroup, mstroup@shipleyschool.org
Upper School Student Advocate
Flagler College, BA
Princeton Seminary, MDiv

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