A Public School Dedicated to Academic and Artistic Excellence

PVPA is a regional public charter school serving 400 students grades 7-12, from over 60 towns throughout Western Massachusetts. We seek to connect the creative process with critical thinking to inspire a love of learning. As a charter school, the work we do informs educational policy at local, state and national levels.

PVPA Staff By Department

Academic Support
Loris Bjorkman
Teacher's Assistant
Academic Support
Joe Carey
Teacher's Assistant
Academic Support
Caddy Carlisle
Teacher's Assistant
Academic Support
Nicole DiMarzio
Teacher's Assistant
Academic Support
Susan Haight
Teacher
Academic Support
Charles Hopkins
Director
Academic Support
Jackie Hunt
Teacher
Academic Support
Cody Tannen-Barrup
Teacher's Assistant
Administration
Robert Brainin
Chief Financial Officer
Administration
Mary Cantler
Manager of Philanthropy
Administration
Lisa Cappello
Communications Coordinator
Administration
Lisa Clark
Student Records
Administration
Laura Davis
Director, Academic Affairs
Administration
Robin Fordham
Accounting Assistant
Administration
Christopher Fournier
Director, Student Affairs
Administration
Scott Goldman
Head of School
Administration
Luke Jaeger
Technology Coordinator
Administration
John Kulas
Facilities Manager
Administration
Amanda Melemed
Admissions & Attendance Coordinator
Administration
Joan Wollmershauser
Academic Affairs
Administration
Carol Wrobleski
Assistant to the Head of School
Dance
Ann Biddle
Director
Dance
Victoria Guzman
Teacher
Dance
Alpha Kaba
Teacher
Dance
Jennifer Polins
Teacher
English & Language Arts
Ashley Carlisle
Teacher
English & Language Arts
erin feldman
Teacher
English & Language Arts
Lewis Goff
Teacher
English & Language Arts
Fiona Helmuth
Teacher
English & Language Arts
Karin Kayser
Teacher
English & Language Arts
Haley Pearl
Teacher
English & Language Arts
Molly Welch
Teacher
Guidance
Deanna Brooks
Counselor
Guidance
Andrea Chakour
Director
Guidance
Alice Klinge
Counselor
History & Social Science
Jim Cox
Teacher
History & Social Science
Gary Huggett
Director
History & Social Science
Freja Joslin
Teacher
History & Social Science
Matthew King
Teacher
Library
Pete Smith
Librarian
Mathematics
Joe Agron
Teacher
Mathematics
Paul Eggleston
Teacher
Mathematics
Ben Feldman
Teacher
Mathematics
Matthew Pace
Teacher
Mathematics
Thom Vreeland
Teacher
Mathematics
Paul Wright
Director
Music
Sarah Armstrong
Teacher
Music
Frank Newton
Director
Music
David Picchi
Teacher
Music
Rahul Roy
Teacher
Music
Tom Willits
Teacher
Nurse
Mary Colwell
Nurse
Physical Education
Michael Micucci
Teacher
Science
Timothy Brown
Teacher
Science
William Decherd
Teacher
Science
Daniel Mason
Teacher
Science
Llama Maynard
Teacher
Science
Michael Pfeiffer
Director
Science
Jeanne Powers
Teacher
Science
Tina Robison
Teacher
Theater
Michael Arquilla
Director
Theater
Mary Ann Holmes
Teacher
Theater
Sean Landers
Teacher
Theater
Barry Magnani
Teacher
Theater
Michael Pray
Teacher
Theater
Christopher Rohmann
Teacher
Theater
Hannah Simms
Teacher
Theater
Irene Thornton
Teacher
Visual Arts and Technical Theater
Petula Bloomfield
Teacher
Visual Arts and Technical Theater
Carl Bridge
Teacher
Visual Arts and Technical Theater
Martin Bridge
Director
Visual Arts and Technical Theater
Emily Brownlow
Teacher
Visual Arts and Technical Theater
Leigh-Ellen Figueroa
Teacher
World Language
Elsa Borrero
Teacher
World Language
Ava Fradkin
Teacher
World Language
Sasha Starr
Director
World Language
Brian Whitehouse
Teacher
Homework Support
Holly Galvin
Teacher

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