Staff & Specialists

Amanda Ciardi

Director of Early Childhood Education

a.ciardi@earthplace.org

Morine Gaitors

Nurse Consultant

m.gaitors@earthplace.org

Barbara Buongiorno

Lead Teacher, Blue Jays

bluejays@earthplace.org

Whitney Cusa

Assistant Teacher, Blue Jays

Ursula Allen

Assistant Teacher, Blue Jays

Ashley Gradia

Lead Teacher, Full Time Chickadees

ftchickadees@earthplace.org

Susan Paster

Assistant Teacher, Full Time Chickadees

Brittany Lyons

Co-Lead Teacher, Meadowlarks

meadowlarks@earthplace.org

Morgan Mullins

Co-Lead Teacher, Meadowlarks

meadowlarks@earthplace.org

Celine Girouard

Assistant Teacher, Meadowlarks

Emily Nuzzo

Lead Teacher, Part Time Chickadees

chickadees@earthplace.org

Claire Tetenbaum

Assistant Teacher, Part Time Chickadees

Jane Feder

Assistant Teacher, Part Time Chickadees

Charlotte Perkins

Assistant Teacher, Part Time Chickadees

Kelly Russo

Lead Teacher, The Nest ; Supervisor of Infant Toddler Teacher Training

thenest@earthplace.org

Nicole Naples

Assistant Teacher, The Nest

Markieta McCray

Assistant Teacher, The Nest

Yamila Marrero

Assistant Teacher, The Nest

Lisa Geter

Lead Teacher, Barn Owls ; Supervisor of Preschool Teacher Training

barnowls@earthplace.org

Rachel Carusone

Assistant Teacher, Barn Owls

r.carusone@earthplace.org

Angel Panton-Lula

Co-Lead Teacher, Orioles

a.panton-lula@earthplace.org

Marcus Charles

Assistant Teacher, Orioles

Mecca Khalid

Assistant Teacher, Orioles

Linda Kalish

Assistant Teacher, Little Wreckers Preschool

Abigail Kelly

Assistant Teacher, Little Wreckers Preschool

Mim Hurley

Assistant Teacher, Little Wreckers Preschool

Susan Reichman O’Brien

Parenting Specialist

sobriensearch@CS.com

Rosalie Witt

Early Childhood Education Consulting

rwitt17@gmail.com