Faculty and Staff
Administration
James T. Neill
Head of School
A.B., Harvard University
M.B.A. Northwestern University
202.537.7545 jneill@nps-dc.org
Rebecca Bennett
Assistant to Head of School
B.A., Brigham Young University
202.537.7545 rbennett@nps-dc.org
Phyllis Hedlund
Director of Upper School and Outplacement
Ed.D., The George Washington University
M.A., The George Washington University
B.A., Rutgers College
202.537.7513 phedlund@nps-dc.org
Dot Tripp
Director of Lower School
B.S., SUNY New Paltz
M.Ed., Elmira College
202.537-7526 dtripp@nps-dc.org
Megan Lecky
Director of Studies
B.A., Wake Forest University
Ed.M., Harvard University
mlecky@nps-dc.org
Katy Harvey
Director of Admissions
B.A., Duke University
202.537.7508 kharvey@nps-dc.org
Anne A. Gutman
Associate Director of Admissions
B.A., Finch College
M.Ed., American University
202.537.7504 agutman@nps-dc.org
Laurelle Sheedy McCready
Director of Finance & Administration
B.A., Stephens College
M.B.A., Harvard University
202.537.7482 lmccready@nps-dc.org
Karin Petersen Flynn
Director of Development & Alumni Relations
B.S., Universidad Simon Bolivar
M.B.A., Stanford University
Ph.D., Princeton University
202.537.7559 kflynn@nps-dc.org
Kelly Work
Development Associate
B.A., Colgate University
202.537.7507 kwork@nps-dc.org
Fernando Sabio
Information Systems & Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
support@nps-dc.org
Megan Devers
Director of Communications
B.A., Boston College
M.A., Marymount University
202.537.7569 mdevers@nps-dc.org
Michael Ann Browne
Director of Auxiliary Programs
B.A., M.A.T., University of Virginia
202.537.7493 mbrowne@nps-dc.org
Kendolyn Cooper
Director of National PresbyterianChild Care Center (NPCCC)
B.A., Spelman College
M.A.T., George Washington University
202-552-4237 kcooper@nps-dc.org
Abiola Adams
Director of After 3 Club
B.F.A., Howard University
202.537.7543 aadams@nps-dc.org
Michelle Moore
Registrar/Receptionist
University of Utah
202.537.7500 school@nps-dc.org
Faculty
Debbe Balboa
Reading Specialist
B.A., Mount Vernon College
M.A., American University
dbalboa@nps-dc.org
Marie Bertozzi
Librarian
B.S., Alfred University
mbertozzi@nps-dc.org
Celeste Coffee
Grade 3
B.A., Louisiana State University
ccoffee@nps-dc.org
Robert Craig
Physical Education
B.A., George Washington University
rcraig@nps-dc.org
Mirian de Ossorno
Spanish
B.A., M.A. University of Valladolid, Spain
mdeossorno@nps-dc.org
Meghan Dougherty
Teacher Associate, Grade 1
B.A., Auburn University
M.Ed., Elmira College
Mary Dowling
Kindergarten
B.A., Villanova University
M.S.Ed., Johns Hopkins University
Emilie Downs
Grade 1
A.B., Boston University
M.Ed., National College of Education
edowns@nps-dc.org
Betsy Gerstenzang
Counselor
B.A., Tufts University
M.A., New York University
bgerstenzang@nps-dc.org
Dale Glass
Science
B.S., Brown University
M.S., University of Texas at Dallas
dglass@nps-dc.org
John Green
Grade 6
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Catholic University
M.A., Georgetown University
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
jgreen@nps-dc.org
Anne Hancock
Music
B.A., University of New South Wales
ahancock@nps-dc.org
Teri Jarboe
Prekindergarten
B.A., Marymount University
tjarboe@nps-dc.org
Stephanie Lash Kilpatrick
Drama and Lower School Art
B.S., Boston University
M.A., New York University
skilpatrick@nps-dc.org
Lee Koch
Reading Specialist
M.S., Johns Hopkins University
B.S., University of Maryland
lkoch@nps-dc.org
Laura Krentel
Grade 2
B.A., Westchester University
lkrentel@nps-dc.org
Nancy Laycock
Kindergarten
B.S., University of Maryland
nlaycock@nps-dc.org
Joelle LeBlanc
Learning Specialist
B.S., Gordon College
jleblanc@nps-dc.org
Sandy Lewin
Grade 6
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of California
slewin@nps-dc.org
Amy Marshall
Art
B.S., Shepherd College
amarshall@nps-dc.org
Michelle McCarten
Music
B.A., Indiana University
mmccarten@nps-dc.org
Libby Mirabile
Prekindergarten
B.A., Connecticut College
M.A., Columbia University
Christine Nickerson
Grade 5
B.A., Westminster College
M.A., Western Washington University
M.A.T., Trinity College
cnickerson@nps-dc.org
Stacey Nobrega
Physical Education
B.S., Springfield College
snobrega@nps-dc.org
Marilynn Peery
Kindergarten
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Walden University
Cait Post
Grade 2
B.A., University of Richmond
cpost@nps-dc.org
Jocelyn Potts
Grade 4
B.S., James Madison University
jpotts@nps-dc.org
Laura Primrose
Grade 1
B.A., University of Iowa
lprimrose@nps-dc.org
Tiffany Proctor
Teacher Associate, Nursery
B.A., Trinity College
M.A.T., Trinity College
Kim Razick
Nursery
B.A., Westminster College
krazick@nps-dc.org
Magge Richter
Nursery
B.S., University of Connecticut
mrichter@nps-dc.org
Cathy Schultz
Prekindergarten
B.S., University of Maryland
cschultz@nps-dc.org
Cristina Spooner
Math & Reading
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
cspooner@nps-dc.org
Jim Sumner
Grade 5
B.A., Clark University
M.A., New Mexico State University
jsumner@nps-dc.org
Media Specialist
B.A., University of North Carolina—Wilmington
M.A., University of Connecticut
Skaidra Waggoner
Grade 4
B.A., Haverford College
M.A., Georgetown University
Robin Westerberg
Grade 3
B.A., College of Wooster
M.S., Walden University
rwesterberg@nps-dc.org
Betsy Williams
Math
B.S., Keene State College
M.Ed., University of Maryland
ewilliams@nps-dc.org