Mattie Edwards Kemp -Assistant Head of School, Head of Upper School, Curriculum Coordinator, History Class VII
Phone: 401.849.4646 x205
E-mail: mkemp@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. University of Tennesse, B.S. Salve Regina University, M.Ed. Rhode Island College
Year Appointed: 1995

Tara Gnolfo -Business Manager
Phone: 401.849.4646 x106
E-mail: tgnolfo@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Wagner College, M.B.A. Salve Regina University
Year Appointed: 2012

Polly Meadows -Director of Advancement
Phone: 401-849-4646 x148
E-mail: pmeadows@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Elmira College

Kristin Emory -Director of Admission and Financial Aid
Phone: 401-849-4646 x147
Email: kemory@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. University of Colorado, M.A.T. University of San Francisco
Year Appointed: 2011

Mandy Howe -Upper School Art, Theater Tech. Coordinator
Phone: 401.849.4646 x143
E-mail: mhowe@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Boston University, Studio Art Diploma, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cert. Art Ed.: Lyndon State College, VT
Year Appointed: 1995

Susan Kremer -Lower School Art
Phone: 401.849.4646 x144
E-mail: skremer@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.F.A. Western Michigan University
Year Appointed: 1992

Linda Derome-Cabral - Director of Extended Day, Pre-Kindergarten Assistant
Phone: 401.849.4646 x111
E-mail: lcabral@pennfield.org
Credentials: University of Rhode Island
Year Appointed: 1984

Kimberley Roderick - Kindergarten Assistant, Extended Day Assistant
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: kroderick@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Lesley College
Year Appointed: 2000

Allegra Lovoy - Extended Day Assistant
E-mail: alovoy@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Salve Regina University
Year Appointed: 2013

 

Rob Kelley -Head of School
E-mail: rkelley@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Tufts University, M.A.T. Tufts University
Year Appointed: 2005

Judy Knowles - Librarian
Phone: 401.849.4646 x209
E-mail: jknowles@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Lake Erie College, Graduate Study: University of Rhode Island
Year Appointed: 1994

Deborah Bartlett -Head of Lower School, Second Grade
Phone: 401-849-4646 X124
E-mail: dbartlett@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Otterbein College - Elementary Education & Early Childhood Education
Year Appointed:1985

Piper Padilla -Kindergarten
Phone: 401.849.4646 x117
E-mail: ppadillia@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Hillsdale College, M.Ed. Wheelock College
Year Appointed: 1994

Kimberley Roderick -Kindergarten Assistant, Extended Day Assistant
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: kroderick@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Lesley College
Year Appointed: 2000

 

Ashleigh Smith -First Grade (Maternity Leave)
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: asmith@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Year Appointed: 2006

 

Dana Staats - First Grade
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: dstaats@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Roger Williams University, M.A. Literacy, Roger Williams University
Year Appointed: 2009

Lindsay Lyons -Third Grade
Phone: 401-849-4646
E-mail: llyons@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. St. Lawrence University, M.Ed. Lesley University
Year Appointed: 2007

Valerie Connor - Fourth Grade
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: vconnor@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S.B.A. Georgetown University, J.D. American University, M.A.T. Roger Williams University
Year Appointed: 2010

Heather Strout -Fifth Grade
Phone: 401.849.4646 x132
E-mail: hstrout@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Keene State College, NH
Year Appointed: 2001

 

Jennifer Alexander -Science, Pre-School - Fifth Grade & Seventh Grade
Phone: 401.849.4646 x224
Email: jalexander@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Roger Williams University, M.A.T. Roger Williams University
Year Appointed: 2012

Erik Sperl -Lower School Music, Upper School Band & Chorus
Phone: 401-849-4646
E-mail: esperl@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A.S. Salve Regina University
Year Appointed: 2008

Beth Bouch -School Nurse
Phone: 401.849.4646 x104
E-mail: bbouch@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. University of Rhode Island, B.S. Salve Regina University, M.S. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Year Appointed: 1998

Kris LaBadie -Athletic Director, Physical Education/Health
Phone: 401-849-4646 x151
E-mail: klabadie@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Towson University
Year Appointed: 2012

Linda Derome - Cabral -Director of Extended Day, Pre-Kindergarten Assistant
Phone: 401.849.4646 x111
E-mail: lcabral@pennfield.org
Credentials: University of Rhode Island
Year Appointed: 1984



Judy Hall -Pre-Kindergarten
Phone: 401.849.4646 x114
E-mail: jhall@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Salve Regina University, M.A. Salve Regina University
Year Appointed: 2002



Karen Lambert - Coordinator Primary Classes, Pre-School
Phone: 401.849.4646 x119
E-mail: klambert@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Salve Regina University
Year Appointed: 2000




Beth Cook - Pre-School Assistant, Extended Day Assistant
Phone: 401-849-4646
E-mail: bskutnik@pennfield.org
Credentials: Holyoke Community College, Mitchell College

Jewelle Allen -Resource
Phone: 401-849-4646
E-mail: jallen@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Cornell University, M.Ed. George Mason University

Cindy Hallowell -Sustainability Educator
Phone: 401-849-4646
E-mail: challowell@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Clark University, Certificate of Interior Design. Parsons School of Design

Dawn Pigott -Resource / Student Services, English Grade Six
Phone: 401.849.4646 x215
E-mail: dpigott@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. University of Maine, Certified Orton Gillingham Instructor
Year Appointed: 1988

Elisabeth Swain - English Grade Eight, English as Second Language (ESL), Writing Skills Educator
Phone: 401.849.4646 x214
Email: eswain@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, M.A. Plymouth University
Year Appointed: 2011

Maria Takacs -Lower School Spanish
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: mtakacs@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.B.A. Universidad de Puerto Rico
Year Appointed: 2011

 

Peter Dorrien Traisci -Upper School Spanish
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: pdtraisci@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Harding University, M.A. Middlebury College
Year Appointed: 2010

Faith Callahan -Administrative Assistant/Development
Phone: 401-849-4646 X103
E-mail: frontdesk@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. University of Dayton, M.A.T. Sacred Heart University
Year Appointed: 2008



Dave Gleason -Property Manager/Maintenance
Phone: 401.849.4646 x146
E-mail: dgleason@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. University of Massachusetts
Year Appointed: 2004



Karen King -Administrative Assistant
Phone: 401.849.4646 X103
E-mail: frontdesk@pennfield.org
Year Appointed: 2008

 

Richard McMorrow -Maintenance
Phone: 401.849.4646
Year Appointed: 2004

Rich Schlegel -Director of Technology
Phone: 401.849.4646 x207
E-mail: rschlegel@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Southern Connecticut State University
Year Appointed: 2008

Mathew Bottone -Coordinator of Student Life / Science Grades Six and Eight
Phone: 401.849.4646 x204
E-mail: mbottone@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.F.A. University of Colorado
Year Appointed: 1997



Lesley Faria -History Grades Six and Eight, English Grade Seven
Phone: 401.849.4646 x216
E-mail: lfaria@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.S. Salve Regina University, M.A. Rhode Island College
Year Appointed: 1993



Mike McCarthy -Math Grades Six - Eight
Phone: 401.849.4646
E-mail: mmccarthy@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Boston University
Year Appointed: 2009



Elisabeth Swain -English Grade Eight, English as Second Language (ESL)
Phone: 401.849.4646 x214
Email: eswain@pennfield.org
Credentials: B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, M.A. Plymouth University
Year Appointed: 2011