Faculty & Staff
Our Administration
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Doug Fleming
HEADMASTER
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Virginia Keating
Lower And Middle School Director &
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Donald Johnson
Dean Of Students
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Dr. Benoit Van Lesberghe
Our Faculty
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Jeannie D'Annunzio
Special Education Liaison, Support & Reading K-5
B.A. in Education, Roanoke University
M.A. in Special Education, Manhattanville College
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan since 1984
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Desmond Delisser
Computer Science and Technology Teacher
B.S. In Electronic Engineering Technology, DeVry University
Teaching and Tech Services At Thornton-Donovan Since 2006
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Désirée Garcia
Administrative Assistant
B.B.A. in Business Administration
Working at Thornton-Donovan since 2022
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Alan Goodman
Music Teacher
B.A. In Special Education, Lehman College, M.A. In Music Education, Manhattanville College
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 2015
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Eric Griffin
Social Studies Teacher
B.S. In History Education, Mount Saint Mary’s College, Maryland;
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 1980
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Leslie Heiner
Art Teacher
B.A. In Art History & English, Smith College, M.A. In Art History, NYU Institute of Fine Arts, Second M.A. in Art History, CUNY Graduate Center
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan since 2012
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Rev. Donald Johnson
Dean of Students and Upper School Math and Physics Teacher;
B.A. Mathematics, S.U.N.Y. Purchase; M.S. Mathematics, L.I.U.
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 1992
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Ms. Tierra Joseph
2nd and 3rd grade Teacher
B.A. in childhood education. M.A. in special education
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan Since 2023
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Dr. Nathaniel Kernell
Greek And Latin Teacher
B.A., M.A. In Classical Languages, University Of Iowa, Ph.D. In Classical Languages, University Of New Mexico
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 1997
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Barbara Marciandi
Lower to Upper School Italian Teacher
M.A. in International Relation and Communication
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan Since 2022
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Alex McIe
Middle And Upper School Science Teacher
BA in Music, Mount Holyoke College
MSc in Archaeology, The University of Edinburgh, UK
MPhil in Ethnomusicology, New York University
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 2022
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Tom Mellett
Upper School English Teacher
B.A. in English . M.A. in Adolescent Education in English
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan Since 2022
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Virginia Keating-Miller
Lower And Middle School Director and 4th/5th Grade Teacher
B.A. In Education, Concordia College; M.S. In Education, Iona College;
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 2002
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Justin Pizzo
World Languages & Social Studies Teacher
B.A. In Language & Culture Studies: Japanese & Italian, Trinity; M.A. In Christian Studies, Nanzan, Japan;
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 2020
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Ruth Reynoso
Spanish Middle and Upper School Teacher
B.A. in Modern languages, M.A. in Superior Education
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan Since 2023
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Chrissy Richy
Kindergarten/1st Grade Teacher
B.A. In Elementary Education, Lehman College; M.A. In Early Childhood, S.U.N.Y. New Platz;
Teaching at Thornton-Donovan Since 2016
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Foday Samateh
English Middle School
B.A. In English, Gambia College, Lehman College, C.U.N.Y;
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 2021
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Rev. Dr. Benoit Van Lesberghe
Middle And Upper School French And Math Teacher
B.A. In Theology, CTS, Belgium; M.A. In Language Studies, Kent University, UK; Ph.D. In Language Studies, La Sorbonne, France;
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 1999
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Olena Vasendin
Middle And Upper School Math And Russian Teacher
M.S., B. S., In Mathematics And Physics, The Zaporizhzha Pedagogical University;
Teaching At Thornton-Donovan Since 2002
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Taisiya Zanzano
Administrative Assistant
M.A. in History, Odessa Ukraine
Working at Thornton-Donovan Since 2023