Cedarhurst School Staff

Michael Hoge, PhD
Superintendent
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Yale Behavioral Health; Director, Yale Group on Workforce Development
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University; M.A., Yale University Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine Years at Yale: 35; Years at Cedarhurst 19 Hobbies: Kayaking, photography, road trips, and sitting on the front porch Quote: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt
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Kitty Clemens, LCSW
Clinical Services Supervisor/Social Worker
Director 2; Director, Post-MSW Fellowship Program, Psychiatry; Director, Psychiatry
B.A. in Psychology, Barnard College, Columbia Univ. & Master of Social Work, Smith College, School for Social Work Years at Cedarhurst: 16 Hobbies: Yoga, Running, Music & Crafts Quote: "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." – Anais Nin
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Brigitte Biechele-Dunkley
Special Education Teacher Cedarhurst School; Teacher/Advisor
BS, MS, S.C.S.U., Certified K-12 in Physical Education, French, Special Education 6th Year, SHU, Educational Leadership Currently Teaching: Health, French 1 & 2, Physical Education. Hobbies: Laughing, Sports, Soccer, Traveling, Veterinary Medicine Years at Cedarhurst: 21 Quote: "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams
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Michael Boccardi
Special Education Teacher Cedarhurst School; Teacher/Advisor, Cedarhurst School
B.S. Elementary Education from E.S.C.U., Cross-endorsed in Special Education, S.C.S.U. Currently teaching: English, Geometry, SAT Prep, Statistics, Physics Enjoys sports & football Years at Cedarhurst: 12 Hobbies: Darts, Golf & Poker Advice: "Be honest, that way you don"t have to remember anything."
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Ali Bolick
Social Worker Cedarhurst School; Social Worker, Cedarhurst School
B.A. & Master of Social Work, University of New Hampshire Currently running: Coping Skills & TAG Groups Years at Cedarhurst: 13 Hobbies: Photography Quote: "Don"t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." – Robert Louis Stevenson
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Luke Borowski
Behavioral Program Manager; Teacher/Advisor, Cedarhurst School
B.S. Elementary Education & Mathematics, C.C.S.U. M.S. Special Education, S.C.S.U. Years at Cedarhurst: 11 Behavior Coach/Transition Specialist Enjoys sports & Football Hobbies: Poker & Darts Quote: "He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander." – Aristotle
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Maureen Broatch
Rehabilitation Counselor Cedarhurst School; Passage Program, Cedarhurst School
B.A., Psychology, Curry College; M.A., Albertus Magnus Years at Cedarhurst: 9 Hobbies: the beach, collecting seaglass Quote: "Great things never come from comfort zones."
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Diane Casella
Special Education Teacher Cedarhurst School; Teacher/Advisor, Cedarhurst School
B.S., History & Social Studies, Secondary Education, M.S. Special Education, S.C.S.U. Currently teaching: U.S. & World History, Civics, Social Studies, History through Film, WWII, Civil Rights, Holocaust Years at Cedarhurst: 25 Hobbies: Reading, cooking, baking, traveling, movies, gardening Quote: "I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think." – Socrates
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Regina Kitching Mongelluzzo
Special Education Teacher Cedarhurst School; Teacher/Advisor, Cedarhurst School
B.S./5th Year, Special Education, S.C.S.U. Student Council Advisor, Sunshine Club Leader Currently teaching: Exploring the Arts, Visual Art, Earth Science Years at Cedarhurst: 32 Hobbies: Cooking, Reading, Art, Crafts Quote: "Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind, the second is to be kind and the third is to be kind." – Henry James
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Beth Law
Special Education Teacher Cedarhurst School; Teacher/Advisor, Cedarhurst School
B.A., Psychology/Special Education/Elementary Education, Marist College M.S., Social Emotional Disabilities and Learning Disabilities Years at Cedarhurst: 17 Currently teaching Biology, Psychology, Chemistry Hobbies: Traveling, Water Skiing, Hiking & Reading
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Alexandra McKnight
Clinical Services Supervisor
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James Munson
Teacher Assistant Supervisor
B.S. Mental Health & Human Services, University of Maine @ Augusta Years at Cedarhurst: 7 Interests: Family life music, outdoor sports –especially hiking and fishing. Favorite sandwich is a falafel pita with extra tahini. Quote: "The days run away like wild horses over the hills." – Chinanski
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Tracye Penn
Support Staff/Teacher Assistant
Education: B.A., Journalism-Communications, City University of New York; Masters of Divinity, Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University Years at Cedarhurst: 4 Hobbies: Music, drawing, sports enthusiast Quote: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something special. – Nelson Mandela
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Lisa Tabak
Assistant Manager Cedarhurst School; Teacher, Cedarhurst School
B.S., Physical Education, S.C.S.U. M.A., Technology, Ashford University Years at Cedarhurst: 25 Hobbies: Sports & Photography Quote: "Confidence is faith in oneself that can"t be given by another."
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Olga Thompson
Special Education Teacher Cedarhurst School; Teacher/Advisor, Cedarhurst School
B.S. Special Education; M.S. Learning Disabilities Years at Cedarhurst: 11 Currently teaching all Middle School classes. Hobbies: Camping, Crafts & Traveling. Fun Fact: Born in the Ukraine.
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