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  • 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, MA

    Senior Administrative Assistant Int Med Education

    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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  • 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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