Meet the 2025-26 New Faculty and Staff

Meet the 2025-26 New Faculty and Staff
Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to the Friends Select community:

Caleigh Clarke, Lower School Assistant Teacher
B.A. Ithaca College

Dan Correll, After School Program Teacher

Emmaline Daggett, Middle School Science Teacher
B.A. Swarthmore College

Nicole DiGironimo '96, Upper School Math Teacher
B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S. Drexel University
M.A. University of Delaware

Anna Gallagher, Upper School History Teacher
B.A. University of Pittsburgh
M.A. New York University

Hannah Gellman, After School Program Teacher

Finn Gorman, After School Program Teacher

Andy Ita, After School Program Teacher

Kristen Wong Miller, Associate Director of College Planning (Parental Leave Substitute)

John Myers, ELL Instructor
B.A. Stony Brook University
B.S. Stony Brook University

Claire Nguyen, Library Science Intern

Florence Paeglis, After School Program Teacher

Miah Reyes Perez, After School Program Teacher

Madison Roberts, After School Program Teacher

Leia Robinson, Upper School History Teacher
B.A. Bryn Mawr College

Isabella Robinson-Cloete, Upper School Field Hockey Coach

Sophia Solganik, Lower School Assistant Teacher
B.S. Princeton University

Tracee Sunkett, Substitute Teacher

Kathleen Scarborough, Substitute Teacher and ASP Music

Ebony Twiggs, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

Vincent Widyono, Middle School/Upper School Volleyball Coach

Tue, 13 Jan 2026

Joyful Learning

Friends Select School is creating a learning environment in which academic challenges and intellectual curiosity thrive alongside joy in learning.

Mon, 12 Jan 2026

Math Department Chair Satoia Wright Publishes a Textbook

With her recently released algebra curriculum textbook, Friends Select’s math department chair and middle school math teacher, Satoia Wright, is sharing her passion and expertise to make math programming accessible.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026

Michael Gary Speaks: Fall 2025

As I reflect on a new school year at Friends Select, I’m struck by a fundamental truth that guides our educational philosophy: learning should be joyful, purposeful, and deeply engaging.

Wed, 07 Jan 2026

In Good Hands with Helping Hands

Aligned with Friends Select’s Quaker values of placing learning at the service of society, the Helping Hands club is engaging upper school students in meaningful community service opportunities across various sectors.

Tue, 06 Jan 2026

Caring for Our Community: In Conversation with Recently Hired Employees

In this continuation of our Select News series, we highlight some of the outstanding employees who have recently joined Friends Select and have shared their perspectives on our school.

Mon, 05 Jan 2026

Above Board: It Feels Like Purpose

A deep sense of purpose—palpable both at the board level and among Friends Select’s students, families, faculty, and staff—drew me to join the board in the first place and then say “yes” when Ingrid Lakey ’89, P’27 was ready to pass the torch of clerkship.

Sun, 04 Jan 2026

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy Before the Creation of a Federal Holiday

Thanks to the advocacy of students, Friends Select’s history of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. predates the creation of a federal holiday.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026

Giving Back: Sam Spear ’71

As members of the Dick Hoffman Circle of longtime donors, Sam Spear ’71 and his wife Rosanne exemplify the many ways donors can support the school, from contributions to the Friends Select Fund and gifts made through the Pennsylvania State Tax Credit Program to leadership-level gifts as part of the Benefactors Society.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025

Friends Select School Awarded a $1.7 Million Multi-Year Grant to Expand Educational Access

Friends Select School was recently named the recipient of a $1.7 million multi-year grant from The Children’s Education Initiative (TCEI), a San Diego-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of education for socioeconomically disadvantaged children.

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Alum Spotlight: Dr. Susan C. Taylor ’75

Documentary photographer Milton Lindsay ’07 traces his passion for photography back to Friends Select’s art classes, where the Quaker values embedded in the curriculum fostered his commitment to social justice.