Meet the 2023-24 New Faculty and Staff

Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to the Friends Select community:

Hannah Adler, Lower School Assistant Teacher
B.A. Haverford College
M.S.Ed. University of Pennsylvania

Sophia Aitcadi, After School Program

Sebastien Bacle, Middle School Math and Science Teacher
B.S. University of Maryland College Park
M.A. McGill University

Cianie Capri, After School Program

Kyle Carraher, After School Program

Matthew Carrieri, After School Program*

Jae Clark, Athletic Trainer 
B.S. Neumann University
EMT-B, PA BLS Cert.

William DeMichele, Lower School Assistant Teacher
B.A. Elon University

Mab Galatea, After School Program

Jasmine Gibson, Middle/Upper School Counselor*
B.A. Temple University
M.S.W. Hunter College

​​Silvia Hortelano-Pelaez, Upper School Spanish Teacher
B.Ed. Oviedo University
M.Ed. Temple University

Kelcey Johnson, After School Program*

Journey Jones, After School Program*

Emma Kazal, Lower School Assistant Teacher*
B.A. Oberlin College

Joe McKinnon, After School Program

Stephanie Minor, Lower School Assistant Teacher*
B.A. University of Wyoming
B.S. University of Wyoming

Kyra Ortiz, Upper School Science Teacher
B.A. Boston College
M.Ed. Boston College

Yujun Pan, After School Program 

Emily Rankin, Lower School Science Teacher
B.A. Temple University
M.Ed. Temple University

Emily Schreiner, Lower School Assistant Teacher*
B.A. Wesleyan University
M.A. Tufts University

Warren Steele, After School Program 

Sarah Walters, Grade 2 Teacher
B.A. Elizabethtown College
M.S.Ed. University of Pennsylvania

Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters, Upper School Drama Teacher* 
B.A. Bucknell University
M.F.A. Point Park University

James Whitfield, After School Program 

Denis Widdicombe, Assistant Athletic Director (Parental Leave)*

Shanaiah Zenon, Lower School Assistant Teacher*
B.A. Temple University

 

*Indicates an employee who worked for Friends Select previously in a part-time capacity.