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Meet our Faculty and Staff

 

St. Bridget Catholic School Mission Statement

At St. Bridget Catholic School, we attend to our students' spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical needs within a safe and nurturing environment. Our values are Christ-centered with a message to "Love one another as I have loved you," and make a positive difference in the lives of others. 

Administration 

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Reverend Aidan N. Donahue
Pastor/Priest Director
 

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Assistant Principal

 

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Reverend Jorge Castro
Parochial Vicar

 

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Mrs. Courtney Hansen
Director of Admissions and Advancement

 

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Angelita Kingston
Principal

 

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School Mascot

 

PreK-3 and PreK-4

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Ms. Jessica Smeriglio
PreK-3 Teacher

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Mrs. April Brilvitch
PreK-3 Teacher

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Mrs. Noel Normand
PreK-4 Teacher

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Ms. Elizabeth Levesh
PreK-4 Teacher

Primary (K-2)

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Mrs. Maria Cifarelli

Kindergarten Teacher

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Mrs. Diana Hunter

1st Grade Teacher

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Mrs. Kayla Gonzalez

Kindergarten Teacher

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Mr. Christopher Lynch

2nd Grade Teacher

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Mrs. Michelle Geoffrey

1st Grade Teacher

Head Teacher- Lower Wing

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Mrs. Rebecca Raymond

2nd Grade Teacher

Intermediate (3-5)

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Mrs. Kristen Galipault
3rd Grade Teacher


 

Ms. Caitlin Keough
3rd Grade Teacher

 

Ms. Erin Kent
4th Grade Teacher

 

Mrs. Patricia Forbes
5th Grade Teacher

 

Mrs. Lynn Ushchak
4th Grade Teacher


 

Mr. Christian Mansfield
5th Grade Teacher

 

Middle School (6-8)

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Mr. Michael Petruzzi

6th Grade

Homeroom Teacher/

Spanish Teacher grades 1-8

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Mrs. Alessandra Previti

Head Teacher, Upper Wing

6th Grade

Homeroom Teacher/

Middle School English Language Arts

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Mrs. Joanne Zeisner

7th Grade

Homeroom Teacher/ Middle School Social Studies & History

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Mr. George Fosdick

7th Grade

Advanced Education Math Teacher

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Ms. Melissa Seidl

8th Grade

Homeroom Teacher/ Middle School English Language Arts

Enrichment 

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Mr. Thomas Saunders
Art Teacher
 

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Mr. Anthony Niglio
Physical Education Teacher

 

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Mrs. Karlene Rearick
Library Media Specialist/
Digital Literacy/
Makerspace and

Early Childhood Spanish Teacher
 

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Mrs. Marci-Lyn Lucarelli
Primary Academic Interventionist

 

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Music Teacher
 

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Ms. Maureen Fox
Head Academic Interventionist/ Interventionist for the Upper Wing

 

Office Staff

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Mrs. Laura-Jean Minton
Administrative Assistant

 

Mrs. Christina Sipala

Administrative Assistant for Accounting
 



 

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          School Counselor

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Mrs. Gabriella Connolly
School Nurse

Support Staff

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Mrs. Francine Mancini
PreK-4 Aide

 

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Mrs. Stephanie Sullivan
PreK-3 Aide

 

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Mrs. Susan Magliochetti
PreK-4 Aide

 

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Alison McCormack
Kindergarten Aide

 

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Joseph Colaci
Lab Instructor/ Substitute Teacher

 

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Ms. Robin Schlander
Afternoon Extension Aide

 

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Ms. Ella Coffey
PreK-3 Aide/ Afternoon Extension
 

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Mrs. Linda Henaghan
PreK-4 Aide

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Catherine Nugent
Kindergarten Aide

 

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Patricia Falvey
Building Aide/Classroom Support

 

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Mrs. Marta Ambrose
PreK-3 Aide

 

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Mrs. Nancy Butler
PreK-4 Aide

 

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Jennifer Young
Kindergarten Aide

 

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Thomas Laydon
Staff Substitute/ Afternoon Extension
 

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  Angelina Smith
Building Aide

 

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Summer Selle
Building Aide

Dave Kipfer
Head of Building and Grounds Maintenance

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Our Board Members

Eric Bauer
​Mark Izzo
Krista Ostuno
Steve Profitt
Marsha Proto
Phillip Ricciuti
Shaina Rodgriguez
Mary Rose
Jim Thomas

Linda Manzelli- Board Chair
Angelita Kingston- School Principal
Father Aidan Donahue- Pastor/Priest, Director

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Contact Us

Address

Tel: 203-272-5860

Fax: 203-271-7031

Email: office@stbridgetschool.org

171 Main Street

Cheshire, CT 06410

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