North Shore Welcomes New 2026 Faculty and Staff
On August 26 and 27, 2026, Interim Superintendent Dr. Tom Dolan, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Dr. CarolAnn Smyth, Assistant Superintendent for Business Mr. Jame Pappas along with North Shore administrators, President of the Board of Education Dr. Andrea Macari, Vice President of the Board of Education, Ms. Lisa Colacioppo, and trustees welcomed the following new faculty and staff to the North Shore School District:
Elementary Schools
Cierra Stewart (Classroom teacher), Jack Quirino (Classroom teacher), Danielle Case (Classroom teacher), Erin Leary (Classroom teacher), Emily Shevlin (Classroom teacher), Samantha Caruso (Classroom teacher), Amy Doggendorf (Classroom teacher), Danielle Tuthill (Classroom teacher), Flaminia Valci (FLES - Spanish Teacher), Donna Palliser (Speech Teacher), Emily Mooney (Special Education Teacher), Samantha DeStefani (Special Education Teacher), Carolann D’Elia (Special Education Teacher), Brittany Stein-Farrell (Special Education Teacher), Eleni Mantikas (Special Education Teacher), Natalie Labbate (Special Education Teacher), and Jeffrey Wiener (Elementary School Counselor),
North Shore Middle School
Madeline Tichy (English Teacher), Brooke Maddox (English Teacher), Nick Pascarella (Italian Teacher), Izabela Konopko (School Psychologist), Joseph D’Andrea (Social Studies Teacher), Jake Corso (Social Studies Teacher), Adam Barker (Special Education Teacher), Michela Eivers (Speech Teacher), and Bridget Berlin (Nurse)
North Shore High School
Kevin Wasp (Math Teacher), Teresa Angelastro (Math Teacher), Michelle Wilk-Bagliore (Reading Teacher), Liliana Sulek (Spanish Teacher), Kelsey White (Social Studies Teacher) and Meagan Petrucci (Nurse)
North Shore Middle School and High School
Annie Zhou (Mandarin Teacher) and Jessica Bridger (Theater Teacher)
During the two-day New Teacher Orientation, new faculty participated in breakfast with BOE trustees and District administrators, workshops with the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendents, teaching and learning team, and Director of Technology, an SVO Challenge with Ms. Adrien Kaye, and meetings with principals, directors and Teachers’ Union representatives.
These new North Shore faculty and staff embody the enthusiasm, intelligence, compassion, curiosity, and love for learning we wish to bring to each of our students. They will help our students discover their dreams, pursue their goals, meet new students, and succeed in our classrooms, on our fields, and on our stages at all five
elementary and secondary schools. We are proud to have them join the North Shore School District as our new colleagues and friends.
Article and photos by Shelly Newman
Please note, positions may vary. Some of these positions are full-time positions, while others might be part-time positions or for teacher leave replacements