Agnes Irwin Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

Welcome Agnes Irwin new faculty and staff! Our newest educators hold Master's degrees in philosophy, music, and education (to name a just a few), a Juris Doctorate, and a PhD in physics. Here, read about our newest hires' passions and bucket lists:
 

 

Janine Arteglier
LS PE & Asst. Basketball Coach

Hobbies: Coaching basketball, beach with my family, running/exercising 
Bucket List: Return to Ireland with my entire family

Christian Bancroft
US English 

Hobbies: Writing, reading, running, going to the gym, meditating, watching films, visiting art museums, cooking, traveling
Bucket List: Love everyone, write as much as possible, continue growing

 

Erin Hanson
US English

Hobbies: Jogging (slowly), learning french (very slowly), meditating (not slowly enough) 
Bucket List: Learn to sing

 

Celeste Tarbox '06
2nd Grade Teacher

Hobbies: Needlepoint, reading, yoga, spending time with my husband, JD, our son, Jet, and our toy poodle, Howard
Bucket List: Write a children’s book, run a marathon

Sarah Schoettle
MS Math

Hobbies: Playing sports, hanging out with my family and our dog, Beans
Bucket List: Visit all of the continents

Amy Gorham
Head Nurse

Hobbies: College basketball, walking, family time, reading
Bucket List: See Duke vs UNC game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, lunch with Coach K

Kristin Christopher
Associate Kindergarten Teacher

Hobbies: Walking, hiking, traveling, watching Philadelphia sports, time at the beach
Bucket List: Travel to Europe with my family 

Bianca DeMeo
Long Term Music Substitute

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, skiing, walking my dog, spending time with my family
Bucket List: Travel to Iceland with my family

Molly Kent
LS Counselor

Hobbies: Reading, cooking, Orange Theory, spending time with family & friends, walking my dog, Sadie
Bucket List: Travel to Ireland

Spencer Masloff
Major Gifts Officer

Hobbies: Golf, Premier League, reading, fly fishing, traveling, family time
Bucket List: Take my grandchildren to Paris

James A. Bolden, Jr.
MS English & US Elective

Hobbies: Kettle bell & weight-training, gardening, traveling, streaming movies and TV series
Bucket List: Travel to Greece and Africa, take a cruise, invest

Katrina Gallia
Associate PreK Teacher

Hobbies: Crafting, sewing, cooking, gardening, working outside, playing with our animals, spending time with my family
Bucket List: Travel more, visit Easter Island

 
Manjuli Gupta
US Science

Hobbies: Tennis, volleyball, hiking, traveling, sewing, crochet 
Bucket List: Visit every national park in the US and Canada, see my niece grow into an amazing woman

Megan Murphy
Payroll Specialist & HR Assistant

Hobbies: Cooking, watching the Eagles
Bucket List: Travel more

Niral Desai
US Science

Hobbies: Stand-up comedy, weight lifting, video games, spending time with family
Bucket List: Travel to Japan, write a physics textbook, create my own video game

Ana De León
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, cooking
Bucket List: Travel more, write children’s books, start a podcast, retire abroad

Merritt Weber
Admissions Associate & Family Engagement Coordinator

Hobbies: Reading, walking, tennis, needlepoint, travel, spending time with family and friends
Bucket List: Learn French, learn to make a Nantucket Lightship Basket, go to all four tennis Grand Slam Tournaments

Barbara Ann Caruso, RN
Student Health Nurse

Hobbies: Swimming, spirituality readings
Bucket List: Do more with horses, get involved with animal rescue

Mike Rutherford
5th Grade English

Hobbies: Reading science fiction, myrmecology, astronomy, watching college basketball, playing video games
Bucket List: Finish the YA novel I am writing, cross the Kármán line

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