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Our People

Our Teachers, Staff and Board Members Are the Heart of St. James

The Rev. W. Frank Allen (Chair – Board of Directors)
Retired Rector; St. David’s (Radnor) Church

Debbie Attardi
In Memory Of

1947-2021

Wendy Bailey, Ph.D (Chair – Board Recruitment & Governance Committee)
Former Sr. Principal Scientist, Merck & Co, Inc.

Sahil S. Banka, MD (Board Member)
Interventional Cardiologist, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Jefferson Einstein Hospital

Paul Battett — Paul Barrett
Director of The Welcome Table, DEIJ Team Co-Leader

Norman Bayard
Head of School

Matt Bempah
Social Studies & Interim Math Teacher

Margarita Bowers-Young
Servant Year Member, Chaplaincy

Angel Brice
Schoolhouse Support Specialist

Canise Bredell
Utility Worker

Kayla Byrd
Servant Year Member, Graduate Support

Edward Cotton
School Counselor

Ellen Dabagian
IT Manager, Edu-Tech Academic Solutions

Andrew Doyle
Math Teacher

Matthew J. Espe (Vice-Chair for Strategic Planning/Board of Directors)
Corporate, Nonprofit Director & Advisor

Audrey E. Evans, MD Co-Founder
In Memory Of

1925-2022

Brian Garbacz
Facilities Director

Gillian Golson
Annual Giving Manager

Adriana Gonzalez, Esq. (Secretary – Board of Directors)
Deputy City Solicitor, Tax & Revenue Unit, City of Philadelphia Law Department

Lilliana Greene
5th Grade ELA Teacher

Natasha Greene
Science Teacher

The Rev. Hilary Greer (Board Member)
Rector: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Yardley

Erin Guy
Associate Director

Rachael Hassan
School Nurse

Keenan Hellams (’16)
Campus Operations Ambassador

Michael Hill
Gardener, Chicken Tender

Tayza Hill
Graduate Support Associate / Secondary Success Coordinator, DEIJ Team Co-Leader

Steven W. Hwang, MD (Board Member)
Chief of Surgery, Shriners Children's Philadelphia, PA

Cedric James
Front Desk Attendant and Campus Safety Coordinator

Bartley Jeannoute
ELA Teacher

Hana Jemanah
Economic Impact Coordinator

The Rev. Timothy A. Johnson (Chair – Education Committee)
Rector, The Episcopal Church of the Advent, Kennett Square, PA

Esau Jones
Music Teacher

Tiana Jones
Assistant Director of The Welcome Table

David J. Kasievich, Ed.D
President; Ex Officio

Sonya Kedarnath
Assistant Head of School for Graduate Support

The Rev. Andrew Kellner
Servant Year Program Director

Madeline Kessler
6th Grade ELA Teacher

Anna Kulagina
Finance Manager

Vanessa Lambre
Music Educator & Director of Liturgical Music

Melinda Leonowitz
Executive Assistant to the President

Kelly Lesko
Advancement Coordinator

Adn Lopez — Adn Lopez
Servant Year Member, Welcome Table Associate

Susan O’Hagan Marley
Grants Manager

Michael P. Mayer (Board Member)
Principal, Mayer Madison Group

Angela McCole-Yun
Vice President of Advancement

The Rev. Justin M. McIntosh (Chair – Finance Committee)
Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ivy, Virginia

Dana Morgan
HR Consultant

Mynor Ordonez
Facilities Assistant

Shermyla Parham
Servant Year Member, Wellness and Welcome Table

Frederick Poindexter (Board Member)
Real Estate Associate Saul Ewing. LLP

Dr. Eva Porter
Assistant Head of School for Curriculum and Instruction

Danielle Quinn
Associate Director, Advancement Operations

Soozung Rankin
Individual Giving Specialist

Shilpa Rao, MD (Board Member)
Infectious Disease Specialist, Delaware Valley I.D. Associates

Brandy Ross
Math Teacher

Alice Russell
Servant Year Member, Advancement

Maggie Sanborn
Associate Director, Stewardship & Volunteers

Mars Santiago
Adult Education Coordinator

The Rev. Blake Sawicky (Board Member)
Rector, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA

Kenneth E. Spruill, Jr (Board Member)
Director of Family Legacy & Wealth Education, Glenmede

Nick Stark
Servant Year Member

Clifton “Cliff” Staten
Lead Cook

Rachael Stube and Karin Crawford
Librarians

Beverly Thomas

Receptionist

Beverly Thomas

Receptionist

Walter Thorne — The Rev. Walter Thorne
Director of Chaplaincy & School Chaplain

Corey Tarver
Chef Manager

Kevin Todd
Vice President of Operations and Strategy

Kendal Vassar
Post Secondary Success Coordinator

Nicole Viaud
Director of Finance

Kelsey Vint
Director of Scholarship Giving

Meredith Waldron
Senior Director of Advancement

John Walthausen
Artistic Director of Organ Music & Co-Director of the Community Mass Choir

Khalil White
High School Placement and Transition Coordinator

Jared Wood
Director of Community Art and Teaching

Marcus T. Wright, Ed.D (Board Member)

Higher Education Professional, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Lecturer in Management, The Wharton School

Marcus T. Wright, Ed.D (Board Member)

Higher Education Professional, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Lecturer in Management, The Wharton School

Leah Young
Assistant Head of School for Student & Family Engagement

Mims Zabriskie (Vice-Chair for Operations/Board of Directors)
Partner; Morgan Lewis

Joining soon (Saint Mark’s Church Board Representative) — Joining soon (Saint Mark’s Church Board Representative)
Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia

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