New Faculty & Staff

Gregory James Arte

Fifth Grade Homeroom Teacher M.S. in Education: Literacy Education Grades 5-12, Fordham University B.S. in Secondary Education and History Minor, University of Portland

Gregory Arte brings fifteen years of professional experience, the most recent as Principal of Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, where he has taught writing, social studies, and math and served in many other important administrative roles. Focusing on single-sex education, he brings us a seasoned understanding of boys that comes from all these various school responsibilities. His own father was a teacher, and Gregory says that he has childhood memories of his father and his colleagues being around each other a lot of the time and being the best of friends. When Gregory himself is not teaching or being an administrator, he likes to play basketball and run. He has been a serious runner for many years and has done the New York Marathon.

Lindsay Dennis-Litinger

Fourth Grade Homeroom Teacher M.A. in Advanced Preparation in Learning Disabilities, Hunter College B.A. in Childhood Elementary/Special Education, New York University

Lindsay Dennis-Litinger has most recently taught in the public school system. She grew up as a young girl in New Jersey. Lindsay cultivated both a love of reading and cooking at a young age, and these passions have only grown with time. She pointed out that these interests have also proved to be Pandemic proof. When the Pandemic does end, Lindsay hopes to travel again and attend theater in person, two additional, very real passions of hers.

Erik J. Divan

Science Teacher M.A. in Science Education, Earth Science 7-12, Teachers College, Columbia University B.S., in Geology, Bates College

the Arts. Erik is a graduate of Bates College, where he majored in Geology with a concentration in field studies and English. He also earned a Master of the Arts in Earth Science 7-12 from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has spent a summer working as a Field Research Associate for the Maine Geological Survey, and four summers as an independent contractor at Acadian Seaplants in Jonesport, Maine as a seaweed harvester. Erik says he loves being by the water. He grew up in Riverhead Long Island, mucking about in boats and learning informally about ecosystems and geology. Erik also spends time on the water rowing, a serious interest of his since he was 11 years old. Additionally, he has been Head Rowing Coach for the East End Rowing Institution in Riverhead, New York.

Katie Donahue

Science Teacher MA, in Teaching, concentration in engineering, Tufts University B. A. in Chemistry and Education minor, Hamilton College

Katie Donahue has most recently taught 7th Grade Science and served as an advisor at Sacred Heart Greenwich. A graduate of Tufts University, where she earned an MA in Teaching with a concentration in Engineering, and of Hamilton College where she was an honors major in Chemistry, she is a self-described avid traveler, who like many of us looks forward to resuming that passion when the Pandemic ends. She is also a coach and outdoor enthusiast. Katie has additionally led sustainability efforts and Earth Week Action activities at Sacred Heart Greenwich, leadership interests we look forward to having her share with the Allen-Stevenson community.

Sarrina Lambe

6th Grade English Teacher B.S. in English, University of Mary Washington

Sarrina Lambe has just moved from Alexandria, Virginia to Weehawken, New Jersey with her new husband, Sean. She taught and advised 6th Grade at the Flint School in Oakton, Virginia, for over five years and is now pleased to be joining our 6th Grade team. Sarrina is a “military brat”, from a Navy family serving for the past three generations. Her interests outside of her family include baseball and reading, and she looks forward to attending a Yankees game now that she is working in New York.