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Faculty Updates Jane Boyer will fulfill the role of interim director of the Lower School for the 2014-15 academic year. During her 20-year tenure with Gill St. Bernard’s School, Boyer spent the past 15 years as Lower School director of admission. Prior to that, she was lead kindergarten teacher. Middle School science teacher Teri Cosentino received the 2014 Garden State Green Award for kindergarten through grade 12 teaching at the Garden State GreenFest this past March. Also known as the “Boggies,” the Garden State Green Awards annually honor positive contributions made by individuals and organizations to better the environment. Cosentino also participated as a fellow in the 2014 Siemens Teachers as Teri Cosentino (r.) joins actor and environmentalist Researchers (STARs) Program at Oak Ridge Ed Begley, Jr. in receiving the 2014 Garden State Green Award. National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN this past June, where she spent two weeks conducting research and attending mini-workshops with professional scientists and educators. Upper School history teacher Leo Janas joined 20 other educators at the Ninth Annual Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History Summer Institute for Teachers. Sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center and American Bar Association, the institute allowed high school teachers nationwide to explore federal trials alongside leading historians, federal judges and curriculum consultants in Washington, DC. In July, Upper School Director and honors chemistry teacher Sue Petrone attended one of 17 workshops funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), a federal agency that annually supports summer study opportunities for teachers nationwide. Petrone was selected among a large pool of applicants as an NEH Summer Scholar in early April and participated in the Landmarks of American History and Culture: Atomic West Atomic World workshop. The workshop was held at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state—part of the Manhattan Project during World War II.
Back to School Associate Director of College Guidance David Lee recently obtained an M.A. in sociology and education at the Teachers College of Columbia University. Lee holds a B.A. in political science from Drew University. Dave deWolfe, Middle School math teacher, earned a Master of Arts in educational leadership from The College of New Jersey this past spring. DeWolfe holds a B.S. in mathematics from Stony Brook University. 39