NEW FACES Teri Hauserman
Solomon Schechter Day School. Most recently, Lisa worked as the foundations officer at Beacon Academy, a one-year school
Academic Support
that serves urban students. In this role, Lisa wrote grants and
Teri
helped students earn scholarships to independent high schools
where she majored in elementary
and colleges. Lisa eagerly anticipates the opportunity to drive to
and special education, then received
attended
Boston
University
Park with her children, Chloe and Jake, who will be members of
her MEd from Lesley University with
Park’s third and eighth grades respectively. Her oldest daughter,
a focus on learning disabilities. She
Annie, completed a long tenure at
spent the majority of her teaching
Park in 2015.
career working in the Brookline
Laurie Glassman
of students with Language Based
Public Schools, first as a teacher Grade I Teaching Assistant
Learning Disabilities, then as an Educational Team Facilitator
Excited to join the first grade
where she was in charge of the special education process for
team, Laurie brings more than 25
students in the Pierce School. After retiring in June 2015, Teri
years of experience working in the
spent a year relaxing, traveling, and spending time with her
field of education and childcare.
family and friends. She found, though, that she missed being in
Before
a school setting and, in particular, working with students. Teri
substitute
teaching
at
Park this past year, Laurie was the
is delighted to be a part of The Park School community. In her
director of Child Care Choices of
free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking and reading.
Boston. Previously, she directed Action for Boston Community Development’s (ABCD)’s city-wide child care and community
Kristin Hissong
partnership for children at-risk programs, and served as the
Asst. Director of Summer at Park
director of the John F. Kennedy Center’s Head Start, Childcare,
Kristin (BA Union College, MA
and After-school programs in Charlestown. Laurie holds
University of Denver, PhD King’s
an associate’s degree in safety studies, a bachelor’s degree
College London) joins the Summer
of Science in Education from Keene State College, and has
at
completed graduate coursework in Multicultural Education,
completing her PhD in Middle
Program Administration, and Leadership. Laurie lives in Jamaica
Eastern studies. Several years ago,
Plain with her wife, Carla, son Nicky (Grade VIII), daughter Sofia
Kristin was a counselor at Summer
(2008), and dog, Otis.
at Park. She also coached Park’s Ice
Megan Haddadi
stepping into her current role this spring. With four years
Head of Academic Technology
teaching experience at the university-level and 11 years coaching
Megan Haddadi is very excited to
experience at the youth-level, Kristin’s passion for learning
join The Park School as its new
spans ages and subject matter. She continues to be a student
Head
Technology.
herself pursuing Arabic, French, German, and Hebrew language
academic
fluency. Growing up in upstate New
Park
team
after
recently
Hockey team this winter before
She
of has
Academic worked
in
technology for 13 years, first at
York and Colorado, Kristin is happy
King & Low-Heywood Thomas in
to explore the Boston area and get
Stamford, Connecticut, and most
to know the great Park family!
recently at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge. Megan has also worked as a professional
Matt Kessler
development instructor for Global Online Academy and as a
Associate Director of Secondary
member of the Scratch Team at the MIT Media Lab. She received
School Placement & Director of
her BA in computer science from Bryn Mawr College and her
Service Learning
MA in Technology in Education from Lesley University. When
Matt joins the Park community
not pursuing professional development opportunities, Megan
after nearly ten years with The
likes to stay active, whether through running, hiking, paddle boarding, doing yoga, or participating in “tough mudders.”
Steppingstone
Foundation
in
Boston, where he has served as a math and Latin teacher, advisor,
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