Faculty & Administration

Administration 2009-2010
Eileen Friel Powers, Headmistress
Jesse Morrell, Assistant to the Headmistress
Pamby Barfield, Director of Alumnae Affairs
Whitney Drennan, Lower School Head
Kristen Dry, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Maureen Gilly, Network Administrator
Bill Gahagan, Business Manager
Molly Gahagan, Director of Lower School Admissions
Jolayne Gotzkowsky, Upper School Head
Connie Harlan, Middle School Head
Jessica Henricksen, College Admissions Counselor
Marky Murphy, Director of Development
Deborah Robinson, Assistant Lower School Head
Mimi Schafer Odem, Director of Little Gate (Early Childhood Program)
Elizabeth Smither, Admissions Assistant, Middle and Upper School
Genie Stern, Middle and Upper School Counselor
Valeria Whitfield-Dunn, Dean of Students
Sarah Smith, Director of Admissions
Scott Western, Director of Athletics & Student Activities

Faculty/Staff 2009-2010
Eileen Friel Powers; Headmistress
Marymount Manhattan College, B.S.; University of
Massachusetts, M.A.T.

Claire Adams; Grade 1
Loyola University, B.S.

Melissa Bachaud; Assistant to Lower School Head
University of New Orleans, B.A.

Virginia Barba; Kindergarten
Kenyon College, B.A.; University of New Orleans, M.Ed.
Pamby Barfield; Director of Alumnae Affairs
Loyola University, B.A.

Arden Barnett; Lower & Middle School Learning Specialist
University of Mississippi, B.A.; Loyola University, M.S.

Ana Beard; Spanish
University of New Orleans, B.A.; M.A.

Jeanne Bendana; Kindergarten
Southern Methodist University, B.A.; Tulane University, Certification in Elementary Education

Lindsey Billips; Little Gate
Loyola University, B.A.

Eve Bradford; Receptionist
University of New Orleans, B.A.

Rita Brunious; Little Gate

Wendy Bruton; MS/US Librarian
University of Texas at Austin, B.A.; M.A.

Brittany Buschbach; Little Gate

Rebekah Cade Bradshaw; English
University of New Orleans, B.A.

Katherine Campbell; Little Gate
Tulane University, B.A.

Kevin Caparotta; Middle & Upper School Music
Loyola University, B.M.; Northwestern State University, M.Ed.

Shaun Cemo; Little Gate
Delgado Community College, Associates Degree

Karen Chenuau; Upper School Learning Specialist
Millsaps College, B.A.; University of New Orleans, M.Ed. 

Kathryn Choate; US Spanish I & II/ US Service Learning Coordinator
Lambuth University, B.A.

Kelly Cummiskey; Little Gate
Louisiana State University, B.S.

Jean Curran; Math
Loyola University, B.S.; M.Ed.; +30 hours

Lee Curran; Math
University of New Orleans, B.A.

Cindy Czerniak; Technology and Robotics
University of North Carolina, B.S.

Yvette DeBlanc; Assistant to Admissions Director
University of Southwestern Louisiana, Associates Degree 

Whitney Drennan; Lower School Head
Vanderbilt University, B.S.; University of New Orleans,
M.Ed.

Kristen Dry; Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Louisiana State University, B.S.

Meredith Duke; Little Gate
University of Mississippi, B.A.

Jen Eckert; Kindergarten
Appalachian State, B.S.

Ann Ecuyer; Grade 1
Louisiana State University, B.S.

Erin Fallon; English
Tulane University, B.A.; University of New Orleans, M.A.

Elenore Falshaw; Development Assistant
Summerville College at Oxford, M.A.

Paula Fletcher; Little Gate
Clarion University, B.A.; Loyola University, M.S.

Robin Faurie; Pre-Kindergarten
Louisiana State University, B.A.

Meredith Fort; Little Gate

Ashley Franks; Little Gate
Charity School of Nursing; Associates Degree

Corie Franks; Pre-Kindergarten
University of Alabama, B.S.

Michelle Fuller; Little Gate
Louisiana Tech University, B.S.

Bill Gahagan; Business Manager
Tulane University, B.B.A.; M.B.A.

Molly Gahagan; Director of Pre-K, Kindergarten &
Lower School Admissions
Louisiana State University, B.S.

Marcie Gardner; Grade 3
Rhodes College, B.A.

Suzanne Gainey; Little Gate
University of Alabama, B.S.

Andrea Giacomino; Spanish
Instituto Almirante Brown, Santa Fe, Argentina, B.A.;
University of New Orleans, M.A.

Maureen Gilly; Manager of Information Services
Louisiana State University, B.S.; M.Ed.

Vincent Gonzales; Maintenance Assistant

Jolayne Gotzkowsky; Head of Upper School
Louisiana State University, B.A.; University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, MSLS

Camille Greenberg; Assistant to the Little Gate Head
University of New Orleans, B.A.

Elise Guidry; Little Gate
University of Mississippi, B.S.

Eileen Guillory; History
Loyola University, B.A.
University of New Orleans, M.A.

Erika Hahne; Little Gate
Loyola University, B.A.

Aby Hamrick; Pre-Kindergarten
University of Mississippi, B.A.

Connie Harlan; Middle School Head
Louisiana Tech University, B.A.; Louisiana State
University, M.Ed.

Renee Hemel; Little Gate
Louisiana State University, B.S.; University of
New Orleans, M.Ed.

Isabelle Henderson; Math & Science
Louisiana Tech University, B.S.; University of Minesota,
M.S.; Tulane University College

Halley Hennington; Little Gate
University of Mississippi, B.A.

Jessica Henricksen; College Admissions Counselor
Loyola University, B.A.; Eastern Washington University, M.F.A.

Jessica Holl; Lower School Music
Ithaca College, B.M.

Charisse Huffstuttler; Kindergarten
Ouachita Baptist University, B.S.

Stefanie Jaynes; Kindergarten
University of New Orleans, B.A.; University of New Orleans, Master of Curriculum Instruction

Judy Jenny; Lower School Librarian
Southeastern Louisiana University, B.S.; University of New Orleans, Library Certification

Marion Johnson; Little Gate

Rachel Jones; Upper School Art
Southeastern Oaklahoma State University, B.A.; UNO, MFA

John Jurjevich; 7th/8th Grade Math
Louisiana Tech University, B.S.; M.Ed.

Julie Kahle; Pre-Kindergarten
Louisiana State University, B.S.; M.A.

Lori Kennedy-Roark; English
Loyola University, B.S.

Cortney Kentfield; Fourth Grade
Western Michigan University, B.S.

Gillian Knight; French & Latin
St. Andrew's University, Scotland, M.A.

Lauren Kodroff; Lower School Science
Tulane University, B.S.

Mike LaBorde; Maintenance Supervisor

Lauren Lacey; First Grade 
Louisiana State University, B.S.

Christen Landry; Little Gate
University of Southern Mississippi, B.S.

Julee LaPorte; French
Louisiana State University, B.A.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.A.

Adrianne Lehmann; Little Gate

Camille Lemann; Pre-Kindergarten
University of New Orleans, B.A.

Jennifer Manges; Second Grade
University of Tennessee, B.S.; M.S.

Andrea Matherne; Little Gate

Betsy McCrory; Middle School Learning Specialist
University of New Orleans, B.A.; Loyola University, M.Ed.; +30 hours

Natsue McDonald; Litte Gate

Stephan McGee; Security, Buildings and Grounds Assistant

Scott McLetchie; History & Journalism
Loyola University, B.A.; The University of Michigan, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate

Maria Meyer; Nurse
William Carey College, B.S.

Margaret Ann Minihan; Technology
Rhodes College, B.A.

Meredith Montgomery; Little Gate
University of Alabama, B.S.

Jesse Morrell; Assistant to the Headmistress
Dickinson College, B.A.

Allen Moses; Security, Buildings & Grounds

May Moses; Receptionist
Southern University, Baton Rouge, B.A.

Melissa Mulvihill; Little Gate
University of New Orleans, B.A

Marky Murphy; Director of Development
Newcomb College, B.A.

Peggy Myers; Little Gate
Rollins College, B.A.

Ashley Nolan; Assistant to Middle School Head and
Drama Department Head
Catholic University, B.A.

Mimi Schafer Odem; Little Gate (Early Childhood) Director
Texas Christian University, B.S.; University of New
Orleans, M.Ed.

Daniel Orth; History, Assistant Director of Aftercare
Tulane University, B.A.

Jeanie Osborne; Art
Syracuse University, B.F.A.; Tulane University, M.F.A.

Ashley Perschall; Aftercare Director/ Little Gate P.E./ Trainer
University of Kentucky, B.A.

Meghan Person; Little Gate
Miami University of Ohio, B.S.

Debby Pigman; History
Sweet Briar College, B.A.; Antioch Graduate School of
Education, M.Ed. 

Lil Pinney; French
Randolph Macon Woman's College, B.A.; Louisiana State University, M.A.

Kellie Pitts; Grade 4
Loyola University, B.S.; M.S.

Heather Pomfret; Middle School Science
University of Manitoba; B.S.

Maryanne Pranikoff; Chemistry
College of the Holy Cross, B.A.

Deborah Robinson; Assistant Lower School Head/ 4th Grade
Newcomb College, B.A.; Tulane University, M.Ed

Renee Sauber; Accounts Payable/Receivable
University of New Orleans, B.S.

Michelle Schanzbach; Little Gate
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, B.A.

Giséle Schexnider; French
University of New Orleans, M.A.

Adrienne Screen; Second Grade
Louisiana State University, B.A.

Megan Sellers; Second Grade
University of Mississippi, B.A.; M.Ed.

Bob Shaw; Science
St. Mary's College of Maryland, B.S.; University of New Orleans, M.A.S.T.

Jennifer Shaw; Photography
Rhode Island School of Design, B.F.A.

Jeanne Siverd; Little Gate

Sarah Skotty; LS P.E./ Assistant Athletic Director/ Cross Country Coach
St. Francis Xavier University, B.S.

Sarah Smith; Director of Admissions
University of Vermont, B.A.; University of Texas, M.A.

Elizabeth Smither; Admissions Assistant
Tulane University, B.A.; University of New Orleans, M.Ed.

Nicole Sorrells; Little Gate
University of Colorado at Boulder; B.A.

Christy Stanson; Registrar, Assistant to Upper School Head

Allison Steinfeld; Pre-Kindergarten
University of the South, B.A.; University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.Ed.

Genie Stern; Middle and Upper School Counselor
Tulane University, B.A.; Washington University

Allison Suhren; Lower & Middle School Learning Specialist
Rollins College, B.A.; Emory University, M.A.T.; U.C.
Berkeley Extension, Certificate in
Educational Therapy

Anne Summerour; Grade 1
Rhodes College, B.A.

Kristen Sylvera; Little Gate
University of New Orleans, B.S.

Carolyn Thompson; History
Williams College, B.A.; Tulane University, M.A.

Amy Tilling; Math
State University of New York College at Cortland, B.S.

Mary Beth Touzet; Little Gate

Maria Treme; Little Gate

Natalie True; Little Gate & Lower School Music
Mansfield University, B.M.; M.A.

Sidone Villere; Art
Tulane University, B.F.A.; University of Massachusetts, M.F.A.

Noel Waddington; English
Oxford University, B.A.; M.A.

Harrie Watson; Psychology
Louisiana State University, B.S.; M.D.

Alison Wells; PK-2 Art, PK & K Science
Washington University, B.A.

Scott Western; Director of Athletics & Student Activites
University of New Orleans, B.G.S.

Sarah Westfall; English
Tulane University, B.A.; B.S.

Donielle Whitaker; Assistant to Little Gate Director
University of New Orleans, B.S.

Valeria Whitfield-Dunn; Upper School Dean of Students, Physical Education
University of Texas at Arlington, B.A.

Ainsy Wood; Kindergarten
University of Mississippi, Oxford, B.A.; University of New Orleans, M.Ed.

Jennifer Zitt; Science
Louisiana State University, B.A.; University of Wyoming, M.A.