EGHS Faculty

Administration

Guidance Department

Main Office Staff

Guidance Office Staff
    Library
   School to Career Coordinator

Art Department

Computer and Business Education Department

English Department

English as a Second Language

Family and Consumer Science Department

Health and Physical Education Department

Languages Department

Mathematics Department

Music Department

    Nurse
   Reading

Science Department

Social Studies Department

Special Education Department

Technology Education Department



 
 

Name: Patricia Baker 
Subjects: Education Assistant for Special Education 
Education: N/A 
Enjoyed Hobbies: N/A 
Favorite Quote: "Beam me up, Scotty". 
Name: Laura Blecharczyk 
Subjects: Special Education 
Education: B.S. in Elementary and Special Education at GannonUiversity, MA in Special Education Administration in July 2005 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Home renovations, reading, playing with my 3 dogs, hanging out with my husband 
Favorite Quote: "All kids are more normal than they are different, regardless of any diagnosis or disability."  A professor at Gannon University
Name: Chris Boie 
Subjects: Math 
Education: Auburn University, MA, Providence College
Enjoyed Hobbies: Student Leadership Training Program, Star wars, home improvement, Auburn football, New England Patriots
Favorite Quote: "If not you, who? If not now, when? 
Name: Dorothy Carter
Subjects: Special Education
Education: B.A. English, Barnard College, MA in Education, Rhode Island College
Enjoyed Hobbies: Hiking above the tree line, walking at the ocean, gardening
Favorite Quote: "Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough." Groucho Marx

Name: Raquel Casanova
Subjects: Study Skills, Transition Coordinator
Education: UMass, Dartmouth, B.A. in History, Rhode Island College, Secondary Special Education Certificate. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Biking, Traveling
Favorite Quote:  "Be yourself."

Name: Karen D. Champagne 
Subjects: Computers and Business Education 
Education: Johnson & Wales 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Family fun (camping and travel) 
Name:p Lois Chavez 
Subjects: Spanish 
Education: University of Rhode Island, B.A.; Framingham State College, M.A. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Tennis, Reading 
Favorite Quote: "No hay mal que por bien no venga" 
Name: Barbara Cullen, Assistant Principal 
Education: Rhode Island College
Enjoyed Hobbies: Reading, boating, re-decorating 
Favorite Quote: "Two wrongs don't make a right."
Name: Maryann DiBattista
Subjects: Reading
Education: B.S, SUNY at Genesco, M.A., University of Rhode Island 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Paper Art, Camping, Hiking, Golf, Reading
Favorite Quote: "We find little in books but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things." Joseph Joubert

Name: Paula Dillon
Subjects: Study Skills, Collaborative English 
Education: B.A., Providence College, M.E. Providence College
Enjoyed Hobbies: Cooking. Reading , Victorian Homes
Favorite Quote: N/A
Name: Jennifer Driscoll 
Subjects: Resource 
Education: B.A. from Rhode Island College in Special Education & Social Studies. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Flute, horseback & bike riding. 
Favorite Quote: N/A 
Name: Keith Doucette 
Subjects: Technology Education 
Education: B.S, M.ED., Technology Education, Rhode Island College 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Baseball, Fishing, Snowboarding 
Favorite Quote: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein
Name: Cynthia Duffy 
Subjects:  Visual Art s
Education: Rhode Island College, B.S., MAT in Fine Art, Assumption College MLS, URI
Enjoyed Hobbies: Drawing, Painting, Reading 
Favorite Quote: "Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. it brings together man and the world. It lives through magic."
Name: Leslie Fastovsky
Subjects: Chemistry 
Education: University of RI, B.S. in Geology, M.S. in Natural Resources Science and Environmental Chemistry. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Camping,Gardening, Traveling, Home Decorating 
Favorite Quote: N/A

Name: Stephanie Lavoie
Subjects: Math
Education: B.A.in Math and Secondary Education, Rhode Island College
Enjoyed Hobbies: Painting
Favorite Quote: "Truth is rare enough to value highly."

Name: Ryan Leach
Subjects: English and American Literature
Education: B.A.., Univ. of Notre Dame, MAT, Brown University
Enjoyed Hobbies: Kayaking, travel, small engine repair
Favorite Quote: "Outside of a dog, books are a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." 

Name: Francis Lenox 
Subjects: Physics, Physical Science
Education: B.A. University of Notre Dame, MS Indiana University
Enjoyed Hobbies:  Sailing, Cycling, Basketball
Favorite Quote: “Scientia pro scientia” (Knowledge for knowledge.) 
Name: Brian Lussier 
Subjects: CADD 1, CADD 2, Engineering, Robotics, Wood 2.
Education: A.S.- Community College of the Air Force (Electronics), B.S.- RIC (Technology Education).
Enjoyed Hobbies: Flying, Boating, & Fishing. 
Favorite Quote: "Work smart, not hard", & "Where's my keys?!?". 


Name: Connie McCormack 
Subjects: Library Media Specialist 
Education: Spanish major, French minor, Mississippi State Univ. Received Masters in Bilingual Ed./Spanish, and ESL. RIC Masters in Library & Informational Science, URI
Enjoyed Hobbies: Kayaking, reading, movies, & fishing. 
Favorite Quote: "Saved by the bell" 
Name: Tim McPartlin 
Subjects: Social Studies
Education: Suffolk University and Worcester State College. , B.S. in History and Master's of Education
Enjoyed Hobbies: Foreign travel
Favorite Quote:  "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Gandhi

Name: Karen Murtha 
Subjects: Art/Photography. 
Education: Butera School of Art, Boston College, Rhode Island College, RISD, Providence College. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Skiing, sailing, tennis, oil painting 
Favorite Quote:  "You can't always get what you want, but if you try some time, you just might find, you get what you need." 
Name: Lara Parish
Subjects: Western Civilization, U.S. History 
Education: Union College, B.S in Psychology, Art History, Minor in Economics, Providence College, Teacher Certification Program
Enjoyed Hobbies: Traveling, yoga, snowboarding, art
Favorite Quote:  "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift." Eleanor Roosevelt

Name: Rob Petrucci
Subjects: American Government, American Law, Current American issues
Education:  Rhode Island College.
Enjoyed Hobbies: Sports and Drama
Favorite Quote: "Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream things that never were and say why not." Bobby Kennedy

Name: Maria Portugali
Subjects: Physical Science, General Science, Human Biology
Education: B.S . Zoology, University of RI
Enjoyed Hobbies: Sailing, swimming, dog walking
Favorite Quote: "We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started...and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot

Name: Nicholas Rath 
Subjects: Biology, Human Biology
Education: B.Ed.- University of Melbourne, M.A.- URI. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Tennis,  travel, hiking, camping in the Outback
Favorite Quote: "Practice random acts of kindness."
Name: Sarah Sewatsky
Subjects: Science, Physical and Environmental
Education: B.S in Zoology and BS in Secondary Education , URI. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Gardenig, snowboarding, Providence Bruins, volleyball, my pets
Favorite Quote: N/A

Name: Christine Shaw
Subjects: U.S. History. Western Civilization, American Government and Law
Education: B.A.- Holy Cross Ed. Certification, Providence College. 
Enjoyed Hobbies:
Favorite Quote: N/A

Name: Mary Lou Sicco 
Subjects: Nurse/Teacher 
Education: R.N., Medical (Health), Certified School Nurse/Teacher. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Gardening. 
Favorite Quote: "Blood is your enemy!". 
Name   Michele Sullivan 
Subjects   Resource Para Professional 
Education  Bachelors in Social Work , Rhode Island College 
Enjoyed hobbies  Cooking, Music 
Favorite Quote: N/A
Name: Patricia Ustick
Subjects: Guidance
Education: BA and MA in English, MED in Counseling
Enjoyed Hobbies: Golf, reading, knitting, cooking
Favorite Quote:  "Ex nihilo nihil."

Name: Julie Varone 
Subjects: French. 
Education: Masters in French. 
Enjoyed Hobbies: Skiing, travel. 
Favorite Quote: "Asseyez-vous! Volontaires ou vichmes?" 
Name: Heather Wardwell
Subjects: Latin
Education: B.A.- Latin and Greek, UNH certified in Spanish, Providence College, Certificate in Education, URI
Enjoyed Hobbies: Juggling, hiking, coloring, eating candy
Favorite Quote: "Siemer ubi sub ubi."

Name: Elise Wolff
Subjects: Family and Consumer Science 
Education: College for Human Development, Syracuse MS, Consumer Economics, Certificate for Teaching, Johnson and Wales
Enjoyed Hobbies: Skiing, sailing, scuba diving, sewing, hand carfts, traveling and reading
Favorite Quote: "The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment. Live with passion." Anthony Robbins

Name: Christopher Wren
Subjects:  Biology
Education: B.A in Science:  Charles Sturt University (Australia) B.A. in Arts: Roger Williams University
Enjoyed Hobbies: Hiking, Cricket, Mountain Biking, Running, Reading fantasy novels, Being with my family
Favorite Quote: "Keep facing the sun and the shadows will always fall behind you."