Faculty and Administration

Administration

M.P. Harrington, Headmaster
mharrington@saintalbansnyc.com
Mr Harrington is the Rector of Saint Albans Church, and the founder of Saint Albans School.  He holds a B.Th. from McGill Unviersity and and S.J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.  He also serves at the Chancellor of the Reformed Episcopal Church in the United States.

John Amelio, Assistant Headmaster
amelio@saintalbansnyc.com 
Mr. Amelio has been a member of the faculty at Saint Albans for more than five years.  In addition to his administrative duties, Mr. Amelio teaches English and social studies in the middle school.  He holds a B.A. from Baruch College, and a certificate in screenwriting from the New York Film Academy. 

Dorothy Francke, Office Manager
dfrancke@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Francke has attended Pace University and New York University studying business and marketing.  Ms. Francke manages the school and church office.

Elementary School Faculty

Kristy Ayala (Grade 2-3)
kayala@saintalbansnyc.com 
Ms. Ayala teaches Grade 2-3, She holds a B.A. in Spanish and Education from UC Davis and an M.A. in Bilingual Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She previously has taught in first grade and has helped run the Saint Albans Homework Help program and Summer Camp program.

Claire Delaroche (French)
chelaroche@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Delaroche teaches French at the elementary grade levels.  A native of Paris, Ms. Delaroche holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Paris.  She has taught French at the PreK and elementary level for many years.

Renae Glasgow (Teaching Assistant)
rglasgow@saintalbansnyc.com 
Ms. Glaskow has a B.S. from Buffalo State College, and has worked with children in a variety of educational settings. She has been an elementary and secondary school tutor at the Grant Street Neighbourhood Center and the Men and Women Center of Buffalo.
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Meghan Harrington (Religion)
maharrington@saintalbansnyc.com 
Ms. Harrington teaches religion in the elementary school, as well as serves as our director of admissions. She holds a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) from McGill University in Montreal.

Bernadette Hoke (Music)
bhoke@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Hoke teaches music at Saint Albans.  She holds a B.A. in music from University of the Pacific and a M.Mus. (piano performance) from the Manhattan School of Music.  In addition, Ms. Hoke holds a Colleague Certificate from the American Guild of Organists.  Ms. Hoke has extensive experience in both music performance and education.  In addition to her work at Saint Albans, Ms. Hoke serves as the Director of Music at the First Reformed Episcopal Church and leads the Upper School Instrumental Ensemble at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Manhattan.  Ms. Hoke is also a member of the Birk and Hoke Piano Duo, which performs concerts throughout the year in New York and other cities.

Allison Mazzella (Teaching Assistant)
amazzella@saintalbansnyc.com 
Mazzella has recently graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a B.A. in Communication Disorders. During her time at New Paltz, she worked with a variety of children of all ages, especially with pre-school aged children. Most notably, she worked at SJ & Associates in Monroe, NY in a unique center-based classroom with 2 and 3-year-olds of all backgrounds which focused on speech and language development. Ms. Mazzella is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) degree at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Claire Merkert (Grade 4)
 cmerkert@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Merkert is our Grade 4 teacher. She holds a B.A. in Education from Miami University. Ms. Merkert taught at Our Lady of Mercy School in Potomac, Maryland, for over four years. She also taught at Graham Memorial Preschool while living in San Diego prior to moving to New York City in the summer of 2016.

Jessica Mueller (Middle School Math/Science)
jmueller@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Mueller teaches middle school maths and science. She earned her B.S. in Education from Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania and an M.A. in Elementary Education, specializing in math, science & technology, from Hofstra.  Prior to joining the Saint Albans faculty, Ms. Mueller taught at church schools on Long Island.

John Munnelly (Technology)
jmunnelly@saintalbansnyc.com 
Mr. Munnelly is our Grade 2-8 Information Technology (IT) teacher. He has studied internationally and holds several certificates in Technology and Multimedia Studies, primarily from Manchester College of Arts and Technology (MANCAT), Manchester, UK.  Mr. Munnelly has been working in the IT field for 20 years. During that time, he has taught Multimedia at MANCAT, MS Word & Excel at the Emerald Isle Immigration Center, multi-tasked as IT Director in a fast-paced e-commerce start-up, and has several years experience as a contractor/consultant in web and technology. In addition, he has hands on experience in arts based programs in the audio, live sound and graphic design fields.

Kimberly Zoccolillo (Kindergarten/Grade 1)
kzoccolillo@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Zoccolillo is our Kindergarten classroom teacher. She earned her B.S. in Education from Adelphi University. Ms. Zoccolillo has taught in Kindergarten classrooms in both public and private schools in New York. She has also led a variety of extracurricular programs for children, including gymnastics, basketball, and other physical education programs.

Preschool Faculty

Megan Friend. mfriend@saintalbansnyc.com 
Ms. Friend teaches in the PreK-3 class.  She is a native Nebraskan whose theatre background lends itself perfectly to her passionate and nurturing style as an instructor. Ms. Friend completed her BS in Education from Northwest Missouri State University. She has recently served as the Education Coordinator at the Omaha Community Playhouse and has had the privilege of teaching all age-groups at the Lexington Children’s Theatre. 

Bria Lewis. blewis@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Lewis holds a B.A. in Biblical and Theological studies from Nyack College in Rockland, NY, and is currently finishing her Master of Divinity with a concentration in Hebrew at Alliance Theological Seminary. Ms. Lewis has extensive experience teaching children of all ages.

Emily Little. elittle@saintalbansnyc.com 
Ms. Little has a wide range of teaching experience at the preschool level.. She has served as an instructor at the Park Street School in Boston, MA, a Christian school affiliated with the famous Park Street Church, and at the preschool community at. Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. Ms. Little obtained her graduate degree as a Reading Specialist from Gordon College, and her B.S. in Education from Shorter College. She is a native Georgian and has recently moved to New York, from California. 

Elia Harapi eharapi@saintalbansnyc.com  
Ms. Harapi  teaches in our Pre-K 3 programme. She holds an A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education, and a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. Ms. Harapi has volunteered and interned at a variety of early childhood centers in the Westchester area for the past 4 years. This will be her third year at Saint Albans preschool.

Katie Hicks khicks@saintalbansnyc.com
Ms. Hicks is one of our lead Pre-K 3 teachers. She holds a BFA from SUNY Fredonia and is currently finishing her M.S. in Early Childhood from Hunter College. Ms. Hicks has experience working with children  in both classroom settings and childcare settings.

Grace Lim glim@saintalbansnyc.com  
Ms. Lim teaches the Pre-K 4 class. She holds a dual B.S. in Childhood and Special Education from NYU. Ms. Lim has taught at Saint Albans for three years.

Racquel Ryan rryan@saintalbansnyc.com  
Ms. Ryan is our Pre-K 2 assistant teacher. She is currently completing a B.A. in Education from Hunter College. She has previously helped run the Saint Albans Summer Camp program.

Saint Albans School

317 East 50th Street  -  New York, NY 10022  -  212.755.0997