Faculty & Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Reverend Austin Titus III
Pastor
pastor@epiphanychurch.nyc
James L. Hayes, MS
President
jhayes@theepiphanyschool.org
Kate McHugh, MA, MS
Principal – Head of School
kmchugh@theepiphanyschool.org
Mary Jane Higgins, MS
Vice-Principal – Head of Lower School
mhiggins@theepiphanyschool.org
Kiernan LaGuardia, MS
Vice Principal – Upper School
klaguardia@theepiphanyschool.org
Andrea Merson, BS
Director – Early Childhood Center
amerson@theepiphanyschool.org
Maureen Ayres
Secretary – Lower School
mayres@theepiphanyschool.org
Rose Gallagher
Secretary – Upper School
rgallagher@theepiphanyschool.org
Alice Keefe, MS
Receptionist – Early Childhood Center
akeefe@theepiphanyschool.org
Mary Jean Fitzpatrick
Administrative Support
mfitzpatrick@theepiphanyschool.org
FOUNDATION
Jennifer Grogan
Director of Development
jgrogan@epiphanyschoolfoundation.org
Agnes Teng
Development Assistant/ Business Manager
ateng@epiphanyschoolfoundation.org
FACULTY
Upper School
Kiernan LaGuardia, MS
Vice Principal/ Guidance 8 / High School Counseling
klaguardia@theepiphanyschool.org
Victoria Casciano, MA
Grade 8-1 HR/ Math 7/ Science 8
vcasciano@theepiphanyschool.org
Carolyn Edgerton, MA
Grade 8-2 HR/ ELA 7, 8
cedgerton@theepiphanyschool.org
Megan Malewich, MS
Math 9 / SETTS
mmalewich@theepiphanyschool.org
Claire Rennell, MA
Grade 7-1 HR / SS 7, 8 / Religion 8
crennell@theepiphanyschool.org
Maria Zannelli, BA
Grade 7-2 HR / Math 8 / Science 7 / Guidance 7
mzannelli@theepiphanyschool.org
Tadhg Malone, B.Ed., M.A.
Religion 7
tmalone@theepiphanyschool.org
Katy Venizelos, MS
Grade 6-1 HR / SS 5, 6 / Religion 6 / Guidance 5, 6
kvenizelos@theepiphanyschool.org
Kylie Andrews, MS
Grade 6-2 HR / Science 5, 6
kandrews@theepiphanyschool.org
***Brittany Hernandez, MS
Teacher
bhernandez@theepiphanyschool.org
Dana Capuano, BA
Grade 5-1 HR / ELA 5, 6
dcapuano@theepiphanyschool.org
Joseph Kenyon, BA
Grade 5-2 HR / Math 5, 6
jkenyon@theepiphanyschool.org
Katie Cimini, MS
Grade 4-1 HR
kcimini@theepiphanyschool.org
Juliette McNulty, MS
Grade 4-2 HR
jmcnulty@theepiphanyschool.org
Alaina Smith, BA
Teacher’s Assistant 4-1, 4-2 / Guidance 4
asmith@theepiphanyschool.org
Christina Sahr, BA
Art 1-8
csahr@theepiphanyschool.org
Mary Kate Arcuri, BA
Music K-8 / Religion 5 / Art K
marcuri@theepiphanyschool.org
Loan Trotta, BA
Spanish 4-8 / Guidance 5
ltrotta@theepiphanyschool.org
Patricia Dentice, BA
Gym 1-7
pdentice@theepiphanyschool.org
Jason Hadley
Recess Coach, Upper School / Gym 8
jhadley@theepiphanyschool.org
Lower School
Mary Jane Higgins, MS
Vice Principal/ Library 1 – 3
mhiggins@theepiphanyschool.org
Eileen McLoughlin, MS
Grade 3-1
emcloughlin@theepiphanyschool.org
Olivia Conte, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, 3-1
oconte@theepiphanyschool.org
Liz Emma, MA
Grade 3-2
lemma@theepiphanyschool.org
Aidan Long, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, 3-2
along@theepiphanyschool.org
Emily Crimmins, MS
Grade 2-1
ecrimmins@theepiphanyschool.org
Genevieve Edgerton, BFA
Teacher’s Assistant 2-1
gedgerton@theepiphanyschool.org
Danielle Cappolla, MS
Grade 2-2
dcappolla@theepiphanyschool.org
Joe Arcuri, BFA
Teacher’s Assistant 2-2
jarcuri@theepiphanyschool.org
Allison Peet, MS
Grade 1-1
apeet@theepiphanyschool.org
Alison Liotti, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, 1-1
aliotti@theepiphanyschool.org
Kathleen O’Connell, MS
Grade 1-2
koconnell@theepiphanyschool.org
Noreen Gillespie, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, 1-2 / Science Lab 1, 2, 3
ngillespie@theepiphanyschool.org
Kathy Bettigole, MS
Kindergarten – 1
kbettigole@theepiphanyschool.org
Carol McEvoy, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, K-1
cmcevoy@theepiphanyschool.org
Kim-Lien Trotta, MA
Kindergarten – 2
ktrotta@theepiphanyschool.org
Victoria Quinn, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, K-2
vquinn@theepiphanyschool.org
Cathy Caulfield, MS
Atrium – K, 1
ccaulfield@theepiphanyschool.org
Stacie Rubino, MS
SETTS – Lower School
srubino@theepiphanyschool.org
Early Childhood Center
Andrea Merson, BS
Director – Early Childhood Center
amerson@theepiphanyschool.org
Megan Grant, BA
Pre-Kindergarten – 1
mgrant@theepiphanyschool.org
Kristal Fantauzzi, AA
Teacher’s Assistant, Pre-K – 1
kfantauzzi@theepiphanyschool.org
Ana Gonzalez, BA
Pre-Kindergarten – 2
agonzalez@theepiphanyschool.org
Daibellys Vasquez, MA
Teacher’s Assistant, Pre-K – 2
dvasquez@theepiphanyschool.org
Kathleen Crimmins, BA
Nursery – 1
kcrimmins@theepiphanyschool.org
Shanice Mike, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, Nursery – 2
smike@theepiphanyschool.org
Sheley Flores, BA
Nursery – 2
sflores@theepiphanyschool.org
Nathalie Ernest, AS
Teacher’s Assistant, Nursery – 1
nernest@theepiphanyschool.org
Cathy Caulfield, MS
Toddler Twos/ Atrium K, 1
ccaulfield@theepiphanyschool.org
Nancy Joyce, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, TTs
njoyce@theepiphanyschool.org
Felicia Tanoff, BA
Teacher’s Assistant, TTs
ftanoff@theepiphanyschool.org
STAFF
Kathleen O’Keefe, BA
Technology Director
kokeefe@theepiphanyschool.org
Helen O’Dea
Assistant Librarian, Lower School
Linda Burns, RN
School Nurse – Upper School & Early Childhood Center
Call: 212-725-7220
Kerry Jennings, BSN
School Nurse – Lower School
kjennings@health.nyc.gov
Dr. Ilene Green, PhD
School Psychologist
Call: 212-473-4128
***Maternity Leave Fall 2024
