Administration & Faculty
Our faculty and staff are committed to fulfilling the mission of St. Rita School by providing a warm, caring environment where students can develop their gifts and talents as they grow spiritually, academically, and socially. We teach Catholic values in a Christ-centered environment.
Our teaching staff is comprised of 28 qualified, dedicated individuals who strive to bring the best to their classrooms and collectively offer many years of valuable teaching experience to our students. We encourage all teachers to explore opportunities for professional enrichment experiences. Each teacher shares his or her faith in Jesus Christ in a unique way.
Our excellent group of teachers, administrators, and staff is here to serve. We recognize that parent involvement is critical to our success, and we welcome and encourage your input. We invite you to get to know us and to contact us at any time.
Open Positions
- None at this time.
Administration
Father Christopher M. Tiano
Graduate of Fairfield College Preparatory School and Georgetown University in Washington, DC, then began his studies for the priesthood at St. John Seminary in Boston. Ordained in 1989, he earned his license in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome in 1996.
Patti Tiezzi
Principal - BS from Bentley University, MS from CCSU, 6th Year in Education Leadership from CCSU
ptiezzi.stritaschool@gmail.com
Sr. Anne D'Alessio
Vice Principal - BA in Mathematics from St. Louis University, MS in Mathematics from St. Louis University
adalessio.stritaschool@gmail.com
Joanna DeMilo-Robinson,
Dean of Student Life
jrobinson.stritaschool@gmail.com
Joanne Bruno
Director of Admissions and Marketing
jbruno.stritaschool@gmail.com
Lisa Palma
School Nurse
lpalma.stritaschool@gmail.com
Paula Nugent
Business Manager
paulanugent@att.net
Sr. Barbara Matazzaro
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program Facilitator
Teachers & Staff
Andrea Affinito
Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Jenay Alvarez
Kindergarten
jalvarez.stritaschool@gmail.com
Matthew Banas
Middle School Social Studies, Geography and History
mbanas.stritaschool@gmail.com
Angie Barnett
Administrative Assistant
office.stritaschool@gmail.com
Betsy Bathrick
Before & After Care Coordinator
bbathrick.stritaschool@gmail.com
Erin Bonini
Grade 2
ebonini.stritaschool@gmail.com
Homework
Cindy Brennan
Middle School Math
cbrennan.stritaschool@gmail.com
Erin Carmody
Hot Lunch Program Coordinator
ecarmody.stritaschool@gmail.com
Website
Susan DeLucia
Pre-K 4 Aide
sdelucia1.stritaschool@gmail.com
Kimberly Delvecchio
Grade 4
kdelvecchio.stritaschool@gmail.com
Stephanie Dimesky
Pre-Kindergarten 4
sdimesky.stritaschool@gmail.com
Dolores Fortuna
Grade 5
dfortuna.stritaschool@gmail.com
Kristen Geltman
Pre-Kindergarten 3
kgeltman.stritaschool@gmail.com
Denise Gertz
Grade 2
dgertz.stritaschool@gmail.com
Lori Gill
Grade 4
lgill.stritaschool@gmail.com
Elaine Grossomanides
Grade 5–7 Science
egrossomanides.stritaschool@gmail.com
Mike Halloran
Administrative Assistant
office.stritaschool@gmail.com
Suzanne Hamling
Middle School Religion
shamling.stritaschool@gmail.com
Richard Lewis
Middle School Language Arts
rlewis.stritaschool@gmail.com
Polina Mann
Music
pmann.stritaschool@gmail.com
Megan Marottolo
Pre-K 4 Aide
Bess McGrath
Director of Early Childhood & Pre-Kindergarten 4 Teacher
bmcgrath.stritaschool@gmail.com
Theresa McKeon
Kindergarten
tmckeon.stritaschool@gmail.com
Shirley Modena
Grade 1 Specialist
smodena.stritaschool@gmail.com
Allessandra Paglia
Spanish Teacher
apaglia.stritaschool@gmail.com
Tiffany Palowski
Gym, Athletic Director
tpalowski.stritaschool@gmail.com
Kaitlin Perrotti
Grade 3
kperrotti.stritaschool@gmail.com
Marie Rourke
Middle School Religion, Literature & Language Arts
mrourke.stritaschool@gmail.com
Erika Salsbury
Grade 3
esalsbury.stritaschool@gmail.com
Steve Schmidt
Before/After Care Instructor
Sheila Schreck
Librarian
sschreck.stritaschool@gmail.com
Kendall Shanklin
Art
kshanklin.stritaschool@gmail.com
Donna Soliwoda
Grade 5
dsoliwoda.stritaschool@gmail.com
Antonietta Testa
Pre-K 3 Aide
atest.stritaschool@gmail.com
Nicole Truhart
Grade 1
ntruhart.stritaschool@gmail.com