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