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Welcome to Devin DeShields our new Director of Admissions
Devin DeShields will be joining the PFS community in July as our new Director of Admissions.
Devin is an experienced admissions leader known for building community while creating and implementing strategic initiatives in enrollment management. He has over a decade of experience teaching, coaching, advising, and leading at multiple levels of education. What excites him most about joining PFS is the opportunity to contribute to a small tightly knit community, leading with the guidance of Quaker values, and genuinely interacting with current and prospective students and families daily.
“To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students is essential if we are to provide the necessary conditions where learning can most deeply and intimately begin.”
- bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress
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Botts, Abby | School Counselor and Secondary School Placement Coordinator | |
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Braconi, Courtney | Director of Summer Camps and Auxiliary Programs | |
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Carabelli, Jessica | Beginning School Advisor | |
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Carroll, Melissa | Head of School | |
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Ceci, Allegra | Lower School Science and Gardening Teacher | |
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D'Amore, Mary | Registrar | |
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Detherage, Amanda | 1st Grade Advisor | |
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Downing, Barbara | Business Office Manager | |
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Dwyer, Suzy | Librarian, Social Studies Teacher, and 6th-8th Grade Advisor | |
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Estrada, Silvia | Spanish Teacher and 6th-8th Grade Advisor | |
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Fruh, Dylan | Art Teacher and 3rd Grade Advisor | |
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Haque, Michelle | School Nurse | |
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Harris, Ronah | Arts Elective and After School Program | |
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Hurwitz, Jessica | 2nd Grade Advisor | |
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Kirchhoff, Nicholas | After School Program and Substitute Teacher | |
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Kirkenir, Samantha | Schoolhouse Manager | |
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Luck, Mallory | Learning Support Coordinator | |
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Lynch, Patrick | Science Teacher and 4th-5th Grade Advisor | |
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Marinari, Melissa | Social Studies Teacher and 6th-8th Grade Advisor | |
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Maryland, Kyle | After School Program and Substitute Teacher | |
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Miller, Susan | Administrative Assistant | |
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Mirkin, Saurora | English Literature Teacher and 4th-5th Grade Advisor | |
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Morris, Stephanie | 3rd Grade Advisor | |
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Mwadziwe, Mercy | English Literature Teacher and 4th-5th Grade Advisor | |
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Nilsson, Luke | Director of Facilities | |
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Obeng, Kofi | Director of Student Life | |
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Paige, Todd | Math and Outdoor Education Teacher and 6th-8th Grade Advisor | |
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Patel, Bhumi | Math Teacher and 6th-8th Grade Advisor | |
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Potter, Daniel | Music and Math Teacher, 6th-8th Grade Advisor, and Educational Technology Coordinator | |
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Rock, Eleanor | 1st and 2nd Grade Teaching Assistant | |
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Slaiman, Sarah | Director Of Advancement | |
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Stryker, Donald | Property Manager | |
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Tally, Amanda | Beginning School Advisor | |
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Tung, Melody | Mandarin Teacher and 2nd Grade Advisor | |
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Zimmerman, James | After School Program |