to get to know a little

New BB&N Faculty and Staff Fall 2010
Dana Bentley
Lower School Beginners
B.A. Georgetown University (English & Art History)
Ed.M. Harvard University Graduate School of Education (Arts in Education)
Ed.D. Teacher’s College, Columbia University (Art & Art Education)
For the past year, Dana has been a Doctoral Fellow at The Rita Gold Early Childhood
Center at the Teacher’s College at Columbia University. She was engaged in teaching
and research in an inclusive, child-centered early childhood lab school. At Teacher’s
College, Dana has also served as a Supervisor of Pre-Service teachers and a Guest
Lecturer in various programs including Early Childhood Education and Arts and
Humanities. Dana has worked as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University’s Graduate
School of Education and has had many different roles at The Rita Gold Center and Ellis
Memorial and Eldredge House throughout her career. Dana is proficient in Italian and
conversational in Spanish.
Stephanie Donohue
Upper School Collection Management & Librarian
B.A. Queen’s University (Spanish Language & Literature)
M.S.L.S. Graduate School of Library & Information Science Simmons College
Stephanie has worked for the past 3 years as a Library Assistant at the Public Library in
Brookline, MA and the Helen Temple Cooke Library at the Dana Hall School. Stephanie
has spent many summers working with children and teens at overnight camp, both as a
counselor and as a supervisor. She is fluent in spoken and written Spanish.
Whitney Elliot
Lower School 5 th Grade (Fall Semester)
B.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ed.M. Harvard University Graduate School of Education (Arts in Education)
Whitney taught 3 rd Grade and 1 st Grade at the Jefferson-Houston School for Arts and
Academics in Alexandria, Virginia, where she also ran an after school theater program
and directed the 4 th & 5 th Grade musical. Prior to her work in the classroom, Whitney
was an adult literacy tutor at Harvard Bridge to Literacy in Cambridge. Whitney is
currently working towards fluency in Spanish.
Stefanie Haug
Middle School Counselor
B.A. Tufts University (International Relations)
M.I.R. School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
M.S.W. Simmons School of Social Work
Stefanie has over 15 years of professional, volunteer and training experience serving
children and their caregivers. Most recently, Stefanie has worked as a clinician with
children, adolescents, college students and families at a clinic in Wellesley and in a

school-base program in Woburn. Stefanie has also worked with the geriatric population
in a counseling capacity. For two years, Stefanie was a HypnoBirthing Practitioner at the
HypnoBirthing Institute.
Mary Marder
Upper School Library Assistant
B.A. Cornell University (Social Relations)
M.S.L.I.S. Graduate School of Library & Information Science Simmons College
Mary may be a familiar face to some, as she has been a substitute in the Upper School
library on several occasions. Mary has worked as a High School Librarian for over 14
years, and has most recently worked at Cambridge School of Weston and Beaver Country
Day. We are pleased to welcome back Mary to BB&N.
Manna C. Ohmoto-Whitfield
Upper School Science
B.A. Princeton University (Philosophy)
M.S. Rutgers University (Cell & Developmental Biology)
For the past 3 years, Manna has been teaching Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and
chairing the Science Department, at The Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York.
Manna has also taught at Rutgers University, The Dalton School, The Horace Mann
School, The Loomis-Chaffee School and The Taft School. In 2000, Manna was awarded
the Excellence in Teaching Award at The Dalton School.
Demetri Orlando
All School Director of Technology
B.A. Hamilton College (Studio Art)
B.S. Fitchburg State College (Elementary Education)
M.S. John Hopkins University (Educational Technology)
Demetri comes to BB&N with 15 years of experience and a national reputation for
innovation in technology. Since 2007, he has served as Director of Information
Technology at Battle Ground Academy, a K-12 school of 975 students in Franklin,
Tennessee. Demetri currently serves as a technology consultant for NAIS and serves as
chair of the NAIS 21st Century Curriculum & Technology Task Force. He is well known
coast to coast as a speaker on topics related to classrooms of the future and the uses of
technology in curriculum design. He has taught graduate courses at Johns Hopkins
University and was the creator of the Independent School Educators Network.
Clio Stearns
Lower School Learning Specialist
B.A. Bryn Mawer College (Russian & English)
Ed.M Bank Street College of Education (Childhood Education & Literacy)
Clio’s first formal teaching experience was as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Russian Far
East. For the past four years, Clio has taught 4 th , 5 th and 6 th Grades at The Neighborhood
School in New York, NY. She has also facilitated an after-school program for 5 th grade
girls, developed curriculum for Teaching Tolerance magazine and worked as a research
assistant.

Geoff Theobald
Upper School Director
B.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (History)
M.S.W. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Health & Non-Direct Services)
Geoff has been working hard to prepare for the academic year this summer. For the past
five years, Geoff has worked with high-school students and teachers as head of the Senior
Program at Yale University for the Exploration School. Prior to that, he had served in a
variety of leadership roles—Academic Dean of the Upper School, Admissions Director,
Financial Aid Director, Mathematics Teacher, Coach, Assistant Dean of Students, and
Director of Community Service—during his 13 years at his alma mater, Milton Academy.
Geoff is an avid lover of all sports and currently has a 4 handicap in golf.
Adrian Van Young
Upper School English
B.A. Vassar College (English & Creative Writing)
M.F.A. Columbia University (Creative Writing & Fiction)
For the past three semesters, Adrian has taught academic essay writing to both college
freshmen and students from the School of General Studies in Columbia University’s
Undergraduate Writing Program. Adrian has also taught and tutored at 826 NYC in
Brooklyn, Access Learning in Queens, The Calhoun School in New York, NY, Columbia
University’s Summer Program for High School Students and Grub Street, a writing
center in Boston. Adrian writes primarily short stories that shade towards historical
fiction and Gothic horror. Currently, Adrian is researching a historical novel set in 19 th
century Boston and New York.