Our Staff
Listening. Speaking. Learning Together.
DePaul’s staff consists of Certified Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Early Education Teachers, Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, a School Psychologist, Physical and Occupational Therapists, administrative personnel, teaching assistants and support services staff.
Administrative Staff
Executive Director
Dr. Ellen Mady Octave
Chief Operating Officer
Charles Chmura, MS
Maintenance/Housekeeping
Randy Wozniak
Administrative Assistant
Sierra McAndrew
Education Director / Principal
Mary Jo Maynard, MS, M.E.D.
Administrative Assistant
Donna Koenig
Student Services Coordinator
Wendy Zdobinski, MA, CCC-SLP
Business Office Manager
Monica Robertson, BS
Accounting Specialist
Craig Bruce
Procurement Specialist
Laurie Moritz
Director of Early Learning
Michelle Parfitt, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd
Human Resources Manager
Bonnie Smith, MBA
Communications Manager
Sara Baines-Miller
Director of Development & Outreach
Marjorie Conner Dawkins, MPA
Corporate Outreach Manager
Deneen Underwood, MA
Education Administrator
Julianne Bartko
Front Desk Receptionist and
Admissions Administrator
Maria Supe
Parent Liaison
Morgan Basinger
Clinical Staff
Audiologist
Tessa Wirt, AuD, CCC-A
Behavior Specialist
Mandy Mulligan, MEd
School Nurse
Michelle Watkins, RN
School Psychologist
Christian Giannone, EdS, NCSP
Speech-Language Pathologists
Linda Fiejdasz, MS, CCC-SLP
Christine Large, MS, CCC-SLP
Whitney Pecovish, MA, CCC-SLP
Santina Schiaretta, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Schmitt, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd.
Physical/Occupational Therapist
Brooke Racicot PT, PCS
Vision Impaired Specialist
Tracy Sweeny
Teaching Staff
Toddler and Preschool
Early Childhood Department
Teachers of the Deaf
Lindsay Diethorn, AuD
Jessica Leschinsky, BSEd
Emily Snyder, BSEd
Teaching Assistants
Amanda Miller
Heather Poole
Elementary Department
Teachers of the Deaf
Monica Beck BSEd
Natalie Buchholz, BSEd
Alicia DiBenedetto, MSEd
Madison Ifft, MSEd
Jill Inscho, MEd
Kathy McDermott, MEd
Jane Newcomer, MEd
Angie Nordstrom, MEd
Emma Santos, MEd
Kylie Shingleton, MSEd
Rose Velgich-Figlar, MS, MEd
SAILL Preschool Program
SAILL Program Coordinator
Kelly Kimmy, BSEd
Teacher
Suzy Kozy, BSEd
Teaching Assistant
Megan Murray