DePaul’s staff consists of Certified Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, a School Psychologist, Registered Nurses, Physical and Occupational Therapists, administrative personnel, teaching assistants and support services staff.
Administrative Staff
Executive Director
Ruth G. Auld, EdD
Administrative Assistant
Dianne Vano
Principal
Mary Jo Maynard, MS, MEd
Administrative Assistants
Donna Koenig
Mary Ann Potter
Director of Finance
Kathleen B. Varley
Director of Pupil Services
David D. Williams, MEd
Administrative Assistant
Sierra McAndrews
Maintenance/Housekeeping
Randy Wozniak
Melinda Stepanick
Director of Outreach and Audiology Manager
Debbie Johnston, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA
Director of Early Intervention
Michelle Parfitt, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd
Director of External Educational Services
Michelle Andros, MEd
Chief Communications Officer
Sara Baines-Miller
Development Manager
Rachel Mende
Clinical Staff
Audiologists
Lindsay Diethorn, AuD, CCC-A
Debbie Johnston, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA
Speech-Language Pathologists
Brittany Furnari, MS, CCC-SLP
Shannon Helfer, MS CCC-SLP
Mary Lofreso, MA, CF-SLP
Susan Schmitt, MA, CCC-SLP
Wendy Zdobinski, MA, CCC-SLP
School Nurse
Aimee Mitchell, RN, BS
School Psychologist
Christian Giannone
Occupational Therapist
Janet Taylor, OTR/L, SIPT Certification
Physical Therapist
Laxmi Velankar
Teaching Staff
Early Childhood Department
Teachers of the Deaf
Olivia Pietrusinski, MSEd
Jessica Leschinsky, BSEd
Emma Santos, BSEd
Amanda Wysocki, MEd
Teaching Assistant
Mandy Mulligan, MEd
Credentialed Paraeducator
Maria Supe
Elementary Department
Teachers of the Deaf
Jennifer Boehm, MDE
Lindsey DePra, BSEd, MA
Alicia DiBenedetto, MSEd
Kylie Hepler, MSEd
Kathy McDermott, MEd
Sister Mary John Moore SC, MEd
Jane Newcomer, MEd
Angie Nordstrom, MEd
Rose Velgich, MEd
Teaching Assistants
Julianne Bartko, BA
Emline Previlon, MEd, SLP-A
Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf
Gabriella Bonelli, BS
Michael Prezioso, MS, MEd
Tanya Averso, MEd