Fortune Academy Staff

School Leadership Administrative Staff

  • Hayley Ahearn, B.S.

    Head of School

  • Chelsea Koehring, B.S., M.Ed.

    Assistant Head of School

  • Janet George, M.S., M.Ed.

    Fortune Fellow of Record - OGA

  • Jennifer Van Vleet

    Admissions Coordinator

  • Sara Calac, B.S. SpEd

    Public/Private School Liaison

  • Rachel Purswell, M.Ed.

    Assessment Coordinator / OG Tutor

  • Kelly Thompson

    Director of Development

  • Neil Pethe

    Facilities Manager

Lower School Faculty

  • Heather Winters, B.S.

    1st/2nd Grade Teacher

  • Jamie Sellhorn, M.Ed.

    7th/8th Grade Teacher

  • Heather Wente, OGCE, B.S., M.S., M.Ed.

    7th/8th Grade Teacher

  • Karen Sheehy, M.A.

    Therapeutic Language Class (TLC) Instructor

  • Merideth Kemper, M.S.

    5th/6th Grade Teacher

  • Helen Strines

    Lower School Speech and Language Pathologist

  • Jason Warren, B.S.

    7th/8th Grade Teacher

  • Cindy Harris

    4th Grade Teacher

  • Kendyl Haagen

    5th/6th Grade Teacher

  • Myra Hess

    Instructional Assistant

  • Menka Berry

    OG Tutor

High School Faculty

  • Jim O'Donnell, M.Ed.

    Dean of Academics

    Social Studies / Literature

  • Anne Dust, M.A. CCC-SLP

    Speech and Language Pathologist

  • Regina Jorgensen, B.S. Ed.

    Math Department Chair

  • Monica LaBelle, M.S.

    Humanities and Geography

  • Robin Brooks, B.S.

    Science

  • Ruthie Barakat, B.A.

    English

  • Elizabeth Harber, B.S.

    Computer Applications and Personal Finance

Specials and Student Support

  • Elen Costa, M.A.

    Visual Arts

  • Julie Pappas, B.S. Ed

    Performing Arts

  • Ethan Corwin, B.S.

    Physical Education

  • Hilary Wright, M.Ed.

    Student Success and Executive Functioning Coach

  • Hanna Bishop, LCSW

    School Therapist

  • Sam Duttlinger, PT, DPT, MBA

    Physical Therapist