Sylvan Learning Center

FORMER STAFF

These are some of the wonderful former Sylvan staff that you may remember from years past!

	AMANDA TAUSS (August 2003) Amanda is a recent alumna of Boston College, from which she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in psychology. Amanda spent 2 years as a New York Teaching Fellow (1^st grade), during which time she completed her masters through Mercy College in Westchester. She currently teaches Kindergarten at Holmes School in Darien.
	ERIN ABLONDI (June 2003) New Canaan native Erin Ablondi, an education graduate from Bucknell University, first taught for us five years ago. After only teaching for a short while, Erin got wide-tracked for several years with a family business opportunity, but then in September ’04 decided to return to full-time teaching. She completed her masters in education through University of Bridgeport and is currently teaching at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan.
	TARA SERGO (November 2005) Tara, a Darien native, was a valuable member of our administrative and teaching support. She was a history major from Gettysburg College. Tara has several years of experience working with children as a summer camp counselor, and after a few years in the business world has decided to pursue a career in education.
	ANNETTE ZOTTOLI (September 2002) Wilton native Annette Zottoli completed both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature and Writing at Fairfield University. She was teaching 10th and 11th grade English at Central High School in Bridgeport before she moved in August '07 to Tennessee with her husband and child.
	MELISSA ROBINSON (September 2005) Melissa was a member of our instructional team in science and math. She is a doctor of naturopathic medicine who is a graduate of UCONN (BA in biology) and a graduate of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She currently practices Naturopathic medicine in Stamford and is an occasional substitute science teacher in the Stamford Public Schools.
	JEN ROGERS (June 2002) Westport native Jen Rogers is a graduate of Sacred Heart University with a masters in elementary education. She completed her undergraduate studies at UCONN in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She has taught as Greens Farms elementary School, West School in New Canaan and most recently at the Pear Tree Point School in Darien.
	JENNIFER PRUGH (September 2002) Jen is a graduate of Cornell University who worked in the corporate world for about 8 years before switching over to education – how lucky for her Sylvan students! During the school day Jen is a special education teacher at Royle School in Darien and spends two afternoons a week at Sylvan tutoring students in elementary and middle school math, ISEE and SSAT test prep and French.
	GINA MARCUCILLI (January 2007) Bio Coming!