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Staff

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The Center School Staff 2025-2026

Administration

Ronald P. Rinaldi

Executive Director

rrinaldi@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 301

Dan Erhardt

Principal

derhardt@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 322

Stefanie Rinaldi

Assistant Director

srinaldi@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 307

Maryellen Grabowski

Emeritus

mgrabowski@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 304

Central Office Personnel

Kerri Spotts

Head of Admissions

kspotts@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 303

June Curau

Business Manager

jcurau@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 306

Tracie Anderson

Front Desk

tanderson@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 100

Kim Melchione

Assistant to E.D.

kmelchione@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 302

Jenny Ostrander

Administrative Assistant

jostrander@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 112

Miranda Ostrander

Bistro

mostrander@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 100

Judith Bowen

Human Resources

jbowen@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 305

Glenda Schlaline

Administrative Assistant

gschlaline@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 113

Teaching and Support Staff

Abigail Abreu

Student Support

aabreu@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 201

D. Bagnato-Lumbsden

Supervisor

dlumbsden@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 325

Elizabeth Bernstein

One to One Aide

ebernstein@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 100

Renee Brana

Middle School Teacher

rbrana@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 264

Ruth Burak

Middle School Teacher

rburak@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 261

Danielle Circello

COTA

dcircello@center.school

908-253-3870 xt 203

Beth Dornick

High School Teacher

bdornick@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 342

Martin Dulak

Industrial Arts Teacher

mdulak@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 163

Talayah Falconer

Counselor

tfalconer@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 340

Amber Fine

Middle School Teacher

afine@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 

Amanda Grace

High School Teacher

agrace@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 361

Liz Haenchen

Paraprofessional

ehaenchen@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 342

Kelly Hess

One to One Aide

khess@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 101

Tyler Josbeno

High School Teacher

tjosbeno@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 349

Marissa Krull

Elem. School Teacher

mkrull@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 145

Pat Livelli

High School Teacher

plivelli@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 220

Melissa Markopoulos

Paraprofessional

mmarkopoulos@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 360

James Miller

Supervisor

jmiller2@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 327

Hanna Musto

Counselor

hmusto@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 268

Richard Ostrander

Technology Coordinator

rostrander@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 345

Maria Pfaadt-Eachus

Reading Specialist

meachus@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 335

Joe Rella

Technology

helpdesk@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 444

Pia Rodriguez

Occupational Therapy

prodriguez@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 206

Victoria Sorensen

Speech & Language

vsorensen@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 330

Dorothy Torres

High School Teacher

dtorres@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 348

AnneMarie Wernlund

Supervisor/

Reading Specialist

awernlund@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 324

Betty Aiken

One to One Aide

baiken@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 101

Steve Barosi

Counselor

sbarosi@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 102

Bakul Bhalla

One to One Aide

bbhalla@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 260

Lani Brown

Middle School Teacher

lbrown@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 139

Sharon Camins

Elem. School Teacher

scamins@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 266

Sarah Cosenza

Life Skills Teacher

scosenza@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 334

Corin Duffy

BCBA

cduffy@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 331

Gina Dymond

High School Teacher

gdymond@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 346

Fred Fell

Counselor

ffell@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 142

Shivani Gaur

One to One Aide

sgaur@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 101

Rebecca Gonzalez

Transition Teacher

rgonzalez@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 139

Jennifer Haines

Elem. School Teacher

jhaines@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 107

Maria Infante

Paraprofessional

minfante@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 346

Martine Kelly

Occupational Therapist

mkelly@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 204

Taralynn Kuehl

Speech & Language

tkuehl@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 332

Suzi Manley

Paraprofessional

smanley@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 264

Nakia McCall

Transition Teacher

nmccall@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 138

Judy Miller

Paraprofessional

jmiller@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 347

Susan Nipps

High School Teacher

snipps@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 341

Quinn Perschy

High School Teacher

qperschy@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 364

Eryn Porcelli

BCBA

eporcelli@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 326

James Rinaldi

Paraprofessional

jrinaldi@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 223

Alexandra Ruskuski

Paraprofessional

aruskuski@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 201

Terri Sostorecz

Elem. School Teacher

tsostorecz@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 106

Edna Torres

Paraprofessional

etorres@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 260

Karen Wills

Paraprofessional

kwills@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 100

Juliet Akushie

Middle School Teacher

jakushie@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 262

Maura Belt

Occupational Therapist

mbelt@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 205

Adam Bloom

Paraprofessional

abloom@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 260

Katie Budzinski

Paraprofessional

cbudzinski@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 145

Jade Capasso

Paraprofessional

jcapasso@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 346

Brian Dobler

Health & Phys. Ed.

bdobler@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 220

Ryan Duffy

Middle School Teacher

rduffy@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 138

Rebecca Eisenberg

Nurse

reisenberg@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 160

Michaela Fibraio

Speech & Language

mfibraio@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 329

Mary Glynos

Counselor

mglynos@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 

Miriam Grubin

Counselor

mgrubin@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 365

Elizabeth Harrison

High School Teacher

eharrison@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 347

Kieran Johnson

One to One Aide

kjohnson@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 260

Tiffani Kowaleski

Paraprofessional

tkowaleski@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 144

Marcia Lees

Paraprofessional

mlees@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 101

Eric Marozine

Music Teacher

emaroizine@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 244

Katie Merckx

Art Teacher

kmerckx@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 245

Wynisha Mitchell

Paraprofessional

wmitchell@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 101

Noelle Ostrander

One to One Aide

nostrander@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 260

Ashley Peterson

High School Teacher

apeterson@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 362

Chris Reagan

High School Teacher

creagan@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 350

Lori Rinaldi

Paraprofessional

lrinaldi@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 100

Alaine Sheeley

Elem. School Teacher

asheeley@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 105

Maria Stadtmueller

Elem. School Teacher

mstadtmueller@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 104

Pablo Vasquez

High School Teacher

pvasquez@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 363

Dexter Williams

Paraprofessional

dwilliams@center.school

908-253-3870  xt 163

2 Riverview Drive
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
​Phone: 908.253.3870
Fax: 732.764.8605

For admissions contact:

kspotts@center.school

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