Debra Smorto Owner/Director/ Elementary/Middle Teacher
Debra, better known as Miss Deb, is not only the school's founder and current director, but she also teaches all of the Elementary and Middle School students here at Fields of...
moreMelissa Salzano - Head Teacher/Seedlings
Melissa is a New Jersey resident since 1985.
She graduated school with an Electronic Engineering degree. She worked in the computer business for many years before she...
moreSyndie Harrell - Sprouts Teacher
Syndie has been working at Fields of Green for 15 years. She has often received Employee of the Year awards for her exemplary service and for working far above and beyond...
moreRachel Steinbach - Art Teacher
Rachel has been teaching Art for Fields of Green for many years while at the same time formed her family of 3 children.
She originally earned her BA in Art Education...
moreVicki Botta - Music Teacher
Vicki lives in Goshen, New York with her husband and son who recently graduated college with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology, focusing on ocean studies.
She studied viola...
moreCaroline Bacon - Head Teacher/Sprouts
After graduating from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Caroline worked in a NYC bank as a loan officer for five years. ...
morePheona
Pheona, aka "Phee," is our head guidance counselor and doggie diplomat. She came to us three months after our former dog, Seamus, passed away after 16 years of faithful...
moreGriffin
Griffin came to us on the last day of school on June 11, 2013. While at the beach with our Elementary class on their last day, Miss Deb received a call from her daughter-in-law...
moreLisa Schmidt - Sprouts Fine Arts Teacher
Miss Lisa has lived in Vernon for over 29 years with her husband and three daughters, ages 26, 22 and 20.
She graduated from Cook College/Rutgers University in 1986 with a...
moreKaren Hartmann - Home Arts Teacher
Miss Karen has been involved in our school for many years, first as a parent to Maxx, who attended here from Kindergarten until the end of 6th grade. He now attends Middle...
moreAilish
To add to the fun, Miss Deb adopted a rescue pup a few years ago named Ailish. She looks so much like our forever friend, Seamus, who passed away a few years ago, that she just...
moreCarla Arguelles
Originally from Valencia, Spain, Miss Carla joins us in September 2016 as our Spanish teacher. Her native language is Spanish.
Miss Carla holds a Bachelor's Degree in...
moreMarissa Kelly
Miss Marissa began here last year as a parent of Teagan, who is currently a Sprout. We needed an assistant in the Seedlings room and Miss Marissa joined our team. She loves...
moreBethany Merner - Elementary Assistant
Miss Bethany has two children who will be moving up to the Sprouts and Elementary classrooms. She worked as a substitute aid for the Sprouts classroom in 2017-18 and now is...
moreSaoirse & Cieran
Prounounced "Seer-sha" and "Seer-an," these two lovely sisters were adopted in the spring of 2018. Miss Deb went to adopt the sable one, Saoirse, but when she arrived, saw that...
moreJohn Tirelli - STEAM Educator
John Tirelli is an Industrial Designer, Web Developer and STEAM Educator from the Hudson Valley. He has taught Simple Electronics, Programming and Computer Aided Design in...
moreJudy Conway
We are happy to bring on Miss Judy as our new Sign Language teacher!! Judy comes with a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from New York University. She previously...
moreZoe Makofske
Zoë Makofske came to teaching full circle after beginning her college career in 1997 as a music education major. During her undergraduate studies, she discovered her deep love...
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