Events
September 06
School Closed - Labor Day
September 09
School Closed - Rosh Hashana
September 10
School Closed - Rosh Hashana
October 05
HSPA Testing
October 06
HSPA Testing

Our Staff

You Can Trust The Bridge Academy With Your Child’s Learning Needs & Care:

  1. 2 Staff Members are qualified with Principal/Supervisory of Instruction certifications.
  2. The Principal/Teaching Staff average more than 11+ years experience in  successfully educating students with learning disabilities  
  3. 71% of the Principal/Teaching Staff are Teacher of the Handicapped certified.
  4. Including those who have certification pending will bring the amount to 79%.
  5. The Bridge Academy maintains a full-time Nurse on-site for student support.
  6. The Bridge Academy maintains a full-time Professional Counselor on-site for student support.
  7. This entire Bridge Academy team is committed to building and growing an unwavering sense
    of community to support the needs of LD students.

Susan K. Morris
Dir. of Education
smorris@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped, Principal/Supervisor of Instruction, Teacher of Health and Physical Education, Teacher of Driver Education. Masters of Education from Trenton State College. Over twenty-seven years experience with LD students.
Jayne Pellegrino
Dir. of BusinessAdministration
jpellegrino@banj.org
Certified Public Accountant. BS Degree from Rider University.
Marge Kuzin
Office Manager
mkuzin@banj.org
Over fourteen years experience in supporting an office/school for LD students.

Linda Brown
Development Director
lbrown@banj.org

 
Meryl Baum
Speech and Language Specialist
mbaum@banj.org
A certified and licensed (NJ) Speech Language Pathologist. Also holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology. Achieved a BS Degree in Speech Pathology and Linguistics from Ithica College and a Masters Degree in Speech Pathology from Adelphi University. Over thirty years experience working with students with communication, language and learning disabilities.

Sarah Bernotas
Art
sbernotas@banj.org

Teacher of Art and Elementary Education. BFA from Tyler School of Art Temple University.

 

Catherine Bongiovanni
Language Arts Teacher/Coordinator
cbongiovanni@banj.org

Teacher of Handicapped. BS from Cabrini College, Masters in Special Education from Cambridge State University. Over nineteen years experience working with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained.

 

Patricia Carlo
Full-time School Nurse
pcarlo@banj.org

School Nurse certification from NJ Department of Education and a Registered Nurse License in State of NJ. BSN from Trenton State College.
Stephanie Ellingham
Math
sellingham@banj.org
Masters of Arts in Special Education from The College of New Jersey.
Jennifer Ferri
Science
jferri@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. BS from University of Pennsylvania. Master in Education from College of New Jersey.
Brad Gingrich
Social Studies
bgingrich@banj.org
Teacher of Social Studies. Teacher of the Handicapped. BA University of Pittsburgh, Masters in Special Education Holy Family University.
Ann Marie Harshaw
Language Arts
aharshaw@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. BS in Elementary Education from the University of Oregon. MA in Learning Disabilities from Columbia University Teachers College. Over 14 years experience working with LD students. Attained Associate Level in Orton- Gillingham.
Cynthia Holland
Math
cholland@banj.org
Elementary School Teacher. BA from LaSalle University.
Alice Jackson
Language Arts
ajackson@banj.org
Teacher of Handicapped. Teacher of Elementary Education. Over sixteen years of experience working with LD students. BA University of Cincinnati. Orton-Gillingham trained.
Susan Jeavons
Language Arts
sjeavons@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. BA in Elementary Education and Psychology from The College of St. Elizabeth. Over nineteen years experience with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained.

Victoria Jones
Social Studies
vjones@banj.org

Teacher of Social Studies. BS Temple University.

David Katz
Language Arts dkatz@banj.org

 
Charlotte Kennedy
Language Arts
ckennedy@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. Elementary School Teacher. BS from Temple University. Masters in Education from Holy Family. More than sixteen years experience with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained.
Janet Keifer
Math Teacher/Coordinator
jkeifer@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped, Elementary School Teacher, Teacher of Biology. BA from Harris-Stowe State College in St. Louis, MS in Environmental Education from the University of Michigan. More than eleven years experience with LD students and more than fourteen years of public school experience.
Adrienne Lambdin
Language Arts
adriennel@banj.org
BA from State University at New Paltz, NY. Masters Degree from Columbia Universtiy School of Social Work. Orton-Gillingham trained.
Anne O'Flanagan
Language Arts
aflanagan@banj.org
BA from Antioch. Masters of Education from Harvard. Over 25 years experience working with LD students. Orton-Gillingham Fellow.
Karen Savar
PE / Health Content Area Coordinator
ksavar@banj.org
Teacher of Health and Physical Education, Principal/Supervisor of Instruction. Masters of Education from The College of New Jersey. Over fifteen years experience working with LD students.

Lindsey Scheman
Math Teacher
lscheman@banj.org

Teacher of Middle School Math and Science. BA in Elementary Education and Psychology from The College of New Jersey.
Lucia Smith
Student Counselor/ Language Arts Literature
lsmith@banj.org
Licensed Professional Counselor in NJ. Masters in Counseling from West Virginia University. MA in English Literature from The College of William and Mary. More than fourteen years experience with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained.
Kathleen Sommers
Science
ksommers@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. BS from Trenton State College. More than nineteen years experience with LD Students
Carrie Strasburger
Math Advisor
cstrasburger@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. Masters in Education from Teachers College of Columbia. Over twenty four years experience with LD students.
Eileen F. Tresansky
Language Instruction Coordinator
etresansky@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. More than twenty-one years experience with LD students. BS Degree from Trenton State College. Orton-Gillingham trained. Attained Associate Level in Orton- Gillingham.
Georgann Young
Language Arts
gyoung@banj.org
BA in Psychology and Sociology from Emory University. MA in Reading, Reading Specialist Elementary Ed from Rider University. 12 years experience working with LD students.

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