Events
November 21
Parent/Teacher Conferences - 1:15pm dismissal
November 27
School Closed - Thanksgiving
November 28
School Closed - Thanksgiving
December 09-09
Open House
December 16
Board Meeting

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-six 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 thirteen years experience in supporting an office/school for LD students.
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.
Eileen F. Tresansky
Language Arts Teacher/Coordinator
etresansky@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. More than twenty years experience with LD students. BS Degree from Trenton State College. Orton-Gillingham trained. Attained Associate Level in O-G.
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 ten years experience with LD students and more than fourteen years of public school experience.
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 thirteen years experience working with LD students.
Sarah Bernotas
Art
sbernotas@banj.org
Teacher of Art and Elementary Education. BFA from Tyler School of Art Temple University.
Catherine Bongiovanni
Language Arts
cbongiovanni@banj.org
Teacher of Handicapped. BS from Cabrini College, Masters in Special Education from Cambridge State University. Over seventeen years experience working with LD students.
Nancy A. Boyle
Language Arts
nboyle@banj.org
Elementary School Teacher and Reading Specialist. BS Degree from York College and MS from Beaver College. Over twelve years experience working with LD Students.
Jennifer Ferri
Science
jferri@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. BS from University of Pennsylvania. Master in Education from College of New Jersey.
Janet Friedman
Language Arts
jfriedman@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped, Teacher of English, Reading Specialist. BA from the University of California, San Diego, Masters in Education from Rider University. Over seventeen years experience working with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained. Attained Associate Level in O-G.
Scott Fort
Social Studies/Math
sfort@banj.org
State of NJ Certificate as a Teacher of Social Studies. Masters of Arts from Temple University
Brad Gingrich
Social Studies
bgingrich@banj.org
Teacher of Social Studies. Pending Teacher of the Handicapped. BA University of Pittsburgh, Masters in Special Education Holy Family University.
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 fifteen 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 seventeen years experience with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained.

Victoria Jones
Social Studies
vjones@banj.org

Teacher of Social Studies. BS Temple University.
Charlotte Kennedy
Language Arts
ckennedy@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. Elementary School Teacher. BS from Temple University. More than fifteen years experience with LD students. Orton-Gillingham trained.
Colleen Koeppel
Speech Language Specialist
ckoeppel@banj.org
A certified and licensed (NJ/PA) Speech Language Pathologist. Also holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology. Achieved a BA Degree in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree in Communication Disorders from Boston University. Over sixteen years experience working with students with communications, language and learning disabilities.
Adrienne Lambdin
Language Arts
adriennel@banj.org
BA from State University at New Paltz, NY. Masters Degree from Columbia Universtiy School of Social Work.
Lisa Olasz
Language Arts
lolasz@banj.org
Teacher of the Handicapped. BA from Douglass College, MAT from Trenton State College. Orton-Gillingham trained. Over thirteen years experience working with LD students.
Lucia Smith
Student Counselor
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 thriteen 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 sixteen 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 three years experience with LD students.
Patricia Vlearbone
Language Arts
pvlearbone@banj.org
Elementary Education and English Teacher. BS from The College of New Jersey, Master of Arts in Special Education at Rider University, pending Teacher of the Handicapped.
Carrie M Wainwright
Development Coordinator
carriew@comcast.net
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science from Douglass College, Rutgers University

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