BHS Innovation Fund Grant Recipients
A partial list of Brookline High School faculty members who led or participated in BHS Innovation Fund Programs, Innovation Summits, Courses or Planning Grants from 2015 – 2024.* See all Programs here.
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Imad Abselem (Math): Coding @ BHS; Summer Summit
Sara Aggeler (Guidance): Summer Summit
Laura Albert (Special Education): Mindfulness Initiative
Marika Alibhai (Math): Finding Yourself in the Curriculum
Astrid Allen (World Languages): BHS Innovation Fund Program Liaison; Best Practices in Hybrid; Content Reading Initiative; Ithaka Advisory; Summer Summit
Marcella Anderson (English): Ithaka Advisory Program
John Andrews (English): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; BHS Writes, Ithaka Advisory
Mary Angione (Science): Mindfulness Initiative
Lindsay Asselin (Math): Summer Summit
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Katya Babitskaya (English Language Learners): Ithaka Advisory
Alex Bader (Special Education): Planning Grant: Special Education in a Virtual World COVID-Response
Esperanza Barcelo (Math): Coding @ BHS
Scott Barkett (Special Education, Social Studies): Finding Yourself in the Curriculum; Social Emotional Learning Tutorial
Jennifer Barrer-Gall (Social Studies): Innovation Summit 2023
Jake Barrett (Science): Experiential 9th Grade Physics
Amy Bayer (ACE): Arts Infusion Lab Planning Grants: Diversity in Healthcare Field, ACE online courses
Ben Berman (English): EPIC: Senior Year Capstone Project; Global Leadership, Content Reading Initiative
Kathleen Bernier (Special Education): Summer Summit
Elizabeth Brennan (Visual Arts): Planning Grant: Digital Tools and Planning for the Art Studio COVID-Response; Ithaka Advisory
Zachary Broken Rope (English): BHS Innovation Fund Program Liaison, Innovation Summit 2023, COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Best Practices in Hybrid; Advisory Hub; Summer Summit
Dr. Brianna Brown (Science): Climate Science and Social Change
Elizabeth Buhl (Social Studies): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Tutorial
Joanne Burke-Hunter (Social Studies): Tutorial Coordinator; Ithaka Advisory
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Carolyn Castellano (Performing Arts): Innovation Summit 2023, Planning Grant: Alumni/Professional Zoom Workshops in the Field of Music COVID-Response; Summer Summit
Monica Camara (Math): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Meaghan Cells (Science): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Elizabeth Crane (Science): Finding Yourself in the Curriculum; Planning Grant: Critical Consumers of Information
Jill Seaman Chandler (Health): Mindfulness Initiative
Eric Colburn (English): Heritage Spanish-Speaker Pathway, Mindfulness Initiative; Content Reading Initiative; Ithaka Advisory
Ann Collins (Educational Technology & Library): Planning Grant: Library Team COVID-Response; Best Practices in Hybrid; Mindfulness; Content Reading Initiative; Ithaka Advisory
Alisa Conner (World Languages): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Content Reading Initiative; Summer Summit
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Betsy Davis (World Languages): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Lindsay Davis (World Languages): Innovation Summit 2023, Hub Advisory; Mindfulness Initiative
Matthew DeGrace (Social Studies): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Andre Derrien (Math): Coding @ BHS; Experiential 9th Grade Physics
Sam Dickerman (Social Studies): Innovation Fellow; Ithaka Advisory
Ali Dondero (English): Summer Summit
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Rachel Eio (World Languages): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Ithaka Advisory
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Elon Fischer (English): Innovation Fellow
Keira Flynn-Carson (English, SWS): Social Justice Leadership Program, Ithaka Advisory; Innovation Fellow
Lisa Francescon (Educational Technology & Library): Planning Grant: Digital Tools and Planning for the Art Studio COVID-Response; COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Best Practices in Hybrid; Summer Summit
David Ford (Career and Tech Ed): Ithaka Advisory
Jennifer Frey (Social Studies): Tutorial, Mindfulness Initiative, Content Reading Initiative, Ithaka Advisory, BHS Writes
Craig Friedland (Math): Coding @ BHS; COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Marta Fuertes (World Languages): Mindfulness Initiative
Adam Fried (Math): Coding @ BHS; Planning Grant: Heterogeneous Math
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Elizabeth Gorman (World Languages): Best Practices in Hybrid; Mindfulness Initiative; Hub Advisory; Content Reading Initiative; Ithaka Advisory Program
Heather Giblin (Science): Social Emotional Learning Tutorial
Billy Graham (Health & Fitness): Best Practices in Hybrid; Mindfulness Initiative
Roger Grande (Social Studies): Innovation Fellow; Social Justice; Tutorial; Planning Grant: Global Leadership Laboratory and Field-based Experience; Climate Science and Social Change
Noah Gronlund-Jacob (Social Studies): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Best Practices in Hybrid; Summer Summit
Jennifer Grubb (Social Studies): Planning Grant: Critical Consumers of Information
Ivonne Grunseich (Math): Coding @ BHS
Laura Gurry (World Languages): Social Emotional Learning Tutorial
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Jennifer Hanaghan (Social Studies): Social Emotional Learning Tutorial
Gaelen Harrington (English): Former Program Liaison, COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Ithaka Advisory; BHS Writes
Jim Henry (Special Education): Planning Grant: Electronic Format Job Skills Curriculum for Special Education COVID-Response
Kathy Hitchcock (Math): Coding @ BHS; Mindfulness Initiative, BHS Writes
Sydney Hou (History): Summer Summit
Emily Hunt (Health & Fitness): Queer Student Program, Best Practices in Hybrid
Stephanie Hunt (Social Studies): Summer Summit; Best Practices in Hybrid; Mindfulness Initiative; Planning Grant: Diversity in Healthcare Field; Content Reading Initiative
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Holly Irvin (Special Education): Coding @ BHS; Experiential 9th Grade Physics
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Julia James (Math): Data Science and Social Justice
Jasmine Juo (Science): Ithaka Advisory
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Kathryn Kanter-Caruso (Math): Mindfulness Initiative
Andy Kelly (Special Education): Ithaka Advisory
Megan Kennedy-Justice (Math): Innovation Summit 2023
Andrew Kimball (World Languages): Content Reading Initiative; Ithaka Advisory; Summer Summit
Stacy Kissel (Science): Coding @ BHS; Experiential 9th Grade Physics
Bridget Knightly (Educational Technology & Library): Planning Grant: Library Team COVID-Response
Brendan Kobus (Associate Dean): Content Reading Initiative
Shoshanna Kostant (Math): Coding @ BHS
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Sarah Leonard (World Language): Summer Summit
Elsbeth Leslie (Special Education): Mindfulness, Content Reading Initiative, Ithaka Advisory
Kathryn Leslie (Social Studies): Queer Student Program, Social Justice; Tutorial; Racial Awareness; Content Reading Initiative; Best Practices in Hybrid
Anamary Levasseur (Visual Arts): Innovation Summit 2023
Kate Lipman (Guidance): Summer Summit
Jenny Longmire (Social Studies): Innovation Summit 2023, COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Summer Summit
Elena Cruz Lopez (World Languages): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Summer Summit
Kara Lopez (Guidance, ACE): Mindfulness Initiative
Aubrey Love (Science): Engineering by Design, Engineering Innovation & Design
Lori Lynn (Visual Arts): Brookline Lens; Best Practices in Hybrid
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Andrew Maglathlin (Visual Arts): Engineering Innovation & Design
Shelley Mains (Educational Technology & Library): Planning Grants: Critical Consumers of Information, Library Team COVID-Response; Diversity in Healthcare Field; Content Reading Initiative
Julia Mangan (Science): Queer Student Program, Coding @ BHS; COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Experiential 9th Grade Physics
Jen Martin (Social Studies): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Hub Advisory, BHS Writes, Ithaka Advisory
Stephanie McAllister Poon (Social Studies): Best Practices in Hybrid; EPIC: Senior Year Capstone Project; Teachers Mentoring Teachers; Ithaka Advisory; Summer Summit
Brenda McCarthy (Bridge Alliance): Innovation Summit 2023, Planning Grant: Electronic Format Job Skills Curriculum for Special Education COVID-Response
Maura McGill (Educational Technology & Library): Planning Grant: Library Team COVID-Response
Emily McGinnis (World Languages): Content Reading Initiative; Advisory Hub; Ithaka Advisory
Dave Mitchell (English): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Mindfulness Initiative, BHS Writes
Graciela Mohamedi (Science): Experiential 9th Grade Physics
Christopher Monschauer (Math): Data Science and Social Justice
Beau Morimando (English): Innovation Summit 2023
Evan Mousseau (Special Education): Advisory Hub
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Julia Naimy (Math): Coding @ BHS; Planning Grants: 9th Grade Math Redesign, Heterogeneous Math
Sarah Talmadge Nardi (English): Summer Summit; Best Practices in Hybrid
Michael Normant (Social Studies): Mindfulness Initiative, Content Reading Initiative, BHS Writes, Ithaka Advisory Program
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Devon Oberle (Winthrop House – Math): Innovation Summit 2023
Erica O’Mahony (World Languages): Innovation Fund Program Liaison, Summer Summit
Katy Frost Ouellette (English Language Learners): Ithaka Advisory; BHS Writes
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Josh Paris (Math): Coding @BHS; COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Planning Grant: 9th Grade Math Redesign
Julie Padgett (Math): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Summer Summit
Katelyn Parisi (Special Education): Planning Grant: Ability Studies
Alissa Parker (Special Education): Planning Grant: Special Education in a Virtual World COVID-Response
David Pazmino (Career and Tech Ed): Reimagining Restaurant
Nick Pero (Math): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Michael Proctor (Special Education): Summer Summit
Dean Putnam (World Languages): Ithaka Advisory
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Lisa Redding (Dean): Mindfulness Initiative
Danielle Rabina (Math): Data Science and Social Justice
Elizabeth Ricardelli (Career & Tech Ed): Rethinking Restaurant
Julia Rocco (English): Finding Yourself in the Curriculum; BHS Writes; Content Reading Initiative
Lisa Rodriguez (Math): Best Practices in Hybrid
Coral Rondeau (Special Education): Planning Grant: Ability Studies
Nicholas Rothstein (English): Ithaka Advisory; BHS Writes
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Donna Sartanowicz (Visual Arts): Drawing for Understanding in Field Science; Planning Grant: Digital Tools and Planning for the Art Studio COVID-Response; BHS Writes
Christine Shen (Math): Coding @ BHS; COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Planning Grant: 9th Grade Math Redesign
Jennifer Spencer (Science, Career & Tech Ed): Innovation Summit 2023, Coding @ BHS; COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Experiential 9th Grade Physics
Lihua Shorter (World Language): Summer Summit
Emma Siver (English): Innovation Summit 2023
Julia Speyer (Science): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Ithaka Advisory; Summer Summit
Britt Stevens (Career & Tech Ed): BHS Innovation Fund Program Liaison, Ithaka Advisory, COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant, Rethinking Restaurant, Hub Advisory
Betty Strong (Math): Perspectives of a Mathematical Mind; Planning Grant: Heterogeneous Math; Summer Summit
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Danielle Theissen (Math): Innovation Summit, 2023, Best Practices in Hybrid; Summer Summit; Data Science and Social Justice
Alexia Thomas (Associate Dean – Gr. 11): Innovation Summit 2023
Kristina Tobey (World Languages): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Best Practices in Hybrid; Mindfulness Initiative, BHS Writes
Jason Tong (World Languages): Coding @ BHS; Experiential 9th Grade Physics; Summer Summit
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Joslyn Vendola (ExCEL Math & Lead Teacher): Innovation Summit 2023
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Grace Wang (Math): Coding @ BHS; Perspectives of a Mathematical Mind
Hayley Wells (Math): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Mindfulness Initiative
Mark Wheeler (Social Studies): Innovation Fellow: Public Memory, Mindfulness Initiative, Content Reading Initiative, Curriculum: Adobe Premier Training History as Film/Film as History; Ithaka Advisory
Eli Williams (World Languages): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant; Innovation Fellow
Ed Wiser (Science): COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
Chloe Woolever (Math): Planning Grant: 9th Grade Math Redesign
Catherine Wolf (Science): Planning Grant: Critical Consumers of Information; Ithaka Advisory
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Alexandra Zembruski (English): Innovation Summit 2023, COVID-19 Teaching and Learning Response Grant
*Last updated June 2024