Faculty & Staff
Maine Teachers & Faculty Serve Students, Families & Community
MeANS teachers and staff are some of the most committed, caring and engaged Maine teachers around. They work with very small class sizes, giving attention to individual students on campus and during home visits.

Campus
MeANS Staff | Position | |
Jeff Chase | jchase@maineacademy.org | Agricultural Specialist |
Elise Gudde | egudde@maineacademy.org | 9/10 Science Teacher |
Rand Smith | rsmith@maineacademy.org | 11/12 Science Teacher |
Kasey Carrier | kcarrier@maineacademy.org | 9/10 Math Teacher |
Jill Lee | jlee@maineacademy.org | 11/12 Math Teacher |
Jim Poindexter | jpoindexter@maineacademy.org | 9/10 English Teacher |
Frank Parrinello | fparrinello@maineacademy.org | 11/12 English Teacher |
Kelsi Fortin | kfortin@maineacademy.org | 9/10 Social Studies Teacher |
Vincent Russel | vrussell@maineacademy.org | 11/12 Social Studies Teacher |
Katie Hewett | khewett@maineacademy.org | 9/10 Direct Instruction Teacher |
Mary Littlefield | mlittlefield@maineacademy.org | 11/12 Direct Instruction Teacher |
Sonja Hersey | shersey@maineacademy.org | 11/12 Sp. Ed. Tech. |
Cindi Lindsey | clindsey@maineacademy.org | 9/10 Sp. Ed. Tech. |
Zeke Chapman | zchapman@maineacademy.org | 11/12 Ed. Tech. |
Grace Hilmer | ghilmer@maineacademy.org | School Social Worker |
Joyce Ryan | jryan@maineacademy.org | Office Manager |
Paula Taylor | ptaylor@maineacademy.org | Transportation Coord |
Sean Getchell | sgetchell@maineacademy.org | Custodian |
Katrina Guptill | kguptill@gwh.org | Food Service – Cafeteria |
Luke Schaedle | lschaedle@gwh.org | Technology Director |
Beth Christopher | echristopher@maineacademy.org | Business Manager |
Evan Coleman | ecoleman@maineacademy.org | Director of Curriculum and Instruction |
Christine Sullivan | csullivan@maineacademy.org | Director of Special Education |
Danni Best | dbest@maineacademy.org | Dean of Students |
Matt Newberg | mnewberg@maineacademy.org | Head of School |
Threshold
Dennison, Becky | rdennison@maineacademy.org | Dean of Threshold |
Bickford, Mahlon | mbickford@maineacademy.org | Lead Teacher |
Grant-Widen, Becky | rgrant@maineacademy.org | Lead Teacher |
Hapworth, January | jhapworth@maineacademy.org | Lead Teacher |
O’Toole, Erica | eotoole@maineacademy.org | Lead Teacher |
Rothschild, Ana | jrothschild@maineacademy.org | Lead Teacher |
Ward, Stephanie | sward@maineacademy.org | Lead Teacher |