Brian Bernasek, Chair
R. Scott Pastrick, Vice Chair
Mary Spearing, Secretary
Elizabeth O. Flanagan, Treasurer
Rev. Ronald Anton, S.J.
Kathryn Kavanagh Baran
Leonard J. Baxt
Laricke Blanchard
Thomas M. Buchanan
Michael T. Crilley
Margaret Smith Ford
Jane Genster
Dan Glading
Geoff J. Gonella
Theodore Hart
Michael Hotchkiss
Catherine Ronan Karrels
David Kent
Rev. Gasper Lo Biondo, S.J.
William F. Magner, III
John McAllister
Kathleen Rooney Papallo
Jack Railey
Lisa Ross
Vincent A. Sheehy, IV
Anne Sullivan
Monica Moore Thompson
Andrew V. Welters
William B. Whitaker, Ex-Officio
William B. Whitaker
Founder
B.A., Acadia University
wwhitaker@wjacademy.org
Marcus Washington
Head of School
B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.Ed., Marymount University; M.A., The George Washington University
mwashington@wjacademy.org
Brian Farmer
Principal
B.B.A. University of Notre Dame; MSEd, Northwestern University; J.D., University of Michigan
bfarmer@wjacademy.org
Mary Barcellona
Faculty; 4th Grade Dean
B.A., The Catholic University of America
mbarcellona@wjacademy.org
Briana Barnes LICSW
School Counselor
B.S., Howard University; M.S.W, University of Pittsburgh
bbarnes@wjacademy.org
Adrienne Biel LICSW
School Counselor
B.S., Union College; M.S.W., University of Maryland
abiel@wjacademy.org
Analise Brower
Director of Mission and Spirituality; Learning Specialist
B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.Ed., University of Notre Dame
abrower@wjacademy.org
Caitlin DeLaurentis
Director of Advancement Operations
B.A., Georgetown University; M.N.A., University of Notre Dame
cdelaurentis@wjacademy.org
Henoch Derbew
Faculty, Extended Day Coordinator
B.A., Colgate University; M.P.P, Georgetown University; M.A., Loyola Marymount University; M.A., Loyola University Chicago
hderbew@wjacademy.org
Rich Dumais
Chief Operating Officer
B.A., University of Maryland; J.D., University of Maryland
rdumais@wjacademy.org
Uyo Ekandem
Assistant to the President's Office/Opportunity and Resource
B.A., University of District of Columbia
uekandem@wjacademy.org
Chelsea Gerald
Faculty; 6th Grade Dean
B.A., Elon University; M.A., The George Washington University
cgerald@wjacademy.org
J.B. Gerald
Director, Office of Student and Alumni Success
B.A., Colgate University; M.A., Penn State University
jgerald@wjacademy.org
Danny Haley
Faculty; 5th Grade Dean
B.A., Florida State University; M.P.S., Georgetown University
dhaley@wjacademy.org
Shanna Huddleston
Controller
B.S., Longwood University
shuddleston@wjacademy.org
Sean Johnson
Faculty
B.S., North Carolina A&T State University
sjohnson@wjacademy.org
Justin Karriem
Faculty
B.S., Towson University
jkarriem@wjacademy.org
Shannon Keller
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
B.B.A., St. Joseph's University
skeller@wjacademy.org
Jessie Kemp
Donor Stewardship Coordinator
B.A., University of Maryland
jkemp@wjacademy.org
Rev. Gap Lo Biondo SJ
School Chaplain
Rosalie MacInnes
Director of Alumni Relations; 8th Grade Dean; Faculty
B.B.A., University of Mississippi
rmacinnes@wjacademy.org
Kelly Mallahan
Faculty; Learning Specialist
B.A. Brown University; M.Ed., George Mason University
kmallahan@wjacademy.org
Denise McGloon
Events Manager
B.A., University of Maryland
dmcgloon@wjacademy.org
Kyle Miller
Faculty
B.S., College of Charleston
kmiller@wjacademy.org
David Nesbitt
Faculty; 7th Grade Dean
B.A., Bates College; M.L.S. Loyola University Maryland; M.A., University of Maryland
dnesbitt@wjacademy.org
Lisa Paro
Chief Advancement Officer
B.S., Ohio University; M.S., Ohio University
lparo@wjacademy.org
Corey Richardson
Faculty
B.A., State University of New York, Onenota; M.A., New York University
crichardson@wjacademy.org
Aaron Shepperd
Faculty
B.A., University of Virginia
ashepperd@wjacademy.org
Emily Surprenant
Faculty
B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.A., The George Washington University
esurprenant@wjacademy.org
Jessica Vartughian
Chief of Staff
B.A., St. Bonaventure University
jvartughian@wjacademy.org
Jassar Vasquez
Faculty
B.S., University of District of Columbia
jvasquez@wjacademy.org
Kelvin Ventura
Faculty
B.A., Mount St. Mary's University
kventura@wjacademy.org
Annie Virostek
Development Associate
B.A., Michigan State University
avirostek@wjacademy.org
Kyle Wade
Facilities Coordinator
B.S., Bowie State University
kwade@wjacademy.org
Kevin Winston
Vice Principal
B.A., James Madison University; M.S., Grand Canyon University
kwinston@wjacademy.org