SYA Italy faculty ensures a challenging curriculum on par with the most competitive U.S. public and independent schools. Teachers are carefully selected not only for their academic credentials and successful experience in the U.S., but also for their ability to adapt, and to help students adapt, to life in a foreign country.
FACULTY AND STAFF AT SYA ITALY
Stephen Allen (2012)
(visiting from Albuquerque Academy)
English
B.A. Franklin & Marshall, M.F.A. Colgate University
Roberta Baroncini (2002)*
Administrative Assistant
University of Liverpool
Carolyn Hilles-Pilant (2010)
(former faculty in France 1994-1995, Spain 2001-2002 and Japan 2010-2011)
College Counselor
B.S. Manchester College
M.A. Purdue University
M.S. University of Illinois
Keith Hilles-Pilant (2010)
(former faculty in France 1994-1995, Spain 2001-2002 and Japan 2010-2011)
(Visiting from Milton Academy)
Mathematics
A.B. Princeton University
M.S. University of Illinois
David Lutchner (2005)
Outreach Coordinator
Yvonne Mazurek (2001)
Art History
B.A. University of Chicago
Katia Delle Monache (2005)
Italian
B.A. Tuscia University
Santo Sammartino (2001)
History
M.A Tuscia University
Eleonora Trucca (2005)
Host Family Coordinator
Certificate in Education
Liceo Linguistico
Amy Beck Turner (2011)
(visiting from East Longmeadow High School)
Classics Teacher
A.B. Bowdoin College
M.A.T. Univeristy of Massachusetts
Warren Turner (2011)
(visiting from Westfield State College)
Mathematics
A.B. Bowdoin College
Ph.D. Harvard University
Alessandra Tuzi (2001)
Language Teacher
B.A., Tuscia University
M.A. University Ca' Foscari, Venice
*The date following the name indicates the year the person joined School Year Abroad