Winston Innovation Lab

Meet the Team

The Winston Innovation Lab Team

List of 15 items.

  • Scott Bezsylko

    Executive Director

  • Elizabeth Mendelsohn

    Director of Winston Innovation Lab

  • Michele Heimbauer

    Associate Director of Winston Innovation Lab

  • Jonathan Cohen, PhD

    Senior Advisor

  • Amber DeBono, PhD

    Director of Research

  • Jaclyn Baharestani

    Special Projects Coordinator, Winston Innovation Lab

  • Stephanie Zabar

    Head of School WPSCT

  • Beth Sugerman

    Chief Enrollment Officer

  • Sandy Hagerty

    Head of School WPSNY

  • Erica Piche

    Head of School WPSNJ

  • John Civita

    Director of Transitions Programming

  • Jeremy Antar

    Head of School Winston Transitions NYC

  • Keith Oncale

    Head of School WPSLI

  • Tabitha Mancini

    Director of Winston Online

  • Kristen Atkins

    Head of School WPSSFN

Advisory Team

List of 22 items.

  • Lorraine Adams

    Dean, WPSCT

  • Samantha Altschuler

    Dean, WPSNY

  • Jennifer VanWieren

    Dean, WPSNJ

  • Dan Degnan

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Ignacio Lopez

    Director of Development

  • Suzanne Engel

    Parent/Trustee Collaborator

  • Meredith Fischer

    Admissions Director, WSPNJ

  • Suzanne DiTrapani

    Dean, WPSLI

  • Lauren Gallo

    Assistant Head of School/Dean WPSLI

  • Monique Layani

    Focus Program Director, WPSNJ

  • Jamie Leahey

    Dean, WPSNY

  • Hadley Franklin

    Dean, WPSNY

  • Lauren Kellner

    Assistant Head of School/Admissions Director, Winston Transitions NYC

  • Aviva Oliker

    Assistant Head of School, WPSNY

  • Jamie Bean

    Assistant Head of School WPSNJ

  • Michelle Rolfe

    Admissions Director, WPSCT

  • Patrice Ryce

    Focus Program Director, WPSNY

  • Marc Silver

    Dean, WPSNJ

  • Laura Sobieski

    Data Collection & Analysis Coordinator

  • Dan Weissman

    Parent/Trustee Collaborator

  • Pax Whitfield

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Jordan Yannotti

    Assistant Head of School/Summer Program Director, WPSCT
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