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Faculty & Staff

At À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, our faculty and staff are the cornerstone of our students’ growth and future achievements.

At À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, our faculty and staff are the cornerstone of our students’ growth and future achievements. Possessing superior education credentials, including master’s and doctoral degrees, and a wealth of practical knowledge, they are deeply committed to nurturing each student’s potential. Their diverse backgrounds enrich our classrooms with a variety of perspectives, enhancing the learning experience. We take pride in having some of the finest, most experienced faculty and staff in the educational field. Discover more about our exceptional team below.

Faculty & Staff

Larisa Bankovsky

Founder, Director

Larisa Bankovsky
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Founder, Director
Contact

School email

larisa@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.S.Ed., Oles Honchar Dnipro National University (1982)
M.S.Ed., City University of New York (2002)

Margarita Druker

Founder, Director

Margarita Druker
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Founder, Director
Contact

School email

margarita@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A., Babson College (2000)
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (2025)

Milena Trubskyy

Head of Watertown Campus

Milena Trubskyy
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Watertown Campus
Contact

School email

trubskyy@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Dr. Stan Buyanskiy

Head of Academic Affairs and Global Development

Dr. Stan Buyanskiy
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Academic Affairs and Global Development
Contact

School email

buyanskiy@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000 ext.104
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., Moscow University of Finance and Law (2002)

Ph.D., Moscow University for the Humanities (2006)

LLM, Penn State Law (2018)

M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (2024)

Anna Ptushkina

Head of Admissions

Anna Ptushkina
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Admissions
Contact

School email

ptushkina@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000 ext.103
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Bryansk State University (2005)

Yelena Ivanova

Head of Wellesley Preschool

Yelena Ivanova
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Wellesley Preschool
Contact

School email

ivanova@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. in Economics, Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine (2002)

M.S., Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine (2003)

Oleksandra Bordiuk

Executive Assistant/HR

Oleksandra Bordiuk
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Executive Assistant/HR
Contact

School email

bordiuk@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Kherson State University (2020)

Julia Oldson

Nurse

Julia Oldson
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Nurse
Contact

School email

Oldson@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Jane O’Hare

English Department Chair

Jane O’Hare
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Department Chair
Contact

School email

ohare@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Primary Education), Liverpool John Moores University (1999)

Beverly Hugo

English Department

Beverly Hugo
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Hugo@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Education major, French minor), University  of Massachusetts at Amherst (1976)

Jacob Cartwright

English Department

Jacob Cartwright
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

cartwright@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (English Literature, minor in Spanish), Colgate University (2018)

M.A. (English), Tufts University (2024)

Ph.D. (English), Tufts University (2026)

Ben Anderson Hill

English Department

Ben Anderson Hill
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

bhill@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Philosophy and German), Colby College (2013)
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education (2020)

William Moody

English Department

William Moody
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Moody@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Political Science), Villanova University (2009)

M.A.T. (Education, Grades 5-12), Tufts University (2022)

Judy Murad

English Department

Judy Murad
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

murad@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Sociology and Psychology), Boston University (1987)
M.S.Ed. (Elementary Education 1-6), Simmons University (1994)

Paula Reytblat

English Department

Paula Reytblat
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Reytblat@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Psychology Major), Framingham State University (2019)

David Lang

English Department

David Lang
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Lang@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (American Studies), Tufts University (2002)

Noa Brudny

English Department

Noa Brudny
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Brudny@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Analicia Ruggie

Kindergarten Department

Analicia Ruggie
Employee information

Department

Kindergarten Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Ruggie@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Psychology; Minor in Spanish), St. John Fisher College (2015)

M.Ed. (Early Childhood Education), Lesley University (2019)

Jennifer Barucci

Kindergarten Department

Jennifer Barucci 
Employee information

Department

Kindergarten Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

barucci@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. Psychology, Dickinson College (1999)
M.Ed. Elementary Education, Cambridge College (2022)

Charlena Bockoven

Kindergarten Department

Charlena Bockoven
Employee information

Department

Kindergarten Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Bockoven@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Human Services), Fisher College, (2020)
M.Ed. (Elementary Education), Merrimack College, (2023)

Dr. Viktor Grigoryan

Math Department Chair

Dr. Viktor Grigoryan
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Department Chair
Contact

School email

grigoryan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2008)
M.S. in Mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003)

Natalia Bilan

Math Department

Natalia Bilan
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Bilan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., Altai State Pedagogical University, Russia (1999)

Higher Diploma in Science in Applied Computing, South East Technological University, Ireland (2012)

Arik Pogrebinsky

Math Department

Arik Pogrebinsky
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

pogrebinsky@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Statistics and Economics), University of Massachusetts – Amherst (2005)
M.S. (Biostatistics), Boston University School of Public Health (2020)

Maryna Harbuz

Math Department

Maryna Harbuz
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Harbuz@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Irina Regnier

Math Department

Irina Regnier
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

regnier@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Applied Mathematics, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow (2004)
M.S., Applied Mathematics, ENSTA engineering school, Paris (2008)
M.S., Financial Mathematics, Sorbonne, Paris (2008)

Valeria Whitworth

Math Department

Valeria Whitworth
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Whitworth@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Dr. Nick Hunter

Science Department Chair

Dr. Nick Hunter
Employee information

Department

Science Department

Title(s)

Department Chair
Contact

School email

hunter@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Neurobiology and Biochemistry, Double Major), University of Washington (2001)

Ph.D. (Neurobiology), Harvard University (2009)

Dr. Taylor Pickering

Science Department

Dr. Taylor Pickering
Employee information

Department

Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Pickering@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Biochemistry), University of Missouri (2011)

Ph.D. (Nutrition and Metabolism), Boston University School of Medicine (2017)

Olena Danylevska

Science Department

Olena Danylevska
Employee information

Department

Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

danylevska@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Master (Chemistry and Biology) Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National Pedagogical University, Ukraine (2004)

PhD degree (Botany), M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine (2009)

Dr. Andrei Shenin

Social Studies Department Chair

Dr. Andrei Shenin
Employee information

Department

Social Studies Department

Title(s)

Department Chair
Contact

School email

shenin@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A. in Management, Saratov State University (2012)

Ph.D. in World History, Saratov State University (2015)

MBA, Heriot-Watt University, (2025)

Dr. Seth Anderson

Social Studies Department

Dr. Seth Anderson
Employee information

Department

Social Studies Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

anderson@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. Russian, Arizona State University (2006)
B.S. Economics, Arizona State University (2006)
M.A. History, University of Utah (2015)
Ph.D., History, Boston University (2023)

Dr. Valeriya Kozlovskaya

World Languages Department

Dr. Valeriya Kozlovskaya
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

kozlovskaya@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University (1994)

B.A., Hunter College (1999)

Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College (2007)

Alexandra Polinovskaya

World Languages Department

Alexandra Polinovskaya
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Polinovskaya@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Olga Stepanova

World Languages Department

Olga Stepanova
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Stepanova@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., Kharkov Institute of Social Progress, Ukraine (1997)

Hanan Dadras

World Languages Department

Hanan Dadras
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Dadras@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.B.A.(Finance), Pace University (2005)

Yenny Mazzone

World Languages Department

Yenny Mazzone
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Mazzone@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Suffolk University (2001)ÌýÌý
M.S., Boston University (2002)

Patricia Chag

World Languages Department

Patricia Chag
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Chag@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Dr. Chiu-Fang Lin

World Languages Department

Dr. Chiu-Fang Lin
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Lin@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A. (Chinese Literature), National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (1997)

Ph.D. (Chinese Literature), National Central University, Taiwan (2016)

Certificate (Teaching Chinese as a Second Language), Taiwan (2018, 2023)

Angela Hickey

Computer Science Department Chair

Angela Hickey
Employee information

Department

Computer Science Department

Title(s)

Department Chair
Contact

School email

hickey@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Business Education), Salem State University

Keenan Gray

Teacher

Keenan Gray
Employee information

Department

Computer Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

gray@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Computer Science), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2016)

M.S. (Interactive Media and Game Development), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2018)

Arevik Tserunyan

Visual Arts Department

Arevik Tserunyan
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

tserunyan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A.  (Linguistics and Pedagogy),  “V. Brusov” Yerevan State Linguistic University (2008)
M.A. (Fine Arts), Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts (2010)
M.A. (Fine Arts), School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (2016)

Liliana Glik

Performance Arts Department

Liliana Glik
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

glik@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Vilniaus Juozo Tallat-Kelpšos Konservatorija
M.A., Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Ilya Silchukov

Performance Arts Department

Ilya Silchukov
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

silchukov@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A. (Vocal and Opera Performance), Belarus State Academy of Music (2007)

Tatiana Silchukova

Performance Arts Department

Tatiana Silchukova
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

silch@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.S. (Arts & Cultural Management), Boston University (Expected 2027)

M.A. (Musical Theatre Performance and Production), Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (2010)

B.A. (Voice and Opera Performance), Belarus State Musical College (2000)

Kateryna Stoliarenko

Performance Arts Department

Kateryna Stoliarenko
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Stoliarenko@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A., Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (2003)
M.A. in Arts & Choreography, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (2004)

Maria Kozhushko

Performance Arts Department

Maria Kozhushko
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

kozhushko@staracademyboston.com

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Igor Kovalenko

Head of Athletics Department

Igor Kovalenko
Employee information

Department

Athletics Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

Kovalenko@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Frank Manzelli

Athletics Department

Frank Manzelli
Employee information

Department

Athletics Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Manzelli@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Alex Kushkov

Athletics Department

Alex Kushkov
Employee information

Department

Athletics Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Kushkov@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Colby Madden

Athletics Department

Colby Madden
Employee information

Department

Athletics Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Madden@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Gaiane Koren

Gaiane Koren
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Madina Bitarova

Preschool

Madina Bitarova
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Olha Kosmina

Preschool

Olha Kosmina
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Tatsiana Tsaryk

Preschool

Tatsiana Tsaryk
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Marina Besko

Preschool

Marina Besko
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Marina Shaikhova

Preschool

Marina Shaikhova
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Olena Bordiuk

Preschool

Olena Bordiuk
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Olga Lazean

Preschool

Olga Lazean
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Tatyana Sultalieva

Preschool

Tatyana Sultalieva
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Nataliia Hryhorchuk

Preschool

Nataliia Hryhorchuk
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Valentina Khlebnaia

Preschool

Valentina Khlebnaia
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Olesia Dzboeva

Preschool

Olesia Dzboeva
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Svitlana Romaniuk

Preschool

Svitlana Romaniuk
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Viktoriia Savchenko

Preschool

Viktoriia Savchenko
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Viktoriia Lesiuk

Preschool

Viktoriia Lesiuk
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Svetlana Andryukova

Preschool

Svetlana Andryukova
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Almara Khachatryan

Preschool

Almara Khachatryan
Employee information

Department

Preschool

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Rhiannon Palframan

Teacher

Rhiannon Palframan
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

palframan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

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