Employee Directory

First Name Last Name Department

Ari Baum

Associate Head of School; History & Social Sciences; Head Varsity Girls' Ice Hockey Coach

B.S., Cornell University
M.A., Columbia University

History & Social Sciences Department, Head of School Office , Head Coach

Shelley Baumgarten

Director of Alumni Affairs, Athey Family Master

B.A., Cornerstone University

Advancement

Jen Bechtel P'25

Sr. Associate Director of Digital Communications, Athey Family Master

B.A., Kutztown University

Communications Office

Sally Belasco

Science, Head JV Girls' Basketball Coach, Athey Family Master Teacher

B.S., Dickinson College

Science Department

Patty Bell P'11 '13 '16 '18

Administrative Assistant, Admission Office

Admission Office

Valerie Berryer

World Languages, Athey Family Master Teacher

B.A., St. Thomas University - Miami
M.Ed., University of Miami

World Languages Department

Tracey Bilanin CPA

Accounting and Payroll Manager

B.A., Immaculata College

Business Office

Mitch Bilker

Controller and Assistant Treasurer

Korinne Blackwell P'29

Facilities Operations Manager

Facilities

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Contact Us

Main Campus Address:
860 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464

Center For The Arts:
766 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464

School Phone Number:
610-326-1000

Directions and Campus Map

Additional Contacts

Department and Endowed Chairs

Below are the names of The Hill School faculty members who serve as the Academic Department Chairs for the 2026-27 school year.

Chair of the Arts Department | Ms. Yoon Soo Lim P'17 '18

Chair of the Classics Department | Dr. Melissa Toomey

Chair of the Engineering & Computer Science Department | Ms. Bo Kim P'25

Chair of the English Department | Mrs. Courtney Neese '00 P'27 '28

Chair of the History & Social Sciences Department | Mr. Kevin Tkachuk

Chair of the Humanities Department | Dr. Mark Pearson '78 P'20 '24

Chair of the Mathematics Department | Mr. Ernest Higginbotham

Chair of the Religious Studies & Philosophy Depart| ment Dr. Matthew Rinkevich

Chair of the Science Department | Mr. William Yinger '95 P'28

Chair of the World Languages Department | Ms. Elena Dauphinais

Below are the names of Hill School faculty members who hold endowed chairs for the 2026-27 academic year.

Albert Whitaker Master Teacher of Latin  | Stephen Ciraolo
Carl Knobloch '18 Instructor of Economics  |  Ariel L. Baum
Charles C. Watson Distinguished Chair in History & Social Sciences  | F. Christopher Chirieleison '85 P'18 '19 '21
Clarke Family Faculty Adviser to the Honor Council  |  Robert W. Steinman
David H. Mercer Coach of Girls' Varsity Lacrosse  | Claudia LaMarca
Director of The CFTA |  Heidi Eccleston P'19 '21
Dr. John W. Riegel Chair in Religious Studies  |  Matthew Rinkevich, Ph.D.
Dr. William K. Runyeon '42 Instructor of Religious Studies & Philosophy |  The Rev. Anne Confer Martens '02
Edward C. Congdon '04 Master Teacher of English | Amy Agnew P'11
Edward Tuck Hall Distinguished Chair in English |  Courtney G. Neese '00 P'27 '28
Elizabeth B. Blossom Chair of Humanities  |  Mark Pearson, Ph.D. '78 P'20 '24
Firestone Endowment Chaplain |  The Rev. Anne Confer Martens '02
George D. Senter Chair in Mathematics  |  Ernest Higginbotham
George W. Perkins '13 Memorial Master Teacher of History & Social Sciences  |  Kevin Tkachuk
H. Clay McEldowney '65 P'95 Head Coach of Varsity Wrestling |  David Hoffman '01
Harry L. Price Coach of Boys' Lacrosse  |  David Page '05
Henry J. Colbath Senior Master Teacher in Science |  William Yinger '95 P'28
Herbert B. Finnegan Memorial Chair of World Languages |  Elena Dauphinais
The High Meadows Foundation Chair for Sustainability |  Mike Kolter
Independence Foundation Senior Master Teacher of Mathematics |  Matthew Gettings
Independence Foundation Master Teacher of World Languages |  Ramonita Marcano-Ogando, Ph.D.
Isaac Thomas Chair of Classics  | Melissa Toomey, Ph.D.
McNally Chair of History & Social Sciences Department |  Kevin Tkachuk
The Meigs Family Head of School  | Kathleen Devaney
Oaklawn-Tuttle Director of Vocal Music |  Yoon Soo Lim P'17 '18
Philip Rogers Mallory '04 Instructure of Science |  Mark de Kanter
Standish F. Medina, Jr. '58 Girls' Track and Field Coach  |  Bart Mestelle
Frank E. Richardson '20 Coach of Boys' Track and Field |  William Yinger '95 P'28
Walter Lemley Coach of Varsity Baseball |  Edward Turner
Wilbur C. Riley Director of Athletics and Co-Curricular Activities  |  Bill Stiles

Business Office Contacts

The Hill School's Business Office is located at 701 E. High St. Please reference the information below when contacting a member of Business Office.

Questions regarding background clearances, onboarding, and benefits: Josh Kenline at jkenline@thehill.org or 610-705-1122.
Questions regarding recruitment, worker's compensation, and LOA: Casey Kolunie ckolunie@thehill.org or 610-705-1245.
Questions regarding accounts payable: Debbie Mauger at dmauger@thehill.org or 610-705-1290.
Questions regarding tuition billing, debit card, miscellaneous charges, and student insurance: Dawn Norman at dnorman@thehill.org or 610-705-1270.
To reach the School's Director of Human Resources, please contact Kimberly Fowlkes at kfowlkes@thehill.org or 610-705-1149.
To reach the School's Controller and Assistant Treasurer, please contact Mitch Bilker at mbilker@thehill.org.
To reach the School's CFO, please contact Scott Faulkingham P'25 '28 at sfaulkingham@thehill.org.

Other Administrative Offices

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Media Inquiries

The Hill School makes every effort to protect the privacy of our students. We will not share personal information without appropriate consent by individual students and their families. Media inquiries and interview requests should be approved by Director of Marketing and Communications Townsend Zeigler at tzeigler@thehill.org.

Media Guidelines: To maintain the safety and privacy of our students, we ask that you please respect these guidelines, so we can help you most effectively.

1. Townsend Zeigler is the official spokesperson for The Hill School. All media requests for access to School facilities, personnel, and students must be directed to him so that we can best coordinate and accommodate your needs. Similarly, if you are planning to visit the campus, please contact Townsend. All media visits to the campus must be coordinated in advance.

2. Please do not directly contact our students without School approval. Naturally, all parents and guardians of our students are provided with a photo/interview release, and, as a School, we must make every reasonable effort to honor parent/guardian wishes concerning interaction between their children and the media. If you wish to speak with any of our students or faculty, please contact Townsend, and he will do his best to facilitate your contact.

3. All requests to shoot video or photography must be made through Townsend Zeigler.

4. If you violate any of these guidelines you may be asked to leave campus, as we need to protect the privacy of all our students.

View The Hill School's Social Media Policy.

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