Directory
Alisa Anania
Head of School & Environmental Education Teacher
hos@thetidewaterschool.org
Alisa earned a dual Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She received her Master’s Degree in…
Lily Barber
Upper Elementary Assistant & Enrichment Spanish Teacher
lily.barber@thetidewaterschool.org
Lily has worked with children, infants through adolescents, for over 26 years. Most of those years, she was a Spanish teacher at Tidewater School and…
Michelle Dyro
Primary Teacher
michelle.dyro@thetidewaterschool.org
I am looking forward to rejoining the Tidewater community as a Primary Educator. I have spent my time away from Tidewater helping my children adjust…
Christine Marcus
Office Manager
tidewaterschool@thetidewaterschool.org
Christine Marcus is the Office Manager at Tidewater School. Christine grew up in the Southern Maryland area and settled in Calvert County 14 years ago.…
Cecy Quintana
Primary Assistant, Before/After School Care Guide & Spanish Teacher
cecy.quintana@thetidewaterschool.org
Cecy is a native of El Salvador. She has many years of experience working with children since the age of 18. Ms. Cecy has Bachelor’s…
Gemma Sigler
Primary Assistant, Before/After School Care Director, & Librarian
gemma.sigler@thetidewaterschool.org
“We are the sowers - our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are.”…
Carley Tizol
Primary Assistant
carley.tizol@thetidewaterschool.org
Carley is a native of Calvert County. She has 23 years experience working with special education children from elementary to high school age students in…
Thea Haynes
Primary Teacher
thea.haynes@thetidewaterschool.org
I was born and raised in Maryland, grew up in Kensington and Rockville, and attended college at the University of Maryland, College Park. My Bachelor’s…
Aminat Onafuwa-Medley
Lower Elementary Teacher
aminat.om@thetidewaterschool.org
Aminat Onafuwa -Medley will be joining Tide Water as the new Lower Elementary teacher for the Sassafras classroom. She was born and raised in Baltimore,…
Ash Harris-Petrie
Lower Elementary Assistant
ash_harris_petrie@thetidewaterschool.org
Ash Harris-Petrie joins Tidewater school as lower elementary assistant this year. Ash had been working in education since 2014 with experience in both formal education…
Jesalyn Gordon
Upper Elementary Teacher
jesalyn.gordon@thetidewaterschool.org
I am entering my eighth year of leading a Montessori classroom. Before finding Montessori, I led a traditional elementary classroom for three years and I’ve…