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Library Media Specialists:
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Julia
Roberts
203-341-1495
Julia_Roberts@westport.k12.ct.us
I grew
up in a tiny town in Ohio, the youngest of five
siblings, and one of 50 first cousins! I spent a lot
of time reading until I had read every book in the
small public library. After attending several colleges
and marrying my college sweetheart husband of 39
years, I ended up in the Northeast and began my 30
year teaching career. I've taught a program for gifted
students, English, and finally library media. I became
a perpetual student, earning degrees along the way.
Now I continue to learn by teaching and coordinating a
state-endorsed program for other teachers who want to
become library media specialists.
Our children are grown and I'm very proud of their
accomplishments. They both loved their years at
Danbury High and felt it prepared them for the wider
world. Our daughter graduated from Wesleyan
University, became a human resources specialist, and
is now finishing grad school
at Harvard in public
health management. Our son graduated
from Vassar College and the University of Maryland. He
is the director of advisement for the Barrett Honors
College at Arizona State University.
I am often a social
butterfly (and had to learn to control that in school)
and have many dear friends. But next to family and
friends, I like to spend time with books, new
technologies, and teens. All inspire me.
My husband and I enjoy our
down-sized life at our new/old condo in Southbury with
our rescued cat Lucky. We like walking in
our community, going to movies, having dinner with
friends, traveling to visit our children, and watching
some crime and reality shows (including Survivor, Mrs. Parmelee). TiVo is my friend!
Since I come from such a
large family, our travels usually include visits to
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Robin
Stiles
203-341-2426
Robin_Stiles@westport.k12.ct.us
Born and
raised in Green Brook, NJ, I have moved eight times with
my family. My family has lived in Fairmont, WV;
Lancaster, PA; Pitman, NJ; Lake Bluff, IL; Waynesboro,
VA; Middlebury, CT; Haddonfield, NJ; and then back to
Southbury, CT since 2002. I am really
good at packing and unpacking!
My eldest daughter is a Math
teacher in NJ, my middle son is an
event coordinator for New York Road
Runners in New York and my youngest son is attending
law school at the University of
Richmond.
I taught Reading in WV and PA before starting my family
and have been a Library Media Specialist in CT and NJ
working with middle school and high school level
students since 1997. Mrs. Roberts and I met at Southern
where we earned our Masters of Library Science.
I have always been surrounded by books and learning. I
am passionate about learning new skills and I am
thoroughly enjoying all the new technology that is
bombarding our students, schools, and my twenty first
century life! I am always ready to learn more.
At home I reside in a restored federal style home built
in 1780 amid other colonial homes in my neighborhood of
the same time period. So I get to experience the best
parts of the 18th and the 21st centuries every day.
I love to read, love the beach, love to explore new
technologies, love to hunt for antiques, enjoy travel to
new places, and love to exercise when I walk my
dog, Pete. I spend my summers
in New Jersey at the
shore where my extended family lives.
I love my job at Staples and have the best time helping
our students learn how to locate and sort through all
the information resources they need to be successful in
all their classes and beyond. I like to think that we
in the LLC are preparing our students well for the
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Chris Garrity
203-341-1290
Chris_Garrity@westport.k12.ct.us
I was born and
raised in Fairfield, CT and I attended the public
schools.
I
attended San Francisco College for Women and graduated
from Newton College in Newton, MA.
I am
married and have a son in college and a daughter
working and I still live in Fairfield.
I
have spent most of my life swimming and have spent the
last 21 years swimming at the Westport YMCA, where I
have been teaching Youth Aquatics classes for three
years.
I
enjoy reading, and especially love non-fiction.
I
love my job here at Staples High School because every
day is different. There is always something to do.
Between the students and staff there are wonderful and
interesting people passing through each day.
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Mary
Parmelee
203-341-1290
Mary_Parmelee@westport.k12.ct.us
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Moved
at age 8 to Red Bank, New Jersey. Youngest of 4
children with 3 older brothers (which explains a lot).
Schools: Attended Catholic primary and high schools
except for 1 ½ blissful years at Mechanic Street
Elementary. B.A in History from UConn (1977), J. D.
from St. John’s University School of Law (1982), LL.M
(Taxation) from NYU (1986).
Hobbies: Knitting, Reading, Baking, Scrapbooking,
Quilting, watching reality tv shows (but not Survivor).
Favorite
Authors: Jodi Picoult, Jonathan Kellerman, J.A. Jance,
Dana Stabenow, Neal Shusterman,
Other
activities: Working in Children’s Department at
Westport Public Library, spectator at Staples, Juniors
and University of New Haven volleyball games, talking on
the phone.
Favorite
part of job at SHS: being around Staples students |
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Maria Vailakis-Wippick
203-341-1290
Maria_Vailakis-Wippick@westport.k12.ct.us
I was born in Chania, Crete, Greece and
came to America when I was 7 years old. I attended
public school in Brooklyn, New York and graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Hunter
College, CUNY.
I met my husband Gary at Wang
Laboratories while installing computers in the World
Financial District in NYC. We moved to Westport in 1992
and have two children in the Westport School system, one
at Staples and the other at CMS.
I am registered and certified as a
Kripalu Yoga Instructor and opened my business Agape
Yoga in 2003. I teach private and group classes to
students of all ages in my home studio, at the
Westport/Weston Family Y and through Westport Continuing
Education.
I am a people person and have always
worked in a service-oriented position. Working in the
LMC gives me an opportunity to meet and support the
people in the Westport community. I am very grateful
for whatever each day brings.
Namaste (I honor the light within you)
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