Circle of Friends Staff

Teachers

Christine Garbowski is a certified teacher with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education from Central Connecticut State University. Prior to joining the team, Christine worked as a Special Education Preschool Teacher in New Milford, CT. Christine has 18 years of experience working with Preschool age children and is currently working toward her Master's Degree in Special Education.

Leah Laden
 is a certified teacher with a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education and a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education from Southern Connecticut State University. Prior to joining the Circle of Friends team, Leah worked as a Special Education Teacher at F.A. Berry School grades K-2. Leah has 23 years of teaching experience.

Sue Morgan
 is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Special Education. Prior to joining the team in 1999, Sue worked as an Early Intervention Teacher for the State of Connecticut and as a special education preschool teacher in Watertown, CT.

Lisa Vance is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education. Prior to joining the team in 2007, Lisa worked as an Early Intervention Teacher for the State of Connecticut and as a special education preschool/kindergarten teacher in Region 15.

Karen Wilson is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Special Education. Prior to joining the team in September 2004, Karen taught at the preschool level for eight years.

Related Staff

Elizabeth DiBiase - Supervisor of Special Education
Danielle Legnard - Principal
Dr. Christine Sipala - Director of Special Education
Lois Brockmann  - Physical Therapist
Jennifer Freudenberg - Occupational Therapist
Melissa Spaziani - Speech Language Pathologist
Kate Coffey - School Social Worker 
Robin Lamontagne - School Nurse
Cyndi Giordano-Donati - Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Bernadette Bryant - Special Education Secretary
Barbara Barese  - School Secretary

Circle of Friends Phone Number: (203) 794-8677