Faculty

Threshold faculty consists of more than twenty highly qualified faculty members. Each has expertise in educating students with special needs, extensive experience, and an advanced degree in education or a field directly related to her/his role at Threshold.

Threshold Administration, Faculty, & Staff

Administration

Jim Wilbur

Director of Threshold, Instructor of Current Events

B.A. from Nichols College, M.Ed. from Cambridge College

Helen McDonald

Director of Admissions

B.A. from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, M.Ed from Fitchburg State College

Patricia Morrissey

Director of Transition Year and Bridge

B.S. and M.A. from Lesley College

Jodi Rosenblatt

Director of Residence Life

B.A. Psychology from University of Maryland

Faculty & Staff

Linda Brennan

Instructor of Consumer Education and Personal Finance

B.A. from Salem State College, M.Ed. from Boston University

Terry Bromfield

Early Childhood Instructor, Advisor, and Supervisor

B.A. from Wheelock College, M.Ed. from Lesley College

Rosalie Carter-Dixon

Early Childhood Instructor, Advisor, and Supervisor

B.S. from Tufts University, M.A. from Salem State College

Lorraine M. Done

Vocational Instructor, Advisor, and Supervisor

B.A. and M.A. from Boston University

Caroline Dunn

Graduate Resident Assistant

B.A. from Wheaton College

Hector Fuentes

Job Placement Specialist

B.A. from University of Massachusetts

Mary Ann Gifun

Transition Year Vocational Counselor

B.A. from University of Massachusetts

Angelo Giolzetti

Practicum Student

B.A. from UC Davis, M.A from Boston University

Cara Gorham

Graduate Resident Assistant

B.S. from Boston College

Michelle Harmon

Administrative Assistant

Cheryl Haug

Physical Education Instructor

B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, graduate work in health and physical education at Northeastern University

Kristin Healy

Graduate Resident Assistant

B.A. and B.S from SUNY Oneonta

Mark Kinchla

Counselor

B.A from Framingham State College

Janna Koretz

Practicum Student

B.A from Cornell University

Leslie Macone

Business and Support Services Instructor, Advisor, and Supervisor

B.S. from Salem State College, M.S. from Lesley College

Jeffrey Melzack

Instructor of Creative Arts

B.S. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University Program

Marcia Mishley

Business and Support Services Instructor, Advisor, and Supervisor, Work World Instructor  

B.S. from Salem State College, M.Ed. from Framingham State College. Advanced secretarial certificate from Katherine Gibbs School

Dr. William Mitchell

Psychological Consultant and group leader for Personal Growth

B.A. from the University of North Carolina, M.A. and Ed.D. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education 

Carole Noveck

Life Skills and Bridge Instructor

B.A. from Douglass College, M.S. from Upsala College

Karen Oldoni

Independent Living Advisor

B.A from Colgate University, Graduate work in Celtic Studies at Harvard University

Fran Osten

Early Childhood Instructor, Advisor, and Supervisor

B.A. from Barnard College, M.Ed. from Tufts University Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study

Hannah Riccardi

Independent Living Advisor

B.A from Catholic University of America

Joanne Silva

Program Manager

Will Small

Creative Writing Instructor, Information Technology Specialist

B.A. and M.Ed from Rhode Island College, Certificate, IT Support from Boston University
Certificates, Tech Writing & Graphic Design from Ohio University

Diane Wilcox

Independent Living Advisor

B.A. from Tufts University

Robin Wood

Theater Project Instructor

B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, M.F.A. from Yale University School of Drama

Fran Yuan

Admissions Counselor, Instructor of Adult Sexuality, Medical World, Pathways to Health and Understanding Learning Challenges

B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, M.A. from Lesley College