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
B.A. and B.S. from Keene State College
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