Meet our Staff

The IST Leadership Team includes the key administrators: Head of School, Primary Principal, Secondary Principal, Head of Operations, our IB Coordinators (PYP, MYP and DP) and the Primary Italian Parità Scolastica Coordinator. Together they oversee the daily operations and curriculum of the school and help guide our community as we pursue our Guiding Statements.

Leadership Team

Lara Pazzi
Head of School
matysow
Magdalena Matysow
Primary Principal
Matthew Thurstan
Secondary Principal
Gianluca Collu
Operations Manager

Curriculum Coordinators

matysow
Magdalena Matysow
PYP Coordinator
Francesca Parisi
MYP and Licenza Media Coordinator / MYP-DP Italian Language Acquisition Teacher
Clara Siviero
DP Coordinator / DP English Language & Literature and Language Acquisition Teacher / University Counsellor
Sobrero
Barbara Sobrero
PYP Italian A Teacher / Italian Parità Scolastica Coordinator

Administration Team

pazzi
Lara Pazzi
Head of School
collu
Gianluca Collu
Operations Manager
rabuazzo
Claudia Rabuazzo
Finance Manager
bellone
Marita Bellone
Administrative Assistant / PD Coordinator
cocchi
Valeria Cocchi
Human Resources
costantini
Anna Costantini
Cleaner Coordinator and Maintenance Supervisor
azzinaro
Fernando Azzinaro
Maintenance
fistetto
Michael Fistetto
After School Activities Coordinator / Field Trips / Child Protection Officer
jona
Monica Jona
Admissions/Registrar
ranzini
Alessandro Ranzini
IT Administrator
redman
Jennifer Redman
Information Services
russo
Luca Russo
Security and Maintenance
schirru
Roberta Schirru
Communication & Marketing / Order Office
sipione
Beatrice Sipione
School Nurse
sosio
Ilaria Sosio
Admissions

Faculty Team

Cynthia Clough
DP English A Language & Literature Teacher / Secondary ELL / CAS
infantozzi
Rodrigo Infantozzi
MYP-DP Mathematics, DP Computer Science Teacher, Group 5 Mathematics Learning Leader
parisi
Francesca Parisi
MYP and Licenza Media Coordinator / MYP-DP Italian Language Acquisition Teacher
schuering
Astrid Tegge-Schuering
MYP/DP Science Learning Leader - MYP Science / DP Chemistry Teacher
awor
Pauline Awor
Nursery / Pre-K Teacher
ayres
Lorraine Ayres
PYP G4Y Teacher
baker
Susan Baker
PYP G2Y Teacher
banioni
Carla Banioni
MYP Italian A Language & Literature Teacher
bartolozzi
Jessica Bartolozzi
Whole School Guidance Counselor
barbieri
Nicola Barbieri
EY-PYP-MYP Music Teacher / Music and Visual Arts Learning Leader / School Events Coordinator
Raphael Bassanello
MYP Science and DP Geography Teacher
bergamin
Sara Bergamin
MYP English Language Acquisition Teacher / English Department Learning Leader
brennan
Michelle Brennan
PYP G3X Teacher
buono
Cinzia Buono
DP Italian A Literature Teacher
borgotallo
Lorenzo Borgotallo
MYP - DP Italian Language Teacher / Italian Department Learning Leader / Language Certification Coordinator
burgio
Salvatore Burgio
Secondary SEN Teacher
Gianluca Sinico
MYP Physical Education Teacher / Elite Athletes’ Programme Coordinator
campos
Carmen Campos
On Leave
canestrelli
Elisa Canestrelli
PYP MYP Italian A Teacher
coombes
Nicola Coombes
Kindergarten Teacher
curletti
Luisa Curletti
On Leave
patricia
Patricia Fonseca
MYP/DP Visual Arts Teacher
di maggio
Elena Di Maggio
On Leave
fenoglio
Luca Fenoglio
MYP Mathematics Teacher
giraudo
Francesca Giraudo
MYP-DP Mathematics Teacher
galindo
Raquel Galindo
On Leave
ghelli
Clarissa Ghelli
PYP Visual Arts Teacher
hahn
Jennifer Hahn
MYP Science / DP Biology Teacher
inzerillo
Magdalena Inzerillo
Primary English Language Learning Teacher
lindeman
Suzanna Lindeman
PYP G1X Teacher
malvezzi
Marta Malvezzi
DP Mathematics and Physics Teacher
Ulvhild Kunze
PYP-MYP-DP German Language Acquisition Teacher
martineau
Megan Martineau
PYP Learning Support Teacher
massey
Tom Massey
MYP Mathematics and Science Teacher / DP Biology Teacher
mcKenzie
Lewis McKenzie
MYP Science Teacher / Lab Technician / Secondary Cover Teacher
mattei
Monica Mattei
Middle School Italian Mathematics and Science Teacher
murphy
Cliodhna Murphy
On Leave
nthuni
Josephine Nthuni
Kindergarten Teacher
oxenham
Miriam Oxenham
MYP Individuals & Societies Teacher / Individuals & Societies Learning Leader
Pravin
MYP Individuals & Societies and DP Economics Teacher / Secondary ELL Teacher / Sustainability Learning Leader
parrett
Caroline Parrett
PYP 4X Teacher
pellegrini
Antonieta Pellegrini
EY Teaching Assistant and Kindergarten Italian FL Teacher
penzo
Paolisa Penzo
MYP Italian A Language & Literature Teacher
raviola
Nadia Raviola
MYP English Language Acquisition and Individuals & Societies Teacher
mabel
Mabel Redaelli
PYP G1Y Teacher
Maria Sol Rosales
MYP-DP Spanish Language Acquisition and PYP French Language Acquisition Teacher
sanchez
Maria Dolores Sanchez Martinez
PYP-MYP- DP Spanish Language Acquisition Teacher
serra
Andrea Serra
DP English Language Acquisition Teacher - TOK
SARAH
Miss Sarah
PYP G3Y Teacher
solomon
Joshua Solomon
MYP-DP English Language and Literature Teacher
teho
Guy Teho
MYP-DP French Language Acquisition Teacher
tuzio
Consuelo Tuzio
On Leave
veale
Ashley Jade Veale
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
violante
Erica Violante
PYP Physical Education Teacher
walker
Elaine Walker
MYP Individuals & Societies / DP History and TOK Teacher / MUN Coordinator
andrew
Andrew Waszkowksi
MYP Design Teacher
weiss
Amie Weiss
PYP Music Teacher
westray
Fiona Westray
EY Teaching Assistant
rocio
Rocio Ribelles Zorita
IB Librarian / Language Acquisition Learning Leader / DELE Center Coordinator
corongiu_Andrea
Andrea Corongiu
Italian Foreign Language Teacher
charlotte
Charlotte Dayus
PYP Cover Teacher
loes
Loes Donders
PYP G3Y Teacher
Medhika
Medhika
EY Teaching Assistant
savannah
Savannah Bartlett
PYP G2X Teacher
gilmore
Deborah Gilmore
MYP English Language and Literature and Language Acquisition Teacher
conny
Conny Konnopke
One to One Assistant
valentina
Valentina Brizio
One to One Assistant
leroy
Anne-Sophie Leroy
One to One Assistant