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

Magdalena Matysow
Primary Principal

Matthew Thurstan
Secondary Principal

Gianluca Collu
Operations Manager
Curriculum Coordinators

Magdalena Matysow
PYP Coordinator

Francesca Parisi
MYP Coordinator / MYP Italian Language Acquisition Teacher / Learning Leader Gr.2 Language Acquisition and Licenza Media Coordinator

Clara Siviero
DP Coordinator / DP English Language & Literature and Language Acquisition Teacher / University Counsellor

Barbara Sobrero
Coordinator Parità Scolastica / PYP Italian Mother Tongue Teacher
Administration Team

Lara Pazzi
Head of School

Gianluca Collu
Operations Manager

Claudia Rabuazzo
Finance Manager

Marita Bellone
Administrative Assistant / Field trip & PD Coordinator

Valeria Cocchi
Human Resources

Anna Costantini
Cleaner Coordinator and Maintenance Supervisor

Fernando Azzinaro
Maintenance

Michael Fistetto
Substitute PYP Physical Education Teacher & After School Activities Coordinator

Monica Jona
Admissions/Registrar

Alessandro Ranzini
IT Administrator

Jennifer Redman
Information Service

Luca Russo
Security and Maintenance

Roberta Schirru
Communication & Marketing / Order Office / Yearbook Coordinator

Beatrice Sipione
School Nurse & Child Protection Officer

Ilaria Sosio
Admissions
Faculty Team

Cynthia Clough
MYP/DP Language & Literature Learning Leader - English Teacher

Rodrigo Infantozzi
MYP/DP Mathematics Learning Leader - MYP/DP Mathematics and DP Computer Science Teacher

Francesca Parisi
Language Acquisition Learning Leader - Italian Language Acquisition Teacher

Astrid Tegge-Schuering
MYP/DP Science Learning Leader - MYP Science / DP Chemistry Teacher

Pauline Awor
PYP Nursery Teacher

Lorraine Ayres
PYP G5X Teacher

Susan Baker
PYP G2X Teacher

Carla Banioni
MYP/DP Italian Teacher

Jessica Bartolozzi
Counsellor / Accreditation Coordinator

Nicola Barbieri
PYP/ MYP Music Teacher

Raphael Bassanello
MYP Science and DP Geography Teacher

Eva Batova
Maternity Leave

Sara Bergamin
Teacher

Michelle Brennan
PYP G5 Teacher

Cinzia Buono
DP Italian Literature Teacher

Lorenzo Borgotallo
DP Italian Language Acquisition Teacher

Salvatore Burgio
Secondary Learning Support Teacher

Dillon Burt
MYP Physical Education Teacher / Athletics Director

Carmen Campos
PYP G3X Teacher

Elisa Canestrelli
PYP Italian Mother Tongue Teacher

Nicola Coombes
PYP Pre-K Teacher

Luisa Curletti
MYP Individuals & Societies / DP History Teacher and English Language and Literature Teacher

Jannida van Dijk
MYP/DP Visual Arts Teacher

Elena Di Maggio
PYP Italian Language Acquisition Teacher

Gerben van Dijk
MYP Individuals & Societies Teacher, Action as Service and DP CAS Coordinator

Luca Fenoglio
MYP Italian Mathematics / Science Teacher

Francesca Giraudo
MYP/DP Mathematics Teacher

Raquel Galindo
PYP G2 Teacher

Clarissa Ghelli
PYP Visual Arts Teacher

Jennifer Hahn
MYP Science / DP Biology Teacher / Sustainability Leadership Secondary School Coordinator

Neelam Jiandani
PYP Kindergarten Teacher

Suzanna Lindeman
PYP G1Y Teacher

Nerea Maeso
PYP Strings Program

Marta Malvezzi
MYP/DP Mathematics and DP Physics Teacher

Johvanni Manzano
MYP/DP Language Acquisition German Teacher

Megan Martineau
PYP Learning Support Teacher

Tom Massey
MYP Math and Integrated Sciences Teacher

Lewis McKenzie
MYP Science / DP Environmental Systems & Societies Teacher

Cliodhna Murphy
PYP G5 Teacher

Josephine Nthuni
PYP G1X Teacher

Sara Osman
Cover Teacher

Miriam Oxenham
I&S Teacher

Pravin
Secondary English Language Learning Teacher / DP Economics Teacher

Caroline Parrett
PYP G4 Teacher

Antonieta Pellegrini
Pre-Kindergarten Teaching Assistant

Paolisa Penzo
MYP Language & Literature Italian Teacher

Nadia Raviola
PYP G4 Teacher

Mabel Redaelli
Primary English Language Learning Teacher

Maria Sol Rosales
MYP/DP Language Acquisition Spanish Teacher

Maria Dolores Sanchez Martinez
MYP/DP Language Acquisition Spanish Teacher

Guy Teho
MYP/DP Language Acquisition French Teacher

Ashley Jade Veale
Nursery Teaching Assistant

Erica Violante
PYP PE Teacher

Elaine Walker
DP History and TOK Teacher

Andrew Waszkowksi
MYP Design Teacher

Amie Weiss
PYP Music Teacher

Fiona Westray
Pre-Kindergarten Teaching Assistant

Joshua Solomon
MYP English Teacher

Consuelo Tuzio
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant

Rocio Ribelles Zorita
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