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
Maternity Leave
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
Maternity Leave
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
Maternity Leave
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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