Faculty & Staff

The faculty and staff at Tampa Day School are highly experienced and engage in ongoing professional development to maintain high teaching standards. Professional development activities focus on the most effective ways to incorporate research-based strategies into daily classroom instructional practices. One of our core beliefs at Tampa Day School is that we can and will make a difference in the lives of the students we serve. Whether a student needs a higher level of individual attention and accountability or intense remediation of a weakly developed academic area, teachers take the time necessary to understand the student's needs, and then tailor the instructional approach to best meet those needs. 


We foster collaborative relationships with parents, as we know that students benefit and make greater gains when close working partnerships are maintained between home and school. For those students receiving private supportive services such as speech and language, occupational therapy, and counseling, we assist in the coordination of services, request and provide performance feedback, and work to integrate recommended strategies throughout the school day.  

Administration

Lois Delaney
Head of School
Dr. Walt Karniski
Executive Director
Andrea Mowatt
School Psychologist, Head of Lower School
Jim Larkin
Middle School Science/Principal
Linda Fedewa
Admissions Coordinator/Admin. Asst.
Marisa Quinta
Director of the Visual Arts Program
Gina Elizabeth Casal
Aftercare Coordinator
Dee Dee Crooks
Office Manager

Teachers

Mercy Bennie
Music Teacher
Tracy Burgin
4th Grade Teacher
Jenny Carlstedt
Reading Clinician
Sofia Cowart
7th & 8th Grade Teacher
Chloe Crooks
TA/ Aftercare
Claudia Deemer
Teacher
Gigi Espenala
Reading Clinician
Greg Fulmor
Teacher
Beth Golden
2nd Grade Teacher
Kerith Griffin
Reading Clinician
Ellen Grossman
Kindergarten Teacher
Jodi Hanley
Teacher
Peggy Kaufman
Upper Division Math Teacher
Denise Lazzara
Aftercare Staff
Stephanie Mullarkey
3rd Grade Teacher
Edith Randolph
Physical Education and Health Instructor
Sheryl Risley
Reading Clinician
Joanne Salmon
Teacher
Rebecca Sasso
Reading Clinician
Patricia Soloski
Clinician/Teacher
Karen Trucios
Teacher
Samantha Weiland
5-7th Science Teacher
 

My experience here at TDS was a great one - it was an amazing school and I learned so much. I am now a senior at Gahner High school and getting ready to graduate. Let me tell you, everything I have learned here has helped me and carried me through everything that happened in high school. Thank you so much - you all were great!

  TDS Alumnus
Now in High School
12606 Henderson Road
Tampa, FL 33625
T: 813-269-2100
F: 813-490-2554