ABOUT US

History of psa

The school first founded on our site was in 1928, by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. Over the course of time it morphed into a Catholic High School in the 1950’s and then in 2002 it was taken over and converted into an international boys boarding school, for the purpose of improving intercultural dialogue and the opportunity of accessing the best universities within America and worldwide. Students came from a variety of countries worldwide and from a large number of states within America.

The school changed hands over the summer of 2015, in order to provide an injection of capital investment. A number of renovation projects are ongoing, along with the business of providing high quality prep school education for a small group of students. Hand in hand with the renovation of residential, classroom and sporting facilities, the school will be expanding its pool of students from a wider group. The mission and core values remain the constant theme of the school.

The school changed hands over the summer of 2015, in order to provide an injection of capital investment. A number of renovation projects are ongoing, along with the business of providing high quality prep school education for a small group of students. Hand in hand with the renovation of residential, classroom and sporting facilities, the school will be expanding its pool of students from a wider group. The mission and core values remain the constant theme of the school.

mission statement

Putnam Science Academy strives to develop young adults, locally and from around the world, who are committed to academic excellence and are engaged citizens.

Our goal is to provide a challenging educational program to prepare all students for acceptance into the top universities in the United States and across the world.

Employee Directory

Dr. Tie Q. Ding

President

Donald Cushing

Interim Head of School

Tom Espinosa

Director of Athletics
Associate Head of School
Head Coach - Men's Prep Basketball

Kevin Donovan

Dean of Academic
Assistant Head of School

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Noah Sarette

Dean of Students
Assistant Coach - Men's Varsity basketball

Donald Sarette

Head Administrative Assistant
Lead Website Designer

Tootie zimmerman

President's Assistant

tZimmerman@putnamscience.org

Julia Fang

Chief Financial Officer

David Fan

Director of Finance

Tom Loynd

Director of Basketball Operations
Head Admissions Officer

Marigona Bacaliu

Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball
Admissions Officer

Courtney Stanger

Guidance Administer

jinning dong

Guidance Counselor
Japanese Teacher

Josh scraba

Associate Head Coach- Men's Basketball

Greg Canzater

Head Coach - Women's Basketball
Residential Advisor

Davon Usher

Head Coach - Men's Varsity Basketball
Director of Residential Life

Aaron Lorenzo

Head Coach - Men's Elite Basketball
Residential Advisor

Bob Hetu

Head Coach - Baseball

Carlos Pena

Assistant Coach - Baseball
Residential Advisor

Brendan Li

Computer Science Teacher
Head Coach - Esports

Julio Wang

Julio Wang

Mathematics - Teacher
Assistant Coach - Esports

Christopher Steele

Head Coach - Men's Soccer
Psychology Teacher

frank taylor

Spanish Teacher
Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer

Mook Zimmerman

Head Coach - Football
Residential Advisor

mzimmerman@putnamscience.org

Frank Coston

Assistant Coach - Football
Residential Advisor

Emmanuel Hudson

Assistant Coach - Football
Residential Advisor

Anthony Foronda

Director of Fine Art and Design
Website Coordinator

Jaiden Dirksen

Jaden Dirksen

Drawing, Painting and Game Design Teacher
Associate Coach - Esports

Missy Desrochers

Melissa Desrochers

Pottery and Ceramics Teacher
Associate Administrative Assistant

Rebecca Townes

Sports Information Director

Leah Li

Director of Mustang Music Program
Chinese Marketing and Recruiting

Jesse Herring-Sylvestre

English as Second Language Teacher
Residential Advisor

mark duethorn

History - Social Studies Teacher

Ashley Steele

English - Language Arts Teacher

Ruben Acosta-Benitez

Ruben Acosta-Benitez

Teacher

Amy Martel

Director of Kitchen Services

Zackery Cordier

Zackery Cordier

Chef

Cassandra

Cassandra Scott

Cafeteria Cook

Ean Falardeau

Ean Falardeau

Cafeteria Cook

Michael Bowen

Michael Bowen

Director of Maintenance

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Kate Bowen

Maintenance

Pete

Pete Franks

Maintenance

Putnam Science Academy seeks qualified candidates to teach, motivate, mentor and guide our students. You must have the heart, knowledge, skills, and ability to enhance the student experience on our campus. We employ creative, resourceful, confident, and open minded individuals.

As a co-educational private boarding and day school we seek candidates who have a genuine appreciation of being a part of a diverse population who enjoy educating young adults.

JOB OPENINGS:

Admissions Manager – Korean Market

Admissions Manager – Vietnam Market

School Guidance Counselor – Full/Part Time

Nurse – Full Time

Teacher – Full Time – Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

Business Development Manager

Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach – Residential Advisor

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY  

Putnam Science Academy does not discriminate against any person who is a member of any class protected by the Constitution or the laws of either the United States of the State of Connecticut. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to the President or Headmaster.