Teachers

karabasz@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: Modern World History, AP Psychology

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​Started at AHS in 2005

Education: B.A. from Boston College in History and English; M.Ed. from UMass Lowell 

Hometown: Bedford, MA

Interests: reading, cooking and baking, kayaking and other outdoors activities, English Springer Spaniels and dogs in general, USA and HBO original series. 

Favorite topic to teach: The revolutions: French, Russian and industrial. The last one especially lends itself to meaningful modern-day connections. 

Best part of teaching at AHS: The staff, students and parents are all dedicated to roles they play in the educational process and are wonderful to work with.

jbarry@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: AP US History, US History 2, and Current Issues: America & the World

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Started at AHS in 2002

Education: B.A. from Middlebury College in Political Science, M.Ed. from Framingham State

Hometown: Lawrence, MA

Interests: Spending time with my three children, fishing, reading, sports

Favorite time topic to teach: 20th Century United States

Best part of teaching at AHS: I really enjoy getting to know the many interesting students in my classes.

lclark@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: AP US History, US 1, American Pop Culture

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Started at AHS in 2012

Education: B.A. in Sociology & Applied Social Relations from Eastern Connecticut State University; M.Ed. in Secondary History Education from Boston College

Hometown: Newton, MA

Interests: Spending time with my husband and our two sons, going to concerts, trivia, reading, and baking. 

Favorite topic to teach: 20th-century history. 

Best part of teaching at AHS: The diversity of the students which makes each class unique and exciting.   ​

gdigiusto@arlington.k12.ma.us 

Courses Taught: Modern World History, US History 1

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Started at AHS in 2025

Education: A.B. from Bowdoin College in Government and French, M.A. from Merrimack College in Teaching, M.A. and Ph.D from Duke University in Political Science and International Relations

Hometown: Lancaster, PA

Interests: Distance running, road cycling, reading (especially biographies), and traveling with my family

Favorite topic to teach: The Cold War and U.S. foreign policy

Best part of teaching at AHS: I appreciate my talented and generous colleagues who I learn so much from, as well as the energy and curiosity of AHS students.

dgaudet@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: Modern World History, US History 1

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Started at AHS in 2025

Education: B.A. from Boston College in Classics, M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame

Hometown: Lynn, MA

Interests: Reading (especially sci-fi!), baking, watching baseball and hockey, listening to music and going to concerts.

Favorite topic to teach: World War I and proxy conflicts during the Cold War

mkonstandakis@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: Modern World History, AP US History

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Started at AHS in 2005

Education: B.A. in American Literature from Clark University; M.A. in American History from Boston College; Administrator's license from EDCO

Hometown: Arlington, MA

Interests: kayaking, snow shoeing, travel, tennis and learning golf. 

Favorite topic to teach: The turbulent 60s. 

Best part of teaching at AHS: The students here like to learn and analyze history and the parents are supportive of students as learners.   

bliddy@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: Modern World History, US History 1

Started at AHS in 2025

Education: B.A. in History/Russian and Eastern European studies from Seton Hall University, M.A. in Museum Studies from Marist College, M.S. in Adolescent Education (Social Studies) from Utica University. 

Hometown: Rome, NY

Interests: Playing video games, going to the gym/walking, listening to music, traveling, watching documentaries and playing/running tabletop RPGs!

Favorite topic to teach: Global revolutions and the Cold War

Best part of teaching at AHS: Still to come...

imackay@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: US 1, Intro to Personal Finance, Intro to Economics, Economic Ideas and Policy, Economics of Personal Finance

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Started at AHS in 2006

Education: B.A. in Politics from Saint Anselm College; Bridgewater State College Post-Baccalaureate certificate;  M.A. in Teaching History from UMass Boston 

Hometown: Mansfield, MA

Interests: I enjoy reading and cooking. In addition, I play several sports and am a fan of watching the Boston sports teams.

Favorite topic to teach: The 20th Century.

Best part of teaching at AHS: Every day is different and presents new challenges.

nmartinelli@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: US 1, Social History Through Sports

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Started at AHS in 2018

Education: B.A. Secondary Education/History from Worcester State University; anticipated MA in American Studies from UMass-Boston

Hometown: Adams, MA

Interests: Coaching basketball, watching movies, cooking, being with friends and family. 

Favorite topic to teach: US 1 History and Social History through sports

Best part of teaching at AHS: My coworkers and the students

smatson@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: US 1, AP US History

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Started at AHS in 2004

Education: B.A. from Worcester State College; M.A. from University of Massachusetts- Boston, Ph.D. candidate at University of New Hampshire

Hometown: Fitchburg, MA

Interests: Avid golfer, Spending time with my two sons

Favorite topic to teach: Constitution & American Government, U.S. Civil War

Best part of teaching at AHS: Students are highly motivated and want to succeed.

mmoseley@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: Modern World History, US 1

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Started at AHS in 2021

Education: B.A. in History & English from UMass Amherst, M.Ed from Emmanuel College 

Hometown: Waltham, MA

Interests: Reading, learning, going to the beach, listening to podcasts, boating, traveling, spending time with my family  

Favorite topic to teach: Historiography and the Reconstruction Era; the relationship between race, citizenship and immigration throughout history 

Best part of teaching at AHS:  I love to watch students make meaningful connections between topics in class and the present and I love that teaching means I get to continue learning too! 

jsancinito@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: US History 2, Intro to American Law

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Started at AHS in 2003

Education: B.A. in History from UMASS Lowell; M.Ed. from Salem State College

Hometown: I currently live in Burlington, MA

Interests: Coaching/watching my kids' sports, skiing, attempting to grow vegetables in my garden.

Favorite topic to teach: My favorite unit to teach in USII is the Great Depression/ New Deal and I enjoy teaching the Civil and Criminal Law units in American Law

Best part of teaching at AHS: I really like working with the students every day, they are so engaging and creative. My colleagues in the History Dept. aren't so bad either. 

msandler@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: AP Psychology, Psychology and Human Behavior

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Started at AHS in 2008

Education: B.A. and M.A.T. from Tufts University

Hometown: Lunenburg, MA

Interests: Spending time with my family, playing word games

Favorite topic to teach: anything psychological

Best part of teaching at AHS:  Helping students to make connections with the world.

sstoe@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: AP Human Geography, US 2

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Started at AHS in 2013

​Education: B.A. in History & Secondary Education from Framingham State University 

Hometown:  St. Louis, MO---Go Cardinals! 

Interests: I love hiking, camping, playing cards and keeping up to date with my favorite historians. 

Favorite topic to teach: The French Revolution and the culture of the U.S. in the 50s and 60s

Best part of teaching at AHS: The students! You all rock!  

etessier@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: US 1, Modern World History

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Started at AHS in 2022

Education: B.A. in Secondary Education & History from Emmanuel College, M.A. in American History from Gettysburg College

Hometown: Tyngsboro, MA

Interests: Musical Theatre, beach days, spending time with friends and family, and Netflix marathons

Favorite topic to teach: US History!

Best part of working in Arlington: the diverse and welcoming community!

etonachel@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: AP US Government and Politics, US 2

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Started at AHS in 2020

Education: B.A. in History and Italian from Ohio State University, M.A. in Italian Studies from Middlebury College 

Hometown:  Denver, NC

Interests: Cooking, baking, hosting dinner parties! I also enjoy learning about Italian language and culture--I am not Italian but I speak Italian fluently!  Because of my experiences studying abroad, I am passionate about helping young people figure out ways to travel and study abroad. 

Favorite topic to teach: U.S. history, fifties and sixties, immigration in Italy from 1990-present

Best part of teaching at AHS: ​Seeing the light bulb go on for all students when they finally grasp something that had been challenging for them.  

ktoro@arlington.k12.ma.us

Courses Taught: AP African-American Studies, Modern World History

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Started at AHS in 2016

​Education: B.A. in Secondary Education & History from Boston College, M.Ed in Curriculum & Instruction from Boston College 

Hometown: Revere, MA 

Interests: Basketball, Soccer, Reading, Anime/Manga, and Video/Tabletop Games

Favorite topic to teach: Ancient Rome

Best part of teaching at AHS: ​Learning from the students