Valley View School 

Staff Directory

Administrative Office

Ryan Walstrom

Principal

rwalstrom@portlandct.us 

Peggy Gross

Administrative Assistant

pgross@portlandct.us

Cynthia Myrick

Administrative Assistant

cmyrick@portlandct.us

Karen Rettich

Nurse

krettich@portlandct.us

PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 Teachers

Maureen Garcia

Kindergarten Teacher

mgarcia@portlandct.us

Jennifer Esteves

Kindergarten Teacher

jesteves@portlandct.us

Grace Neubig

Grade 1 Teacher

gneubig@portlandct.us 

Deena Jud

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

djud@portlandct.us

Amanda Bertrand

Grade 1 Teacher

abertrand@portlandct.us 

Ellen Kelley

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

ekelley@portlandct.us

Lindsay Klemish

Grade 1 Teacher

lklemish@portlandct.us

Brittany LaFleur

Grade 1 Teacher

blafleur@portlandct.us  

Corinne Scrivano

Kindergarten

cscrivano@portlandct.us

Lindsay Kern

Special Education

lkern@portlandct.us 

Kim Smith

Grade 1 Teacher

ksmith@portlandct.us

Jenna Ford

Kindergarten

jford@portlandct.us

Kathryn Tomlinson

Kindergarten

ktomlinson@portlandct.us

Megan Campbell

Kindergarten

mcampbell@portlandct.us

Specials Teachers 

Julie French

Art

jfrench@portlandct.us

Gillian Schenck

Music

gschenck@portlandct.us 

Peter Vlahakis 

Physical Education

pvlahakis@portlandct.us  

Melissa Thorpe

Library Media Specialist

mthorpe@portlandct.us

Teacher Support Specialist

Lauralee Denler

Reading Tutor

ldenler@portlandct.us

Alessandra Alessandrini

Special Education Teacher ABA and Behavioral Support

aalessandrini@portlandct.us 

Carey St. Germain

Reading Specialist

cstgermain@portlandct.us

Support Staff

Krista Prince Salvatore

School Social Worker

ksalvatore@portlandct.us    

Stefanie Alia

Physical Therapist

salia@portlandct.us 

Alyssa Law

Occupational Therapist

alaw@portlandct.us


Michelle Wright 

Speech Pathologist

michellewright@portlandct.us

Paraprofessionals

Lori Chandler

Paraprofessional

lchandler@portlandct.us

Jenna Hebert

Paraprofessional

jhebert@portlandct.us 

Alicia Gogliettino

Paraprofessional

agogliettino@portlandct.us

Danitza Goldburn

Paraprofessional

dgoldburn@portlandct.us

Christina Poston

Paraprofessional

cposton@portlandct.us 

Christina Kelley

Paraprofessional

ckelley@portlandct.us

Joshua Scrivano

Paraprofessional

jscrivano@portlandct.us 

Melanie Sanclemente

Paraprofessional

msanclemente@portlandct.us 

Amy Sowa

Paraprofessional

asowa@portlandct.us

Jeanna DiPinto

Paraprofessional

jdipinto@portlandct.us

Heather Hallinean

Paraprofessional

hhallinean@portlandct.us

Doug Richardson

Paraprofessional

drichardson@portlandct.us

Taylor Garen

Paraprofessional

tgaren@portlandct.us

Mallory Rowley

Paraprofessional

mrowley@portlandct.us 

Custodians

Sal Formica

Custodian

sformica@portlandct.us

Sam Bennett

Custodian

sbennett@portlandct.us