Ellyn Einhorn [programs: Beaks, Feet + Feathers and Trail Blazers]

Ellyn spent 23 years as Education Coordinator/Naturalist at Mass Audubon before joining Inly School as a Lower Elementary teacher. She has teaching certifications in Montessori Elementary, Elementary Art and Secondary Life Science from Seacoast Center for Education, Brandeis University and the University of Minnesota, respectively.

Ned DiGregorio [program: Soccer Training]

A former college soccer player, “Coach Ned” leads the Inly soccer team in the Montessori Athletic Conference league and teaches soccer skills in the After-School Program. A Montessori trained teacher in Upper Elementary at Inly, Ned holds a B.S. from Ithaca College and an M.S. from Lesley U.

Donna Milani Luther [program: Musical Theater]

Inly’s Head of School since 1996, Donna also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University in the international M.Ed. program for creative arts in learning and directs Camp Summer Stars, a performing arts program for inner city youth. Previously she was director of fine and performing arts at Thayer Academy; director of the arts at Derby Academy; and a master teacher in music and movement at Bridgewater State College.
 

Colleen Quinn [program: Musical Theater]

Colleen is the movement and theater instructor at Inly. She has her M.F.A. in dance from Smith College and danced professionally in New York for eight years. A member of the touring Isadora Duncan International Institute Dancers, she also teaches Isadora Duncan dance at the Hingham Community Center.

Hope Ricciardi [programs: Nature's Art Box and Ready, Set, Create!]

A professional artist, Hope is a graduate of Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has worked in early childhood and middle school education as an art teacher for 25+ years at private schools, including Inly School, the Walnut Hill School, the Pinecroft School and the Touchstone School. Hope has a painting studio in the SOWA District of Boston and exhibits her work throughout the country. View a gallery of her paintings at www.hopemricciardi.com. 

Jessie Slade [programs: Imagination Station and Mindcamp with Lego Robotics]

A former biology teacher at Beaver Country Day School and Notre Dame Academy, Jessie has also taught elementary and middle school science at Inly. She has a B.S. in neuroscience from Brandeis University and an M. Ed. in science education from Boston College, and currently serves as Director of Trellis Community Learning, a homeschooling enrichment center.

L: Theater and dance teacher Colleen clowing around at last year's Summer at Inly program.

R: Coach Ned with his MAC (Montessori Athletic Council) players