Meet our Staff
The IST Leadership Team includes the key administrators: Head of School, Primary Principal, Secondary Principal, Head of Operations, our IB Coordinators (PYP, MYP and DP) and the Primary Italian Parità Scolastica Coordinator. Together they oversee the daily operations and curriculum of the school and help guide our community as we pursue our Guiding Statements.
Leadership Team
Lara Pazzi
Head of School
Magdalena Matysow-Borgen
Primary Principal
Matthew Thurstan
Secondary Principal
Gianluca Collu
Operations Manager
Curriculum Coordinators
Magdalena Matysow-Borgen
PYP Coordinator
Francesca Parisi
MYP and Licenza Media Coordinator / MYP-DP Italian Language Acquisition Teacher
Clara Siviero
DP Dean / University Counselor
Barbara Sobrero
PYP Italian A Teacher / Italian Parità Coordinator
Administration Team
Lara Pazzi
Head of School
Gianluca Collu
Operations Manager
Claudia Rabuazzo
Finance Manager
Ilaria Sosio
Admissions
Monica Jona
Registrar, Parità Scolastica Officer
Jennifer Redman
Information Services
Marita Bellone
PD Coordinator, Fiedtrips and After School Activities
Valeria Cocchi
Human Resources
Martina Gamba
Administrative Assistant
Alessandro Ranzini
IT Administrator
Roberta Schirru
Communication & Marketing / Order Office / SAT Center Coordinator
Beatrice Sipione
School Nurse
Luca Russo
Security and Maintenance
Anna Costantini
Cleaner Coordinator and Maintenance Supervisor
Fernando Azzinaro
Maintenance
Faculty Team
Lorraine Ayres
PYP G4Y Teacher
Pauline Awor
Nursery Teacher
Susan Baker
PYP G2Y Teacher
Carla Banioni
MYP Italian A Language & Literature Teacher
Nicola Barbieri
EY-PYP-MYP Music Teacher
Savannah Bartlett
PYP G2X Teacher
Jessica Bartolozzi
On Leave
Raphael Bassanello
MYP Science and DP Geography Teacher
Sara Bergamin
MYP English Language Acquisition Teacher / English B Curriculum Expert
Micol Bonapace
1:1 Learning Support
Michelle Brennan
PYP G3X Teacher
Lorenzo Borgotallo
MYP - DP Italian Language Teacher / Italian Curriculum Expert / Language Certification Coordinator
Valentina Brizio
One to One Assistant
Salvatore Burgio
Secondary SEN Teacher
Elisa Canestrelli
PYP MYP Italian A Teacher
Cynthia Clough
DP English A Language & Literature Teacher
Nicola Coombes
Kindergarten Teacher
Luisa Curletti
MYP and DP English Language and Literature Teacher / MYP Individual & Societies Teacher / English Language and Literature Curriculum Expert
Charlotte Dayus
PYP Cover Teacher, Primary Principal Assistant
Elena Di Maggio
PYP cover teacher / MYP Italian B Teacher
Luca Fenoglio
MYP Mathematics / Gr.5 Mathematics Curriculum Expert
Michael Fistetto
MYP Physical and Health Education Teacher
Imogen Flaherty
PYP G5X Teacher
Niall Flaherty
MYP Design Teacher
Patricia Fonseca
MYP/DP Visual Arts Teacher
Raquel Galindo
On Leave
Clarissa Ghelli
PYP Visual Arts Teacher
Deborah Gilmore
MYP English A Language and Literature Teacher / Yearbook Coordinator
Francesca Giraudo
MYP-DP Mathematics Teacher
Katja Grekula
MYP Individuals & Societies / DP Geography
Jennifer Hahn
MYP Science and DP Biology Teacher
Magdalena Inzerillo
Primary English Language Learning Teacher
Yuri Karagyozov
MYP-DP Mathematics, DP Computer Science Teacher
Conny Konnopke
One to One Assistant
Ulvhild Kunze
PYP-MYP-DP German B Teacher / Goethe Center Coordinator
Lynda Lattke
Whole School Guidance Counselor
Mabel Redaelli
PYP G1Y Teacher
Marta Malvezzi
DP Mathematics and Physics Teacher
Megan Martineau
PYP Learning Support Teacher
Tom Massey
MYP Mathematics and Science Teacher / DP Biology Teacher
Monica Mattei
Middle School Italian Mathematics and Science Teacher
Cliodhna Murphy
PYP G3Y Teacher
Josephine Nthuni
Kindergarten Teacher
Miriam Oxenham
On Leave
Francesca Parisi
MYP and Licenza Media Coordinator / Full-continuum Lead / DP Italian B Teacher
Caroline Parrett
PYP 4X Teacher
Antonieta Pellegrini
EY Teaching Assistant and Kindergarten Italian FL teacher
Paolisa Penzo
MYP Italian A Language & Literature Teacher
Pravin
MYP Individuals & Societies, DP Economics Teacher / Gr.3 I&S Curriculum Expert / Sustainability Learning Leader
Maria Sol Rosales
MYP-DP Spanish Language Acquisition and PYP French Language Acquisition Teacher
Maria Dolores Sanchez Martinez
PYP-MYP- DP Spanish Language Acquisition Teacher
Miss Sarah
PYP G5Y Teacher
Andrea Serra
DP English B and TOK Teacher
Astrid Tegge-Schuering
MYP Science and DP Chemistry Teacher / Gr.4 Science Curriculum Expert
Guy Teho
MYP-DP French B Teacher
Francesco Testa
MYP Service and Action and DP CAS Coordinator
Consuelo Tuzio
PYP Italian B Teacher
Ashley Jade Veale
On Leave
Erica Violante
PYP Physical Education Teacher
Elaine Walker
MYP Individuals & Societies / DP History and TOK Teacher / MUN Coordinator
Amie Weiss
PYP Music Teacher
Fiona Westray
EY Teaching Assistant
Rocio Ribelles Zorita
IB Librarian / Group 2 Language Acquisition / Curriculum Expert / AI Lead / DELE Center Coordinator