Meet our Teaching Staff

The School and its staff are full licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Early Education and Care (EEC) and the requisite local licensing Boards.

Mrs. Leeann Plouffe

Leeann Plouffe has been Director of Theophany School since the Fall of 2003. She earned her B.S. in Early Childhood Education from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to Theophany School she worked at the Stride Rite Children's Center in Lexington, MA. During her 8 years there, she taught in each of the classrooms from toddlers to preschoolers, and was also involved in many administrative duties aiding the Director and Assistant Director. Her interests include cooking, crafts, sewing, gardening and scrapbooking. She attends St. George Orthodox Church in Norwood with her husband Rich, and two children. Leeann has been a member of the Parish Council, taught Sunday School, and sings in the choir.

Mrs. Melissa Sayeg

Melissa is the teacher of the PreK/Kindergarten classroom at Theophany School.  She is a life-long Orthodox Christian.  She and her husband Raymond and four daughters attend St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Cambridge.  Melissa has a Certificate in Early Childhood Development and a B.A. in Arts Administration from Simmons College.  Melissa has been involved with Theophany School since 1999.  Prior to Theophany School she worked developing curriculum for the Cambridge Arts Council, and ran her own Family Child Care for three years.  In her spare time Melissa is a Sunday School teacher at St. Mary's and she also enjoys sewing, quilting and cooking.

Mrs. Emily Pappas

Emily is one of the preschool teachers at Theophany School.  She earned her B.A. in psychology from Bates College, and her Master's of Special Education from Lesley University.  Emily has been a lifelong parishioner at St. George Orthodox Church in Norwood, where she sings in the choir, advises the Teen SOYO group, and leads the Bible Bowl teams.  Additionally, she is the secretary of the Boston Metropolitan Committee of IOCC, and a contributing writer for Pravmir.com.  In her spare time, Emily enjoys running, traveling, hiking, and iconography.

Mrs. Cori Katinas

We are happy to welcome Cori, our newest preschool teacher, to Theophany School.  She has over 11 years of experience, not only working with children with special needs, but also as a preschool teacher.  She graduated from Stonehill College with a B.S. in Accounting.  She grew up in the Orthodox Church and has been a Sunday School teacher, camp counselor and a youth advisor for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.  Cori and her husband, Father Jim Katinas, and their three children, make their home in Norwood.  In her free time she enjoys cooking, gardening and spending time with her family.