Support Services

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  • School Counseling

    Sewickley Academy employs a full-time Director of Student & Instructional Support and School Counselor to consult with students, families, and teachers, Pre-K through Grade 12. Direct counseling is provided to students during the school day when recommended by a teacher, member of the division, or students themselves. While it is always our goal to partner with families, these conversations with the Director of Support Services or School Counselor happen as needed and the timing is often such that parental notification before the conversation may not be possible.

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  • School Counselor

    The School Counselor’s mission is to foster a supportive atmosphere in which students can develop emotionally, educationally, behaviorally, and socially. To that end, the counselor provides short-term individual and group counseling. Additionally, the counselor offers referrals to outside therapists and other resources, consults with families and faculty about the developmental and psychosocial issues of students, and facilitates classroom guidance activities on social/emotional issues.

Meet the Team

List of 11 members.

  • Photo of Rachel Shannon

    Rachel Shannon 

    Director of Student and Instructional Support
  • Photo of Beth Brown

    Beth Brown 

    School Nurse
  • Photo of Derek Chimner

    Derek Chimner 

    Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Photo of Matthew Elliott

    Matthew Elliott 

    Director of Security
    412-741-2230
  • Photo of Carolina Lanza

    Carolina Lanza 

    LS Learning Specialist
    412-741-2230
  • Photo of Shannon Rankin

    Shannon Rankin 

    Director of Student Life, Middle & Senior Schools
    412-741-2230 ext. 3074
  • Photo of Sally Weir

    Sally Weir 

    Lower School Reading Specialist
    412-741-2230 x3063
  • Photo of Dorothy Killmeyer

    Dorothy Killmeyer 

    Learning Specialist
  • Photo of Matthew Cragg

    Matthew Cragg 

    School Counselor
  • Photo of Bradleigh Peterkin

    Bradleigh Peterkin 

    Learning Specialist
  • Barbara Ammoura 

    ESL Teaching Tutor