The Health Center Team

The mission of the Health Center is to meet the medical and emotional needs of the students of the Academy by providing integrated and comprehensive health care. Organized into medical services and counseling services, the Health Center staff takes pride in the team approach that characterizes their work. The individuals that make up “The Team” are listed below.

Medical Director

Tom Hagamen, MD 

Nurse Practitioner

Susan LaScala, RN-C, FNP

Administrative

Nancy Burniske, Health Center Office Manager
Sarah Brooks, Health Center Assistant & Medical Chaperone
Desiree Bellor, Medical Chaperone
Dee Dee Pielock, Medical Chaperone

Health Education/Peer Counseling

Kristin Loftus
Kate Rolland 

Counselors

Stuart Bicknell, EdD, Coordinator of Counseling
Sheila Fritz-Ellis, PsyD

Full-time Nurses

Kate Rolland, RN, Director of Nursing
Caryn Gardner, RN, Assistant Director of Nursing & Medication Nurse
Danielle Perry, RN
Jean Wanczyk, RN 

Part-time Nurses

Jen Curtis, RN
Karen DeJoy, RN
Roxanne Dunn, RN
Deborah Haas, RN
Patricia Haggerty-Rahn, RN
Katherine Harris, RN
Kathy Hart, RN
Susan Killeen, RN
Virginia Kolakoski, LPN
Suzanne Martino, RN
Doreen McConley, RN
Karin McDonald, RN
Christine O’Neil, RN
Susan Troy, RN 

Psychiatrist

John Swanson, MD

Orthopedic Clinic

Tom Echeverria, MD

For more information contact the Academy Health Center by email at healthcenter@deerfield.edu