Head of School
Mariel has been a member of the OMS staff since 2004. She has served in the following roles at OMS: mathematics department head, development coordinator, special programs coordinator, and admissions assistant. She currently coaches the U10s at Okemo Mountain. Mariel loves winter sports and travel. She lives in Ludlow, VT with her husband, Mike.
- Brandeis University: Bachelor of Arts: Economics
Contact Mariel
mmeringolo@okemomountainschool.org
802-228-1513
Dean of Academics
Assistant to the Head of School
Admissions & Alumni Engagement Coordinator
Ashley was born and raised right here in Ludlow, Vermont. She started ski racing for Okemo Mountain at the young age of 6 years old and attended OMS for a few years throughout middle school. During college she worked as a substitute teacher and Varsity Softball Coach, which lead her to pursuing her Master's Degree in Elementary Education. She also holds a teaching license in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Ashley lives in Rockingham with her husband, 2 kids, and fur babies (2 dogs & cat). She spends most of her free time going for motorcycle rides, traveling, hiking with her dogs, fishing and water skiing on Lake Rescue, and skiing Okemo in the winter.
- Castleton University: Bachelor of Arts: Sports Administration
- Franklin Pierce University: Master of Elementary Education
Contact Ashley
abelcher@okemomountainschool.org
Registrar & Academic Assistant
After graduating with a Master’s degree, Leslie concentrated on Alternative education, working at The East Hill School in Andover, Vermont, and The Mount Ascutney School in Brownsville, Vermont. She spent two summers as co-director at the Killington Music Festival for young musicians. Leslie took part in developing an interactive web site, hosted through Harvard University, bringing “live” Antarctic research into the classroom. She has written curriculum in a variety of subject areas, which has been approved by the Vermont Department of Education, and implemented in the classroom. In 2006, she began teaching at OMS, before accepting her Administration position as Dean of Academics in 2011. Leslie loves to run, snowboard, cross country ski, and surf.
- Rosemont College: Bachelor of Science: Sociology
- St. Joseph’s Academy: Master of Education
Contact Leslie
lcassano@okemomountainschool.org
802-228-1510
Development Coordinator
Kate spent one year at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and two years at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in oncology clinical research. She specialized in project management of clinical trials in lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, and bone marrow transplant. Kate taught science and math at OMS and started as the Assistant Dean of Academics in 2012. Her hobbies include hiking, yoga, horse-back riding, and skiing. She currently lives in Weston, VT with her husband, Ryan.
- University of Vermont: Bachelor of Arts: Biology
- Yale University: Masters of Public Health
Contact Kate
kfoster@okemomountainschool.org
(802) 228 -1112
