Intermediate Art Staff

Dan Black holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education with an emphasis on painting. He is a  graduate of the Westfield School District and has teaching experience at the  elementary, intermediate and high school levels. In addition to  teaching, Mr. Black has worked as a muralist and designs and builds sets for the EIS plays and musicals as well as other theatrical groups.
Heather Diliberto holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from The University of Massachusetts Amherst, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction along with a Supervisor Certification from Caldwell University.  Mrs. Diliberto is a New Jersey native growing up in Ridgewood and graduating from R.H.S.  She began her teaching career at Freehold Township High School where she wrote the Fine and Applied Art curriculum for the district before leaving to raise her 3 children.  She is a mother of 8 year old twins, Joseph and Luciana and her 7 year old son, Caesar.  When not teaching and exploring the arts she enjoys family time with her husband and children, coaching her daughter’s softball team, playing in her women’s softball league and being a passionate “foodie.”  Mrs. Diliberto is dedicated to educating children through the arts.  She strongly believes the fundamentals and principles of art allow for personal experimentation and individual choices which, in turn, lead to innovative thinkers. 
Helen Frees holds a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education and a Master's  Degree in Special Education. She  loves teaching art at EIS and is  hoping to begin her second Masters Degree in Fine Art this coming  Spring. Helen enjoys running long distance and competes in various races both road and on the trail.  She aspires to be a marathon runner and raises money for "Team Boomer" to raise money for cystic fibrosis. In her little, but spare time, she enjoys reading, going to concerts, hiking and spending time with her friends and family.  
Robert Greenwood holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising and Design from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Arts Degree in Studio Art from New York University and a Master of Arts Degree in Art  Education from the University of Arizona.  Mr. Greenwood's early career began as a freelance advertising designer in New  York City, for CBS and Sony Records. Mr. Greenwood started teaching art full time in 1994.  Since 2005 has also been the head coach of the Westfield Crew a competitive rowing club made up of over 75 Westfield High School Students. He enjoys  working with children and sharing all he knows of the arts.  When not teaching or coaching Mr. Greenwood spends the remainder of his time with his wife Donna and two daughters traveling throughout the country as a Club soccer parent.
Michelle Suchy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from Montclair State University. She began teaching art in 2014 at Washington Elementary in Westfield.  Miss Suchy spent the next two years teaching in Edison, NJ and is excited to come back to where she began, here in Westfield.  In her spare time she can be found exploring foreign countries, reading and painting.
Frank Thompson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from Kean University.  He came to Westfield right out of college and has been here ever since, first at  the elementary level and now middle school. Mr. Thompson loves teaching art  because art is what he knows best and feels most passionately for. In his free  time he enjoys illustrating, reading, travel and spending time with his wife and two children.