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Staff Directory

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Administration

Mercedes Alonso
Executive Director
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Mayara Costa
Director of Admissions, Communications, and Marketing
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Krista Crumlish
Human Resources Supervisor
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Melysa Rodriguez
Dean of Climate & Behavior | Title IX Coordinator
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Office Personnel

Michelle Bauza
School Secretary
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Nancy Ayala
School Secretary
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Wayne Kingston​
IT Administrator
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Asier Acosta
Account Specialist
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Michelle Lambert
Business Manager
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Rosana Teixeira
Transportation and HR Assistant
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Academic & Instructional Support Staff

Caridad Alonso
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
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Jocelyn Whitwell
Dean of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (6-8)
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Wilma Almonte Rosario
Dean of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (KN-5)
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Timothy Gould
Middle School ESL Teacher
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Erin Danko
Elementary School ESL Teacher
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Sara Thomas
K-8 School Librarian
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Hortensia Benitez
Language Support Instructional Assistant
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Mickey McGinnis
RTI Interventionist
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Eugenia Saavedra
RTI Interventionist
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Eva James
RTI Interventionist
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Makayla Boyd
RTI Interventionist
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Julia Van Der Veur
RTI Interventionist
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Culture & Climate

Doris Kirkland
Dean of Student Support Services
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Melysa Rodriguez
Dean of Climate & Behavior
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Alex Rendon
School Counselor K -8
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Oriana Isakoff
School Counselor 5-8
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Abby Zablah
Emotional Support Paraprofessional K-5
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Yesenia Lopez Zavala
Climate and Culture | Special Education Instructional Assistant
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Francis Henkel
Emotional Support Paraprofessional K-8 | Care Support
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Ariele Castro
Licensed Clinical Social Worker K-8
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Special Education

Maria Quagliata
Dean of Special Education
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Dr. Emalea Kempner
Assistant Dean of Special Education
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Dr. Danielle Asmus
MTSS / PBIS Coordinator
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Lyn Zeccola
Teacher, Special Education
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Jamie McAllister
Teacher , Special Education
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Alexandra Strobel
Teacher, Special Education
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Anthony Ferrer
Special Education Instructional Assistant
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Lizmarie Camis
Special Education Instructional Assistant
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Nurse Staff

Maria Contreras
School Nurse
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Kindergarten

Amanda Organek
English Immersion Teacher
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Marlyn Santos
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Jennifer Wolf
English Immersion Teacher
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Gladys Quinones
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Joshua Hendrix
English Immersion Teacher
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Magaly Gonzalez
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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1st Grade

Tricia Hostert
English Immersion Teacher
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Julia Almagro
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Jill Lampron
English Immersion Teacher
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Lucia Martorell
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Erica Bauernschmidt (EI)
English Immersion Teacher
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Ana Bedolla
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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2nd Grade

Kelly Jones
English Immersion Teacher
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Maria Lara
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Lorimar Ramirez
English Immersion Teacher
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Belkys Ferrato
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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3rd Grade

Cheryl Graf
English Immersion Teacher
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Rosely Rodriguez
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Emily Rega
English Immersion Teacher
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Debbie Lee
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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4th Grade

Bethany Clement
English Immersion Teacher
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Pedro Gomez Acosta
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Catherine Hill
English Immersion Teacher
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Gabriela Ocasio
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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5th Grade

Wilmer Carabali
Spanish and Science Teacher
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Haylee Kurz
English Language Arts Teacher
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Shana Dukes
Social Studies Teacher
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Kari Williams
MathTeacher
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Middle School

Ryan Small
7-8 English Language Arts Teacher
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Maya Wiles
6-7 English Language Arts Teacher
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Hector Frias Fuentes
6-7 Spanish Language Arts Teacher
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Fabricio Ferrato
7-8 Spanish Language Arts Teacher
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Todd Helmecki
6-7 Social Studies Teacher
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Ethan Danko
7-8 Social Studies Teacher
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Maria Ramirez
6-7 Math Teacher
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Audin Francois
Middle School Advisory
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Alejandro Donate
6-8 Science Teacher
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Andrea Budde
7-8 Science Teacher
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Expressive Arts

Michael Alverio
Physical Education and Health Teacher
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Gabino Perez
Physical Education and Health Teacher
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Paul McCullough
Art Teacher
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Jorge Ramos
Elementary School STEM Teacher
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Marali Negron
MusicTeacher
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James Raisch
Middle School STEAM Teacher
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Roberto Gorbea
Theater Teacher
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Trinidad Segura
K- 1 Math Lab
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Rhonda McGhee
K-1 Math Lab
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Support Services - Facilities | Custodial | Nutrition

Jeremy Malin
Director of Facilities & Operations Coordinator
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Andrew Komonchack
Building Engineer
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Yajaira Walker
Custodial & Nutrition Manager
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Karen Wong
Nutrition
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Eileen Torres Cintron
Cook
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Gina Suero Garcia
Nutrition Support
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Ana Gomez Moreno
Nutrition Support
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Liliana Sanchez
Nutrition Support
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Rosa Guerrero
Nutrition Support
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Maria Medrano Garcia
Nutrition Support
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Cecilia Canongo Acateco
Custodial Support
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Gladis Garcia
Custodial Support
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Lina Mendez
Custodial Support
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Maria Sanchez
Custodial Support
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Jaime Peralta Jimenez
Custodial Support
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Maria Colon
Custodial Support
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Domitala Gutierrez
Custodial Support
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Nicolasa Gutierrez
Custodial Support
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Andres Picol
Custodial Support
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Rufina Quintero Sanchez
Custodial Support
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Martin Dunson
Custodial Support
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Support Services - IT

Jean Rosarion
Technical Support Staff
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Transportation

Bobby Santos
Transportation Supervisor
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Maria Lopez
Bus Driver - Bus#1
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Carlton Matthews
Bus Driver - Bus#2
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Serafin Vazquez
Bus Driver - Bus#3
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Cleveland E. Brocks
Bus Driver - Bus#4
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Mark Johnson
Bus Driver - Bus#5
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Jorge Santiago
Bus Driver - Bus#6
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Joseph Brown
Bus Driver - Bus#7
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Dennis Schnes
Bus Driver - Bus# 8
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Wanda Montalvo
Bus Driver - Bus#9
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Brenda Ilarraza
Bus Driver - Bus#10
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Dante Peace
Bus Driver - Bus#11
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Ginger Pasquale
Bus Driver - Bus#12
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Wirleny Aquino
Bus Driver - Bus#13
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Maria Diaz
Bus Driver - Bus # 14
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