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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
Interim Dean of School Culture and Climate | Visiting Teacher | 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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Scott Kessel
Business Manager
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Asier Acosta
Account Specialist
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Jacqueline Hunt
Teacher on Special Assignment
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Michelle Lambert
Payroll
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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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Jody Dallas
Director of 5th - 8th Grades & Testing Coordinator
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Wilma Almonte Rosario
Dean of Curriculum and Instruction K-5TH
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Timothy Gould
Middle School ESL Teacher
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Erin Danko
Elementary School ESL Teacher
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Mandy Balanetsky
Math Coach
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Hortensia Benitez
Language Support Instructional Assistant
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Mickey McGinnis
RTI Interventionist
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Leilani Rivera
RTI Interventionist
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Eugenia Saavedra
RTI Interventionist
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Eva James
RTI Interventionist
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Culture & Climate

Melysa Rodriguez
Dean of Culture & Climate
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Dr. Amarachi Akwarandu
School Psychologist
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Alex Rendon
Parent & Student Coordinator
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Oriana Isakoff
Middle School Counselor
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Francis Henkel
School Therapist
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Abenlemah Jones
Behavior Interventionist
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Abby Zablah
Behavior Interventionist
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Brittany Collins
Behavior Interventionist
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Yesenia Lopez Zavala
Climate and Culture Instructional Assistant
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Special Education

Maria Quagliata
Dean of Special Education
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Sylvia Simmons
Educational Diagnostician
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Lyn Zeccola
Teacher, Special Education
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Jamie McAllister
Teacher , Special Education
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Yomaira Santiago Negron
Teacher, Special Education
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Valerie Quiñones
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

Alexandria Ball, RN
School Nurse
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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

Ryan Lloyd
English Immersion Teacher
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Josmary Rosillo
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Cathy Mcguire-Groft
English Immersion Teacher
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Julia Almagro
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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2nd Grade

Kelly Jones
English Immersion Teacher
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Alfonso Ales Tejero
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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Erica Bauernschmidt
English Immersion Teacher
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Ana Bedolla
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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Reyna Trujillo
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Min Derry
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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Maria Cordero
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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Rhonda McGhee
Long Term Substitute Teacher - English Immersion Teacher
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Gabriela Ocasio
Spanish Immersion Teacher
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5th Grade

Fabricio Ferrato
Math Teacher
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Haylee Cain
English Language Arts Teacher
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Shana Dukes
Social Studies Teacher
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Pedro Gomez Acosta
Science Spanish Teacher
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Middle School

Christopher Colflesh
Middle School Math Teacher
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Maya Wiles
Middle School English Language Arts Teacher
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Shyam Kulkarni
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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Fabiana Lecca
Middle School Spanish Teacher
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Allie Colflesh
Middle School Science Teacher
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Jacqueline Whitney
Middle School ELA Teacher
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James Raisch
Middle School Science Teacher
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Alejandro Donate
Middle School Spanish Teacher
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Danielle Jerome
Middle School Math Teacher
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Ethan Danko
Middle School Social Studies 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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Latifu Abibu
Middle School STEM Teacher
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Jorge Ramos
Elementary School STEM Teacher
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Brynn Chieffo
Middle School Library Teacher
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Sara Thomas
Elementary School Library Teacher
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Lisette Ramos-Taylor
Art Teacher
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Samuel Ruiz Mercado
Music Teacher
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Roberto Gorbea
Theater Teacher
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Support Services - Facilities | Custodial | Nutrition

Jeremy Malin
Director of Facilities & Operations Coordinator
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Yajaira Walker
Custodial & Nutrition Manager
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Karen Wong
Nutrition
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Saudy Castro
Nutrition
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Cecilia Canongo Acateco
Custodial
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Gladis Garcia
Custodial
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Lina Mendez
Custodial
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Maria Sanchez
Custodial
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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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Robin Nickle
Bus Driver - Bus#1
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Peggy Johnson
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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Ginger Pasquale
Bus Driver - Bus#7
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Maria Lopez
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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Dominic Pasquale
Bus Driver
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Joseph Brown
Bus Driver
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Dariana Tirado
Bus Aide
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Shawn Crespo
Bus Aide
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Liliana Quintero
Bus Aide
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Elizabeth Zavala
Bus Aide
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Tierra Spencer
Bus Aide
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Lian Jones
Bus Aide
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