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Staff Directory
*2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR
School Administration
Main Office
Pre K
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
E.S. Specials
5th Grade
Literacy
Math
Social Studies
Science
I.S. Specials
Special Ed. 6th - 8th
SETSS
Counseling
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
ENL
Paraprofessionals
Kitchen Staff
Nurse & Security
Custodial Staff
Assistant Principals
Assistant Principal
Dimitra Daskaris
​ddaskaris@schools.nyc.gov
Interim Assistant Principal
Nicole Rodriguez
​nrodriguez55@schools.nyc.gov
Principal
Principal
Emel Topbas-Mejia
etopbasmejia@schools.nyc.gov
Pre K
Teacher
Jill Hovde
jhovde@schools.nyc.gov
Main Office
MetroCard
School Aide
Soraya Fuentes
sfuentes2@schools.nyc.gov
Attendance & Bus
Community Assistant
Marena Quesada
mquesada@schools.nyc.gov
Parent Coordinator
Nadiene Capellan
ncapellan3@schools.nyc.gov
Secretary
Peggy Tsiavos
ptsiavos@schools.nyc.gov
School Aide
Brian Zorilla-Gonzalez
bzorrillagonzalez@schools.nyc.gov
School Aide
Allisandria Clarke
aclarke53@schools.nyc.gov
School Aide
Nastassia Hernandez
nhernandez28@schools.nyc.gov
Kindergarten
Teacher
Janet Ramos
jramos25@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Crystal Randolph
crandolph4@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Rosana Garcia
rgarcia112@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Nieasha Canty
ncanty2@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Jesiel Valet
jvalet3@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Lynette Castro
lcastrocolon@schools.nyc.gov
1st Grade
Teacher
Nathalie McCormick
nmccormick@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Tara Foley
tfoley3@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Marianne Kugler
mkugler@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Isabella Candido icandido@schools.nyc.gov
2nd Grade
Teacher
Kim Ayuso
kayuso@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Melissa Velasco
mglynn2@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Mariela Newman
mnewman15@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Nicole Jamieson
njamieson@schools.nyc.gov
3rd Grade
Teacher
Lambrini Luna
lluna2@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Amy Kimble
akimble2@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Elyssa Lazu
elazu@schools.nyc.gov​
Teacher
Laura Sullivan
lsullivan15@schools.nyc.gov
4th Grade
Special Education Teacher
Kesha Brewer
kbrewer@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Nicole Benton
nbenton@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Conor Doyle
cdoyle8@schools.nyc.gov
Physical Education
PE Teacher
Esteban Diaz
ediaz17@schools.nyc.gov
Music
Music Teacher/ UFT Rep
Christopher Jennings
cjennings4@schools.nyc.gov
Art
Art Teacher
Sarah Sanders
ssanders14@schools.nyc.gov
Science
K & 1st Gr. Science Teacher
Kerri Brown
kbrown16@schools.nyc.gov
2nd to 4th Gr. Science Teacher
Mayabi Islam
mislam11@schools.nyc.gov
5th Grade
Teacher
Catherine Linehan
clinehan@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Milquelia Martinez
mmartinez100@schools.nyc.gov
Teacher
Marie Marricco
mmarricco@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education Teacher
Samantha Jamieson
sjamieson2@schools.nyc.gov
Literacy
6th Grade ELA Teacher
Christopher Lavelle
clavelle3@schools.nyc.gov
7th ELA Teacher
Viki Manolas
vmanolas@schools.nyc.gov
8th ELA Teacher
Tara O'Callaghan
tocallaghan2@schools.nyc.gov
Mathematics
6th Math Teacher
Bianka Crespo
bcrespo@schools.nyc.gov
7th Math Teacher
Melissa Medina
mmedina56@schools.nyc.gov
8th Math Teacher
Sakisha Newman
snewman13@schools.nyc.gov
Social Studies
6th & 7th SS Teacher
Andrew Thompson
athomps5@schools.nyc.gov
8th SS Teacher
John Holthusen
jholthusen@schools.nyc.gov
Science
5th & 6th Science Teacher
Elizabeth Seymour
eruiz4@schools.nyc.gov
7th & 8th Science Teacher
Santa Luna
sluna3@schools.nyc.gov
Health/ PE
5th to 8th Health
5th to 8th PE Teacher
Samantha Pastore
spastore2@schools.nyc.gov
Music
5th & 6th Music Teacher
Victor Tergilene
vtergilene@schools.nyc.gov
Art
6th to 8th Art Teacher
Zoe Stern
zstern6@schools.nyc.gov
Spanish
6th to 8th Spanish Teacher
Iris Sanchez
isanche3@schools.nyc.gov
Special Education (6th to 8th)
SETSS Teacher
Dean
Ernesto Mendez
emendez8@schools.nyc.gov
IEP Teacher/
Intervention Teacher
Kelly Deaddio
kdeaddio@schools.nyc.gov
8th Special Education Teacher
Gregory Poulos
gpoulos@schools.nyc.gov
Self Contained Teacher
Kathryn O'Connor
koconnor10@schools.nyc.gov
7th Special Education Teacher
Aimee Colon
acolon30@schools.nyc.gov
6th Special Education Teacher
Michele Choinski
MChoinski@schools.nyc.gov
6th Special Education Teacher
Katie Lugo
klugo@schools.nyc.gov
8th Special Education Teacher
SETSS
Danielle Clayborne
dstolichclayborne@schools.nyc.gov
Counseling
2nd to 4th Counselor
Julie McCullough
jmccullough3@schools.nyc.gov
7th & 8th Counselor
Julie Chen
jchen17@schools.nyc.gov
K & 1st Counselor
Jennifer Martinez
jmartinez43@schools.nyc.gov
5th & 6th Counselor
Maria Seda
mseda3@schools.nyc.gov
Speech Therapy
IS Speech Therapist
Adrianna Reich
areich7@schools.nyc.gov
ES Speech Therapist
Marianna Dilluvio
mdilluvio3@schools.nyc.gov
Speech Therapist
Stephanie Gomez
sgomez36@schools.nyc.gov
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Rachel Pinkerton
rpinkerton@schools.nyc.gov
Paraprofessionals
Yris De Los Santos
Stephanie Valdez
Narcisa Jaramillo
Virgilio Mercado
Valarie Gaffney Greene
​
Jeanette Martinez
Eliezer Alvarez
Ronald Ferreras
Ramon Martinez
Lesslie Pazmino
Allan Fuentes
Tanya Santiago
Sandra Suarez
Tanya Lebron
Kitchen Staff
Madeline Gonzalez
​
Tania Mendez
William Fallonosa
Adris Maria
Fareily Sanchez
Nurse
Joy Hamilton
jhamilt1@health.nyc.gov
Security
Officer Cherry
Custodial Staff
Custodial Engineer
Ed Irizzary
cm187@schools.nyc.gov
Custodian
Chris Velez
Custodian
Andres Calcano
Custodian
Carlosa Rosa
Custodian
Thelmo Rivas
English as a New Language (ENL)
ENL Teacher
Amanda Burley
aburley@schools.nyc.gov
ENL Teacher
Esmeralda Rodriguez
erodrigueztejed@schools.nyc.gov
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Mindy Daar
mdaar@schools.nyc.gov
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