Our Community >>  Faculty & Staff >> 

Faculty and Staff

To reach an individual by e-mail, please use the first initial of first name followed by last name, then @brooklynfriends.org (exceptions are noted)
 
HEAD’S OFFICE
Dr. Larry Weiss, Head of School
A.B., Columbia University
M.A.,  Columbia University
Ph.D., Columbia University

Mary Osorio, Assistant to the Head of School
B.A., Fordham University

BUSINESS AND FINANCE OFFICE
Michael J. Pellechio, Director of Finance
B.A., Rutgers University
M.P.A., University of Connecticut
 
Michel Rimpel, Director of Physical Plant
 
Adelaida Cruz, Finance Associate, Accounts Receivable
 
Lisa Favata, Benefits and Payroll Administrator
 
Tanya Yaroslavsky, Finance Associate, Accounts Payable
B.S., State University, Ukraine
 
Cheryl R. Foote, Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
A.A.S. Manhattan Community College

COMMUNICATIONS
Joan B. Martin, Director of Communications
B.A., New York University

Jeffrey Stanley, Staff Writer and BFS Website Coordinator
B.F.A., New York University
M.F.A., New York University

DEVELOPMENT
Karen Edelman, Director of Development
B.A., Brandeis University

Carolyn Crandall, Director of Brooklyn Friends Fund
B.A., Hamilton College

Susan Price '86, Director of Alumni/ae
Bennington College

Emily Cowles, Development Associate
B.A., Kenyon College

ADMISSIONS
Jennifer Knies, Director of Admissions, K-12
B.S., Mills College
M.A., New York University

Sara Soll, Director of Preschool Admissions
B.S., City College of NY
M.S. Sp.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Crystal Backus, Associate Director of Admissions
B.A., George Washington University
M.P.S. Arts & Cultural Management, Pratt Institute

Karine Blemur-Chapman, Associate Director of Admissions
B.A., Florida International University  for e-mail, use kbchapman

Marilyn Florescue, Admissions Assistant
B.A., American University

PRESCHOOL
Karen G. Luks, Head of Preschool
B.A., Brooklyn College
M.A. Program, Bank Street College

Ginny Terry, PS Administrative Assistant
B.S. Program, University of Tennessee

LOWER SCHOOL
Jacquelyn Condie, Head of Lower School
B.S., University of Utah
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Trish DeFalco, LS Administrative Assistant
Associates Degree, Nassau Community College

MIDDLE SCHOOL
Martha Haakmat, Head of Middle School
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Maggie King, Administrative Assistant
Croydon Technical College, England

UPPER SCHOOL
Roxanne Zazzaro, Head of Upper School
B.A., Virginia Intermont College
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
C.A.G.S., University of New England

Dori Dietz-Blitz, Dean of Upper School
B.A., Earlham College
M.A., Indiana University
C.M.A., Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies

Stephen Kelly, US Administrative Assistant
B.A., LaSalle University

HEALTH SERVICES
Mary Ellen Ostrander, R.N., School Nurse
B.S.N., Mount Saint Mary College

PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Bruce Arnold, PS/LS Psychologist
B.A., City College of New York
M.A., Yeshiva University
Psy.D., Yeshiva University

Jeffrey Cox , MS/US Psychological Consultant 
B.S., SUNY Brockport
M.S.W., Hunter College
C.S.W., Hunter College

AUXILIARY PROGRAMS
Rachel Webber, Chair of Auxiliary Programs Dept., Yearbook, Director of Summer Arts, Co-Executive Director, Horizons at Brooklyn Friends School
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

Taunya Black, Director of Afterschool, Director of Summer Camp, Co-Executive Director, Horizons at Brooklyn Friends School
B.A., SUNY Empire State College

Jeff Strack, Afterschool and Summer Camp Administrator
B.A., Whitworth College

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Joan Rappaport, Director of Community Service and  IB CAS program
B.A., Goddard College
M.A., Sarah Lawrence College
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
 
FACULTY

Sue Aaronson, French, Spanish
B.A., University of Colorado (French Linguistics)
B.A., University of Colorado (Ceramics, Art History
M.F.A., Pratt Institute

Vanessa Aird, Associate Director of Academic Technology
B.A., SUNY Purchase
M.S., Drexel University
 
Felix Alberto, Physical Education, MS Spanish
B.A., Herbert Lehman  College

Valarie Alston, MS/US Health
B.A., York College
M.A. Program, Hunter College 

Lauren Andrews, US Religion and Ethics
B.A., Texas Woman's University
M.A., Denver Seminary
Ph.D., University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology

Beatrice Bartolotta, Fourth Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Fordham University
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Hannah Bary '05, Family Center Associate Teacher
B.A., Wesleyan University

Margaret Bary, Performing Arts Chair, PS & LS Dance
B.A., Cornell University
M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College
C.M.A., Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies  

Lindsey S. Berns, Director of College Counseling
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S., Pace University, NYC Teaching Fellows Program
M.A., Columbia University

Sidney Bridges, English Department Chair, US English
B.A., Williams College
M.A., Middlebury College
Ed.M., Teachers College, Columbia University

Tracy Bucci, World Languages Department Chair, US French
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., New York University
M.A., School of Theology, Berkeley
M.A., Middlebury College, Paris

Mark Buenzle, US Visual Arts
B.F.A., Parsons School of Design
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
M.F.A., Hunter College

Nadia Cannon, Kindergarten Associate Teacher
B.A., Smith College
M.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sharon Carter, Preschool Fours Head Teacher
A.A.S., Kingsborough College
B.A., Medgar Evers College

Catherine Clark, Theater Technical Director, US IB Theater
B.A., New York University

Andrew Cohen, MS/US Visual Arts; Director, Bridge Film Festival
B.F.A., School of Visual Arts

Ellen Conroy, Fourth Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Rutgers College
M.L.S., Columbia University
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Kevin Cooney, MS Science
B.A., University of California
M.A., Columbia University

Jeffrey Corlett, US Math
B.S., SUNY Stony Brook

Trefor Davies, US Math, IB Coordinator
B.A., Oberlin College
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Jon DeGraff, US History
B.A., Howard University
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.D., University of Maryland

Lisa Deo, Junior Network Administrator
B.A., Kean University
M.F.A., New School University

Niamh Dolan, Preschool Fours Head Teacher
B.A., University College Dublin, Ireland
M.A., Hunter College

Maura Eden,
Preschool Head Teacher (on leave, 2010-11)
B.A., SUNY Empire State College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

Jonathan Edmonds, Second Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

Vanessa N. Ehler, MS/US Spanish
B.S., Indiana University
M.Ed., Middlebury College
 
Kate Engle, Preschool Associate
B.A., Smith College
M.S. Ed., Hunter College
 
Jennifer Ferreira, Fourth Grade Associate Teacher
B.S., Cornell University

Jill Fiengo, First Grade Head Teacher
B.A. City College of New York 
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

Lacey Galen, Second Grade Associate Teacher
B.A., Vassar College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

David Gardella, Athletic Director
B.S., St. Francis College

Gregory George, Senior Network Administrator; US Computer Science
B.A., CUNY City College
NYU Computer Programming Certification

Stacey Laughter,  Preschool Associate Teacher
B.A., Boston University
M.F.A., Boston University

Jenna Goodman, US English
B.A., Eugene Lang College of New School University
M.A., Hunter College

Norma Gordon, US Spanish
B.A., Liceo de Senoritas Anastasio Costa Rica
M.A., Universidad de Costa Rica
M.A., Church Divinity of the Pacific

Sarah Gordon, Third Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College 
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education 

Megan Gottlieb, Lower School Science Specialist
B.S., Trinity College
M.Ed., National Louis University, Chicago

Susan Greenstein, LS Visual Arts
B.F.A., Pratt Institute
M.S. Ed., Queens College

Peta-Gaye Grey, Kindergarten Head Teacher
B.A., Hunter College
M.A., Brooklyn College
 
Jeannie Hahn, Kindergarten Head Teacher
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Ed., Harvard University Graduate School of Education
 
Elizabeth Harnage, MS Academic Technology Integrator
B.A., Vassar College
M.A.Ed., Teachers College, Columbia University
 
Sandy Hartmannsgruber, Second Grade Associate Teacher
B.A., Earlham College     for e-mail, use shartmannsgrube

Kathy Hartzler, Chair of Library Dept., PS/LS Librarian
B.A., New York University
M.A., New York University
M.L.S., Queens College

Karima Hassan, MS Math and Science
B.A., Boston College
M.Ed., Lesley Universtiy

Marna Herrity, MS Math
B.A., Kenyon College
C.M.A., Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies

Edward Herzman, History Department Chair, MS/US History
B.A., Boston College
M.A. Hunter College
 
Tiffani Hooper, US College Counselor
B.A., Amherst College
M.F.A., Yale University

Laura Hulbert,  Learning Specialist, grades 3 through 5
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

Laurice Hwang, MS Humanities and Science
B.A., Brown University
M.Ed., Lesley University

Tomomi Iwamoto, Preschool Associate
B.A., Vassar College
M.A., Tufts University

Elizabeth Jonckheer, Preschool Associate Teacher
B.A., Columbia University

Jessica Jones, MS/US Music
B.F.A., Long Island University

Myriam Juarbe, LS Spanish Specialist
B.A., University of Puerto Rico
M. Ed., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Michael Kabot, MS Spanish and Latin
B.A., Iona College
M.A., New York University
M.Ed., Fordham University  

Ellen Kahan, MS/US Ceramics
B.A., University of Mexico
M.A., Escuela Superior de Artes, Mexico

Erin Kaplan, US Theater (leave replacement to Nov. 2010)
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., New York University
 
Jesse Klausz, Learning Specialist, Grades 6-12
B.A., Stanford University
M.S.Ed., City College of New York
 
Anna Jo Kotelchuck, Third Grade Associate
B.A., Boston University
M.S.Ed, Bank Street College of Education

Yasmin Kudrolli, Preschool Fours Head Teacher
B.A., Bombay University, India
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Gary Lawson, MS/US Physical Education
B.A., Buckinghamshire Chilterns University
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, London Metropolitan University

Laura Leopardo, First Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Western Illinois University
M.A., SUNY Stony Brook

Claudia Lewis '88, Preschool Afterschool Head Teacher
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Sarah Lawrence College

Amy Loo,  First Grade Associate
M.Ed., DePaul University
B.A., Queen's University, Ontario, Canada

Diane Mackie, LS Curriculum Coordinator
B.S., Brooklyn College
M.S., St. John’s University

Piper Macleod, LS Music
B.A., New York University
M.A., New York University

Vladimir Malukoff, US History
B.A., Dalhousie University, Canada
M.A., Wesleyan University

Erin Mansur, MS Humanities
B.A., Kansas State University
M.A., Kansas State University
M.F.A., Ohio University  
 
Russell A. Marsh, Choral Director
B.A., Montclair State University
Post Graduate Studies, Montclair State University and Westminster Choir College

Gregg Martin, US Photography
B.S., University of Alabama

Rachel Mazor, MS English and Humanities; US English
B.A., Columbia University
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Travis Merritt, US Physics
B.S.Eng., Vanderbilt University

Kate Minear, Third Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Swarthmore College
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Lyubov Obertnaya, US Science
B.A., Pskov Pedagogical College, Russia

Jackie Ortiz, Preschool Afterschool Head Teacher
B.A., Baruch College
 
Yuval Ortiz-Quiroga, Chair of Visual Arts Department, US Visual Arts
B.A., Dartmouth College     for e-mail, use yoquiroga

Staci Otto-Martin, LS Physical Education, Interim Chair, PE Department
B.S., Purdue University


Cordenia Paige, PS and LS Academic Technology Integrator
B.A., Virginia Wesleyan College
Post Graduate Studies, American University

Marie-Christine Perry, MS French, Latin
B.A., Universite de Dakar, Senegal

Jesse Phillips-Fein, MS/US Dance
B.A., Smith College     for e-mail, use jpfein

Tina Piccolo,  MS/US Visual Art
B. F.A., Cooper Union
M.A., Brooklyn College
 
Shanique Pinnock, Fourth Grade Associate Teacher
B.A., University of Toronto
M.Ed., University of Toronto
 
Peter Prince, MS/US Mathematics
B.S., University of Kansas
M.S., University of Kansas

Julien Remy
, US Mathematics
B.S., Universite des Sciences exactes et naturelles, France
M.S., Universite des Sciences exactes et naturelles, France

Vanessa Reynolds
, Preschool Threes Head Teacher
Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music
Master of Music, Yale School of Music
Early Childhood Certificate, CUNY City College

Jeremy Richards, MS/US Theater (on leave through November 2010)
B.F.A., New York University
M.F.A., New York University

Kerri Richardson Redding, Director of Academic Technology
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.Ed., Erikson Institute, Loyola University, Chicago

Barbara Ringel, LS Reading Specialist, Grades K-2
B.A., Connecticut College
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Gary Ryan, MS/US Chess, Afterschool Chess
B.A., Kansas City College
M.A., University of Mississippi
Th.M., Harvard University Divinity School 

Blake Sills
, Chair of Science Department, US Science
B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University
M.S., University of North Texas

Tony Soll, MS Humanities and History
B.A., City College of New York
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

Fanny Sosenke, Chair of Mathematics Dept., MS/US Mathematics 
Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
MAT, Tulane University

Suzanne Stevens, Preschool Threes Head Teacher
Certificate in Nursery Ed. and Teaching, St. Mary College
Certificate in Ed., Cartrefle College of Wales (UK) 

Robin Stewart, Preschool Associate
Kingsborough Community College

Orinthia Swindell, Family Center Coordinator
B.A., Brooklyn College
M.A. Early Childhood Education, Hunter College

Elvira Sullivan, MS/US Orchestra
Mannes College of Music

Nancy Tanney, Preschool Music Specialist
B.S., The Ohio State University
M.Ed., Walden University
 
Whitney Thompson, Assistant Head of Middle School, MS/US Health, US Quakerism
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
 
Helen Tocci, PS/LS Dance
B.A., Connecticut College

Margaret Trissel
, Second Grade Head Teacher
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Angela Ungaro, LS/MS Librarian
B.A., University of Florida
M.Ed., University of Florida
M.L.S., Pratt Institute

Elio Valenti, US Mathematics
B.ARCH., Pratt Institute

Lisa Ventry, Preschool Threes Head Teacher
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College

Linda E. Villamarin
, Family Center Associate
A.S., Borough of Manhattan Community College
University of Guayaquil School of Philosophy, Ecuador

Janet Villas,  MS/US Science
B.S., Cook College, Rutgers University
M.S., New York University

Bina Vora, Family Center Associate Teacher
B.A., University of Maharashtra, India

Ticia Vreeland, MS Humanities
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.S., SUNY Oswego
Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

Alison Ullrich, Kindergarten Head Teacher
B.S., Cornell University
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Tim Waugh, LS/MS Woodworking
New York University

Wendy Waxman, Kindergarten Associate
B.A., Columbia University
M.S.Ed,, Bank Street College of Education
 
Amanda Welch '03, Kindergarten Associate
B.A., Amherst College

Hannah Williams, First Grade Associate

B.A., Kenyon College
M.S.Ed, Bank Street College

Lawrence Williams, MS/US Librarian and Media Specialist
B.A., York College, CUNY
M.L.S., Pratt Institute

Molly Winter, MS English and Writing
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
M.A.T., State University of New York at Cortland

Stephen Wortman, MS/US Latin
B.A., Monclair State College
M.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., Columbia University

BUILDING, ELEVATOR, AND SECURITY
Manuel Narvaez, Facilities Manager
Martina Abreu
Max Cedeno
Manny Colon
Donna Foote
Alex Guzchenko
Eddie Iglesia
Louise LeBron
Tam Le
Santos Martinez
Kevin Narvaez
Anatoly Pilyasov
Kathy Stewart

FOOD SERVICE/CAFETERIA

Tom Buckley, Chef Manager
Nitza Rivera, Assistant Chef-Manager
Juan Alvarez
Claudio Novas
Desiree Gaul







375 Pearl Street. Brooklyn, NY 11201    t. 718-852-1029    f. 718-643-4868
Copyright © Brooklyn Friends School. 2008
search login