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Faculty and Staff

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HEAD’S OFFICE
 
Dr. Michael Nill, Head of School
B.A., Fordham
M.A., Johns Hopkins
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

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

BUSINESS OFFICE

Michael J. Pellechio, Director of Finance
B.A., Rutgers University
M.P.A., University of Connecticut

Adelaida Cruz, Finance Associate

Lisa Favata, Benefits Counselor

Tanya Yaroslavsky, Finance Associate
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
B.F.A., New York University
M.F.A., New York University


DEVELOPMENT

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

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

Rachel Craig, Manager, Brooklyn Friends Fund
B.A., Simmons 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, Admissions Associate
B.A., George Washington University

Karine Blemur-Chapman, Admissions Associate
B.A., Florida International University

Suzanne Stevens, Associate Director of Preschool Admissions
Certificate in Nursery Ed. and Teaching, St.Mary College
Certificate in Ed., Cartrefle College of Wales (UK)

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

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


MIDDLE SCHOOL

Joan Rappaport, Head of Middle School
B.A., Goddard College
M.A., Sarah Lawrence College
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

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


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 
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

Taunya Black, Director of Afterschool, Director of Summer Camp
B.A., SUNY Empire State College

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


FACULTY/STAFF

Sue Aaronson, French, Spanish
B.A., University of Colorado
B.A., Art University of Colorado
M.F.A., Pratt Institute

Anne Abate, Third Grade
B.A., Barnard College
 
Vanessa Aird, Middle School Technology Integrator
B.A., SUNY Purchase
M.S., Drexel University
 
Felix Alberto, Chair, Physical Education, Middle School Spanish
B.A., Herbert Lehman  College

Valarie Alston, US Health, College Counseling Associate
B.A., York College
M.A. Program, Hunter College of Education 

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

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

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  

Amber Bayker, Preschool Associate
B.A., Brooklyn  College

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

Hope Blosser, MS English
B.A., Kent State University
M.Ed., George Washington University

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

Tracy Bucci, Foreign Language Department Chair, 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 Art, Psychology
B.F.A., Parsons School of Design
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
M.F.A., Hunter College

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

Edwin Chase, MS Latin, US Spanish
B.A., Lafayette College
M.Div., General Theological Seminary

Grace Cho, Third Grade Associate
B.A., Binghamton University
MS.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

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

Andrew Cohen, Media/Video Production
B.F.A., School of Visual Arts

Ellen Conroy, Fourth Grade
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, US Technology Integrator
B.A., Kean University
M.F.A., New School University

Niamh Dolan, Second Grade
B.A., University College Dublin, Ireland

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

Maura Eden, Preschool
B.A., SUNY Empire State College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

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

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

Camille Fobbs, Preschool
B.S., New York University

Yuki Furui, LS Japanese
Ryukoku University, Japan
Ann Contemporary Music School, Japan

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

Gregory George, Network Administrator
B.A., CUNY City College
NYU Computer Programming Certification

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

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

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
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College 
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education 

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

Peta-Gaye Grey, Kindergarten
B.A., Hunter College, CUNY

Sandy Hartmannsgruber, Second Grade Associate
B.A., Earlham College

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

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

Laura Hulbert, LS Learning Specialist
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education

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

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

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

Michael Kabot, MS/US Spanish
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

Jesse Klausz, Learning Specialist, Grades 6-12
B.A., Stanford University
M.S.Ed., City College of New York 

Joe Kremer, US Science
B.A., Oberlin College

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

Erica Lee, First Grade Associate
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

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

Bob Levine, Fourth Grade Associate
B.A., SUNY Binghampton
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

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

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-Smith, 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

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

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

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

Jane Morrissey, Kindergarten
B.S., SUNY Empire State College
B.A., SUNY Empire State College
M.A., Hunter College

Christopher Nattrass, US English
B.A., Oxford University, England

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

Jackie Ortiz, Preschool
B.A., CUNY Baruch College
 
Yuval Ortiz-Quiroga, Chair of Visual Arts Department
B.A., Dartmouth College
 
Mary Ellen Ostrander, R.N., School Nurse
B.S., Mount St. Mary College

Staci Otto, Physical Education
B.S., Purdue University

Anita Pahuja, First Grade
B.S., Brown University
M.S.Ed., Lesley University

Cordenia Paige
, PS and LS 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, Dance
B.A., Smith College

Tina Piccolo, MS Art, US Art
B.F.A., Cooper Union

Carla Precht, Director of Community Service
B.A., Tufts University

Peter Prince, MS Mathematics
B.S., University of Kansas
M.S., University of Kansas

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

Vanessa Reynolds
, Preschool 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
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
B.A., Connecticut College
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Nick Sarder, Fourth Grade
B.A., Kenyon College

Keith Sequeira, MS/US Physical Education, Senior Internship Coordinator, Assistant Director of Athletics
B.S., Hofstra University

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

Tony Soll, MS Humanities
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

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, Kindergarten Associate
B.S., The Ohio State University
M.Ed., Walden University

Rebecca Thomas
, Family Center Associate
B.A. SUNY Cortland
 
Whitney Thompson, Director of Middle School Programs, MS 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
, Third Grade Associate
B.A., Wesleyan University

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.A., Pratt Institute

Lisa Ventry, Preschool Associate
B.A., Oberlin College

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

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

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

Patricia Vreeland, MS Humanities
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.S., SUNY Oswego

Allison Ullrich, Kindergarten
B.S., Cornell University
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education

Tim Waugh, Woodworking
New York University

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

Regina Williams
, Preschool Associate
B.A., Hampshire College

Molly Winter, MS Mathematics
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

MAINTENANCE/SECURITY STAFF
Manuel Narvaez, Facilities Manager
Max Cedeno
Manny Colon
Lee Davis
Donna Foote
Alex Guzchenko
Eddie Iglesia
Louise LeBron
Tam Le
Kevin Narvaez
Anatoly Pilyasov
Eli Rogers
Kathy Stewart 
 
FOOD SERVICE
Thomas Buckley, Chef-Manager
Nitza Rivera, Assistant Chef-Manager
Juan Alvarez
Claudio Novas
Desiree Gaul






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