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 BFS
Faculty & Staff
head’s office | business
office | communications | development | admissions | preschool | lower
school | middle
school | upper
school
guidance | auxiliary
programs | faculty
maintenance/security | food
service
 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
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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-Johnson, Administrative Assistant/Front
Desk Receptionist
A.A.S. Manhattan Community College
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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
Anne Garland, Website Director
B.A., Loyola University
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DEVELOPMENT
Karen Edelman, Director of Development
B.A., Brandeis University
Susan Price, Director of Alumni/ae
Bennington College
Rachel Craig, Manager, Brooklyn Friends Fund
B.A., Simmons College
Emily Cowles, Development Associate
B.A., Kenyon College
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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
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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
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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
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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
Hope Chasin, MS Administrative Assistant
B.S., New York University, School of Education
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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
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GUIDANCE
Bruce Arnold, PS/LS Psychologist
B.A., City College of New York
M.A., Yeshiva University
Psy.D., Yeshiva University
Jeffrey Cox , MS/US Consulting Psychologist
B.S., SUNY Brockport
M.S.W., Hunter College
C.S.W., Hunter College
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AUXILIARY PROGRAM
Rachel Webber, Chair of Auxiliary Programs Dept., Yearbook
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute
Taunya Black, Director of Afterschool
B.A., SUNY Empire State College
Jeff Strack, Afterschool Administrator
B.A., Whitworth College
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FACULTY/STAFF
Sue Aaronson, Foreign Language Department Chair
B.A., University of Colorado
B.A., Art University of Colorado
M.F.A., Pratt Institute
Sarah Adelman, Preschool
B.A., Bard College
Felix Alberto, US & MS Physical Education, MS Spanish
B.A., Herbert Lehman College
Valarie Alston, US Health, College Counseling Associate
B.A., York College
M.A. Program, Hunter College of Education (Deaf Studies)
Beatrice Bartolotta, Fourth Grade
B.A., Fordham University
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
Margaret Bary, Performing Arts Co-Chair/PS & LS Dance
B.A., Cornell University
M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College
C.M.A., Laban/Bartenieff Institute
of Movement Studies Institute
Sarah Beaumont-Hershenson, Second Grade
B.A., Bryn Mawr 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 Humanities
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
Casaundra Broadus-Foote, Family Center
B.A., Hobart and William Smith College
Tracy Bucci, 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
Han-Hua Chang, MS Technology Integrator
B.S., Columbia University
M.A., New York University
Anna Chapman, Second Grade
B.A., Oberlin College
Edwin Chase, Middle School Latin
B.A., Lafayette College
M.Div., General Theological Seminary
Catherine Clark, Theater Technical Director
B.A., New York University
Tatesha L. Clark, Fourth Grade
B.A., Brooklyn College
Andrew Cohen, Media/Video Production
B.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
Trefor Davies, Math (on leave 2007-08)
B.A., Oberlin College
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
Abby K. DuBow, LS & US Art
B.A., Bennington College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education
Megan Dunphy, Lower School Science Specialist
B.S., Trinity College
M.Ed., National-Louis University, Chicago
Maura Eden, Preschool
B.A., SUNY Empire State College
Jonathan Edmonds, Second Grade
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education
Alicia Fessenden, Second Grade
B.A., McGill University, Montreal, QC
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
Sutharsan (Sid) Ganesan, US Biology, IB CAS Coordinator
B.A., Swarthmore College
Post Baccalaureate Special Sciences Prgm, University of Pennsylvania
David Gardella, Athletics Director
B.S., St. Francis College
Gregory George, Network Administrator
B.A., CUNY City College
NYU Computer Programming Certification
Neil Ginsberg, LS/MS Music/Drama; Performing Arts Co-Chair
B.M., University of Southern California
Jenna Goodman, US English
B.A., Eugene Lang College of the New School University
M.A., Hunter College, CUNY
Julia Haas-Godsil, Third Grade
B.A., Tulane University, Newcomb College
M.S., Bank Street College of Education
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
Peta-Gaye Grey, Kindergarten
B.A., Hunter College, CUNY
Marina Harner, Preschool
B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
Kathy Hartzler, 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
B.A., Boston College
Yumiko Higaki, First Grade
B.A., Keio University, Tokyo
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
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, Family Center
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., (candidate) Fordham University
Ellen Kahan, MS/US Ceramics
B.A., University of Mexico
M.A., Escuela Superior de Artes, Mexico
Joe Kremer, US Science
B.A., Oberlin College
Yasmin Kudrolli, Preschool
B.A., Bombay University, India
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
Laura Leopardo, First Grade
B.A., Western Illinois University
M.A., SUNY Stony Brook
Claudia Lewis, Preschool
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Sarah Lawrence College
Diane Mackie, Lower School 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, IB Coordinator
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
Gregg Martin, US Photography
B.S., University of Alabama
Jeanne Mathews, RN, School Nurse
BSN, St. Francis College, in
progress
BA, Montclair State College
AAS, Felician College May 2008
Rachel Mazor, MS English and Humanities
B.A., Columbia University
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
Sergei Mikhelson, US Math
B.S., Russian State Pedagogical University
M.S., Russian State Pedagogical University
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Kate Minear, Third Grade
B.A., Swarthmore College
M.Ed. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education
Jane Morrissey, Kindergarten
B.S., SUNY Empire State College
B.A., SUNY Empire State College
M.A., CUNY Hunter College
Alexander Mukhin, US Math
B.S., Astrakhan State University, Russia
Doctor Candidate of Science, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia
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
Staci Otto, Physical Education
B.S., Purdue University
Anita Pahuja, First Grade
B.S., Brown University
M.Ed., Lesley University
Susan Park, Third Grade
B.A., Bryn Mawr College
M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
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
Michelle Potochnick, Second Grade
B.A., Hunter College
M.Ed., Hunter College
Carla Precht, Director of Community Service
B.A., Tufts University
Peter Prince, MS Mathematics
B.S., University of Kansas
M.S., University of Kansas
Jeremy Richards, MS/US Drama and Productions
B.F.A., New York University
M.F.A., New York University
Kerri Richardson, Director of Academic Technology
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.Ed., Erikson Institute, Loyola University, IL
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, Physical Education
B.S., Hofstra University
Nell Shanahan, Religion, Ethics, Theory of Knowledge
B.A., Dartmouth
College
M.A., Yale Divinity School
Tony Soll, MS Humanities/MS History
B.A., City College of New York
M.S., Bank Street College of Education
Roslyn Sommer, Visual Arts Department Chair/LS & US Art
B.S., New York University
M.A. Program, New York University
Robin Stewart, Preschool
Kingsborough Community College
Orinthia Swindell, Family Center
B.A., Brooklyn College
M.A. Early Childhood Education, Hunter College
Elvira Sullivan, MS/US Orchestra
Mannes College of Music
Nancy Tanney, Kindergarten
B.S., The Ohio State University
M.Ed., Walden University
Whitney Thompson, Director of Middle School Programs,
MS Health, US Quakerism
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S.Ed. Program, Bank Street College of Education
Helen Tocci, PS/LS Dance
B.A., Connecticut College
Angela Ungaro, LS/MS Librarian
B.A., University of Florida
M.Ed., University of Florida
M.L.S., Pratt Institute
Elio Valenti, US Math
B.A., Pratt Institute
Lisa Ventry, Preschool
B.A., Oberlin College
Janet
Villas, Science Department Chair
B.S., Cook College, Rutgers University
M.S., New York University
Bina Vora, Family Center
B.A., University of Maharashtra, India
Patricia Vreeland, MS Humanities
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.S., SUNY Oswego
Allison Walsh, Kindergarten
B.S., Cornell University
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
Tim Waugh, Woodworking
New York University
Helene Werger, MS/US Learning Specialist
B.A., City College of New York
M.A., New York University
J.D., Brooklyn Law School
Lawrence Williams, MS/US Librarian and Media Specialist
B.A., York College, CUNY
M.L.S., Pratt Institute
Molly Winter, MS Math
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
Lesley Yeo, PS/LS Technology Integrator
B.A., New York University Tisch School of the Arts
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education
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MAINTENANCE/SECURITY
Manuel Narvaez, Facilities Manager
Max Cedeno
Manny Colon
Lee Davis
Donna Foote
Alex Guzchenko
Eddie Iglesia
Louise LeBron
Tam Lee
Gloribell Morillo
Kevin Narvaez
Anatoly Pilyasov
Eli Rogers
Kathy Stewart
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FOOD
SERVICE
Thomas Buckley, Chef-Manager
Nitza Rivera, Assistant Chef-Manager
Juan Alvarez
Claudio Novas
Desiree Gaul
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