Faculty & Staff

Administration

Katharine DeBenedictis, Principal
KDeBenedictis@schools.nyc.gov

Linda Shkreli, Assistant Principal
LShkreli@schools.nyc.gov

Main Office Staff

Raychel Manko Baldeon, Parent Coordinator

RManko@schools.nyc.gov

Danielle Santana, Secretary

DSantana10@schools.nyc.gov

Emily Rivera, School Aide

ERivera35@schools.nyc.gov

Manuel Quezada, School Aide

MQuezada3@schools.nyc.gov

Jennifer Vasquez, School Aide

JVasquez54@schools.nyc.gov

Support Team

Mireille Merilice, Nurse

212-289-3702, Ext. 1252

Estefani Montiel, Nurse

212-289-3702, Ext. 1252

Iris Lugo-Becker, Social Worker

ILugoBe@schools.nyc.gov

Diana De Leon, Social Worker

DDeLeon11@schools.nyc.gov

Allison Harvazinski, Guidance Counselor

AHarvazinski@schools.nyc.gov

Keisha Ballard, Guidance Counselor

KBallard@schools.nyc.gov

Anita Radovic, School Psychologist

ARadovic@schools.nyc.gov

Skye Conlon, Family Worker

SConlon3@schools.nyc.gov

Jamie Kim, English Language Learning (ENL)

MKim12@schools.nyc.gov

Lucia Moneta, Occupational Therapist

NMoneta@schools.nyc.gov

Dr. Brian Weisner, Physical Therapist

BWeisner@schools.nyc.gov

Shana Fitz, Speech

SFitz6@schools.nyc.gov

Sarah Benjamin, Speech

SBenjamin13@schools.nyc.gov

Sarah Whelan, Speech

SWhelan5@schools.nyc.gov

Karen Bugden,

Special Education Teacher Support Services/IEP Teacher

KBugden@schools.nyc.gov

Amanda Dillon,

Academic Intervention Specialist/Data Coach

ADillon22@schools.nyc.gov

Jenna Chondris,

ICT Mentor and 3rd Grade Support

JChondris@schools.nyc.gov

Specialist Teachers

Technology

Lauren Kinney, Teacher

LFigari@schools.nyc.gov

Science

Rachel Viliusis

RViliusis@schools.nyc.gov

Art

Amy Smith, Teacher

ASmith95@schools.nyc.gov

Physical Education/Health

Julian Rolof, Teacher

JRolof@schools.nyc.gov

Fara Lazarus, Teacher

FLazarus@schools.nyc.gov

Music

Janelle Festo, Teacher

JFesto@schools.nyc.gov

Classroom Teachers
& Paraprofessionals

Pre-K

PK-111

Mary Guttmann, Teacher

MTseGuttmann@schools.nyc.gov

Michelle Bellizzi, Teacher

MBelliz@schools.nyc.gov

Belkis Gomez, Paraprofessional

BGomez3@schools.nyc.gov

Kwame Holley, Paraprofessional

KHolley4@schools.nyc.gov

Kindergarten

K-105

Leigh Arana, Teacher

LArana4@schools.nyc.gov

K-107

Mia Papakonstantis, Teacher

MPapakonstantis@schools.nyc.gov

Laura Cohen, Teacher
LCohen44@schools.nyc.gov

Aniya Lewis, Paraprofessional
ALewis72@schools.nyc.gov

K-109

Valerie Kleinfeld, Teacher

VKleinfeld@schools.nyc.gov

K-131

Michelle Silverstone, Teacher

MSilverstone@schools.nyc.gov

First Grade

1-120

Cori Breindel, Teacher
CBreindel@schools.nyc.gov

Rebecca Morales, Teacher

RMorales52@schools.nyc.gov

1-129

Samantha Reyes, Teacher

SReyes24@schools.nyc.gov

1-133

Dasom Lee, Teacher

DLee36@schools.nyc.gov

Senita Springer, Paraprofessional

SSpringer5@schools.nyc.gov

Second Grade

2-127

Natalie Giannotti, Teacher

NGiannotti2@schools.nyc.gov

Marisa Bischof, Teacher

MBischof3@schools.nyc.gov

Ismael Paulino, Paraprofessional

IPaulino4@schools.nyc.gov

2-215

Meaghan Racanelli, Teacher

MRacanelli@schools.nyc.gov

2-217

Liana Kachmar, Teacher

LKachmar2@schools.nyc.gov

Rachelle Vasquez, Paraprofessional

RVazquez14@schools.nyc.gov

Third Grade

3-219

Erin Higgins, Teacher

EHiggins5@schools.nyc.gov

Aidan Cushing, Teacher

ACushing@schools.nyc.gov

3-225

Avandra Bisessar, Teacher

ABisessar@schools.nyc.gov

3-227

Nathalie Diaz, Teacher

NDiaz24@schools.nyc.gov

Nicole Reich, Teacher

NReich3@schools.nyc.gov

Fourth Grade

4-229

Sydney Rosner, Teacher

SHirschman@schools.nyc.gov

Emma Gewurz, Teacher

EGewurz@schools.nyc.gov

Casilda Lazala, Paraprofessional

CLazala@schools.nyc.gov

4-231

Lisa Azze, Teacher

LAzze2@schools.nyc.gov

4-233

Ashley Gross, Teacher

AGross9@schools.nyc.gov

Madeleine Booth, Teacher

MBooth4@schools.nyc.gov

Fifth Grade

5-207

Christa Wixon, Teacher

CWixon@schools.nyc.gov

Natasha LaFontaine, Teacher

NLaFontaine@schools.nyc.gov

Andrew Boyd, Paraprofessional

AHallumusBoyd@schools.nyc.gov

Angela Quiles, Paraprofessional

AQuiles4@schools.nyc.gov

5-209

Kori Stievelman, Teacher

KStievelman@schools.nyc.gov

Robert Kessler, Paraprofessional

RKessler2@schools.nyc.gov

5-211

Audrey Sapienza, Teacher

ASapienza2@schools.nyc.gov

Danielle Fox, Teacher

DFox18@schools.nyc.gov

School Paraprofessionals

Hassan Nkonde, Paraprofessional

HNkonde@schools.nyc.gov

Jada Simmons, Paraprofessional

JSimmons31@schools.nyc.gov

Melizza Quinones, Paraprofessional

MQuinones23@schools.nyc.gov

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