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2023-24 SSMA Staff Directory
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Diane Cottman
Managing Director, Federal Grants
Cherita Moore-Gause
Chief Operations Officer
R. Rodriguez
Executive Director and Head of School
Betsy Romero
Assistant Principal
ACADEMIC TEAM
Aman Abdelkadir
Learning Specialist
Matilde Alcala
Children’s House Lead Guide (Spanish Immersion)
Nieva Armstrong
Lower Elementary Interventionist & Lead Guide
Bettina Brown
Children’s House Lead Guide & Instructional Coach
Julius Brown
Student Support Specialist / RBT
Aledis Buelvas
Teaching Associate ( Spanish Immersion)
Taryn Carter
Children’s Librarian
Deonta Covington
Montessori Student Support Specialist / RBT
Sherry Feliz
Classroom Assistant
Delton Fontroy
‘Going Out’ Montessori Program Coordinator & Elementary Instructional Coach
Luis Guzman
Physical Education & Movement Teacher
Hillside House Family & Children's Services
Clinical Social Worker
Bessie Hubbard
Classroom Assistant
Maurice Jackson
Children’s House Lead Guide
Sandra Larios
Classroom Assistant
Diana Marquez
Teaching Associate
Jeysson Mesa
Upper & Lower Elementary Teacher
Chandra Mitchell
Learning Specialist
Erma Molina
Children’s House Lead Guide
Trafon Scotland
Classroom Assistant
Oneydi Romero Rubio
Classroom Assistant
Maria Segura Fernandez
Children’s House , Lead Guide (Spanish Immersion)
Sharon Wright
Upper Elementary Language/ELA Teacher
Joy Harper
STEM Coordinator
Reynita Nunez
Classroom Assistant
Pilar Lynch
Case Manager & SpEd Coordinator
Tala Wagner
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OPERATIONS
Milton Brumfield
Custodian, Building & Grounds
Raquel Clark
Operations Associate
Natasha Johnson
Operations & Visual Arts Associate
Denisha Lewis
Operations Associate
Steven Miller
Custodian, Building & Grounds
James McGriff
Sr. Operations Associate
Antoine Carter Sr.
Facilities Coordinator
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