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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Diane Cottman
Managing Director, Federal Grants
Delton Fontroy
Dean of Student / Family Support
Rasheki Kuykendall
Principal / Chief Academic Officer
Kevin Lapinski
Director of Special Education
Cherita Moore-Gause
Chief of Operations
R. Rodriguez
CEO and Head of School
ACADEMIC TEAM
Nieva Armstrong
Lower Elementary Interventionist & Lead Guide
Bettina Brown
Children’s House Lead Guide & Instructional Coach
Julius Brown
Student Support Specialist / RBT
Taryn Carter
Children’s Librarian
Deonta Covington
RBT / Classroom Assistant
Rokhaya Cisse
Operations Associate
Sherry Feliz
Classroom Assistant
Delton Fontroy
Dean of Student / Family Support
Luis Guzman
Physical Education & Wellness Education
Joy Harper
STEM Coordinator
Hillside House Family & Children's Services
Clinical Social Worker
Bessie Hubbard
Classroom Assistant
Maurice Jackson
Children’s House Lead Guide
Sandra Larios
Classroom Assistant
LaQuia Leonard
Classroom Assistant
Diana Marquez
Teaching Associate
Brittney McCrae
Classroom Assistant
Jeysson Mesa
Upper & Lower Elementary Teacher
Erma Molina
Children’s House Lead Guide
Jesyla Paredes
Lower Elementary Lead Guide
Fabrizio Porcinai
Upper Elementary Lead Guide
Jorja Rose
Licensed Professional Counselor / Clinician
Dominic Thomas
Music Teacher
Sharon Wright
Upper Elementary Language/ELA Teacher
Robin Warren
Supervising School Counselor
Derek Augustus
Learning Specialist
Collecha Newby
Learning Specialist
Bernard Farley
Learning Specialist
Latovia Gross
EL Learner Provider
Margo Sessa
Speech
Chieh Yu
Occupational Therapist
Sofia Caldwell
BCBA
Lauren Jones
Psychologist
Mercedes Benjamin
ABA
Nadia Constanza
Lower Elementary Lead Guide
OPERATIONS
Milton Brumfield
Custodian, Building & Grounds
Rokhaya Cisse
Operations Associate
Raquel Clark
Operations Associate
Antoine Carter Sr.
Facilities Coordinator
Natasha Johnson
Operations & Visual Arts Associate
Denisha Lewis
Operations Associate
Steven Miller
Custodian, Building & Grounds
James McGriff
Sr. Operations Associate
LaToya Woodrofle
School Nurse
Namont Johnson
School Safety Associate
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