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Matilde Alcala
Co-Lead Guide / Lower Elementary / Menchu-Tenayuca Stars
Nieva Armstrong
LE Classroom Assistant / LE Guide (Floater) / Baker Stars
Nicole Austin
Montessori Teaching Fellow & Lead Co-Guide / Primary / ML King Stars
Bettina Brown
Montessori Teaching Fellow & Lead Guide / Primary / Gandhi Stars
Julius Brown
Behavioral Assistant
Ronelda Brown
Montessori Administrative Fellow & Co-Lead Guide / Upper Elementary / Baldwin Stars
Milton Brumfield
Custodian
Shaneka Bush
Classroom Assistant / Primary / Bethune Stars
Darryl Buxton
Director of Special Education & ELL Services
Aaliyah Carter
Health and Wellness Associate
Rachele Celeste
Food Service Manager
Rokhaya Cisse
Operations Associate
Raquel Clark
Operations Associate
Aldith Colemen
Operations Assistant
Jewel Collins
Learning Specialist / Special Education
Diane Cottman
Executive Assistant / Grants Mgmt. & Development
Sherry Feliz
Classroom Assistant / Primary / Mandela Stars
Delton Fontroy
Program / MAPS Coordinator
Barbara Giordano
Front Desk Receptionist
Willa Golden
Montessori Instructional Coach/Master Primary Lead Guide
Harry Gray
Learning Specialist / Special Education
Vanessa Guardado
Montessori Teaching Fellow & Co-Lead Bilingual Guide / Primary / King Stars
Bessie Hubbard
Classroom Assistant (Floater) / PA Art / Primary / Angelou Stars
Maurice Jackson
Lead Guide / Primary / Angelou Stars
Elizabeth Jean
Classroom Assistant / Lower Elementary / Keller Stars
Gail Jenkins
Principal
Natasha Johnson
Operations Associate
Sandra Larios
Classroom Assistant / Primary / Montessori Stars
Rocio Llanos
Classroom Assistant / Lower Elementary / Baker Stars
James McGriff
Senior Operations Associate
Steven Miller
Custodian
Erma Molina
Lead Guide / Primary / Bethune Stars
Cherita Moore-Gause
Director of Operations & School Performance
Kerry Muhammad-Espinoza
Classroom Assistant / Lower Elementary / Marshall Stars
Iisha Nelson
Learning Specialist / Special Education
Gisselle Ozuna
Classroom Assistant / Lower Elementary / Menchu-Tenayuca Stars
Zufan Reddae
Classroom Assistant / Primary / Chavez Stars
Tamala Reynolds
Lead Guide / Primary / Montessori Stars
R. Rodriguez
Executive Director & Head of School
Sandy Simpson
Classroom Assistant / Primary / Gandhi Stars
Ebony Smith
Nursing Tech
Tais Taylor
Operations School Performance Manager
Sharese Williams
Office Manager / Receptionist
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